DB-2 Testera
| DB-2 Testera | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Shotgun |
| Type | Power |
| Ammo | Shotgun Ammo |
| Headshot | +85% |
| Armor Pen | 50% |
| Attack Speed | 2 |
| Range | 18 m |
| Projectiles | 12 |
| Weight | 9.6 |
The DB-2 Testera is Rostović's budget Power double-barrel shotgun. It can clear a hallway with one pull of the trigger. Its wide spread makes up for poor aim. Each shot fires a heavy cloud of pellets at whatever stands in front of it. It works best in a Body build that likes to kick in a door and end the fight at arm's length. The Testera is easy to find in shops across the city, and the Phantom Liberty Iconic Dezerter is built on it. The DB-2 Testera is a shop shotgun. Vendors in Little China, Northside, The Glen, Vista del Rey and West Wind Estate sell it, and so does Sophia Dupont in Dogtown.
Combat
The Testera is a Power shotgun with two shells, one per barrel. Power pellets can ricochet off hard surfaces, which helps a little around corners and in tight rooms. The main reason to use it is raw close-range damage.
Its spread is wide, so the Testera rarely misses an enemy who is close. Shotguns can also knock enemies off their feet. A blast to the chest often knocks a gang member down. V then has time for the reload that follows every second shot.
The wide spread makes it weak at range. Two shells also means a lot of reloading in a long fight. The Testera works best in short, violent bursts. V steps in, fires both barrels, reloads behind cover and repeats.
How to Get DB-2 Testera Guide
- Buy the DB-2 Testera from weapon vendors, such as Robert Wilson in Little China or the shops in The Glen and Vista del Rey.
- With Phantom Liberty, buy it from Sophia Dupont at the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one.
- Craft it from its crafting spec.
DB-2 Testera Map Location
The map shows Robert Wilson's 2nd Amendment shop in Little China.
DB-2 Testera map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
11 weapon mods are compatible with DB-2 Testera.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Condenser | 
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Tighter pellet spread, less damage per pellet |
| Critochet | 
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Raises crit chance with ricochets |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Firecracker | 
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Shoots explosive rounds |
| Kneel! | 
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Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Pyro | 
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Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Swiss Cheese | 
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More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet |
| Vivisector | 
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More dismemberment, then more torso damage for a short time |
Crafting Spec
Weapon vendors sell the DB-2 Testera spec. The spec lets V craft DB-2 Testera in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting DB-2 Testera costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 30 Tier 1 components |
| Tier 2 | 30 Tier 2 components |
| Tier 3 | 30 Tier 3 components |
| Tier 4 | 30 Tier 4 components |
| Tier 5 | 30 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
A better Testera comes from a higher tier. It can be bought from a vendor or crafted from its spec with components. Its crafting spec is sold by a weapon vendor in Night City.
Character Builds
Shotguns use the Body tree. Die! Die! Die! adds crit chance at low Stamina. It also improves fire rate and handling as Stamina drops. Like A Feather removes the shotgun movement penalty. Bullet Ballet reduces the spread while V moves. Close-Quarters Carnage and Spontaneous Obliteration add a chance to Obliterate weakened enemies up close. They work well with a gun built for point-blank shots. Rush Of Blood speeds up reloads after a dismemberment. Rip And Tear adds damage when shotgun blasts and quick melee hits are mixed.
For cyberware, a Sandevistan slows time so V can get close and fire both barrels. Jenkins' Tendons speed up sprinting, which also helps V get close.
Its mod slots take Power and shotgun mods. Vivisector raises dismemberment chance and adds torso damage after a dismemberment. Kneel! adds a chance to dismember and instantly kill with a shot to the leg. Swiss Cheese adds armor penetration, but each shot costs more Stamina. Pyro turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn. Critochet adds crit chance to ricochets, and Equalizer adds damage against Elite enemies.
Select a Build
Dashes close the gap so the shotgun can blast enemies at point-blank range. A quick melee hit after a shot boosts the next one through Rip and Tear. The shotgun and LMG perks grow stronger at low Stamina, so the build keeps shooting and dashing without a pause.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Dorph-Head | 
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Body 4 | Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item |
| Speed Junkie | 
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Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration while sprinting |
| Die! Die! Die! | 
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Body 9 | Higher crit chance and fire rate at low Stamina |
| Bullet Ballet | 
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Body 9 | Less bullet spread while moving |
| Like A Feather | 
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Body 9 | No speed penalty with Shotguns and machine guns |
| Don't Stop Me Now | 
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Body 9 | Mitigation at low Stamina |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and other status effects during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Spontaneous Obliteration | 
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Body 15 | Chance to instantly kill enemies at low Health |
| Close-Quarters Carnage | 
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Body 15 | Higher Obliterate chance at close range |
| Skullcracker | 
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Body 15 | Quick melee hits harder at low Stamina |
| Dread | 
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Body 15 | Ranged attacks strip enemy armor |
| Rush Of Blood | 
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Body 15 | Faster reload after a dismemberment |
| Bloodlust | 
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Body 15 | Dismemberments refill Adrenaline |
| Rip And Tear | 
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Body 20 | Shotgun shots and quick melee attacks boost each other |
| Onslaught | 
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Body 20 | Light Machine Gun kills refill ammo |
| Pain To Gain | 
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Tailwind | 
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Reflexes 20 | Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThreatEvac | 
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Circulatory System | Faster movement at low Health |
| Mechatronic Core | 
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Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and mechs |
| Self-ICE | 
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Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Microgenerator | 
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Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Painducer | 
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Integumentary System | Turns part of damage taken into damage over time |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
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Skeleton | More max Health |
| Spring Joints | 
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Skeleton | Stronger Mitigation |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Kneel! | 
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Leg shots can dismember and kill instantly |
| Firecracker | 
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Explosive rounds |
Lore
The in-game line keeps it short: double barrel, double satisfaction. Its database entry calls it an improved take on the older Igla, aimed at combat forces on a budget. The Rostović product has a single function, according to the entry: it goes boom. It can fire one barrel at a time or both together. The entry adds that this simple blast works best in a narrow alley or hallway. There, the wide spread almost guarantees a hit.
Dezerter turns this budget gun into something far nastier. It is the stash weapon of Leon Rinder, a former BARGHEST soldier in Dogtown, and it fires explosive rounds.
Notes
- Dezerter is the Iconic variant of the DB-2 Testera.
- The DB-4 Igla is the older Rostović shotgun the Testera improves on.
Weapon Categories
All Shotguns
Every shotgun is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Shotguns
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabai | 
|
+85% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Amstaff | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Ba Xing Chong | 
|
Northside | ||
| Bloody Maria | 
|
+85% | 25% | Little China |
| Dezerter | 
|
+85% | 75% | Dogtown |
| Guts | 
|
+85% | 75% | Corpo Plaza |
| Mox | 
|
+85% | 25% | Kabuki |
| Order | 
|
+50% | 100% | Dogtown |
| Pozhar x-MOD2 | 
|
+85% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Sovereign | 
|
+85% | 75% | Japantown |
| The Headsman | 
|
25% | North Oak |
Standard Shotguns
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnage | 
|
+85% | 50% | Downtown |
| Crusher | 
|
+135% | ||
| DB-2 Satara | 
|
+85% | 50% | |
| DB-2 Testera | 
|
+85% | 50% | |
| DB-4 Igla | 
|
+85% | 25% | Northside |
| DB-4 Palica | 
|
+35% | ||
| L-69 Zhuo | 
|
+35% | 25% | |
| M2038 Tactician | 
|
+85% | 25% | |
| VST-37 Pozhar | 
|
+85% | 25% |