Plan before you start
When to use this weapon
Compare its price, damage, range and availability before buying it for the creature or boss ahead.- Available at
- Volcano / late route
- Price
- About $20,000
- Damage
- Upgradeable sustained damage, rising from 40 to 100.
- Combat role
- Maintaining pressure on Bowhead Whale and the final mutated phase.
How to get it
Late-game shop stock used for the whale encounter chain.
- Available at: Volcano / late route
- Observed price: About $20,000
Damage and upgrades
Upgradeable sustained damage, rising from 40 to 100.
- Restock ammunition before using a one-use encounter trigger.
Best use
Sustained fire helps when a large target stays exposed, but only if you can control the weapon and afford the ammunition. Short bursts preserve accuracy.
- Use short bursts at range.
- Restock before boss lures.
- Favor mobility over standing still to finish a magazine.
Related creatures
Fish and encounters that use this item or equipment.
Island and rod routes
Where this entry is used and which rod is paired with it.
Bosses and quests
Where this item or equipment appears in the route.
Bowhead Whale Guide
Use the Fish Bucket or Whale Bait, defeat the whale and keep it for the mutated final encounter.
Mutated Bowhead Whale Final Boss
Use the defeated Bowhead Whale to begin the final phase and finish the game.
Deadliest Catch & Final Whale Route
Help the military, use the whale trigger and finish the two-stage Bowhead Whale ending chain.
Connected equipment
Items, bait and weapons used in the same route.