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Best Pistols
Pistols are one-handed ranged weapons used for hitscan damage in Avowed. Find out which Pistols are the best, how they are ranked, and the progression to acquire each Pistol here!
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| List of All Pistols | Best Pistols |
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Best Pistol Tier List
Best Pistols Ranked
| Tier | Pistols | ||
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 S Tier |
 Magic Mistol Magic Mistol Infused Shot: Power Attacks deal very high Stun
For Seeker: Bullets seek and target enemies |
 Fair Play Fair Play Recompense: Killing an enemy restores 5% of your Maximum Health and 25% of your Maximum Stamina
Vengeful Shot: Taunt and gain +100% Critical Hit Chance against enemies that Incapacitate one of your Companions |
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 A Tier |
 Caeroc’s Pride Caeroc’s Pride Distant Thunder: Power Attacks deal high Shock Accumulation
Shocking Lash: Hits deal +10% bonus Shock Damage |
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 B Tier |
 The Disappointer The Disappointer Terrible: -10% Attack Damage
Bleeding Lash: Hits Deal +10% bonus Bleed Damage |
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Pistol Evaluations
| Pistols | Ranking Explanation |
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Magic Mistol Magic Mistol Infused Shot: Power Attacks deal very high Stun
For Seeker: Bullets seek and target enemies |
Heat-seeking weapon that delivers the quick damage expected from a pistol but also high stun, making it unique among most ranged choices. |
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Fair Play Fair Play Recompense: Killing an enemy restores 5% of your Maximum Health and 25% of your Maximum Stamina
Vengeful Shot: Taunt and gain +100% Critical Hit Chance against enemies that Incapacitate one of your Companions |
Fair Play is on par as an S-tier Pistol due to the emergency sustain it provides and the 100% Critical Hit Chance to revenge-kill most enemies that down your companions in a fight. |
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Caeroc’s Pride Caeroc’s Pride Distant Thunder: Power Attacks deal high Shock Accumulation
Shocking Lash: Hits deal +10% bonus Shock Damage |
Shock-oriented Pistol that is a step up from the basic pistol due to its elemental capability. |
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The Disappointer The Disappointer Terrible: -10% Attack Damage
Bleeding Lash: Hits Deal +10% bonus Bleed Damage |
Deals bleed damage but at the cost of its raw attack power, making this a sidegrade to the basic Pistol for the most part, only ever surpassing it against enemies that are weak to Bleed. |
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Standard issue Pistol that you receive in the game. Does the job as a quick burst damage weapon but provides no other utility. |
Best Pistol Progression
Pistol Progression
| Pistol | How to Get and Explanation | |
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| 1 |
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How to Get: Obtained at the start of the game during the tutorial. This pistol is serviceable for the beginning of the game until you have freely explored half of Dawnshore. |
| 2 |
Caeroc’s Pride Caeroc’s Pride Distant Thunder: Power Attacks deal high Shock Accumulation
Shocking Lash: Hits deal +10% bonus Shock Damage |
How to Get: Looted from the Tempestuous Luandi's corpse, located in the island southeast of Shantytown in Dawnshore. You can get this Pistol fairly early compared to the rest, but you need to first reach this island, or get the bounty for Tempestuous Luandi. Once you acquire this Pistol, it will be your main Pistol choice until Fair Play. |
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Fair Play Fair Play Recompense: Killing an enemy restores 5% of your Maximum Health and 25% of your Maximum Stamina
Vengeful Shot: Taunt and gain +100% Critical Hit Chance against enemies that Incapacitate one of your Companions |
How to Get: Can be purchased from the Fish in a Barrel shop in Thirdborn, Shatterscarp. When you get this Pistol, you already have the choice of keeping this as your permanent off-hand Pistol as it will situationally outperform Magic Mistol in scenarios where your allies get downed in combat. |
| 4 |
Magic Mistol Magic Mistol Infused Shot: Power Attacks deal very high Stun
For Seeker: Bullets seek and target enemies |
How to Get: Looted from a hidden room in the Ekidan Workshop in Galawain's Tusks. Alternatively, once you get to Galawain's Tusks, you can loot Magic Mistol, turning the weapon from a DPS-oriented burst weapon into a utility stun weapon that seeks out its targets. |
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