Ballistic Shield

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Ballistic Shield

Information

Rarity

Epic

Weapon Class	Ammo Type
Uncategorized Item	Light Bullets

Stats

Health

150

DPS

125.4

Damage

19 (

)
50 (

)

Structure Damage

25 (

)
175 (

)

Critical Hit Damage

29.5

Fire Rate

6.6

Magazine Size

15

Reload Time

1.8s

Added/Removed

Added In	Release Date
Update v28.00	December 3rd 2023

“

Shield and pistol combo that performs a powerful charge whenever you sprint.

”

— In-Game Description

Ranger Pistol is an Uncategorized Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Chapter 5: Season 1.

Functionality[]

Ballistic Shield allows the player to block incoming shots and perform a Shield Bash while sprinting, which deals damage and inficts knockback on an opponent. The Ballistic Shield has infinite health, but if it takes 150 or more damage, it will be temporarily knocked from in front of the holder and stun them for 2 seconds.

The Pistol included with the Ballistic Shield is a Projectile weapon without First Shot Accuracy.

Stats[]

Shield - v28.10

	Ballistic Shield (Epic)
Damage	50
Structure Damage	175
Health Bar	150
Stack Size	1

Shield - v28.00

	Ballistic Shield (Epic)
Damage	50
Structure Damage	175
Health Bar	200
Stack Size	1

Pistol - v28.00 - 2 Hotfix

Ballistic Shield's Pistol uses Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

	Ballistic Shield (Epic)
DPS	125.4
DAMAGE	19
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	25
MAGAZINE SIZE	15
FIRE RATE	6.6
RELOAD TIME	1.8s

Pistol - v28.00

Ballistic Shield's Pistol uses Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

	Ballistic Shield (Epic)
DPS	118.8
DAMAGE	18
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	25
MAGAZINE SIZE	15
FIRE RATE	6.6
RELOAD TIME	1.8s

Weapon Changes[]

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Season 1[]

Update v28.00[]

Added
December 15th 2023:
- Increased Pistol's damage from 18 to 19.

Update v28.10[]

Decreased Ballistic Shield's health from 200 to 150.

Sounds[]

Ballistic Shield Sounds
Shield Sounds
Sounds		ID
Pickup		`Paprika_BallisticShield_PickUp_01Paprika_BallisticShield_PickUp_02Paprika_BallisticShield_PickUp_03Paprika_BallisticShield_PickUp_04Paprika_BallisticShield_PickUp_05Paprika_BallisticShield_PickUp_XX`
Equip		`Paprika_BallisticShield_Equip_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Equip_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Equip_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Equip_04Paprika_BallisticShield_Equip_XX`
Aiming	In	`Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_01Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_02Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_03Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_04Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_05Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_06Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_07Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_08Weapon_Shotgun_ADS_In_XX`
Aiming	Out	`Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_01Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_02Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_03Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_04Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_05Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_06Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_07Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_08Weapon_HEAVYSHOT_ADS_OUT_XX`
Charge	Empty	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Empty_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Empty_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Empty_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Empty_XX`
	Whoosh	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Whoosh_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Whoosh_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Whoosh_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Whoosh_04Paprika_BallisticShield_Charge_Whoosh_XX`
	Stop	`Paprika_BallisticShield_ChargeStop_01Paprika_BallisticShield_ChargeStop_02Paprika_BallisticShield_ChargeStop_03Paprika_BallisticShield_ChargeStop_04Paprika_BallisticShield_ChargeStop_XX`
	Wind	`Paprika_BallisticShield_ChargeWind_Quad`
	One Shot	`Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_01Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_02Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_03Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_04Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_05Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_06Paprika_BallisticShield_MaxChargeOneShot_XX`
Impact	Impact	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_04Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_05Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_06Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_07Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_08Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_09Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_10Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_11Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_12Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_XX`
	Melee Impact	`Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_01Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_02Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_03Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_04Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_XX`
	Melee Impact Sweetner	`Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_Sweetner`
Stagger	In	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_04Paprika_BallisticShield_Impact_XX`
Stagger	One Shot	`Paprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_SweetnerPaprika_BallisticShield_MeleeImpact_Sweetner`
Bash		`Paprika_BallisticShield_Bash_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Bash_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Bash_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Bash_04Paprika_BallisticShield_Bash_XX`
Foley		`Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_01Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_02Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_03Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_04Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_05Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_06Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_07Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_08Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_09Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_10Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_11Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_12Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_13Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_14Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_15Paprika_BallisticShield_Foley_XX`
Break Glass		`Paprika_BallisticShield_SheildBreakGlass_01Paprika_BallisticShield_SheildBreakGlass_02Paprika_BallisticShield_SheildBreakGlass_03Paprika_BallisticShield_SheildBreakGlass_04Paprika_BallisticShield_SheildBreakGlass_XX`
Drop Land	Drop Land	`Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_01Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_02Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_03Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_04Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_05Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_06Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_XX`
Drop Land	Sweetner	`Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_Sweetner_02Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_Sweetner_03Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_Sweetner_04Paprika_BallisticShield_DropLand_Sweetner_XX`
Footsteps		`Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_01Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_03Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_16Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_17Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_01` `Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_03` `Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_16` `Paprika_BallisticShield_HeavyFootsteps_17`
Pistol Sounds
Sounds		ID
Draw Pistol		`Paprika_BallisticShield_DrawPistol_01Paprika_BallisticShield_DrawPistol_02Paprika_BallisticShield_DrawPistol_XX`
Shooting (1P)	Close	`Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_01Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_02Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_03Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_04Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_05Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_06Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_07Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_08Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_09Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_10Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_1P_Close_XX`
Shooting (3P)	Close	`Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_01Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_02Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_03Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_04Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_05Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_06Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_07Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_08Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_09Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_10Paprika_SG_CoreDPS_Fire_3P_Close_XX`
Reload	Start	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Pistol_Reload_Start_01`
	Insert	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Pistol_Reload_Insert_01`
	End	`Paprika_BallisticShield_Pistol_Reload_End_01`
Out of Ammo		`Pistol_OutofAmmo_01Pistol_OutofAmmo_02Pistol_OutofAmmo_03Pistol_OutofAmmo_04Pistol_OutofAmmo_XX`

