Fresh Meat! – Reduced pellet count. Greatly increased fire rate. Achieves maximum accuracy much more quickly than other Hyperion shotguns. Each time it is fired, there is a random chance for the magazine to be refilled with a random amount of ammunition. Sustained fire increases fire rate. Consumes 1 ammo per shot.
Usage & Description[]
The Butcher is a very powerful shotgun. Despite having a low pellet count (3 in most cases, 5 with Practicable prefix), its exceptional fire rate, reverse recoil, and unique form of ammo regeneration make up for this, and as such its damage potential is impressive. Under sustained fire, it gains and maintains excellent accuracy for much longer periods of time than most Hyperion shotguns, thanks to its damage being condensed into very few pellets; this gives it a better effective range than most shotguns.
Notes[]
If the Butcher's refill overflows, ammo will be added to the character's stock unless it is full as well.
The Butcher's random refilling effect gives it a wildly variable magazine size depending on how much it procs.
The combination of this gun with Salvador's Keep Firing, Inconceivable, and/or 5 Shots or 6 skills can put an even greater emphasis on its strengths, allowing him to maintain pressure easily without breaks.
Sometimes the special effect may glitch at full magazine and the weapon will stop consuming ammunition, sustaining uninterrupted fire much like the Infinity. The glitch may disappear after dying, or using a fast travel station but not while swapping to a different gun.
Sometimes the special effect may glitch at an empty magazine, causing reloading of the weapon to fail. The glitch may disappear after dying, using a fast travel station, or unequipping the weapon from inventory and re-equipping it.
Despite using the Torgue quad barrel, Butcher only uses one ammo as opposed to four per shot
Trivia[]
The name and flavor text of this weapon are references to a boss monster from the video game Diablo.
The Butcher is one of the few weapons returning from Borderlands with a different rarity.
The Butcher is one of two first-generation pearlescent weapons to have a unique skin, the other being the Tunguska.
The Butcher shares the same effect of the Overcompensator, but does not have fixed parts or accessories.