Quote Originally Posted by Jeppo View Post
The 200 potency attack that distributes to all nearby enemies also hits the one you're targeting, making it a 300 potency hit when you're hitting a lone enemy.

For that reason don't think of it just as a weak AoE skill, think of it as a powerful single attack skill (only lead shot surpasses it in raw potency against a single target).
Its actually a 100 and a 200 not a 300. Why this is important is that each of those hits (100 & 200) are calculated separately. So one may crit while the other may not.