Hornet Gun

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Hornet Gun
Weapon type	Light Bowgun
Attack	240

Use this weapon in your build

This bowgun uses Hornetaur material in the frame for increased power.

Multi-language

English	Chinese (simplified)	Chinese (traditional)	Japanese
Hornet Gun	巨甲虫炮	巨甲蟲之槍	カンタロスガン

Basic info

Base data

Rarity	Atk	Def bonus	Affinity
8	240	0	0%

Weapon skill slots

Slots	Rampage slot (MR)

Bowgun firing data

Deviation	Recoil	Reload
None	Very high	Below avg.

Bowgun ammo data

Bullet	Capacity	Moving shot	Moving load	Single shot	Rapid fire
Normal Ammo 1	7
Normal Ammo 2	7
Normal Ammo 3	4
Pierce Ammo 1	4
Pierce Ammo 2	4
Spread Ammo 1	4
Spread Ammo 2	4
Spread Ammo 3	4
Shrapnel Ammo 1	3
Sticky Ammo 1	1
Cluster Bomb 1	3
Poison Ammo 1	4
Paralysis Ammo 1	3
Sleep Ammo 1	3
Demon Ammo	2
Armor Ammo	2
Piercing Dragon Ammo	2
Slicing Ammo	1
Tranq Ammo	2

Upgrade path to this weapon

Each weapon can be obtained by purchasing, forging or upgrading. The following table shows how to obtain「Hornet Gun」as well as all of its upstream weapons.Upgrading in the order shown by this table will lead you to「Hornet Gun」. You can start from any weapon along the path that is forgable.

Method	Name (en)	Name (ja)	Name (zh)	Purchase	Forge materials	Upgrade materials
Purchase/Forge	Cross Bowgun I	クロスボウガン I	十字弩 I	600	Monster Bone S x3 300 【Obtain Bone Scrap x2】
Upgrade	Cross Bowgun II	クロスボウガン II	十字弩 II			Monster Bone M x1 Twisted Remains x2 Sharp Fang x2 600
Upgrade	Cross Blitz	クロスブリッツ	交错火光			Eroded Skeleton x2 Jumbo Bone x2 Lightcrystal x1 1000
Upgrade	Yakt Shooter I	ヤクトバレット I	帆船轻弩 I			Monster Bone+ x3 Sturdy Bone x1 Gajau Skin x2 Bone x8 points 3000
Upgrade	Yakt Shooter II	ヤクトバレット II	帆船轻弩 II			Twisted Rockbone x4 Stoutbone x2 Acute Fang x3 8000
Upgrade	Wyvern Chaser	咬弾チェイサー	咬弹追捕者			Eroded Husk x3 Gajau Scale x2 Beast Gem x1 Monster+ x10 points 12000
Forge/Upgrade	Hornet Gun	カンタロスガン	巨甲虫炮		Hornetaur Razorwing x5 Hornetaur Head x2 Vespoid Cortex x3 Ultimas Crystal x1 18000 【Obtain Heavy Insect Scrap x2】	Hornetaur Razorwing x3 Hornetaur Cortex x2 Monster Essence x1 12000 【Obtain Heavy Insect Scrap x2】

Next level upgrade of this weapon

The following weapon(s) in the table can be upgraded from「Hornet Gun」.

Method	Name (en)	Name (ja)	Name (zh)	Forge materials	Upgrade materials
Upgrade	Hornet Gun+	カンタロスガン改	巨甲虫炮・改		Nargacuga Shard x3 Hornetaur Head x1 MR Neopteron x10 points 24000

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