Valorant Weapons Guide | Shorty
November 26, 2020
0 Comments
The DBS-20 Shorty is a Sidearm in Valorant.
Summary
The Shorty is that the cheapest purchasable weapon within the game. It costs 200 credits and may be a semi-automatic, shotgun .
This weapon is especially useful for players who want to save lots of credits. It excels in short-range combat and ambush maneuvers, especially in tight corridors and chokepoints.
The Shorty, unlike the Judge, is essentially ineffective at medium to long ranges thanks to the many damage falloff and pellet spread the weapon experiences.
Due to the Shorty’s small clip size, it excels at quick, one-on-one exchanges, but struggles in additional sustained firefights against multiple enemies thanks to the frequent got to reload.
Trivia
- The Shorty’s design seems to be based on a Sawed-Off variant of the the Stevens 311.
- Even though the in-game weapons statistics state that the Shorty shoots 12 pellets per shot, it actually shoots 15 pellets.
- The Shorty bears a striking resemblance to the Super Shotgun from the Doom game franchise.