Introduction
As a professional gamer and content creator who has extensively played and analyzed Dead Island 2, I am delighted to provide this comprehensive guide to Legendary weapons.
Across my over 200 hours in Dead Island 2, I have acquired and tested all Legendary weapons in-depth. In this guide, I will leverage my expertise to highlight key traits, optimal usage strategy, and acquisition methods for these prized items.
Consider this your hand-crafted resource into the world of Dead Island 2‘s most iconic zombie-shredding tools!
Overview of Legendary Weapons
Legendary weapons represent the pinnacle of strength and unique traits in Dead Island 2. They dramatically augment builds and enable over-the-top damage potential.
There are 7 Legendary weapons obtainable, each with special mods and perks tailored to a specific playstyle. While their base damage eclipses all other weapons, their supplemental stats and effects truly set them apart.
For example, the rapid-fire rifle Bodycount strikes at blistering speeds while inflicting bleeding. The explosive pistol Big Shot vaporizes enemies with area damage rounds.
In short, Legendaries define and empower builds for unmatched zombie destruction. They are the harbingers of carnage that all players should seek as end-game goals.
Big Shot Pistol
My personal favorite Legendary, Big Shot lives up to its name delivering thundering demolition blasts.
As a professional gamer, I prefer high risk/reward offensive styles relying on stacks of damage bonuses and crits. Thus I naturally gravitated to demolition weapons, and none compare to Big Shot.
This three-round burst pistol racks up the pain quickly. Consecutive shots pummel enemies as the Russian Roulette perk increases damage as the magazine empties. Broomstick makes the rounds explode, multiplying trauma.
Against tough foes, I empty the full magazine to maximize damage, then quickly reload with the Speedloader perk. This perfectly suits my rapid ramp-up damage playstyle, allowing me to crush challenging enemies in seconds.
When facing groups, shooting the first enemy traumatizes them, triggering glorious ragdoll explosions on subsequent hits that obliterate entire hordes.匚爪ㄚ爪ㄚ爪ㄚ爪ㄚ爪ㄚ爪ㄚ爪ㄚ爪
Expanded Details
- Acquisition Quest: "It‘s Not Your Fault"
- Type: Pistol
- Damage Type: Physical + Explosive Area Damage
- Ammo: 3-round burst
- Reload Time: 2.1 sec (1.5 sec with Speedloader)
- Trait: Demolition
Base Stats
- Power: 543
- Damage: 2,606
- DPS: 15,636 (Factoring weapon traits and perks)
- Force: 34
- Fire Rate: 120 RPM (40 RPM 3-round burst)
- Accuracy: 40
- Range: 150m
- Crit Damage: 1.6x
Big Shot has excellent baseline DPS and combines high damage, fire rate, range, and AoE potential. The Explosive trait skyrockets overall destruction capabilities.
Emma‘s Wrath
This sledgehammer inflicts traumatic crushed bones and ruptured organs with shotgun blasts point blank.
Emma‘s Wrath showcases the raw force a Legendary blunt instrument can output. Players fond of heavy weapons, staggering foes, and massacring groups will love Emma‘s Wrath.
Every heavy swing pounds enemies, quickly reducing them to a crawling state. The subsequent finishing blow triggers Overkill, obliterating them with a shotgun blast. This attack also generates a Shockwave knocking down nearby foes, ripe for brutal executions.
I prefer utilizing Emma‘s Wrath against clusters of tough enemies or grouped with hordes. Time your strikes between enemy attacks while balancing Stability consumption. With proper timing, you can chain Overkill shotgun blasts and Shockwaves to effortlessly wholesale slaughter swathes of zombies.
Expanded Details
- Acquisition Quest: Main Quest #24 “Hollywood Ending”
- Type: Sledgehammer
- Damage Type: Physical + Secondary Fire Shockwave
- Heavy Attack Stamina Cost: 100
- Trait: Bulldozer
Base Stats
- Power: 468
- Damage: 1,036
- Force: 44 (Ragdolling/Knockdown)
- Speed: 1 Strike/ 1.3 Sec
- Crit Chance: 24%
- Durability: 94
The jackhammer-like crushing blows quickly stagger enemies, prepping them for brutal finishers. Force and key perks spread chaos across groups.
Acquiring Legendaries
Having covered my two personal favorite Legendaries in-depth, let‘s briefly discuss acquisition guidelines for all weapons:
The only way to obtain Legendary weapons is completing associated end-game Side Quests found in later zones. They cannot be looted, crafted, or obtained otherwise.
Here are all the Legendary weapons and their unlock quests:
- Big Shot: Complete “It’s Not Your Fault” Side Quest
- Emma’s Wrath: Complete Main Quest #24
- The One: Complete "Beacon of Hope”
- Blood Rage: Complete “Fool’s Gold” lost+found Quest
- Brutalizer: Complete “Body Art: The Unveiling”
- Bodycount: Complete “REDACTED” lost+found Quest
- Party Starter: Complete “Drunk and Disorderly” lost+found Quest
These culminating challenges will push your zombie-slaying prowess to the limits. But the prize of a Legendary weapon makes the effort worthwhile.
Equip your new instrument of obliteration and wreak unrestrained havoc across the plagued HELL-A landscape!
Closing Thoughts
And there you have it – the definitive guide to the most iconic weapons in Dead Island 2 straight from a professional gamer. I hope breaking down traits for my personal favorite Legendary weapons Big Shot and Emma‘s Wrath provides a solid overview.
All Legendaries enable over-the-top destructive potential unmatched by any other equipment. While the road to acquiring them is difficult, the payoff can‘t be overstated.
Let our wisdom be your guide to attaining the pinnacle of Dead Island 2‘s arsenal. Wreak endless blood-soaked chaos and prove yourself the apex zombie-slayer!
