Shotguns

Shotguns
The Pump Shotgun, one of the various Shotguns.

Shotguns are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for short range combat. All Shotguns use Shells.

Functionality

Shotguns fill the role of a short range weapon and are often used for up close engagements, due to their high damage per shot. Shotguns uniquely fire a spread of pellets rather than a single shot. Swapping between two shotguns after firing results in a small cooldown to prevent the player dealing too much damage per second. Shotguns are very weak at longer ranges and oftentimes cannot even hit a player at medium range.

List of Weaponry

Name	Image	Rarities	Ammo Type	Description
Standard Playlists
Pump Shotgun		Common	Shells	High damage, Pump Action Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Tactical Shotgun		Common	Shells	Automatic Shotgun with a fast fire rate.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Heavy Shotgun (Old)		Epic	Shells	High Damage Semi Auto Shotgun.
		Legendary
Heavy Shotgun (New)		Common	Shells	Fires a single high damage slug instead of a buckshot spread.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Heisted Breacher Shotgun		Exotic	Shells	Exotic version of the Heavy Shotgun that does high structure damage. Used by Chaos Double Agent AI.
Double Barrel Shotgun		Epic	Shells	High Damage Shotgun which only holds two rounds.
		Legendary
The Dub		Exotic	Shells	Exotic version of the Double Barrel Shotgun with a knockback effect.
Combat Shotgun		Common	Shells	Longer Ranged Semi Auto Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Drum Shotgun		Common	Shells	Automatic shotgun with a very fast fire rate.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Enhanced Drum Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	Powerful Drum Shotgun found on the Loot Island.
Charge Shotgun		Common	Shells	Shotgun which must be charged to deal full damage.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Kit's Charge Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	Charge Shotgun used by the Kit AI.
Dragon's Breath Shotgun		Epic	Shells	Single shot Shotgun that ignites flammable structures.
		Legendary
Lever Action Shotgun		Common	Shells	High Damage, Lever Action Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Makeshift Shotgun		Common	Shells	Shotgun with a very low magazine size but good damage.
		Uncommon
		Rare
Primal Shotgun		Uncommon	Shells	Burst fire shotgun with a drum magazine.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Spire Assassin's Primal Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	Primal Shotgun used by the Spire Assassin AI.
Auto Shotgun		Common	Shells	Automatic Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Striker Pump Shotgun		Common	Shells	High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Ranger Shotgun		Common	Shells	Single Shot, longer ranged Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Two-Shot Shotgun		Common	Shells	Two-round Burst Shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
Prime Shotgun		Common	Shells	Deals increased damage with the first shot of the magazine.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
EvoChrome Shotgun		Uncommon	Shells	Shotgun which which evolves by dealing damage to opponents or wildlife. Fires in a horizontal spread.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
Thunder Shotgun		Common	Shells	A High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun that fires 2 shells at once.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Maven Auto Shotgun		Common	Shells	A Fully Automatic, Fast Firing Shotgun with decent range.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Heisted Accelerant Shotgun		Exotic	Shells	Exotic version of the Maven Auto Shotgun. Dealing damage will increase movement speed and fire rate.
Havoc Pump Shotgun		Common	Shells	High damage shotgun that holds 6 Rounds
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Enhanced Havoc Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	High damage shotgun that holds 6 Rounds. Found in Highcard's Vault.
Sharp Tooth Shotgun		Uncommon	Shells	High damage shotgun with an long effective range.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Infiltrator Pump Shotgun		Common	Shells	Shotgun with a slightly faster fire rate and decent effective range.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Enhanced Infiltrator Pump Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	More powerful version of the Infiltrator Pump Shotgun.
Wood Stake Shotgun		Rare	Shells	A shotgun that fires a wooden stake, dealing good damage at closer ranges.
		Epic
		Legendary
Hammer Pump Shotgun		Common	Shells	Pump-Action Shotgun. Deals high damage at a moderate fire rate. Short range and limited magazine size.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Peter Griffin's Hammer Pump Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	Personal Hammer Pump Shotgun of Peter Griffin.
Frenzy Auto Shotgun		Common	Shells	Fast firing automatic shotgun.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Oscar's Frenzy Auto Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	Oscar's personal Auto Shotgun.
Gatekeeper Shotgun		Common	Shells	Rapid fire automatic shotgun with a triangular spread. Deals high damage over a short range and has a limited magazine size.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Cerberus' Gatekeeper Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	A vicious shotgun created for Cerberus to guard the Gates of Hades.
Other Modes
Pump Shotgun		Epic	Shells	High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun. Exclusive to the Spy Games LTM.
Heavy Shotgun (Old)		Rare	Shells	High Damage Semi Auto Shotgun. Exclusive to the Spy Games and Team Brawl LTMs.
High Stakes' Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	More powerful version of the Wood Stake Shotgun. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.
Auto Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	Fast firing shotgun. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.
Striker Pump Shotgun		Mythic	Shells	High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.
Unavailable
EvoChrome Shotgun		Common	Shells	Shotgun which evolves by dealing damage to opponents or wildlife.
Ostrich Weapon		Rare	Infinite Ammo	B.R.U.T.E.‘s built-in weapon with little damage falloff.
B.R.U.T.E. Weapon		Rare	Infinite Ammo	Salvaged B.R.U.T.E.‘s built-in weapon with little damage falloff.

