This page is about an item or mechanic that is currently vaulted in Battle Royale, but is still available in Fortnite OG. |
It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future. |
“ | Hurls a grenade. Bang bang!
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- — In-Game Description
Grenades are an Explosive Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were added in the Pre-Season.
Functionality[]
Grenades are thrown by the player using the arc provided. Once thrown, the grenade starts a three second timer. After the three seconds is up, the grenade will explode, dealing damage in a small radius around where it stopped moving / detonated.
Grenade explosions will not set off other grenades in the area prematurely, and grenades cannot be 'cooked' by holding on to them before throwing.
If a grenade is thrown into water, it will remain stationary until it explodes.
Grenades show an indicator arc when thrown, and are a slow moving projectile affected by gravity.
Stats[]
Strategy Guide[]
This section outlines a strategy. | |
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Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic. |
- if you place on marker on the enemy go to the top of the marker and then go down you can almost always get a hit
- Grenades are very good for attacking a player who is repeatedly building, as lobbing several grenades at their structure will not only weaken it / destroy it, but it has the potential to eliminate the player afterwards.
- Understanding how far a grenade will go after it has been thrown before detonating allows a player to effectively control exactly where a grenade will explode, rather than dealing with the potential bounces and rolling of a thrown grenade.
Item ID[]
The Grenade is referred to as Athena Grenade in the files.
- Common: Athena_Grenade
The Grenade is referred to as Rufus Grenade in the files.
- Common: RufusGrenade
The Grenade is referred to as Figment Grenade in the files.
- Common: Figment_Athena_Grenade
History[]
Pre-Season[]
Update v1.6[]
- Introduced.
Update v1.7.1[]
- Reduced structure damage from 450 to 735.
Season 2[]
Update v1.11[]
- Added a new icon for the Grenade to reflect its in game model.
Season 3[]
Update v3.00[]
- Can no longer critical hit/headshot.
Season 5[]
Update v5.00[]
- Lowered knockback against Vehicles.
Update v5.10[]
- Supply Drops no longer drop Grenades.
Update v5.20[]
- Added new audio.
Season 7[]
Update v7.40[]
- Vaulted.
Season 9[]
Update v9.00[]
- Unvaulted.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
Update v11.00[]
- Updated the Icon and model.
Update v11.11[]
- Reduced max stack from 10 to 6
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
Update v24.40[]
- May 24th 2023
- Decreased damage from 100 to 40.
- Decreased structure damage from 375 to 75.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
Update v26.00[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
Update v27.00[]
- Unvaulted under a new ID.
- Which deals 100 player damage and 375 structure damage.
Chapter 5: Season 1[]
Update v28.00[]
- Vaulted and removed the OG variant.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
Update v32.00[]
- Unvaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 1[]
Update v33.00[]
- Vaulted.
- Unvaulted with the original Pre-Season stats and icon in Fortnite OG.
Update v33.10[]
- Introduced version from Fortnite OG in Creative.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Grenades are a different item to the projectile shot from a Grenade Launcher. They also cannot be used as Ammunition for said weapon.
- The thrown model for the Grenade not only has the pin still in, but also the lever, which means the Grenade wouldn't detonate at all in reality.