Assault Weapons

Assault Weapons
The Assault Rifle, one of the various Assault Weapons.

Assault Weapons are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for medium range to long range combat with most weapons using Medium Bullets and some using Light Bullets.

Functionality

Assault Weapons fill the role of a medium range to long range weapon and are often used for medium ranged combat and quickly destroying structures. Assault Weapons often have first shot accuracy, meaning they can fire their first bullet without any bloom. All Assault Weapons are hitscan weapons, meaning the shots the player takes will instantly connect with targets. The medium to high capacity of Assault Rifle magazines means continuous fire can be laid down on targets or structures, allowing for the player to easily break structures or kill an opponent at closer ranges.

Assault Weapons do not fare well at close ranges due to their low hipfire accuracy and sometimes slow fire-rates. Due to this, other weapons such as Shotguns or Submachine guns fill the role better. Exceptions to these are the Light Machine Gun and the Drum Gun, as the latter is unclear on what its weapon classification is, and so acts as an SMG and Assault Rifle at the same time.

List of Weaponry

This list only includes weapons accessible by the player through legitimate methods.

Name	Image	Rarities	Ammo Type	Description
Standard Playlists
Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Fully Automatic Assault Weapon.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Skye's Assault Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Assault Rifle used by Skye AI.
Burst Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	2 round, Full auto burst Assault Rifle.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Striker Burst Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	2 round, Full auto burst Assault Rifle with red dot sight.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Ocean's Burst Assault Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Burst Assault Rifle used by Ocean AI.
Slone's Burst Assault Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Burst Assault Rifle used by Doctor Slone AI.
Slone's Striker Burst Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Striker Burst Rifle used by Doctor Slone AI.
Scoped Assault Rifle		Uncommon	Medium Bullets	Slow firing, Low Zoom Scoped Assault Rifle.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Minigun		Epic	Light Bullets	Fast Firing weapon with a cooldown system.
		Legendary
Brutus' Minigun		Mythic	Light Bullets	Minigun used by the Brutus AI.
Light Machine Gun		Common	Medium Bullets	60 Round, fast firing Light Machine Gun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle		Rare	Medium Bullets	Semi Automatic, Thermal Zoom Optic Assault Rifle.
		Epic
		Legendary
Huntmaster Saber's Thermal Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle used by the Huntmaster Saber AI.
Drum Gun		Uncommon	Medium Bullets	Fast firing SMG hybrid.
		Rare
Midas' Drum Gun		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Drum Gun used by the Midas AI.
Jules' Drum Gun		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Drum Gun used by the Jules AI.
Shadow Midas' Drum Gun		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Drum Gun used by the Shadow Midas AI.
Suppressed Assault Rifle		Rare	Medium Bullets	Suppressed version of the Assault Rifle.
		Epic
		Legendary
Heavy Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Slower firing, but heavier hitting Assault Rifle.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Meowscles' Peow Peow Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Heavy Assault Rifle used by Meowscles AI.
Infantry Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Long Ranged, Semi Automatic Rifle.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Tactical Assault Rifle		Rare	Light Bullets	Low Damage, High Fire Rate Assault Rifle.
		Epic
		Legendary
First Order Blaster Rifle		Mythic	Energy Ammo	Infinite Ammo Laser Rifle.
E-11 Blaster Rifle		Mythic	Energy Ammo	Infinite Ammo Laser Rifle. Initially used by The Mandalorian AI.
Stark Industries Energy Rifle		Rare	Medium Bullets	Full Auto when hipfired, Semi Auto when aimed.
		Epic
		Legendary
Makeshift Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Weaker version of the Primal Rifle.
		Uncommon
		Rare
Primal Rifle		Uncommon	Medium Bullets	High Damage, Inaccurate Assault Rifle.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Pulse Rifle		Rare	Medium Bullets	Fast firing when hipfired, slow firing when aimed.
		Epic
		Legendary
Slone's Pulse Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Pulse Rifle used by Doctor Slone AI.
Burst Pulse Rifle		Exotic	Medium Bullets	Exotic Version of the Pulse Rifle. Shoots in bursts when aimed.
Sideways Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Rifle which gains damage the closer it gets to overheating.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
Sideways Minigun		Common	Light Bullets	Minigun which fires faster the closer it gets to overheating.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
Combat Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Automatic Assault Weapon with high recoil.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Ranger Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Slow firing, heaving hitting assault rifle.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
MK-Seven Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Fast firing Assault Rifle with Red Dot Sight.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
The Foundation's MK-Seven Assault Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Mythic version of the MK-Seven Assault Rifle dropped by The Foundation.
Hammer Assault Rifle		Common	Medium Bullets	Assault Rifle with unique recoil pattern.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
Other Modes
Chitauri Laser Rifle		Mythic	Energy Ammo	Medium Ranged Laser Rifle. Exclusive to the Endgame LTM.
Minigun		Rare	Light Bullets	Fast Firing weapon with a cooldown system. Exclusive to Spy Games' LTMS.
Striker Burst Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	2 round, Full auto burst Assault Rifle with red dot sight. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.
Extras
Spire Guardian's Primal Assault Rifle		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Primal Rifle used by Orelia AI. In Fortnite: Creative.

Strategy Guide

The risk was calculated... but man am I bad at math.

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

• At less than 50 meters, assault Weapons deliver maximum damage; however, as shot range increases, damage output decreases. At the maximum range of 100 meters, the assault rifle will only deliver 65% of its typical damage.
• Players might consider aiming for the head with the first shot, as its accuracy is the best. Subsequent shots tend to be less accurate, so aiming for the body thereafter is suggested.

Trivia

• The Drum Gun is unique among this class as it seems to be two classes at once. Although it is classed as an Assault Rifle by its in game classification icon, it will still count for SMG based challenges, and also is in the same place as the other SMGS in the creative menu, with the AR icon still present. This is because the gun was originally an SMG, but later updated to be an Assault Rifle, and so acts as a hybrid between the two.
• The Infantry Rifle was originally a projectile based weapon, like a Sniper Rifle, before being updated to hitscan to match the other Assault Weapons.