A280-CFE Blaster Rifle

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A280-CFE Blaster Rifle
Information
Rarity	Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary
Weapon Class	Assault Weapon
Ammo Type	Energy Cells
Stats
DPS	114.75 (Common) 140.25 (Legendary)
Damage	27 (Common) 33 (Legendary)
Fire Rate	4.25
Magazine Size	∞
Effective Magazine Size	22
Critical Hit Damage	41 (Common) 50 (Legendary)
Introduced
Added In	Update v35.00
Release Date	May 2nd 2025

“

Scoped Automatic Blaster Rifle, similar to an Assault Rifle in distant galaxies. Moderate rate of fire and lower recoil for a greater effectiveness at longer ranges.

”

— In-Game Description

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle is a Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Galactic Battle.

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle has a Mythic version called Enhanced A280-CFE Blaster Rifle.

Functionality

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle is a slow firing assault rifle, equipped with a custom scope, compatible with Canting. The weapon has infinite ammo but will overheat after firing a few shots and will need to cool down. The cooldown period can be manually entered by pressing the reload key after shooting for a bit.

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle can continuously fire for 5.18 seconds or 22 shots before it overheats. This can be extended by waiting a bit between each shot.

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle is a Hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled.

Stats

• Used
• Prototype

• v35.00

Current Stats since v35.00

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle uses infinite Energy Cells and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

	A280-CFE Blaster Rifle A280-CFE Blaster Rifle (Common)
DPS	114.75
DAMAGE	27
MAGAZINE SIZE	∞
FIRE RATE	4.25
COOLDOWN TIME	1.83s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	25

	A280-CFE Blaster Rifle A280-CFE Blaster Rifle (Uncommon)
DPS	123.25
DAMAGE	29
MAGAZINE SIZE	∞
FIRE RATE	4.25
COOLDOWN TIME	1.83s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	27

	A280-CFE Blaster Rifle A280-CFE Blaster Rifle (Rare)
DPS	127.5
DAMAGE	30
MAGAZINE SIZE	∞
FIRE RATE	4.25
COOLDOWN TIME	1.83s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	28

	A280-CFE Blaster Rifle A280-CFE Blaster Rifle (Epic)
DPS	136
DAMAGE	32
MAGAZINE SIZE	∞
FIRE RATE	4.25
COOLDOWN TIME	1.83s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	29

	A280-CFE Blaster Rifle A280-CFE Blaster Rifle (Legendary)
DPS	140.25
DAMAGE	33
MAGAZINE SIZE	∞
FIRE RATE	4.25
COOLDOWN TIME	1.83s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	31

• v35.00

Prototype Stats from v35.00

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle uses infinite Energy Cells and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

	A280-CFE Blaster Rifle A280-CFE Blaster Rifle (Rare)
DPS	127.5
DAMAGE	30
MAGAZINE SIZE	∞
FIRE RATE	4.25
COOLDOWN TIME	1.83s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	28

Strategy Guide

	This section outlines a strategy.
	Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.

• Phasma's Blaster Medallion increases the amount of shots the A280-CFE Blaster Rifle can fire continuously from 22 to 28 and decreases its cooldown time from 1.83s to 1.46s.
• The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle is best used in a similar manner to the Red-Eye Assault Rifle, acting as a sort of Assault Rifle/DMR hybrid, with a slow fire rate, average body damage, and a higher zoom scope.
• The rangefinder on the scope of the A280-CFE Blaster Rifle can be very useful when playing in modes with teammates, as you can call out enemy positions to teammates and the exact distance without marking them. This is especially important when actively engaging with an enemy, as often you won't have a chance to live ping them for your team.

Counters

• The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle, while hitscan, can struggle in accuracy at very far ranges, so using a more suitable weapon at farther ranges such as the IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle, can be beneficial when engaged with an opponent wielding the A280-CFE Blaster Rifle.
• The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle also struggles in close-quarters engagements due to it's slow fire rate, so using a more suitable weapon such as the E-11 Blaster or CR-2 Blaster can be beneficial against an opponent with a A280-CFE Blaster Rifle.

Weapon ID

• Used
• Prototype

The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle is referred to as Jethro Calm Rock in the files.

• Common: WID_Assault_Jethro_CalmRock_Athena_C
• Uncommon: WID_Assault_Jethro_CalmRock_Athena_UC
• Rare: WID_Assault_Jethro_CalmRock_Athena_R
• Epic: WID_Assault_Jethro_CalmRock_Athena_VR
• Legendary: WID_Assault_Jethro_CalmRock_Athena_SR

The Prototype version is referred to as Akita Calm Rock in the files.

• Rare: WID_Assault_Akita_CalmRock_Athena_R

History

• Main

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

• Chapter 6

Galactic Battle

Update v35.00

• Introduced.

Chapter 6: Season 3

Update v36.00

• Vaulted.

Trivia

• The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle is a modified AR-15 platform rifle, capable of being converted from a heavy blaster pistol into a blaster rifle.
• The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle has an unused Prototype version in the files.
  • Its icon uses the Hammer Assault Rifle as a reference.
  • Its in-game description is Perhaps a scope will help Stormtroopers hit their target.
• The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle's scope is considered a Weapon Mod, likely to allow Canting.
  • The scope's internal name is Jethro ACOG Optic and is based off the P2X Optic, even reusing its icon.

Gallery

• Promotional Images

Promotional Images

Promo Image from Update v35.00

External Links

• A280-CFE convertible heavy blaster pistol on the Wookieepedia.
• A280-CFE on the Star Wars Battlefront Wiki.