Slugshot
With the Patch from 04/01/2026 Slug Shot is now a core skill of Slayers since the first time used during Gunblade Focus Extra Drive turns it into a massive burst damage skill.
Make sure to only use the Super version during Gunblade Focus Extra Drive because within the duration of this active skill the damage of Relentless Blade is boosted which Slug Shot is unable to make use of.
Outside of the Shifting Spica Customization 1 it is still not optimal to use since we are able to deal damage with our Weapon Action which is capable of canceling the endlag of a majority of PAs. Check out the relevant Animation Cancels here.
This is a fundamental issue because the game handles Slug Shot like a PA which makes it unable to cancel another PA unlike the Weapon Action which then leads to the following drawbacks:
- lower DPS than using Weapon Action Stage 1 to 3 after a PA
- lower DPS than using another PA like Stay Arts Shifting Spica or Stay Arts Waving Rigel instead
- does not build Rage which makes using a PA instead more appealing
- only restores 2 more PP than Weapon Action Stage 1 to 3
- only has 3 more range than Weapon Action Stage 1 to 3
I made a table comparing a few different scenarios with Stay Arts Flowing Sirius Stage 1 and 2 which has a Weapon Action cancel time of 0.25 seconds and Stay Arts Shifting Spica which has a Weapon Action cancel time of 0.1 seconds.
| Variation | Potency | Time (s) | PP Cost | Focus | Rage | Focus/s | Rage/s | F0 DPS | F5 DPS | OD DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sFS12>Slug Shot | 1440 | 3.61 | 34 | 19.7 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 399 | 444 | 465 |
| sFS12>WA123 | 1605 | 3.88 | 36 | 23.2 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 413 | 460 | 482 |
| sSS>Slug Shot | 405 | 1.11 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 25 | 2 | 365 | 406 | 425 |
| sSS>WA123 | 570 | 1.53 | 3 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 30 | 1 | 372 | 414 | 433 |
This table already makes Slug Shot look bad in terms of damage but it actually does not even account for the fact that Weapon Action Stage 3 can be used to counter. So let us look at a counter scenario.
| Variation | Potency | Time (s) | PP Cost | Focus | Rage | Focus/s | Rage/s | F0 DPS | F5 DPS | OD DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sFS12>Slug Shot>BCWA | 2465 | 5.78 | 26 | 29.7 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 426 | 475 | 497 |
| sFS12>WA123>BCWA | 2565 | 5.68 | 30 | 32.2 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 451 | 502 | 526 |