Shotgun Perk Deck

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I have the shotgun gage DLC, and I was wanting to make a shotgun build, but I don't know any good perk decks that don't cost money. I always just see people using anarchist, which I don't have. What is the next best perk deck to use that is free?

[McCollyflower]

Armorer.

[Daniel]

Perk Decks don't give you bonuses for specific weapons so just pick whatever fits your playstyle.

[Discord: profstorms]

Depends on what shotugn build it is, silencer crit mini pow pow, full blow mini green dozer, some kind of hybrid, relying on dodge or beserker/frenzy. Rouge is great dodge and weapon swap speed, armorer is just more armor and temp invul, muscle for passive regen and panic, dont know what other ones are free. I think the ex president might be, i think gambler is to.

[Infinite Thwomp Works]

Muscle. Lots of health, health regen, and the ability to cause panic.

Also technically Sociopath, if you have HM2. It's geared for close-mid range anyway.

[Mr.Xavier]

Originally posted by Gambler:

Perk Decks don't give you bonuses for specific weapons so just pick whatever fits your playstyle.

[Glazier Squirrel]

Originally posted by Not Here for Fortune or Fame:

Muscle. Lots of health, health regen, and the ability to cause panic.

Also technically Sociopath, if you have HM2. It's geared for close-mid range anyway.

^ I second that

[TSense]

Originally posted by ⊕ĦX⊕ Mr.Xavier:

Originally posted by Gambler:

Perk Decks don't give you bonuses for specific weapons so just pick whatever fits your playstyle.

Hitman -> Akimbo

[Prusak]

Originally posted by TSense:

Originally posted by ⊕ĦX⊕ Mr.Xavier:

Hitman -> Akimbo

Isn't it
Hitman -> Useless ♥♥♥♥

[E3kHatena]

Muscle, Rogue, Crook, Grinder, Gambler, Ex-Pres, Maniac, Sociopath, Anarchist. Really, just run whatever you're most comfortable with.

[BitsOfSkin]

Originally posted by TSense:

Originally posted by ⊕ĦX⊕ Mr.Xavier:

Hitman -> Akimbo

More like Hitman = Useless ♥♥♥♥.
And Hitman DOES NOT give Akimbo boosts anymore, as far as i can tell.

[Glazier Squirrel]

Originally posted by BitsOfSkin:

Originally posted by TSense:

Hitman -> Akimbo

More like Hitman = Useless ♥♥♥♥.
And Hitman DOES NOT give Akimbo boosts anymore, as far as i can tell.

it give half what the akimbo skill gives, (and it doesnt stack )

[Rjazz]

There isn't a perk deck that specifically helps shotgun builds. In fact, perk decks don't specifically help any weapon or weapon type in the game.

As for what perk deck to use, it depends on your guns and skills. If you're running something like the Judge and/or Mosconi with dodge skills, then Rogue, Ex-Presidents or Crook may be a good fit. If you're running heavy armor, then Armorer, Muscle or Maniac may be a good fit.

Anarchist is very nice, I would always recommend it. However, Armorer is the free alternative to it, and it performs decent enough comparatively.

If you're using the Gage Shotgun Pack, trying using the Raven. It works phenominally for both dodge and armor builds, depending on which way you modify it.

[Kjall]

Originally posted by BitsOfSkin:

Originally posted by TSense:

Hitman -> Akimbo

More like Hitman = Useless ♥♥♥♥.
And Hitman DOES NOT give Akimbo boosts anymore, as far as i can tell.

They really need to make hitman a deck that gives bonuses for melee and cqc efficiency

[Rjazz]

Originally posted by TSense:

Originally posted by ⊕ĦX⊕ Mr.Xavier:

Hitman -> Akimbo

No.
Stop.
Bad.
As others have pointed out, Hitman is the worst perk deck in the game. The extra ammo capacity doesn't help the akimbos and doesn't stack with the skill, and around update 100 they removed the stability bonuses. There is literally no reason to use Hitman, since the armor recovery benefits are absolutely trash and its one defining feature was taken away when akimbos no longer needed a skill to use after update 100.

[Rjazz]

Originally posted by PANZERKAMPFWAGEN EMERGE:

They really need to make hitman a deck that gives bonuses for melee and cqc efficiency

Like Infiltrator? Infiltrator gives your melee hits a temporary, stackable power boost, and regenerates health with a melee hit every 20 seconds. And you receive less damage from enemies outside CQC.
You literally described exactly what Infiltrator was made to do.
Instead, I would do something like what they did with Crook, but with the Two-Piece Suit. Make the suit tankier while still retaining a good amount of dodge, and all of a sudden armor recovery isn't terrible any more. If Hitman helped out dodge, then the armor recovery would be useful, but right now it's trash.