Heavy Shotgun

This page is split into two sections, as the Heavy Shotgun that was added in Chapter 3 is a separate weapon to its Chapter 1 version.

• Chapter 3-4
• Legacy

Heavy Shotgun
Description
Shotgun. Deals high damage at a slow rate of fire. Fires a single slug for increased effectiveness at longer ranges than typical shotguns
Introduced	Chapter 3: Season 1
Information
Weapon Class	Shotgun
Ammo Type	Shells
Stats
Damage per Second	107.9 (Common) 131.3 (Legendary)
Damage	83 (Common) 101 (Legendary)
Fire Rate	1.3
Magazine Size	5
Reload Time	6.27s (Common) 5.13s (Legendary)
Critical Hit Damage	1.75x

“

Shotgun: Deals high damage at a slow rate of fire. Fires a single slug for increased effectiveness at longer ranges than typical shotguns.

”

— In-Game Description

The Heavy Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 3: Season 1. Its Exotic version is the Heisted Breacher Shotgun.

Functionality

The Heavy Shotgun is a semi automatic weapon which fires a single precise slug instead of a spread of pellets like other shotguns. It is accurate at range and has poor hipfire, meaning accuracy is heavily rewarded.

Stats

The Heavy Shotgun uses Shells, has a headshot multiplier of 1.75x and has no Max Damage Cap.

• Released
• Unreleased

	Heavy Shotgun (Common)
DPS	107.9
DAMAGE	83
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	1.3
RELOAD TIME	4.84
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	54

	Heavy Shotgun (Uncommon)
DPS	113.1
DAMAGE	87
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	1.3
RELOAD TIME	4.62
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	57

	Heavy Shotgun (Rare)
DPS	119.6
DAMAGE	92
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	1.3
RELOAD TIME	4.4
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	60

	Heavy Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	126.1
DAMAGE	97
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	1.3
RELOAD TIME	4.18
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	63

	Heavy Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	131.3
DAMAGE	101
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	1.3
RELOAD TIME	3.96
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	66

	Heavy Shotgun (Mythic)
DPS	137.8
DAMAGE	106
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	1.3
RELOAD TIME	3.74
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	69

The Heavy Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a single slug when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights allows it to always shoot from the center of the crosshair.

Damage falloff:

• Damage falloff begins at 11 meters (2.1 tiles).
• Damage decreases down to 80% of its maximum at 20 meters (4 tile).
• Damage steadily decreases down to 63% of its maximum at 30 meters (6 tiles).
• Damage decreases down to 35% of its maximum at 50 meters (10 tiles).
• It deals damage until 71 meters (14.1 tiles).

Obtained

From when the weapon was last obtainable in Chapter 4: Season 1:

Rarity	Chest	Rare Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop	Fishing (Plain)	Fishing (Hole)	Team Rumble Spawn
Common	✖	✖	✓	✖	✓	✖	✖
Uncommon	✓	✖	✓	✖	✓	✖	✓
Rare	✓	✖	✓	✖	✖	✓	✖
Epic	✓	✓	✖	✓	✖	✓	✖
Legendary	✓	✓	✖	✓	✖	✓	✖

The Heavy Shotgun is only obtainable from spawning in Team Rumble, and cannot be upgraded.

Strategy Guide

This section outlines a strategy.

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

• The Heavy Shotgun is unique in that it fires a single slug instead of multiple slugs, allowing it to be effective at medium to long range when aiming down sights, even longer than a Combat Shotgun.
• At close range it is best to hip-fire the weapon like other shotguns. In medium ranged fights, use the Heavy Shotgun to fire the first shot aiming down sights, then follow up with an assault weapon or SMG.
• While the Heavy Shotgun is effective long range, it is not a substitute for Sniper Rifles as it has damage falloff.
• The Legendary Heavy Shotgun is able to eliminate a full shielded player in only 2 shots, which makes it extremely strong compared to other shotguns and even sniper rifles.

Weapon ID

The Heavy Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Heavy Athena in the files.

