Heavy Shotgun

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Chapter 1

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Heavy Shotgun

Information

Rarity

Rare
Epic
Legendary

Weapon Class	Ammo Type
Shotgun	Shells

Stats

DPS

70 (Rare)
77 (Legendary)

Damage

70 (Rare)
77 (Legendary)

Fire Rate

1

Magazine Size

7

Reload Time

6.25s (Rare)
5.63s (Legendary)

Added/Removed

Added In	Release Date
Update v3.31	March 22nd 2018

“

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 that was added in Season 3.

Functionality[]

The Heavy Shotgun is a semi automatic weapon, with low DPS. It can pierce through multiple targets making it great for dealing with grouped up enemies. Its damage against structures is increased, hence its name.

The Heavy Shotgun is a Hitscan weapon that 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).

Stats[]

Current Stats since v20.30[]

The Heavy Shotgun uses Shells, has a Headshot Multiplier of 2x and a Max Damage Cap of 145/150/155.

	Heavy Shotgun (Rare)
DPS	70
DAMAGE	70
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	75
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	6.25s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	140 ^(2x)

	Heavy Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	74
DAMAGE	74
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	79
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.94s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	148 ^(2x)

	Heavy Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	77
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	83
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	154 ^(2x)

Stats from v12.20 to v19.20[]

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

	Heavy Shotgun (Rare)
DPS	70
DAMAGE	70
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	75
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	6.25s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	175 ^(2.5x)

	Heavy Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	74
DAMAGE	74
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	79
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.94s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	185 ^(2.5x)

	Heavy Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	77
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	83
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	192.5 ^(2.5x)

Stats from v4.50 to v12.20[]

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

	Heavy Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	74
DAMAGE	74
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	79
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.94s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	185 ^(2.5x)

	Heavy Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	77
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	83
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	192.5 ^(2.5x)

Stats from v3.31 to v4.50[]

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

	Heavy Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	74
DAMAGE	74
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	100
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.94s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	185 ^(2.5x)

	Heavy Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	77
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	100
MAGAZINE SIZE	7
FIRE RATE	1
RELOAD TIME	5.63s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	192.5 ^(2.5x)

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

Weapon Changes[]

Season 3[]

Update v3.31[]

Added Epic and Legendary rarities.

Update v3.50[]

Increased equip time by 15%.

Season 4[]

Update v4.00[]

Now has it's own equip animation to match the equip time, rather than simply slowing down the generic equip animation.

Update v4.50[]

Structures damage now correctly scales with rarity.
- Adjusted from 100 on all rarities to 79/83.

Season 5[]

Update v5.00[]

Will now indicate how many pellets hit, visible within the reticle.
Adjusted shotgun spread patterns to be consistent with no random variation.
Added a swap delay when switching to another Shotgun after shooting.
Now fires 10 pellets rather than 5.
- Maximum damage remains unchanged.

Update v5.00 Hotfix[]

Cut the damage of the Heavy Shotgun in half, returning its damage to what it was prior to v5.00.

Chapter 2: Season 2[]

Update v12.20[]

Added Rare rarity.

Chapter 3: Season 1[]

Update v19.20[]

Updated the icon and model to match the new Chapter 3 version.

Chapter 3: Season 2[]

Update v20.30[]

Decreased Headshot multiplier from 2.5x to 2x.
Added a maximum damage cap of 145/150/155.

Strategy Guide[]

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When choosing between the Heavy Shotgun and the Tactical Shotgun, keep in mind that while the Heavy Shotgun may be more consistent due to its tighter pellet spread, it has a slower fire rate, and smaller magazine than the Tactical Shotgun.

Counters[]

The Heavy Shotgun suffers at close range do to a poor hipfire spread. Keeping within close range when engaging with an opponent wielding a Heavy Shotgun can be very beneficial.

Weapon ID[]

The Heavy Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Slug Fire in the files.

Rare: WID_Shotgun_SlugFire_Athena_R
Epic: WID_Shotgun_SlugFire_Athena_VR
Legendary: Shotgun_SlugFire_Athena_SR

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 1

Season 3[]

Update v3.31[]

Introduced Epic and Legendary rarities.

Update v5.10[]

Decreased spawn rate from Supply Drops from 10.42% from 7.1%.

Season 7[]

Update v7.30[]

Vaulted.

Season 9[]

Content Update v9.30 - 2[]

June 29th 2019: Unvaulted for 14 Days of Summer.
June 30th 2019: Vaulted.

Reload History[]

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Season 3[]

Update v30.20[]

Introduced.

Chapter 5: Season 4[]

Update v31.00[]

August 27th 2024: Vaulted.

Creative History[]

Season 7[]

Update v7.00[]

Introduced Epic and Legendary rarities.

Chapter 3: Season 4[]

Update v22.30[]

Removed from the Creative Menu.
- It is now only accessible through Creative islands which already had it stored in a Vending Machine or Item Spawner, it is also accessible in UEFN by using the Weapon ID, however it is only the Legendary and Epic rarities.

News Tab[]

Image	Description	Date
	The Heavy Shotgun releases tomorrow, March 22 at 8am ET (12:00 GMT). There will be no downtime and no update required.	March 22nd 2018
	Glide in, grab your shells, and try the new Heavy Shotgun now!	March 22nd 2018
	Each day we're bringing back a vaulted weapon for one day only! Today's weapon is the Heavy Shotgun.	June 29th 2019

Image	Description	Date
	Heavy Shotgun (Coming Soon) New shotgun with increased range.	March 21st 2018
	Heavy Shotgun Another vaulted weapon returns! Today's weapon is the Heavy Shotgun.	June 29th 2019

Trivia[]

The Heavy Shotgun uses 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.
The Heavy Shotgun was unvaulted in Reload in Update v30.20.
- This was the first time the old Heavy Shotgun with the new icon was unvaulted.

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Former Icons

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