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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. |
| “ | Repeater Rifle that fires explosive rounds.
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- — In-Game Description
The Explosive Repeater Rifle is a Sniper Rifle in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 4: Season 3.
Functionality[]
The Explosive Repeater Rifle fires a quick projectile shot which explodes on impact, dealing damage in a small radius.
The Explosive Repeater Rifle is a projectile weapon.
Stats[]
Current Stats since v25.11[]
The Explosive Repeater Rifle uses
Heavy Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x (the explosion damage is not affected by the multiplier).
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Explosive Repeater Rifle (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 30.4 |
| DAMAGE | 32 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 40 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.95 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.5s |
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Explosive Repeater Rifle (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 32.3 |
| DAMAGE | 34 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 42 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.95 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.25s |
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Explosive Repeater Rifle (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 34.2 |
| DAMAGE | 36 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 44 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.95 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5s |
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Explosive Repeater Rifle (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 36.1 |
| DAMAGE | 38 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 46 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.95 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.75s |
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Explosive Repeater Rifle (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 38 |
| DAMAGE | 40 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 48 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.95 |
| RELOAD TIME | 4.5s |
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Explosive Repeater Rifle (Mythic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 42.75 |
| DAMAGE | 45 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 50 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 5 |
| FIRE RATE | 0.95 |
| RELOAD TIME | 3.75s |
Weapom Changes[]
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
Update v25.11[]
- Added.
Content Update v25.11 - 3[]
- Decreased structure damage.
Strategy Guide[]
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This section outlines a strategy. |
| Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic. |
- The Explosive Repeater Rifle can be very effective to force opponents to move out from behind cover due to its explosive splash damage.
- An effective strategy when using the Explosive Repeater Rifle is to carry multiple, hipfire one, swap to the other, and repeat, allowing you to fire faster than the weapon can normally.
- The Explosive Repeater Rifle is also very effective against vehicles, as opponents will have to abandon their vehicle or risk taking large amounts of damage.
Counters[]
- The Explosive Repeater Rifle can be somewhat inconsistent at close-range, so keeping the gap between you and an opponent wielding it small and using a fast firing weapon such as an SMG or AR can be beneficial.
Weapon ID[]
The Explosive Repeater Rifle is referred to as Explosive Repeater in the files.
- Common: WID_Sniper_ExplosiveRepeater_Athena_C
- Uncommon: WID_Sniper_ExplosiveRepeater_Athena_UC
- Rare: WID_Sniper_ExplosiveRepeater_Athena_R
- Epic: WID_Sniper_ExplosiveRepeater_Athena_VR
- Legendary: WID_Sniper_ExplosiveRepeater_Athena_SR
- Mythic: WID_Sniper_ExplosiveRepeater_Athena_UR
Mode Specific History[]
Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]
News Tab[]
Trivia[]
- The explosive Repeater Rifle is an explosive variant of the Lever Action Rifle.
- With the weapon being a variant of the Lever Action Rifle this means this weapon is based on the Henry Rifle.
- The right side of the rifle has a bullet and an explosion next to it indicating it’s explosive property.