• Common: WID_Shotgun_Heavy_Athena_C
• Uncommon: WID_Shotgun_Heavy_Athena_UC
• Rare: WID_Shotgun_Heavy_Athena_R
• Epic: WID_Shotgun_Heavy_Athena_VR
• Legendary: WID_Shotgun_Heavy_Athena_SR

History

Chapter 3: Season 1

• Update v19.00: A test version of Heavy Shotgun with adjustments was added to the files.
  • Added in Common to Legendary rarities.
  • 29/30/31/32/33 damage.
  • The icon and render is very similar to older version, with updated model and lighting. The new model does not have a sight on the weapon to coincide with new mechanics of the MK-Seven Assault Rifle.

• Update v19.20: Added the Heavy Shotgun in all rarities.
  • Damage increased to 81/86/90/95/99
    • Added the weapon to Fortnite: Creative in all rarities (Old version is still present alongside it).

Chapter 3: Season 2

• Update v20.00: Vaulted the Heavy Shotgun in all rarities.
• Update v20.30: Base damage increased from 81/86/90/95/99 to 83/87/92/97/101. Headshot damage increased from 141/150/157/166/173 to 145/152/161/169/176. These changes only affect the new version of the Heavy Shotgun.

Chapter 4: Season 1

• Update v23.00: Unvaulted the Uncommon variant of the Heavy Shotgun in Team Rumble only.
  • It cannot be upgraded through a Upgrade Bench.
• Update v23.10 (12/27/2022): Unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun in all rarities in standard playlists.
  • The gun can now be upgraded through a Upgrade Bench again.

Chapter 4: Season 2

• Update v24.00: Vaulted the Heavy Shotgun.

Chapter 2 Remix

• Update v32.10: Unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun in Epic and Legendary.

Trivia

• The Heavy Shotgun uses an identical name, icon and model to its Chapter 1 version, but is still a separate weapon as evidenced by both weapons being in Creative.
  • This however is only a case for few languages, because some of them (primarily latin one's) have different names for both weapons.
• There exists a Mythic variant of the Heavy Shotgun that is unused in the game's stat rows.

Sounds

Sound Type	Rarity	Audio
Pullout	Common, Uncommon , Rare, Epic and Legendary
Shooting	Common, Uncommon , Rare, Epic and Legendary
Reload	Common, Uncommon , Rare, Epic and Legendary
Pickup	Common, Uncommon , Rare, Epic and Legendary
Drop	Common, Uncommon , Rare, Epic and Legendary

Gallery

Promotional Image for the updated Heavy Shotgun in the News Tab.

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Heavy Shotgun
Details
Rarity	Rare Epic Legendary
Ammo Type	Shells
Statistics
Damage	70 (Rare) 74 (Epic) 77 (Legendary)
Fire Rate	1
Magazine Size	7
Reload Time	6.2s (Rare) 5.9s (Epic) 5.6s (Legendary)

“

Heavy Shotgun: Pump shotgun with a large magazine. Fires slugs for medium-range effectiveness.

”

— In-Game Description

The Heavy Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Season 3.

Functionality

The Heavy Shotgun is a semi automatic weapon, with low DPS, but a high headshot multiplier. Its damage against structures is increased, hence its name. Its high headshot multiplier lends to the idea that its purpose is a shotgun which rewards precise accuracy at close to mid ranges, similar to the Pump Shotgun. It can pierce through multiple targets.

Heavy Shotgun in action

Stats

• Current Version
• Season: OG Version

The Heavy Shotgun uses Shells, has a Headshot Multiplier of 2.5x and a Max Damage Cap of 145/150/155.

	Heavy Shotgun (Rare)
DPS	70
DAMAGE	70
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	6.25s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Heavy Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	74
DAMAGE	74
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.94s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Heavy Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	77
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.63s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

The Heavy Shotgun uses Shells and has a Headshot Multiplier of 2.5x

	Heavy Shotgun (OG) (Common)
DPS	63
DAMAGE	63
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	6.88s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Heavy Shotgun (OG) (Uncommon)
DPS	67
DAMAGE	67
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	6.56s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Heavy Shotgun (OG) (Rare)
DPS	70
DAMAGE	70
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	6.25s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Heavy Shotgun (OG) (Epic)
DPS	74
DAMAGE	74
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.94s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Heavy Shotgun (OG) (Legendary)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	77
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.63s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

The Heavy Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.

