Prototype Shotgun
Weapon · WeaponShotgun3★Prototype Shotgun is among the best weapons by attack — 2nd of 40, at 1,342 against the 1,400 of Prototype Shotgun.
Nothing is crafted from it — it is an end product, so anything you make is meant to be used rather than banked as a component.
Details
At 20 weight each it eats carry capacity fast, so bring a mount or park a chest nearby. At 3,533,570 gold it is worth real money to a merchant.
Prototype Shotgun Crafting Recipe
Soralite Ingot×105
Carbon Fiber×70
Thermal Core
AI Core×8
Ancient Civilization PartsCrafting it takes 199 materials across 5 types.
Where to Find Prototype Shotgun
Prototype Shotgun is not something you find lying around — you craft it, and the recipe is below.
Ammunition Prototype Shotgun Uses
Prototype Shotgun fires Prototype Shotgun Ammo, and nothing else — running dry mid-fight is the usual way this weapon lets you down, so keep the recipe unlocked before you rely on it.
| Ammo | Yield | Craft cost |
|---|---|---|
 Prototype Shotgun Ammo | ×10 | Soralite Ingot ×4, Gunpowder ×8 |
Schematics That Unlock Prototype Shotgun
Prototype Shotgun is not learned from the Technology tree — you need a schematic for it. One schematic grants the recipe, and they are world loot — chests, boss Pals and the late-game pools — rather than anything you research. Higher-rarity copies of the same schematic raise the quality of what you end up crafting.
| Schematic | Rarity | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
 Prototype Shotgun Schematic 3 | 3★ | Treasure chests in the Sky Island, Sky Island, Enemy camp loot in the Sky Island +3 more (grade 5/6) |
Alternatives and Upgrades
Step up from here and you get Prototype Shotgun at 1,400 attack; step down and it is Prototype Shotgun at 1,283. That gap is the honest measure of whether an upgrade is worth the materials right now.
Other weapons at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class:
