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| “ | Shotgun: Chargeable. High accuracy shotgun that lets the user
charge and hold a powerful blast that can be released at will |
” |
- — In-Game Description
The Charge Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 3.
The Mythic version of this weapon is Kit's Charge Shotgun.
Functionality[]
The Charge Shotgun is a close ranged weapon which should be charged up in order to deal the most damage to an enemy player. Charging the weapon takes around 1 second and allows it to deal higher damage to enemy players. Like all shotguns it is useful at close range but very weak at medium to longer ranges.
However, the range of the Charge Shotgun is better than most other shotguns, like the Pump Shotgun, making it a little more viable from a few tiles away.
Charge Shotgun in action
Stats[]
The Charge Shotguns uses 
Shells and has a headshot multiplier of 1.75x. At both charged and uncharged shot it has a max damage cap of 185/190/195/200/205.
The Charge Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time, and its reload time statistic is how long it takes for a zero ammo reload to a full magazine.
|
Charge Shotgun (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 68.85 |
| DAMAGE | 81 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.73 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 49 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 73.1 |
| DAMAGE | 86 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.52 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 52 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 76.5 |
| DAMAGE | 90 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.3 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 55 |
|
Charge Shotgun (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 80.75 |
| DAMAGE | 95 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.09 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 57 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 84.15 |
| DAMAGE | 99 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.87 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 60 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 103.275 |
| DAMAGE | 121.5 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.73 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 74 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 109.65 |
| DAMAGE | 129 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.52 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 78 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 114.75 |
| DAMAGE | 135 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.3 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 82 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 121.125 |
| DAMAGE | 142.5 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.09 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 86 |
|
|
Charge Shotgun (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 126.225 |
| DAMAGE | 148.5 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.87 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 90 |
The Charge Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.
Damage falloff:
- Damage falloff begins at 8.5 meters (1.6 tiles).
- Damage decreases down to 90% of its maximum at 10 meters (2 tile).
- Damage steadily decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 15 meters (3 tiles).
- Damage decreases down to 50% of its maximum at 20 meters (4 tiles).
- It deals damage until 30 meters (6 tiles).
Sounds[]
| Sound Type | Rarity | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Pullout | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
| Shooting (Charged) | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
| Shooting (Uncharged) | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
| Shooting (Half-Charged) | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
| Reload | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
| Pickup | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
| Drop | Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary |
Obtained[]
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Craftable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Uncommon | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Rare | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Obtained by:
- Crafting a Pump Shotgun with 1 Nuts 'n' Bolts
- Crafting a Lever Action Shotgun with 1 Nuts 'n' Bolts
- Crafting a Combat Shotgun with 1 Nuts 'n' Bolts
Strategy Guide[]
This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.- Charging up the Charge Shotgun to full is ideal in an engagement as it deals higher damage than not charging it.
- A good opener to a fight is to throw down a Shockwave Grenade, and while in the air, charge and fire.
- While charging the Charge Shotgun all the way will do maximum damage, in fast-paced battles it is safer to land two uncharged shots than a full charged shot.
- The Charge Shotgun has a longer effective range than most other shotguns, even uncharged.
- It is thus ideal to maintain some distance (2 to 3 tiles) when using this shotgun against other shotguns.
- The Charge Shotgun is a hard counter to weapons like the Harpoon Gun, as once hit you can begin charging your weapon to counter-attack.
- It's best to combine the Charge Shotgun with an SMG or similar weapon. Fire your Charge Shotgun, then switch to the SMG to finish the opponent off.
- Don't charge the Charge Shotgun at all times, since you walk slower while charging and cannot sprint.
- You can cancel the charge of the Charge Shotgun without firing by switching to a different weapon before letting go of the fire button.
- Make sure not to accidentally do this while using it in combination with other weapons.
- You can use the charging of the Charge Shotgun for a rattlesnake-like effect. By charging up the weapon, it could intimidate some players into not pushing into you.
- Don't count on this working against highly skilled opponents, though.
Weapon ID[]
The Charge Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Charge in the files.
- Common: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_C_Ore_T03
- Uncommon: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
- Rare: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_R_Ore_T03
- Epic: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
- Legendary: WID_Shotgun_Charge_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
- Update v13.00 : Added Charge Shotgun in Common to Legendary rarities.
- Update v13.20 : The Charge Shotgun's Epic and Legendary variants have an increased clip of 4.
Chapter 2: Season 4[]
- Update v14.00 : The Charge Shotgun can be side-graded to a Pump Shotgun.
- Update v14.40 : Vaulted the Charge Shotgun.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Update v15.00: Unvaulted the Charge Shotgun.
- Hotfix :
- The Charge Shotgun's damage across the board and magazine size has been increased by 1 for each rarity.
- Vaulted the Charge Shotgun in Common rarity only.
- Update v15.10: Added the Common to Legendary rarities to Creative.
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
- Update v16.00 : Vaulted the Charge Shotgun in all remaining rarities.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
- Update v18.00 :
- Unvaulted the Charge Shotgun.
- It can now be obtained from crafting a Pump Shotgun or a Lever Action Shotgun using Nuts' n' Bolts.
- Update v18.30 (October 29th) : The Charge Shotgun can now be crafted from a Combat Shotgun.
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00 : Vaulted the Charge Shotgun.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.30 :
- Reduced the Charge Shotgun's base damage from 84/88/93/98/102 to 81/86/90/95/99, while the charged damage has been reduced from 126/132/139/147/153 to 121/129/135/142/148.
- Increased the headshot multiplier to x1.75. To combat this, this weapon now has a max damage cap of 141/150/157/166/173. While the charged max damage has been capped to 175/180/185/190/195.
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
- Update v24.10 :
- Following Go For Broke Reality Augment's addition, the Charge Shotgun's Epic and Legendary rarities have been unvaulted.
- Only the Epic version is available through the augment. Legendary version can be obtained by upgrading the Epic one.
- Max damage cap increased from 75/180/185/190/195 to 185/190/195/200/205.
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
- Update v25.00 : Following Go For Broke Reality Augment's vault, the Charge Shotgun's Epic and Legendary rarities have been vaulted.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
- Update v32.11: Unvaulted the Charge Shotgun.
News Tab[]
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|---|---|---|
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Trivia[]
- The Charge Shotgun appears to be based on the Remington 870 Wingmaster Edition in both tiers.
- The Charge Shotgun is the only weapon released after Chapter 1 that has 2 different models for its high and low rarities.
Gallery[]
Promotional Image