Strategy[]

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Usage[]

The Ballistic Shield's block can be an effective counter to a sniper rifle, as most sniper rifles cannot stun the shield in a single shot.
If taking fire while using the Ballistic Shield, try to take cover behind something else to prevent the shield's block from breaking.
The Ballistic Shield's ramming attack can be used to knock opponents into the storm or breach into opponent's structures. Keep in mind that landing this attack will stun you for a brief period of time.
Ballistic Shield can only take damage, and therefore stagger its user, while they are either Aiming Down Sights or Sprinting.
- When not Aiming Down Sights, you can crouch and face perpendicular to the enemies so the shield is facing them, blocking most of your body.
- This trick also applies when reloading the Ballistic Shield's pistol, just with the shield itself still being at the front.
Ballistic Shield might make Business Turrets more menacing if you managed to throw one before engaging. Since the enemy cannot eliminate you shortly, they will have to disengage or take a lot of turret damage.

Countering[]

The Ballistic Shield can be easily countered by using a Grapple Blade. Grappling onto an opponent using a Grapple Blade and using its melee attack will instantly break the shield's block.
The Ballistic Shield doesn't protect its user from explosions, so using Cluster Clingers or Shield Breaker EMPs can be an effective strategy for weakening a Ballistic Shield user.
The Ballistic Shield can counter another Ballistic Shield by ramming into someone shielding. This will not only knock your opponent away but also stun them, allowing you to switch to another weapon and shoot at them while they soar through the skies.
Since the Ballistic Shield counts as a structure, weapons with higher structure damage like the Modular Hyper SMG and Spire Rifle are an effective counter.

Elimination Feed[]

Player Elimination[]

Player 1 eliminated Player 2 behind the cover of their Ballistic Shield

DBNO[]

Player 1 knocked out Player 2 with the Ballistic Shield

Weapon ID[]

Ballistic Shield is referred to as Paprika Ballistic Shield in the files.

Epic: WID_Paprika_BallisticShield

History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 5: Season 1[]

Update v28.00[]

Introduced.

Chapter 5: Season 2[]

Update v29.00[]

Vaulted.

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.10[]

July 6th 2025: Unvaulted for 14 Days of Summer 2025.
July 7th 2025: Vaulted.

Creative History[]

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Season 1[]

Update v28.20[]

Introduced.

News Tab[]

In-Game

Image	Description	Date
	Ballistic Shield And Grapple Blade Hold your ground with the Ballistic Shield, which includes a pistol, and protect yourself from incoming fire! Looking for a greater traversal? Pull off a masterful maneuver with the Grapple Blade by targeting a hard surface or another player.	December 3rd 2023

Trivia[]

The pistol used with the Ballistic Shield is a Modular Ranger Pistol with a custom texture, with it having the same Fire Rate and Mag Size.
- As such, it resembles the Heckler and Koch MK 23.^[1]
The Ballistic Shield's shield bash functions very similarly to the Bull Rush from Save the World.
The Ballistic Shield has a custom reticle, which notably lacks a dot in the center.
When the pistol's magazine is completely empty, the player can reload it while sprinting with the Ballistic Shield.

References[]

↑ Heckler and Koch MK 23 on Wikipedia.

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[1] Heckler and Koch MK 23 on Wikipedia.

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