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This item is currently vaulted in Battle Royale. |
| This has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future. It is still available in Creative and UEFN. |
The Boom Bow is a Bow in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Season 8.
Boom Bow has a Mythic version called TNTina’s Ka-Boom Bow.
Functionality[]
The Boom Bow is a bow which needs to be charged up in order to fire. The longer the bow is charged, the further the player can launch the projectile, but the damage is the same regardless of charge. When the bow is charged, or in the process of, the player gets an indicator arc similar to a Grenade that shows where the projectile will land and the arc it will follow. The projectile launched is a very fast explosive arrow with a small range of splash damage.
The Boom Bow uses a Fast Moving Projectile. It has a targeting system which shows the player the drop of the projectile, and where it will land. There is no damage falloff on the Boom Bow's projectiles.
The Boom Bow cannot be reloaded whilst aiming.
Stats[]
The Boom Bow uses 
Shells and has a headshot multiplier of 2x.
Note: Its headshot multiplier only applied to its direct hit damage.
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Boom Bow (Legendary) |
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| DAMAGE | 15 (Direct Hit) 100 (Splash Damage) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 1 |
| FIRE RATE | 1 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.3s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 100 |
Unreleased[]
Note: The stats listed below only exist in the files and are not available in-game.
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Boom Bow (Epic) |
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| DAMAGE | 15 (Direct Hit) 95 (Splash Damage) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 1 |
| FIRE RATE | 1 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.3s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 95 |
Weapon Changes[]
Season 8[]
Content Update v8.20[]
- Added Legendary rarity.
Update v8.40[]
- Increased the size and intensity of the explosion effects to better represent the damage radius.
Season 9[]
Update v9.20[]
- Increased time to reach max charge from 1s to 1.25s.
Unknown Update[]
- Added stats for an Epic rarity.
Strategy Guide[]
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This section outlines a strategy. |
| Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic. |
- The Boom Bow can be used to hit enemies around structures due to its splash damage.
- Using the weapon's arc can be much easier than hitting a player at long range with a Sniper Rifle due to it being much easier to judge bullet drop.
- Since the Boom Bow uses
Shells rather than arrows, this means that you can have up to 151 shots available to fire with the Boom Bow. Because of this, you don't need to worry about how much reserve you have with the Boom Bow in most situations. - The Boom Bow deals decent damage to structures. Because of this, you can use the Boom Bow to destroy freshly-built structures.
- Despite its explosive properties, the Boom Bow will only damage you if you hit directly under yourself. Because of this, the Boom Bow can be used effectively at close ranges, although this is not ideal.
- The Boom Bow does an insane amount of damage to vehicles, doing over 300 damage per hit: combined with how quick you can load another arrow, you can easily take a vehicle out in 2 or three shots.
Counters[]
- Taking cover behind a high health structure can be beneficial when engaged with an opponent wielding a Boom Bow.
- The Boom Bow can easily be overwhelmed at close range, so staying close to an enemy and using a high fire rate weapon such as an SMG can be beneficial against an opponent wielding a Boom Bow.
Mode Specific History[]
Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
Update v11.31[]
- December 26th 2019: Unvaulted for Winterfest 2019.
- December 27th 2019: Vaulted.
Sounds[]
| Sound Type | Rarity | Sound |
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| Pullout | Legendary | |
| Shooting (Charged) | Legendary | |
| Shooting (Uncharged) | Legendary | |
| Reload | Legendary | |
| Pickup | Legendary | |
| Drop | Legendary |
News Tab[]
| Image | Description | Date |
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| Here comes the BOOM! 💥 Try out the newest weapon, the Boom Bow, and tag us in your clips! |
May 4th 2019 | |
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The Boom Bow makes its explosive return today! #FortniteWinterfest | Deccember 17th 2019 |
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The Boom Bow makes its return for today! #FortniteWinterfest | January 6th 2020 |
| Image | Description | Date |
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Fortnite OG Week 3 Weapons And Items It's time go go BOOM with the Boom Bow, Drum Gun, Flint-Knock Pistol, Minigun and more. Cause some mayhem before they rotate out on November 23! |
November 16th 2023 |
Trivia[]
- The Boom Bow is the only Bow that cannot reload whilst being Aimed.
- The Boom Bow does not have an in-game description.
- The Boom Bow was likely intended to be unvaulted during Chapter 4: Season OG, as it was featured in a promo image in the in-game news tab alongside other Week 3 Weapons.
