Target receives 1-4 Stack(s) of 10% Damage if already Staggered. Lasts 5s.
5-8% Strength for 4.5s on Kill. Stacks 5 times.
Killing an enemy by firing both barrels makes your next Reload 40-70% faster.
Increased Cleave on Critical Hit and gain 10-25% Ranged Attack Stagger.
With the nerf to fury of the faithful no longer giving armor penetration to ranged weapons, melee weapons that have good carapace penetration have been buffed indirectly. The crusher is a great option, heavy/light combo is nice single target, you have tons of stagger with this build. Only issue with the crusher is it will struggle to deal with extremely dense horde as it has low cleave, but if you're using the sweeping heavy combo and power attacks you still have lots of crowd control. This build is super fun and while it's not the easiest to play, it preforms very well. The Hacker double barrel can 1 shot mutants, eat through rager/mauler with packs with ease due to 'Man Stopper'. It's a pretty good weapon if you're running throwing knives and Shroudfield as to not be limited by the lack of ranged capability, and can be used to help with dense horde in a pinch. One thing you will notice right away though is you wont be able to aim the throwing knives easily if you have the shotgun equipped, you will have to go to interface and change your crosshair, easy fix. Really enjoy this build, you can blow away a bulwark shield with the power attack, then pull the shotgun and 1 tap the bulwark in the head from full health. It's a cool build, uses really fun weapons, abilities, perks, and I highly recommend trying it.
Crusher dump stat: defense
Hacker dump stat: reload speed, with the 'Both Barrels' blessing losing 5% is nothing at all.
