Talk:Saryn (Warframe)/@comment-209.6.233.169-20150922231136/@comment-24856325-20150923010953

Since the devs made changes to damage falloff on shotguns (full details on Update 17s page) and the fact that the spores don't have any health whatsoever, there's nothing to worry about however it seems that the only ways to trigger the spores from a distance is with hitscan shots, throwing melee or the Redeemer so shotguns like the Drakgoon or Phage will not work.

From experience, I'd say the Kohm is the best shotgun for spore triggering since its initial shot is quite accurate and once you spool it up, it can quickly trigger the other spores on surrounding targets like wildfire.