This item has been made unavailabe in standard playlists to balance the loot pool. It may return in the future.
The Charge Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 3. The Mythic version is Kit's Charge Shotgun.
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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.
Stats
Charge Shotguns range from dealing 84 Damage per shot to 102 Damage per shot (71.4 - 86.7 damage per second) when uncharged. When charged, they range from dealing 126 - 155 damage per shot (107.1 - 131.75 damage per second). All Charge Shotguns use 
Shells. The Charge Shotgun has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.
| Charge Shotgun | Charge Shotgun | Charge Shotgun |
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| Common | Uncommon | Rare |
| DPS: 71.4 | DPS: 74.8 | DPS: 79.05 |
| Damage: 84 | Damage: 88 | Damage: 93 |
| Fire Rate: 0.85 | Fire Rate: 0.85 | Fire Rate: 0.85 |
| Magazine Size: 4 | Magazine Size: 4 | Magazine Size: 4 |
| Reload Time: 4.7s | Reload Time: 4.5s | Reload Time: 4.3s |
| Structure Damage: 49 | Structure Damage: 52 | Structure Damage: 55 |
| Charge Shotgun | Charge Shotgun |
|---|---|
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| Epic | Legendary |
| DPS: 83.3 | DPS: 86.7 |
| Damage: 98 | Damage: 102 |
| Fire Rate: 0.85 | Fire Rate: 0.85 |
| Magazine Size: 5 | Magazine Size: 5 |
| Reload Time: 4.1s | Reload Time: 3.9s |
| Structure Damage: 57 | Structure Damage: 60 |
| Charge Shotgun | Charge Shotgun | Charge Shotgun |
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| Common | Uncommon | Rare |
| DPS: 107.1 | DPS: 112.2 | DPS: 118.15 |
| Damage: 126 | Damage: 132 | Damage: 139 |
| Fire Rate: 0.85 | Fire Rate: 0.85 | Fire Rate: 0.85 |
| Magazine Size: 4 | Magazine Size: 4 | Magazine Size: 4 |
| Reload Time: 4.7s | Reload Time: 4.5s | Reload Time: 4.3s |
| Structure Damage: 74 | Structure Damage: 78 | Structure Damage: 82 |
| Charge Shotgun | Charge Shotgun |
|---|---|
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| Epic | Legendary |
| DPS: 124.95 | DPS: 130.05 |
| Damage: 147 | Damage: 153 |
| Fire Rate: 0.85 | Fire Rate: 0.85 |
| Magazine Size: 5 | Magazine Size: 5 |
| Reload Time: 4.1s | Reload Time: 3.9s |
| Structure Damage: 86 | 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.
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
From when the weapon was last available in Chapter 2: Season 5
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
| Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
| Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
Strategy Guide
- Charging up the Charge Shotgun to full is ideal in an engagement as it deals higher damage than not charging it.
- Another strategy is throwing 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-pace battles, it is safer to land two uncharged shots than a full charged shot.
History
Chapter 2: Season 3
- Update v13.00
- Added Charge Shotgun
- 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
- Charge Shotgun Vaulted.
Chapter 2: Season 5
- Update v15.00
- All rarities of the Charge Shotgun have been unvaulted.
- Update v15.00 Hotfix
- Increased damage across the board and magazine size by 1 for each rarity.
Chapter 2: Season 6
- Update v16.00
- All rarities of the Charge Shotgun have been Vaulted.
Trivia
- The Charge Shotgun appears to be based on the Remington 870 Wingmaster Edition in both tiers.
