Katagawa’s Revenge is a Legendary Maliwan sniper that behaves more like an elemental crowd-control cannon than a precision rifle. It toggles between Shock and Incendiary, and each mode spawns additional damage sources on hit, letting you clear rooms with minimal aiming.

Katagawa’s Revenge modes and unique effect (Stormcloud)

Mode Behavior Best use
Shock Spawns hovering lightning nodes that lock onto nearby targets and zap them repeatedly. Armor stripping, sustained damage on clustered enemies.
Incendiary Creates flaming clouds/orbs that drop and explode over a wide area. Flesh bars, explosive AoE to finish packs or control space.

Because each shot generates secondary damage objects, builds that amplify hit frequency or elemental uptime get outsized value. High fire-rate or ammo-efficient kits, including Harlowe- and Rafa-focused loadouts, pair especially well.

Katagawa’s Revenge location (Queen’s Cradle, Tonnage Peel)

The rifle is a dedicated drop from Driller Hole in Queen’s Cradle, a boss arena inside the Tonnage Peel sub-region of Carcadia Burn. The arena sits on the northeast side of the region, close to the Lowrise safehouse, which keeps resets short.

Story requirements to unlock the arena

Step What to do Why it matters
1 Finish the main mission “Siege and Destroy.” Opens the path to the next arc in Carcadia Burn.
2 Start the main mission “Unpaid Tab.” Grants access to Queen’s Cradle and routes you directly into Driller Hole’s arena.
3 Progress “Unpaid Tab” to the boss encounter. Your first kill unlocks quick farming via the nearby machine.

How to farm Katagawa’s Revenge quickly

  • Kill Driller Hole once during “Unpaid Tab,” then use Moxxi’s Encore Machine to re-run the fight on demand.
  • Set your spawn at the closest station near Lowrise and the Queen’s Cradle entrance to shorten runbacks.
  • Tune your loadout for Corrosive → Incendiary swaps (details below) to cut time-to-kill per run.

Katagawa’s Revenge can also appear from general Legendary sources, but Driller Hole remains the most consistent path since it’s a dedicated drop.

Driller Hole fight guide (elements, weak point, phases)

Driller Hole runs a two-phase script with two health bars—Armor, then Flesh. He’s slow but saturates the arena with rockets and ground hazards.

Target Use this damage type Notes
Armor bar Corrosive Melts the first phase efficiently.
Flesh bar Incendiary Accelerates the second-phase burn.
Weak point Head (small hitbox) Crits chunk both bars; crouch-peek from cover.

Positioning beats sprinting. Keep solid cover between you and the boss and rotate around the center machine to kite him without losing sightlines.

Phase 1 patterns and counters

Attack What it looks like How to avoid
Vertical back rockets Missiles lift off from his back, arc upward, then drop on your position. Backpedal or strafe out of clusters; steer clear of lingering elemental pools.
Direct-fire rockets Homing shots from the left-hand weapon on a straight line to you. Break line of sight with hard cover; move decisively between pieces.
Burrowing explosives Drill-like rockets dive underground and travel along visible trails. Watch the ground; jump or dash off the path before they surface.
Tip: You can walk backward in a loose circle around the center machine, using it as rotating cover. His walking speed won’t catch up if you keep moving.

Phase 2 patterns and counters

Attack What it looks like How to avoid
Multi-volley back rockets Several arcs at once, landing in a wide fan ahead of him. Create distance quickly; get fully behind cover to block overlapping splash.
Wave fire from gun Homing salvos in rapid waves from his left-hand weapon. Hard cover is safest; lateral dashes work if you have open space.
Burrow waves (six total) Three underground explosives, followed by another three shortly after. Move perpendicular to the trails; jump or dash between waves to reset spacing.

With more splash and hazard pools on the floor, plan your kiting path so you don’t fence yourself in. Keep aiming for the head and swap to Incendiary for the final bar.

Why Katagawa’s Revenge is worth the grind

  • Guaranteed elemental pairing: always Shock and Incendiary on a Maliwan frame.
  • AoE coverage with minimal aim: secondary nodes and clouds do heavy lifting after each trigger pull.
  • Build synergy: shines with high fire-rate or ammo-efficient setups and kits that reward frequent elemental hits.

Quick reference

Item Details
Weapon Katagawa’s Revenge (Legendary Maliwan sniper)
Unique effect Stormcloud (Shock nodes that zap; Incendiary clouds that drop and explode)
Dedicated source Driller Hole (boss)
Region → sub-region → arena Carcadia Burn → Tonnage Peel → Queen’s Cradle
Story unlock Finish “Siege and Destroy,” then progress “Unpaid Tab” into the boss arena
Farm method Use Moxxi’s Encore Machine to refight Driller Hole
Nearby reset Lowrise safehouse (short run to the arena)

Once “Unpaid Tab” is active, it’s a short hop to the Queen’s Cradle arena and an easy loop to repeat. Set your spawn smartly, swap Corrosive to Incendiary between phases, and let the rifle’s Shock/Incendiary Stormcloud do the rest.