LogFAQs > #942170163

flamesprayer does not have ANY stun. it's not very useful against normal enemies, but it's actually good against bosses. as long as your positioning is good, you can hold down the trigger and get a lot of damage on the boss without breaking him out of his attack chain. the lack of stun is actually an advantage in this case. the boss will keep swinging wildly, meanwhile you're burning them the entire time.

it works better on some bosses than others, and you need to learn the correct positioning and timing, but that is basically the niche of the weapon. also it can be buffed with bone marrow ash, so keep that in mind. bloodstarved best is an example of a boss that is really weak to the flamesprayer, as most of his attacks can be dodged by simply walking around him and you can continue to walk while spraying. and he's weak to fire.

also, similar to your gun, the flamesprayer needs to be upgraded if you want to use it for damage. I usually get it to +6 as soon as possible, use it for most of the early and mid game, and then leave it at +6 for a while. you can decide to upgrade it to +9 later on for use in lategame activities, but generally you only have enough bloodstone chunks to upgrade a few weapons. at that point you're better off focusing on a good bolt and a good fire weapon in your right hand instead.

bloodstone shards and twin bloodstone shards can be purchased in bulk, however, so there's no harm in getting as many +6 weapons as you can.

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