
This requires the muzzle of the gun to be directly next to (but not in) the wall. If carefully aimed, the bubbles from the Xenopopper can be fired through 1-block wide walls, allowing this gun to be fired from cover.The Xenopopper is useful during the Lunar Events as the Celestial Pillars are large and immobile, making them easy targets.Using the Rifle Scope continuously can increase the distance between the player and the edge of the screen, making this strategy easier.This can be negated by keeping the cursor as far away from the player as possible during movement. As a result, if the player fires behind themselves while moving away, the cursor may end up between the player and the bubbles before the bullets actually fire, effectively causing the shot to fire toward the player, and not the target. Bullets only aim themselves at the cursor's position once the bubbles pop.If attempting to control a large horde of enemies, rather than directly aiming one's mouse at the horde (and only hitting one or two enemies at a time), aim the mouse further away to increase chances of hitting more enemies.This makes it perhaps more suited for single targets rather than area crowd control, depending on players' targeting skills. In this case, its increased accuracy comes at the cost of a firing delay and poor performance at close range in stark contrast to other Shotguns. The Xenopopper could be considered a variation of shotgun-type guns.

This makes it comparable to the Vortex Beater in overall stats. Furthermore, 76.5% of the fired bullets will not consume ammo. This means that, discounting modifiers, it will fire slightly over 12 bullets per second, which corresponds to an effective use time of 5. The Xenopopper fires an average of 4.25 bubbles per shot.
