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This article is about the Auto Shotgun of Chapter 3. For the Auto Shotgun of Chapter 4, see Maven Auto Shotgun. For the Auto Shotgun of Chapter 5, see Frenzy Auto Shotgun. |
| “ | Shotgun: Fully Automatic, deals moderate damage at a high fire rate.
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- — In-Game Description
The Auto Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 3: Season 1.
Functionality[]
The Auto Shotgun is a fast firing, medium damage shotgun. It is deadly at close range with a tight spread and is very weak at medium to long ranges. It reloads very slowly to compensate for its fast fire.
Stats[]
Auto Shotgun uses 
Shells has a Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x and a Max Damage Cap of 125/130/135/140/145/145.
The Auto Shotgun reloads 2 shells at a time, and its reload time statistic is how long it takes for a zero ammo reload to a full magazine.
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Auto Shotgun (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 126 |
| DAMAGE | 84 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 8 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.5 |
| RELOAD TIME | 6.27 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 60 |
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Auto Shotgun (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 133.2 |
| DAMAGE | 88.8 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 8 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.5 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.99 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 63 |
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Auto Shotgun (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 140.4 |
| DAMAGE | 93.6 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 8 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.5 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.7 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 66 |
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Auto Shotgun (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 147.6 |
| DAMAGE | 98.4 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 8 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.5 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.41 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 70 |
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Auto Shotgun (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 154.8 |
| DAMAGE | 103.2 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 8 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.5 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.13 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 74 |
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Auto Shotgun (Mythic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 162 |
| DAMAGE | 108 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 8 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.5 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.8 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 76 |
The Auto 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 8.75 meters (1.75 tiles).
- Damage decreases down to 90% of its maximum at 10 meters (2 tiles).
- Damage steadily decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 15 meters (3 tiles).
- It deals damage until 30 meters (6 tiles).
Obtained[]
From when the item was last obtained in Chapter 3: Season 3:
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Creative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mythic | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
The player spawned with an Uncommon Auto Shotgun in Team Rumble.
Strategy Guide[]
This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.- The Auto Shotgun is a great weapon for beginners, as it has a high fire rate in comparison to most shotguns, has a wide pellet spread, and deals high damage at very close ranges.
- The Auto Shotgun has high damage fall-off, meaning it will often be out-ranged by other shotguns. Its best to get as close to an opponent as possible while using the Auto Shotgun.
- That being said, the Auto Shotgun is also excelent for frequently peeking out from behind cover, as its high fire rate means you can deal chip damage quickly where other shotguns would struggle to do so.
- The Auto Shotgun is an excellent weapon in Zero Build playlists due to its fast damage output, but struggles in building playlists due to a longer pull-out time, very wide spread, and lack of range. In building playlists, it's more advisable to use a shotgun more similar to a Pump Shotgun or Thunder Shotgun.
Weapon ID[]
The Auto Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Core DPS in the files.
- Common: WID_Shotgun_CoreDPS_Athena_C
- Uncommon: WID_Shotgun_CoreDPS_Athena_UC
- Rare: WID_Shotgun_CoreDPS_Athena_R
- Epic: WID_Shotgun_CoreDPS_Athena_VR
- Legendary: WID_Shotgun_CoreDPS_Athena_SR
- Mythic: WID_Shotgun_CoreDPS_Athena_UR
History[]
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00: Introduced the Auto Shotgun in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary.
- December 10, 2021: Decreased the pullout time for the Auto Shotgun by 0.2 seconds.
- Content Update v19.01 - 2:
- January 13, 2022: Decreased reload time from 8.8s/8.4s/8s/7.6s/7.2s to 6.29s/5.99s/5.7s/5.41s/5.13s
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.30: Increased damage from 75/80/84/88/92 to 84/88/93/98/103, increased headshot multiplier from 1.5x to 1.75x added a max damage cap of 125/130/135/140/145 and increased the minimum pellet-hit count from 3 to 4.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.00: Added a Mythic Version to Fortnite: Creative.
- Update v21.30: Fixed the Mythic Auto Shotgun's Stats
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
- Update v22.00: Vaulted the Auto Shotgun in all rarities for standard playlists.
- The Auto Shotgun is present in Team Rumble, as the player spawns with an Uncommon one, which can be upgraded to Legendary.
- Common rarity version is fully vaulted.
- The Auto Shotgun is present in Team Rumble, as the player spawns with an Uncommon one, which can be upgraded to Legendary.
- Update v22.10: Vaulted the Auto Shotgun in Team Rumble.
Trivia[]
- The Auto Shotgun's model and icon is based off of the real world Turkish UTS-15.
See Also[]
- Tactical Shotgun - A weapon with a similar function.
