Watchdog's Howl

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Watchdog's Howl
Weapon type	Light Bowgun
Attack	170

Use this weapon in your build

Much stronger than it looks, this enhanced bowgun is no longer the underdog.

Multi-language

English	Chinese (simplified)	Chinese (traditional)	Japanese
Watchdog's Howl	木雕犬铳【嗷呜】	木雕犬銃【遠吠】	木彫犬銃【トオボエ】

Basic info

Base data

Rarity	Atk	Def bonus	Affinity
6	170	0	0%

Weapon skill slots

Slots	Rampage slot (L/HR)	Available rampage skills
	1	(Slot 1) Attack Boost II (Slot 1) Master Rider (Slot 1) Buddy Rally

Bowgun firing data

Deviation	Recoil	Reload
LR mild	Very high	Very slow

Bowgun ammo data

Bullet	Capacity	Moving shot	Moving load	Single shot	Rapid fire
Normal Ammo 1	8
Normal Ammo 2	6
Pierce Ammo 1	5
Pierce Ammo 2	4
Spread Ammo 1	4
Spread Ammo 2	3
Shrapnel Ammo 1	5
Shrapnel Ammo 2	4
Sticky Ammo 1	4
Sticky Ammo 2	3
Poison Ammo 1	4
Poison Ammo 2	1
Paralysis Ammo 1	2
Paralysis Ammo 2	1
Sleep Ammo 1	2
Sleep Ammo 2	1
Exhaust Ammo 1	3
Recover Ammo 1	7
Recover Ammo 2	5
Demon Ammo	3
Armor Ammo	3
Slicing Ammo	2
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「Watchdog's Howl」as well as all of its upstream weapons.Upgrading in the order shown by this table will lead you to「Watchdog's Howl」. You can start from any weapon along the path that is forgable.

Method	Name (en)	Name (ja)	Name (zh)	Purchase	Forge materials	Upgrade materials
Forge	Wooden Dog Bowgun I	木彫犬銃 I	木雕犬铳 I		Commendation x1 Zinogre Shell x4 Poison Sac x2 Buddy Ticket x2 8250
Upgrade	Wooden Dog Bowgun II	木彫犬銃 II	木雕犬铳 II			Great Baggi Hide+ x3 Great Wroggi Hide+ x3 Coma Sac x2 Buddy Ticket x2 8800
Upgrade	Watchdog's Howl	木彫犬銃【トオボエ】	木雕犬铳【嗷呜】			High Commendation x1 Zinogre Carapace x4 Omniplegia Sac x2 Buddy Ticket x2 33000

Next level upgrade of this weapon

The following weapon(s) in the table can be upgraded from「Watchdog's Howl」.

Method	Name (en)	Name (ja)	Name (zh)	Forge materials	Upgrade materials
Upgrade	Watchdog's Howl+	木彫犬銃【トオボエ】改	木雕犬铳【嗷呜】改		Zinogre Cortex x4 Boggi Thickhide x3 Crushing Fang x2 Buddy Ticket x2 36000

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