Mastiff Shotgun

Mastiff Shotgun
Powerful semi-auto shotgun
Profile
Type	Shotgun
Fire-Modes	Single
Ammo Type	Shotgun Shells
Rate of Fire	66 RPM
Projectile speed	16000
Arenas
Base Cost	500
1st Upgrade Cost	150
2nd Upgrade Cost	250
3rd Upgrade Cost	300
Damage
Head	14 (1.25x) per pellet 112 (14×8) total
Body	11 per pellet 88 (11×8) total
Body DPS	11-88
Tactical
Magazine Size	6
Tac reload time	1.03 sec/bullet
Full reload time	+0.67 seconds
ADS Movespeed	-10%
Recoil	Negligible

The Mastiff Shotgun is a semi-automatic shotgun that utilizes Shotgun Shells. It fires 8 pellets in the shape of a horizontal line, which decreases in width while aiming down the sights, reducing the spread and thus increasing accuracy.

Lore

The M1901 Mastiff Combat Shotgun was developed specifically for low-gravity close-quarters engagements. The kinetic energy produced when fired in low-gravity can severely unbalance its user with massive recoil, so the engineers at Lastimosa Armory incorporated a muzzle velocity dampening system which mitigates that energy and greatly reduces recoil.

Intended for low to zero gravity ship boarding and clearing operations, the Mastiff gained notoriety throughout The Frontier as a reliable and devastating combat shotgun. Shells can be fed through the under-mounted magazine or with the optional drum magazine upgrade. Troops from the IMC's 401st often refer to it as the "Mobile Claymore" as its high rate of fire proved to be devastating.

Damage Profile

Target	Damage	Shots to kill
		100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	112	1	2	2	2	3
Level 1 Helmet	88	2	2	2	3	3
Level 2 Helmet	66	2	3	3	4	4
Level 3/4 Helmet	55	2	3	4	4	5
Body	88	2	2	2	3	3
Leg	88	2	2	2	3	3

Fortified Legends

Target	Damage	Shots to kill
		100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	94	2	2	2	3	3
Level 1 Helmet	84	2	2	3	3	3
Level 2 Helmet	67	2	3	3	3	4
Level 3/4 Helmet	50	2	3	4	4	5
Body	72	2	3	3	3	4
Leg	72	2	3	3	3	4

Attachments

Main article: Attachments

Optics

• 1x Holo
• 1x HCOG "Classic"
• 2x HCOG "Bruiser"
• 1x-2x Variable Holo
• 1x Digital Threat

Others

• Shotgun Bolt: (Common, Rare, Epic)

Arenas Upgrades

Attachment	1st Upgrade	2nd Upgrade	3rd Upgrade
1x HCOG “Classic”	✔	✔	✔
1x Holo	✔	✔	✔
2x HCOG “Bruiser”		✔	✔
1x-2x Variable Holo		✔	✔
1x Digital Threat			✔
Shotgun Bolt	✔	✔	✔

Pros and Cons

Pros

• High damage if all or almost all pellets connect.
• Decent ammo and reload.
• Has 0% leg damage reduction.
• Aiming down the sights will reduce spread, thus increasing accuracy.
• Aiming at the enemy's chest/shoulder area will deal more damage due to the Mastiff's horizontal pellet spread pattern.
• Ability to reload bullets mid-fight, one at a time, without emptying the mag.

Cons

• Animation between shots can obscure vision.
• 1× headshot multiplier at 38+ meters.
• Hip-fire will have increased spread, thus decreasing accuracy.
• The Mastiff's damage is sometimes inconsistent, especially at a longer range. Recommend using this weapon's iron sights, as they are indicative of its spread pattern.
• Slow reload time (less than 3 bullets per second)

Skins

There are a total of 54 weapon skins for the Mastiff Shotgun; 8 Legendary, 5 Epic, 26 Rare, and 16 Common.

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  Warp Zone
  1,200

• 

  The Pest Controller
  1,200

• 

  Boom Stick

• 

  Final Boss
  10,500
  Needs The Pest Controller

• 

  Tombstick

• 

  No Time to Bleed
  3,000

• 

  Athena's Grace

• Pixel Hunter - needs Warp Zone and 6,500

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  Eye of the Storm
  400

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  Trial by Fire
  400

• 

  Code of Honor
  400

• 

  Off the Grid
  400

• 

  Break the Enemy
  400

• 

  Out For Blood
  60

• 

  Surprise Party
  60

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  Carnivale
  60

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  Solar Flare
  60

• 

  Wildlands
  60

• 

  Headgames
  60

• 

  Paper Trail
  60

• 

  Icebreaker
  60

• 

  Trident
  60

• 

  Tagged
  60

• 

  Warm Rave
  60

• 

  Urban Edge
  60

• 

  Recluse
  60

• 

  Cold Wave
  60

• 

  Digital Afterimage
  60

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  Patchwork
  Level 59

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  Molten
  Level 83

• 

  Fractured Cove
  Level 83

• 

  Bullet Bike
  Level 43

• 

  Gift Of Power
  Level 68

• 

  Acid Burn
  Level 26

• 

  Scaled Up
  Level 39

• 

  Under the Microscope
  Level 57

• Throwin Down - 500
• Rune Awakening - May 2020
• Pepperminted - 500

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  Factory Issue
  Default

• 

  Midnight
  30

• 

  Cardinal
  30

• 

  Arctic
  30

• 

  Sunfire
  30

• 

  Clearwater
  30

• 

  Flamingo
  30

• 

  Sandstorm
  30

• 

  Rainforest
  30

• 

  Evergreen
  30

• 

  Orchid
  30

• 

  Bengal
  30

• 

  Yellowjacket
  30

• 

  Lagoon
  30

• 

  Clover
  30

• 

  Oceanic
  30

History

Patch notes

March 09, 2021 Patch

• Pellet damage decreased from 13 to 11.
• Fire rate increased from 1.0 to 1.1.
• Dropping and picking it up will no longer cause it to be reloaded.

January 05, 2021 Patch

• Spread out third and fourth pellets to decrease max range of 4 pellet hits (was ± 7.5°, now ± 10°)

August 18, 2020 Patch

• Added to the loot table of Fully Kitted Weapons for Season 6.

May 27, 2020 Patch

• Spawn rates have been lowered.

May 12, 2020 Patch

• Weapon removed from care package and now uses Shotgun Shells.
  • Reduced damage per pellet from 18 to 13.
  • Reduced headshot multiplier from 2.0 to 1.25.
  • Increased blast pattern distances for the outer pairs of pellets.
  • Increased blast pattern scale ADS multiplier from 0.5 to 0.55.
  • Reduced fire rate from 1.3 to 1.0.
  • Reduced projectile size to be more in line with other regular shotguns.
  • Increased shell count from 4 to 6.
  • Increased projectile speed to standard shotgun speed (16000).

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Improved iron-sights accuracy.
• Fixed an exploit where players could rapid-fire the Mastiff.

November 05, 2019 Patch

• Increased projectile width.

July 02, 2019 Patch

• Airdrop weapon spawn rates have changed based on early/mid/late game. Late game will spawn more Mastiffs.

February 22, 2019 Patch

• Fixed exploit where players could refill Mastiff Shotgun ammo in the inventory screen.

Trivia

• The Mastiff is one of only two guns in the game to reload one bullet at a time, the other one being the 30-30 Repeater.
• The Mastiff was named after Respawn's IT Manager, Roni Papouban's, dog.

Gallery

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  Mastiff bullet spread when hip fired.

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  Mastiff bullet spread when aimed down sights.

See also

• Mastiff (Titanfall 2)