Great for destroying phantoms, annoying when taking on Ravagers. The shots detonate when passing vaguely near any enemy, including cloaked enemies. It fires an explosive projectile over long range. This is a rocket launcher in sniper form. Krysae Sniper Rifle (Sniper Rifle) - I'm slipping this on here because I'm not sure if it's pre or post nerf. Black Widow is more forgiving, but if you can just click heads, the Valiant can destroy infantry quickly. If you can get the hang of reload cancelling, it reloads almost instantly. N7 Valiant (Sniper Rifle) - While it doesn't have that unstoppable power of the Black Widow, it shoots fast with little-to-no recoil, and its headshots are often one-shot kills. If you can get used to a sniping shotgun, it will just delete anything you point it at.

This thing is more accurate than some sniper rifles. This thing shoots a single slug with pinpoint accuracy. This isn't even one of those 'technically a shotgun but not really' like the Venom or Reeger. N7 Crusader ('Shotgun') - This isn't a shotgun. But the Reegar's DPS is so incredible that very little in the game can withstand this thing. Practically speaking, it's a very short-range plasma flamethrower that does double damage against shields and half damage against armor. Reegar Carbine (Shotgun) - This gun has the highest dps in the game, and I don't mean 'best by a few inches.' I mean best by a country mile. Takes some getting used to, especially with its charging mechanics, but it's pretty dang strong when mastered. Venom (Shotgun) - Technically a shotgun, but in practice it's more of a grenade launcher. It's a bit shorter range than other shotguns but it is brutally powerful. The Piranha is a short-range fully-automatic shotgun, albeit with a relatively slow rate of fire.

Piranha (Shotgun) - One of my personal favorite shotguns, this thing just chews through everything. If you can get used to the ammo problems, this thing is pinpoint precise with incredible stopping power. The main drawback to the gun is how quickly it devours ammo. It's also notoriously powerful on certain squadmates.Ĭerberus Harrier (Assault Rifle) - Personally I'm not as big of a fan of this compared to others, but the thing has amazing power/accuracy.

This is the type of gun where you walk into the room, hold down the fire button, and then don't stop until the room is painted red with blood. It takes a few seconds to ramp up to max rate of fire (like the Geth Spitfire), but it's incredibly satisfying to just unload the thing. N7 Typhoon (Assault Rifle) - The heaviest assault rifle in the game with power to match. Thinking back to my ME3 multiplayer experiences.

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