Plasma Cannon

The Plasma Cannon is an Explosive Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 7.

Functionality
To use the Plasma Cannon, the player must first briefly charge it up by pressing the attack button. After a charge-up, the Plasma Cannon shoots a plasma ball which flies slowly for several seconds, destroying any objects in its path. The ball is surrounded with a dome which deals 33 damage per tick to opponents and vehicles inside it, as well as knocking them back.

The Plasma Cannon only has 5 charges and will disappear from player’s inventory once the charges are depleted. As such, it cannot be reloaded.

Stats
Plasma Cannon balls deal 33 damage per tick to nearby players. Plasma Cannon uses which cannot be obtained outside of the weapon’s reserve. The Plasma Cannon fires a slow moving projectile that is not affected by Gravity. There is no falloff damage on the Plasma Cannon's projectiles.

Obtained

 * Crafting a Pistol with 1 Alien Nanites ( only).
 * Crafting a Hand Cannon with 1 Alien Nanites ( only).

Strategy Guide

 * Try shooting the Plasma Cannon onto the ground next to a boxed-up player, so that they receive several ticks of damage without being knocked back.


 * The Plasma Cannon is effective at knocking down high builds.
 * You can use Plasma Cannon to knock opponents off high builds due to the knockback effect of the Plasma balls.
 * The Plasma Cannon is very effective in conjunction with the Recon Scanner, as you can mark a build to see if a player is inside, then use the Cannon to attack them, without wasting a shot.

Chapter 2: Season 7

 * Update v17.21: Added the Plasma Cannon in rarity.
 * High Tech Hijinks Week: Plasma Cannon can now spawn as floor loot.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Update v18.00: Vaulted the Plasma Cannon

Trivia

 * This is the first weapon with the current crafting system, which allows the player to change the weapon's class when crafting (from a Pistol to an Explosive Weapon).
 * Upon release, it was named Bad News in the crafting menu. This was later patched.
 * If you participate in the Experiment, the Plasma Cannon charges will be refilled.

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