Bile Belcher

## Ability

 **Bile Blast** (5 AP): Lets out a massive blast of caustic bile in the area around the wielder, dealing heavy damage to enemies and inflicting Poison . Deals 130% of weapon damage.

## Item Data

### Value

$ 1740

**Bile Belcher** is a shotgun in *Wasteland 3: Cult of the Holy Detonation*.

## Description

This horrifyingly mutated creature seems to exist solely to vomit forth a never-ending stream of toxic bile, much like your ex.

## Characteristics

Damage can be increased by using damage type conversion mods, making this weapon to benefit from various bonuses, as well as +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Physical damage maximization example

* +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage  or Crippling Linkage  or Razor Linkage
* +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result:

Fire damage maximization example

* -10% Ranged damage from Incendiary Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +15% Fire damage from Disciple Of The Metal background
* +25% Fire damage from Pyromaniac quirk
* +25% Fire damage from Heating Element perk
* +30% Fire damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
* +30% Fire damage from Elite pyro exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result:

* 162 - 236 x2 (324 - 472) damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

* 210 - 306 x2 (420 - 612) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).

Cold damage maximization example

* -10% Ranged damage from Cryocell Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +30% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
* +30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result:

* 140 - 204 x2 (280 - 408) damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

* 182 - 265 x2 (364 - 530) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example

* -10% Ranged damage from Plasma Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
* +30% Energy damage from Elite energy exo armor set
* +5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll

Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result:

* 144 - 211 x2 (288 - 422) damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

* 187 - 274 x2 (374 - 548) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage).

Explosive damage maximization example

* -10% Ranged damage from HE Fuse Linkage  damage conversion penalty
* +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
* +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence  helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
* +15% Explosive damage from Explodomaniac background
* +25% Explosive damage from Pyromaniac quirk
* +50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10
* +5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll

Applying all bonuses (+50% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result:
* 140 - 204 x2 (280 - 408) damage against all types of targets.

### Field stripping results

Some random biological crafting components.

 Acidic sludge Black sludge Frozen heart Glowing ooze Icy carapace shard Muscle tissue Pheromone sack Purified tar Toxic spines

## Note

This weapon doesn't use any ammo and produce vomit sounds when firing...

## See also

* Infused Bile Belcher - more powerful craftable version.
* Flesh Fist - another biological weapon.