Augments

The following Augments apply to Shotguns:

Icon	Augment Name	Effect	Notes
	Rushing Reload	Sprinting slowly reloads your equipped shotgun.	Reloads 2 Shells per second.
	Swift Shotgun Reload	Allows Shotguns to Reload Faster
	Shell Slide	Sliding gains you extra Shotgun Shells.
	Shotgun Striker	Shotguns give siphon on hits against players.
	Tactical Armory	Grants a Rare Tactical AR and Combat Shotgun.
	Shotgun Recycle	Shotguns have a chance not to consume ammo.
	Go For Broke	Receive a Flint Knock and a Charge shotgun.
	Exotic Grab Bag	Gives the Player a random heisted Exotic.

Strategy Guide

This section outlines a strategy.

Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.

• Many Shotguns load one shell at a time. This means that if you are careful, you can interrupt your reload in order to shoot at an opponent if you are unable to complete a full reload. Some shotguns load multiple shells at once, such as the Combat Shotgun, meaning the same is applicable but with two shots.
• The Combat Shotgun is more of a medium ranged weapon than a close ranged one, meaning it should be handled differently to the other shotguns.
• Though cross-hairs show where the spread will hit, players should still rely on the center of the reticle when aiming, otherwise they risk only getting a partial shot in, thus dealing out sometimes much lower damage.
• Some shotguns are inaccurate in general, so (this works with all guns) crouch, stay still, and aim down sights to get your maximum accuracy and minimum spread.
• The Dub and Striker Pump Shotgun will shoot faster when you swap between several of them in your inventory, rather than waiting for the delay between shots to pass.
• For slow firing shotguns like the Pump Shotgun, it is best to follow up with an Assault Weapon or SMG to eliminate an opponent if you deal enough damage with the shotgun. This is not needed for shotguns with a fast fire rate like the Auto Shotgun.

Trivia

• In season prior to Season 5, shotguns, especially the Pump Shotgun, could have been swapped quickly without needing to 'pump' the weapon. This allowed for much higher than intended damage per second outputs, and so a delay was added between swapping guns and firing.
• In Update v20.30, every single shotgun was reworked. Every pellet now does higher damage and headshot damage. To combat these adjustments, every shotgun was given a maximum damage cap, which affects the highest possible damage able to be delivered in a single shot in the case that all pellets hit. Due to these changes, the Legendary Dragon's Breath Shotgun, the Epic/Legendary Charge Shotgun, and the Mythic Havoc Pump Shotgun are (currently) the only shotguns able to deal 200 or more damage.
  • Using the Legendary Pump Shotgun as an example, the weapon does 128 base damage with a headshot multiplier of x1.85. Theoretically the shotgun would dish out 236.8 damage to the head. Assuming that the receiving player has full health, shield, and overshield, a single shot WOULD be enough to eliminate a player in build mode, while heavily weakening a player in zero build with only 13.2 health remaining. Because of the damage cap, however, the maximum headshot is instead 185 damage.
  • This is the first time that an entire weapon class was changed in a single update.
  • The only shotguns currently unaffected by these changes are the OG and Remastered Heavy Shotgun, the OG version of the Pump Shotgun, and the OG version of the Tactical Shotgun.