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This item can currently be obtained in Reload. |
| It is available in the loot pool and can be obtained through different means. |
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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. |
| “ | Shotgun: Chargeable. High accuracy shotgun that lets the user charge and hold a powerful blast that can be released at will
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- — In-Game Description
The Charge Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 3.
The Charge Shotgun has a Mythic version called 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.
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 in action
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 (1.7 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).
- Damage decreases down to 50% of its maximum at 20 meters (4 tiles).
- It deals damage until 30 meters (6 tiles).
Stats[]
Current Stats since v24.10[]
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.
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Charge Shotgun (Common) |
|---|---|
| DAMAGE | 81 (No Charge) 122 (Full Charge) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.73s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 49 (No Charge) 74 (Full Charge) |
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Charge Shotgun (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DAMAGE | 86 (No Charge) 129 (Full Charge) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.52s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 52 (No Charge) 78 (Full Charge) |
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Charge Shotgun (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DAMAGE | 90 (No Charge) 135 (Full Charge) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 4 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.3s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 55 (No Charge) 82 (Full Charge) |
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Charge Shotgun (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DAMAGE | 95 (No Charge) 143 (Full Charge) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.09s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 57 (No Charge) 86 (Full Charge) |
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Charge Shotgun (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DAMAGE | 99 (No Charge) 149 (Full Charge) |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.85 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.87s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 60 (No Charge) 90 (Full Charge) |
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 |
Weapon Changes[]
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
Update v13.00[]
- Added.
Update v13.20[]
- Increased the magazine size of the Epic and Legendary rarities from 3 to 4.
- Added a charge bar bove the reticle.
- Decreased reload time from 5.5s/5.3s/5s/4.8s/4.5s to 4.8s/4.6s/4.4s/4.2s/4s.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
Update v15.00[]
- Unknown Date Hotfix:
- Increased base damage from 80/85/89/93/98 to 84/88/93/98/102.
- Increased the magazine size of the Common, Uncommon and Rare rarities from 3 to 4.
- Increased the magazine size of the Epic and Legendary rarities from 4 to 5.
- Decreased reload time from 4.8s/4.6s/4.4s/4.2s/4s to 4.73s/4.52s/4.3s/4.09s/3.87s.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
Update v20.30[]
Chapter 6: Season 3[]
Update v36.10[]
- Removed equip sound.
Update v36.30[]
- Added back equip sound.
- Now plays the Havoc Pump Shotgun equip sound alongside it.
Strategy Guide[]
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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.
Counters[]
- The Charge Shotgun relies on being in close range and being fully charged to be at its most viable. Continuing to move and keep distance between you and an opponent with a Charge Shotgun can be very effective.
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
Mode Specific History[]
Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
Update v13.00[]
- Introduced.
Chapter 2: Season 4[]
Update v14.00[]
- Can be side-graded from and to a Pump Shotgun.
Update v14.40[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
Update v15.00[]
- Unvaulted.
- Unknown Date Hotfix: Vaulted Common rarity.
Update v15.00[]
- Unvaulted Common rarity.
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
Update v16.00[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
Update v18.00[]
- Unvaulted.
- Can now be obtained from crafting a Pump Shotgun or a Lever Action Shotgun using Nuts' n' Bolts.
Update v18.30[]
- October 29th 2021: Can now crafted from a Combat Shotgun.
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
Update v24.10[]
- Unvaulted Epic and Legendary rarities with the addition of the Go For Broke Reality Augment.
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
Update v25.00[]
- Vaulted, as the Go For Broke Reality Augment was also vaulted.
Reload History[]
Chapter 5: Season 3[]
Update v30.40[]
Chapter 5: Season 4[]
Update v31.20[]
- September 18th 2024: Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 1[]
Update v33.10[]
Update v33.30[]
- February 11th 2025: Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 2[]
Update v34.20[]
Update v34.30[]
- April 15th 2025: Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 2[]
Update v36.10[]
Chapter 6: Season 3[]
Update v36.30[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 4[]
Update v37.00[]
- Unvaulted.
- August 13th 2025: Vaulted.
Update v37.10[]
- September 5th 2025: Unvaulted for the Weekend of Champions.
- September 8th 2025: Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Mini Season 2[]
Update v38.10[]
- November 12th 2025: Unvaulted on Slurp Rush only.
News Tab[]
| Image | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Charge Shotgun Charge up! Hold down fire before releasing to increase damage. |
June 28th 2020 |
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Reload Loot Pool Update The Rapid Fire SMG, the Burst Assault Rifle and the Lever Action Rifle were added to the loot pool. |
August 6th 2024 |
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Juicy Loot Shock the competition, heal the Squad with Juice's Chug Cannon, soar to new heights with the Jet Pack, and more! |
November 24th 2024 |
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Reload Loot Update Drop into Reload and battle it out with a refreshed loot pool! |
March 25th 2025 |
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.
