The Heavy Assault Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that was added in Season 6.
Heavy Assault Rifle has two Mythic variants called Meowscles' Peow Peow Rifle and Meowdas' Peow Peow Rifle.
Functionality[]
The Heavy Assault Rifle is a fully automatic, slow firing, medium ranged weapon. It excels at medium ranged combat, but has the ability to perform decently at long ranges.
Heavy Assault Rifle is a hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled, that uses Medium Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.
Damage falloff:
- Damage falloff begins at 50 meters (10 tiles).
- Damage steadily decreases down to 80% of its maximum at 75 meters (15 tiles).
- Damage reaches its minimum value of 66% of its maximum at 100 meters (20 tiles).
The Heavy Assault Rifle can be reloaded whilst aiming.
Stats[]
Heavy Assault Rifle (Common) | |
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DPS | 135 |
DAMAGE | 36 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 25 |
FIRE RATE | 3.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.08s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 36 |
Heavy Assault Rifle (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 142.5 |
DAMAGE | 38 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 25 |
FIRE RATE | 3.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.94s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 38 |
Heavy Assault Rifle (Rare) | |
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DPS | 150 |
DAMAGE | 40 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 25 |
FIRE RATE | 3.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.8s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 40 |
Heavy Assault Rifle (Epic) | |
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DPS | 157.5 |
DAMAGE | 42 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 25 |
FIRE RATE | 3.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.66s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 42 |
Heavy Assault Rifle (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 165 |
DAMAGE | 44 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 25 |
FIRE RATE | 3.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.52s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 44 |
Strategy Guide[]
- When you use a Heavy Assault Rifle, it is preferable to use at medium range. At long range it is still powerful due to its high damage and accuracy when firing slowly, however.
- It is important to note that the weapon has a very large spread when firing at full auto, and also is very weak up close due to hipfire spread. It is advised to wait for its first shot accuracy to reset before firing each shot, or to fire in short bursts.
- Despite its high damage, the fire rate of the Heavy Assault Rifle make it generally unsuited to destroying structures.
- The Heavy Assault Rifle, like most weapons with the "Heavy" prefix, is rather noisy.
- Keep that in mind when attacking opponents at longer ranges, as it's likely any enemies close by will hear you firing even clearer than if you were to fire a different kind of assault rifle.
- When choosing between the Heavy Assault Rifle and other medium-range options, note the Heavy Assault Rifle's strengths of moderately high damage and tight initial accuracy, and its weaknesses of poor hip-fire accuracy, poor structure DPS, and high bloom when firing full-auto.
Weapon ID[]
The Heavy Assault Rifle is referred to as Assault_Heavy in the files.
- Common: WID_Assault_Heavy_Athena_C_Ore_T03
- Uncommon: WID_Assault_Heavy_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
- Rare: WID_Assault_Heavy_Athena_R_Ore_T03
- Epic: WID_Assault_Heavy_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
- Legendary: WID_Assault_Heavy_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
History[]
Season 6[]
Update v6.21[]
- Introduced in Rare, Epic and Legendary.
Hotfix[]
- Increased Accuracy by 20%.
- Decreased Recoil by 20%.
Season 7[]
Update v7.10[]
- Updated Icon.
- Increased ADS accuracy bonus by 10%.
- Increased accuracy while standing still by 10%.
- Reduced vertical recoil by 6%.
- Base accuracy reduced by 30%.
- Reduced accuracy while jumping and falling by 60%.
Season 8[]
Update v8.10[]
- Rare, Epic, and Legendary rarities demoted to Common, Uncommon, and Rare.
- Damage decreased from 44/46/48 to 36/38/40.
Season 9[]
Content Update v9.30[]
- Increased Damage from 36/38/40 to 38/40/42.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
Update v11.40[]
- Re-added Epic and Legendary variants with a new icon and model.
- Can be sidegraded to an Assault Rifle of the same rarity.
- Damage decreased from 38 40 42 44 46 to 33 35 37 39 41
- Fire Rate increased from 3.75 to 4.25.
Chapter 2: Season 2[]
Update v12.20[]
- Introduced Epic and Legendary in Fortnite: Creative.
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
Update v13.00[]
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
Update v15.00[]
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
Update v16.00[]
Chapter 2: Season 7[]
Update v17.00[]
- Unvaulted.
- Can be crafted into a Burst Assault Rifle of the same rarity using Nuts 'n' Bolts.
Content Update v17.10[]
- Rare, Epic and Legendary can be crafted into a Pulse Rifle of the same rarity using Alien Nanites.
Update v17.30[]
- Accuracy increased for the first 3 shots.
- Damage increased from 33/35/37/39/41 to 36/38/40/42/44.
- Fire Rate decreased from 4.25 to 3.75.
- Overall DPS decrease for the Heavy Assault Rifle.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
Update v18.00[]
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
Update v25.00[]
- Unvaulted Uncommon in Team Rumble only.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
Update v27.00 Hotfix #1[]
- Unvaulted in all rarities.
Sounds[]
Sound Type | Rarity | Sound |
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Pullout | Common, Uncommon and Rare | |
Epic and Legendary | ||
Shooting | Common, Uncommon and Rare | |
Epic and Legendary | ||
Reload | Common, Uncommon and Rare | |
Epic and Legendary | ||
Pickup | Common, Uncommon and Rare | |
Epic and Legendary | ||
Drop | Common, Uncommon and Rare | |
Epic and Legendary |
Trivia[]
- The Common, Uncommon, and Rare rarities of the Heavy Assault Rifle are based on the Zastava M70 an unlicensed derivative of the AK-47. This icon was previously used for all rarities of the weapon before Chapter 2: Season 1. It was commonly mistaken by the community that the Heavy Assault rifle was a AK-47 and an AKM.
- The Epic and Legendary rarities of the Heavy Assault Rifle appear to based on the American CMMG Mk47 Mutant.
- The Heavy Assault Rifle does not have an in-game description.