Vulcano

The Vulcano is a epic shotgun in ARC Raiders, currently rated S-Tier tier in the Flashpoint patch 1.22.0 weapon meta. With 50 damage per shot and a fire rate of 26.3 RPM, it puts out 1315 DPS — placing it in the top damage bracket among all ARC Raiders weapons. The 6-round magazine and 3.2s reload window mean you need to land your shots — this weapon punishes spray-and-pray and rewards precision.

Recoil sits at 65/100, which makes the Vulcano a high-skill weapon that rewards muscle-memory and recoil-pattern practice. Effective range tops out around 14/100, so the Vulcano excels in close-quarters brawls inside buildings, tunnels, and around extraction points. It feeds on shotgun shells (35% armor penetration), so it punches through Heavy shields and lets you contest armored Raiders directly.

For ARC Raiders players asking where to find the Vulcano, the most reliable spawns are at Stella Montis elite caches, Spaceport restricted armory, Rare weapon spawns in Buried City. If RNG isn't on your side, you can also craft the Vulcano at the Gunsmith (Level 3) using 1× Magnetic Accelerator, 3× Heavy Gun Parts, 1× Exodus Modules. The blueprint drops as rare loot during raids — keep an eye on Workshop containers and ARC drops.Best paired with shields and augments that complement its aggressive close-range pressure. For a side-by-side comparison against the rest of the ARC Raiders weapon roster, see our weapon tier list.