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