Shotgun Guide

Brainstormer

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Weapon Type:
Shotgun
Rarity:
Legendary
Manufacturer:
Hyperion
Content:
Base Game
Elements:

Mar 7, 2021 22:49

Brainstormer - Details

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Brainstormer - Description

The Legendary Shotgun Brainstormer is manufactured by Hyperion and comes from the Borderlands 3 Base Game.

Shoots pellets with a lightning bolt pattern.

The Brainstormer doesn't deal any Splash Damage.

Chain: Lightning that transfers damage from one enemy to another.
Link: Exactly 2 chains.

Chains deal 10 damage ticks over 2 sec.
Each pellet has the chance to create a Link.
In a link a chain can hit a new enemy or chain back to the original target.
One enemy can be effected by 5 links at a time.

Brainstormer - Variants

Anointment:
possible
none
Splash Anoints:
available
none
Weapon Parts:
variations
fixed parts
Splash Radius:
Listed Projectiles:
7 | 14
Ammo/Shot:
1 | 2
Element Variants:

Manufacturer Variations:

Basic Shield - Blue

Front-Facing shield stops incoming damage from the front.

Amped Shield - Purple

When this shield takes damaged it increases this weapon's damage for 6 seconds.

Genesis Shield - Green

Can absorb projectiles and adds them to the magazine.

Redirect Shield - Beige

Can reflect melee and projectile damage back at the attacker.

Brainstormer - Shotgun Parts

A single number in the top right of parts show its rarity.
Parts with a number < 1 are less common and parts with a number > 1 are more common.

Body Accessories:

2 OR 3

Accessory A

+25% Weapon Shield
+10% Crit Damage
Accessory B

+7.5% Accuracy
Accessory C

-10% Reload Time

Magazines:

6 Round Mag

Reload Speed: 2.7s
+10% Damage
8 Round Mag

Reload Speed: 3.0s
10 Round Mag

Reload Speed: 3.5s
-10% Damage

Grips:

Grip 1

2x Projectiles
+10% Accuracy
+25% Accuracy (Bloom)
-30% Damage
+1 Shot Cost
1.5

Grip 2

+10% Crit Damage
+5% Damage
Grip 3

-15% Recoil Height
-5% Reload Time
1.5

Grip 4

-30% Weapon Sway
+5% Fire Rate

Foregrips:

Foregrip 1

-30% Weapon Sway
+5% Damage
Foregrip 2

+35% Mag Size
+5% Fire Rate
-10% Accuracy
-5% Damage
Foregrip 3

+15% Weapon Shield
+5% Damage
Foregrip 4

-30% Recoil (Height)
+5% Accuracy

Brainstormer - Buffs & Nerfs

Hotfix 08.06.2020:

Increased the chance for projectiles to chain.

Brainstormer - How to Farm

Brainstormer - Source Details

All of Brainstormer's farming Sources:

Katagawa Ball: [M6+: 13.5%]; 30%
World Drop

The Brainstormer is a Datamined Legendary Shotgun from Borderlands 3 and can not be obtained legitametly.
A Game Save Editor is the only way to get the Brainstormer.