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| “ | Shotgun: Automatic. Very fast firing shotgun with a large magazine
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- — In-Game Description
The Drum Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Season 9. The Mythic version of this weapon is the Enhanced Drum Shotgun.
Functionality[]
The Drum Shotgun is a fast firing, fully automatic shotgun, capable of dealing high DPS in close-to-mid engagements. The Drum Shotgun reloads all shells at once, unlike most other shotguns.
Drum Shotgun in action (Old Fire Rate)
Stats[]
The Drum Shotgun uses 
Shells, has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x and a max damage cap of 65/70/75/80/85.
Unlike other Shotguns, the Drum Shotgun reloads all shells at once, instead of one at a time.
|
Drum Shotgun (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 151.2 |
| DAMAGE | 50.4 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.85 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 38 |
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|
Drum Shotgun (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 162 |
| DAMAGE | 54 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.67 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 40 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 169.2 |
| DAMAGE | 56.4 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.5 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 43 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 176.4 |
| DAMAGE | 58.8 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.33 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 45 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 187.2 |
| DAMAGE | 62.4 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.15 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 47 |
The Drum Shotgun uses Shells, has a headshot multiplier of 1.25x.
Unlike other Shotguns, the Drum Shotgun reloads all shells at once, instead of one at a time.
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|
Drum Shotgun (OG) (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 172.8 |
| DAMAGE | 57.6 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.85 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 38 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (OG) (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 180 |
| DAMAGE | 60 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.67 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 40 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (OG) (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 190.8 |
| DAMAGE | 63.6 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.5 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 43 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (OG) (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 203.1 |
| DAMAGE | 67.7 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.33 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 45 |
|
|
Drum Shotgun (OG) (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 208.8 |
| DAMAGE | 69.6 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
| FIRE RATE | 3 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.15 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 47 |
The Drum Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a spread of 12 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.
Damage falloff:
- Damage falloff begins at 18 meters (3.75 tiles).
- Damage decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 25 meters (5 tiles).
- Damage steadily decreases down to 37% of its maximum at 30 meters (6 tiles).
- It deals damage until 40 meters (8 tiles).
Sounds[]
| Sound Type | Rarity | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Pullout | All Rarities | |
| Shooting | ||
| Reload | ||
| Drop | ||
| Pickup |
Obtained[]
From when the weapon was last available in Chapter 4: Season 3:
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Seven
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
| Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
| Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
Strategy Guide[]
This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.
- The Drum Shotgun is best used at very close ranges due to its high DPS, high capacity, and wide pellet spread.
- The Drum Shotgun is more effective at range than most other shotguns. Despite this, its wide pellet spread prevents it from being effective at medium range.
- The Drum Shotgun can be used to break into an opponent's box. However, an SMG or an assault rifle with a high fire rate will usually be more effective.
- If you suspect an opponent hides in large foliage nearby, fire the Drum Shotgun into it. The Drum Shotgun's wide pellet spread will almost guarantee you land some damage on the opponent and alert you to danger.
- The Drum Shotgun is most effective in Zero Build playlists due to its ease of use, decent range, and high DPS.
- Since the Drum Shotgun reloads via a magazine, reload the Drum Shotgun first after a fight to defend yourself if you get pushed.
- The Drum Shotgun excels at dealing with multiple targets, making it a powerful option in team game modes.
- Unlike many other shotguns, the Drum Shotgun can be used by itself at close range without the assistance of an SMG.
- The Drum Shotgun heavily benefits from augments like Shell Slide due to the weapon's tendency to use up shotgun shells very quickly.
Weapon ID[]
The Drum Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Auto Drum in the files.
- Common: WID_Shotgun_AutoDrum_Athena_C_Ore_T03
- Uncommon: WID_Shotgun_AutoDrum_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
- Rare: WID_Shotgun_AutoDrum_Athena_R_Ore_T03
- Epic: WID_Shotgun_AutoDrum_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
- Legendary: WID_Shotgun_AutoDrum_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
History[]
Season 9[]
- Content Update 2 v9.30: Added the Drum Shotgun in Rarities Common, Uncommon and Rare
- Update v9.40: Drum Shotgun now has the correct environmental damage falloff.
Season X[]
- Update v10.20.2: Vaulted the Drum Shotgun in all rarities.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
- Update v11.31 (26th December): Unvaulted the Drum Shotgun in all rarities.
- 27th December: Vaulted the Drum Shotgun in all rarities.
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
- Update v13.00: Reduced recoil of Drum Shotgun (still Vaulted).
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Update v15.40: The Drum Shotgun has received new pull out, reload and drop sounds (still vaulted).
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.00: Unvaulted the Drum Shotgun in all rarities.
- Added Epic and Legendary versions.
- Reduced fire rate from 4 to 3.
- Increased damage from 45/48/50 to 57.6/60/63.6
- Reduced spread on the weapon.
- Reduced damage falloff.
- Now fires 12 pellets rather than 10.
- Update v20.30: Reduced the Drum Shotgun's effective range, structure damage, increased the headshot multiplier from 1.25x to 1.5x and added a max damage cap of 65/70/75/80/85.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.00: Vaulted the Drum Shotgun.
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
- Update v24.30: Added a Mythic Rarity to the game files, all other rarities remain vaulted.
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
- Update v25.00: Unvaulted the Drum Shotgun in Common to Legendary.
- Decreased damage from 57.6/60/63.6/67.7/69.6 to 50.4/54/56.4/58.8/62.4.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
- Update v26.00: Vaulted the Drum Shotgun.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
- Update v27.00: Created new version of the Drum Shotgun.
- Increased damage to 57.6/60/63.6/67.7/69.6 damage.
- Decreased headshot multiplier to 1.25x
- Removed Max Damage Cap.
- Update v27.11 Hotfix: Unvaulted the Drum Shotgun in Common to Legendary rarity.
Chapter 5: Season 1[]
- Update v28.00: Vaulted and removed the OG version of the Drum Shotgun.
- Update v28.10: Added the Epic and Legendary rarities of the Drum Shotgun to Creative.
Trivia[]
- The Drum Shotgun is based off the American Origin-12 Shotgun.
- Prior to Update v28.10, The Legendary Drum Shotgun, as well as the Light Machine Gun, can be accessed in Creative using a Midas Flopper.
- However, if the weapon was dropped, it would have been deleted from the world.
- This changed in Update v28.10, when the Epic and Legendary rarities of the Drum Shotgun were officially added to Creative.
- The Drum Shotgun is one of three shotguns to reload a magazine, rather than individual (or multiple) Shells at once.
- This is shared with the Primal Shotgun, the Frenzy Auto Shotgun, and their respective Mythic versions.
See Also[]
- Primal Shotgun - A more accurate two-burst version of the weapon.
