| “ | Crossbow. Shoots an arrow.
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- — In-Game Description
The Crossbow is Crossbow in Fortnite Battle Royale. It was added in Season 2. The seasonal variant of this weapon is the Cupid's Crossbow, which has the same functions but with a Valentine's theme.
Functionality[]
The Crossbow is a projectile based weapon and fires a fast moving bolt, which is affected by gravity. The weapon slow to fire, makes very little noise when shot, and has a projectile that whilst fast, is slower than the bullet from other Sniper Rifles. The weapon is fitted with a scope, and has no falloff damage. Like other Sniper Rifles, it is ineffective at close range, due to its poor hipfire spread, and slow firing speed.
Stats[]
The Crossbow uses 
Crossbow Bolts but has an infinite reserve and still needs to be reloaded. It has a headshot multiplier of 2.0x.
|
Crossbow (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 58.5 |
| DAMAGE | 65 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.9 |
| RELOAD TIME | 2.6 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 1 |
|
|
Crossbow (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 61.2 |
| DAMAGE | 68 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.9 |
| RELOAD TIME | 2.5 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 1 |
The Crossbow is a projectile based weapon. It has a scope, so first shot accuracy is irrelevant. There is no damage falloff on the Crossbow's projectiles.
Obtained[]
From when the weapon was last obtained in Chapter 2: Season 5:
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Crafting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Epic | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
Strategy Guide[]
- It's best not to use the Crossbow to take down structures; it only deals one damage to them.
- The Crossbow plays very similarly to a marksman rifle and should be used as such.
- The notches near the bottom of the Crossbow's scope can be used to account for its bullet drop. If your first shot is too low to hit your opponent, aim with the next notch down to land your follow-up shot.
- The Crossbow's slow fire rate makes it unsuited for dealing with weapons that fire fast, such as the Assault Rifle. Try to put some distance between you and your opponent before using the Crossbow.
- The Crossbow is one of the most silent weapons in the game, even more so than most bows. As such, it's likely that if you miss your first shot your opponent may not even notice.
- Be careful when using the Cupid's Crossbow variant, however; if the shot lands near the opponent they may hear the kissing sound effect and know they're being shot at.
- The Crossbow can be used at extremely close ranges in a pinch, although its fire rate makes it very unsuited for this.
- The Crossbow heavily benefits from landing headshots. Always aim for the head when using the Crossbow.
- Despite its scope being very similar to those of sniper rifles, the Crossbow doesn't feature sniper glint. Because of this, you can stay aimed at your opponent for long durations of time without giving away your position.
Weapon ID[]
Crossbow: The Crossbow is referred to as Sniper Crossbow in the files.
- Rare: WID_Sniper_Crossbow_Athena_R_Ore_T03
- Epic: WID_Sniper_Crossbow_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
Cupid's Crossbow: Cupid's Crossbow is referred to as Sniper Valentine in the files.
- Epic: WID_Sniper_Valentine_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
History[]
Season 2[]
- Update v2.42: Introduced into the game, with a Valentine's themed texture, and named Cupid's Crossbow
Season 3[]
- Update v3.00: Icon and texture changed to the default one, and the name changed to 'Crossbow'
Season 4[]
- Update v4.00: Vaulted the Crossbow.
Season 7[]
- Update v7.40: Unvaulted the Cupid's Crossbow for the Valentine's Day 2019 Event, in Epic rarity only.
- Also added the Epic variant to Creative.
- Content Update v7.40: Cupid's Crossbow has been Vaulted again.
Season 9[]
- Content Update 2 v9.30 (July 5th 2019): Unvaulted the Crossbow in Rare rarity only.
- July 6th 2019: Vaulted the Crossbow.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Content Update v15.30: Cupid's Crossbow has been unvaulted for the Valentine's Day 2021 Event, in Epic rarity only.
- Stats updated for Rare rarity: -10 Damage, +0.3 Fire Rate (still vaulted).
- Stats updated for Epic rarity: -11 Damage, +0.3 Fire Rate.
- Update v15.40: Cupid's Crossbow has been vaulted again.
Chapter 5: Season 1[]
- Update v28.10: Added the Crossbow into Creative Mode.
Trivia[]
- The Crossbow is the only weapon introduced with a Holiday themed outfit. Other weapons such as the Pumpkin Launcher were modified based on existing weaponry.
- Many players often confuse the Crossbow with the similarly named Fiend Hunter Crossbow, although they are two different weapons. The key difference between them is that the Crossbow has a scope, whereas the Fiend Hunter Crossbow does not.
- A mistake for the 50v50 loot pool meant that the Crossbow was accidentally unvaulted for a brief period of time, in which it was shortly re-vaulted.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
- Fiend Hunter Crossbow - A similar weapon.
