Rival 78
Caldwell made, break-action shotgun with two barrels. High damage but high pellet spread, two-tapping gives it an edge.
Unlock rank1· Added inEarlyAccess· Penetration2
Available ammo
1 custom slots
This shell creates a several-meter-long jet of flame that ignites anything in its path. Reduced range over buckshot.
This shell contains a number of smaller dart-like projectiles which fan out in a tight spread. Can't pierce most surfaces, but can saturate an area and cause bleeding damage.
Coins replace shot pellets in this shell for a more powerful, if erratic, barrage. Shreds skin and flesh, but can't penetrate harder obstacles. Unreliable at a distance.
Single solid projectile that can be used in shotguns to provide an advantage in range and penetration over Buckshot. Reduced ammunition. Becomes less accurate over distance.
Range and damage
Base damage 285Hits to kill a 150 HP hunter at each distance.
How damage falls
Legendary variants
8 skins
Once property of Reverend Jeremiah, who was alleged to be the first Immolator. The inscription - added later by another Hunter who stole the Rival 78 from his house - is a ward against that which Hunters fear most: all-consuming fire.
The Dark Friar believes that those who crave blood deserve a hole in the head a lot more than they deserve a prayer. This shotgun lets him send such wretched souls to the fate they deserve, their bloody sins cleansed by death.
A sentimental Rival 78 with an elegant design. Property of Jos McGowan, and a gift from Alison Davis, given after the pair cashed in their first bounty.
Smithed of death and wood, Iron Bark wields this brutal, beautiful instrument. Without a pack to watch their back, this stolen Rival 78 has filled that void with lead, fury, and blood.
A shot from this Rival 78 can wake the dead – and put them back in the ground. Fashioned from the wood of a hanging tree, and adorned with the rope of a well-worn noose.
Deep in the crypts beneath the St. Francis Seraph Church, Damien Yedaiah sought the sweet embrace of agony - solace from and punishment for what he had done to his own family with this Rival 78. Once his demons returned though, he had no other choice but to unearth Delirium once again.
A gun for all manner of hunting, with a blast that shakes the leaves from the trees. This Rival 78 was an heirloom of new Hunters, handed out repeatedly by John Victor until one recruit finally survived long enough to make it her own.
Buzzards and scavengers descend when this Rival 78 is heard. It's said that they follow the gleam of its barrel from beyond the veil itself. One man's feast is another's grave.
