Mixmaster

"A dangerous and terrifying weapon. Mixmaster generates a stream of high energy plasma bolts. This weapon makes anyone who can pull a trigger into a killing machine." -Official description

The Mixmaster is Rancor's take at an assault rifle. It is quite rare to obtain, and the most unique feature is that each round fired contains two flechettes.

Overview
The Mixmaster (or Mixy, as called by some) is a very good crowd control gun thanks to the 2 flechettes, decent pierce and high firing rate. A December 2014 patch added a damage buff that doubled normal damage and just short of doubling the version added massive potential for many players. If augmented properly, the Mixmaster's damage per second is enormous, combining with the large clip can make this gun one of the very best in bringing down entire hordes.

The Mixmaster can be compared to the CM 451 Starburst, which appears earlier than this gun and, as a result, is harder to obtain in the long run, due to how earlier levels progress more quickly than later levels. Both the Starburst and the Mixmaster are particularly heavy assault rifles, deal energy damage, have two pierce, have a huge clip size, and have shorter reload times than other assault rifles. While the Starburst doesn't require a high level for a good amount of augments, it makes it more elusive since, again, that non- Starbursts are only available at the quick early levels. The Mixmaster has a higher rounds per second as well as higher damage, giving higher damage output if one factors in a critical hit, surpassing the Starburst in those strengths. The spread and 2 flechettes of the mixmaster also allows less aiming and better crowd control capabilities

The Mixmaster can also be compared to the Hard Thorn. It only has 2 flechettes, but it has 12 rounds per second and 2.0 pierce. Also, it has a tighter spread, making it an easier weapon to use for all ranges. Clip size of the Mixmaster is nearly 9 times of the Thorn, and the damage type of the Mixmaster wins over the normal physical damage of the Thorn. However, the damage output of the Thorn per shot is higher, and is also lighter, giving you more mobility.

For the concussion skill, in the first second the 1887 Shockfield is better due to larger pierce and pellet count. However in the long term, the Mixmaster's gigantic clip and devastating firing rate along with 2 flechettes can effectively render a boss immobile.