Damage falloff:

• Damage falloff begins at 10 meters (2 tiles).
• Damage decreases down to 83% of its maximum at 15 meters (3 tiles).
• Damage steadily decreases down to 47% of its maximum at 25 meters (5 tiles).
• It deals damage until 40 meters (8 tiles).

Obtained

Rarity	Chest	Floor	LTM Only Loot	Supply Drop
Rare	✖	✖	✖	✓
Epic	✓	✖	✓	✖
Legendary	✓	✖	✓	✖

Weapon ID

• Current Version
• Season: OG Version
• Spy Games Version

The Heavy Shotun is referred to as Shotgun SlugFire Athena in the files.

• Rare: WID_Shotgun_SlugFire_Athena_R
• Epic: WID_Shotgun_SlugFire_Athena_VR
• Legendary: Shotgun_SlugFire_Athena_SR

The Heavy Shotun is referred to as Rufus Shotgun SlugFire Athena in the files.

• Common: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Heavy_C
• Uncommon: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Heavy_UC
• Rare: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Heavy_R
• Epic: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Heavy_VR
• Legendary: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Heavy_SR

The Heavy Shotun is referred to as Shotgun SpyTech SlugFire Athena in the files.

• Epic: WID_Shotgun_SpyTech_SlugFire_Athena_VR
• Legendary: WID_Shotgun_SpyTech_SlugFire_Athena_SR

History

Season 3

• Update v3.31: Heavy Shotgun added in Epic and Legendary rarities.

Season 5

• Update v5.00: The Heavy Shotgun now fires 10 pellets rather than 5. The maximum damage was doubled as a result.
• Update v5.00 Hotfix: Cut the damage of the Heavy Shotgun in half, returning its damage to what it was prior to 5.00.

Season 7

• Update v7.30: Vaulted the Heavy Shotgun.

Season 9

• Content Update 2 v9.30 (July 6th 2019): Unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun in both rarities.
  • July 7th 2019: Vaulted the Heavy Shotgun in both rarities.

Chapter 3: Season 1

• Update v19.20: Updated the icon and model for the Heavy Shotgun to match the new version. The weapon is still vaulted.

Chapter 3: Season 2

• Update v20.30: Headshot damage multiplier reduced from 2.5x to 2.0x, and added a maximum damage cap of 145/150/155.

Chapter 3: Season 4

• Update v22.30: Removed the Legacy/Chapter 1 version of the Heavy Shotgun from the Creative menu. It is now only accessible through Creative islands which already had the Heavy Shotgun stored in a Vending Machine or Item Spawner.
  • The Legacy Variant now uses the sightless model.

Chapter 4: Season OG

• Update v27.00: Created new files and unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun in Epic and Legendary rarities with original Icon and Model.
  • Uses the Chapter 3 reticle (issue, does not work like the chapter 3 version).
• Update v27.00 Hotfix #1: Vaulted the Heavy Shotgun.
• Update v27.11 Hotfix #1: Unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun in Epic and Legendary rarities. (issue)
  • Only Dropped from Loot Carriers at Hot Spots.

Chapter 5: Season 1

• Update v28.00: Vaulted and removed the OG variant of the Heavy Shotgun.

Chapter 5: Season 3

• Update v30.20: Unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun in Rare to Legendary in Fortnite: Reload only.

Trivia

• The Old Heavy Shotgun used the Backbreaker Schematic model and icon from Save the World.
• Despite the Heavy Shotgun's description claiming to fire slugs, the shots fired were still pellet-based shotgun rounds.
• A Rare version of this weapon exists, only being in Team Brawl and Spy Games.
  • During Chapter 4: Season OG Common and Uncommon rarities were added, however they were never used until their removal.

Sounds

Sound Type	Rarity	Audio
Pullout	Rare Epic and Legendary
Shooting	Rare Epic and Legendary
Reload	Rare Epic and Legendary
Pickup	Rare Epic and Legendary
Drop	Rare Epic and Legendary

Gallery

Promotional image for the Chapter 1 version of the Heavy Shotgun

Icon for the weapon from Chapter 3: Season 1 to Chapter 4: Season 4