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“ | Shotgun: Automatic. Fast-firing shotgun with moderate damage and range.
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- — In-Game Description
The Maven Auto Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 4: Season 1. The Exotic version of this weapon is the Heisted Accelerant Shotgun.
Functionality[]
Maven Auto Shotgun is a fully automatic, short ranged shotgun. Unlike most of the other shotguns, the Maven Auto Shotgun still maintains relatively decent damage at medium range.
Stats[]
The Maven Auto Shotgun uses Shells. There is a maximum damage cap of 120 to 140. The Maven Auto Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time.
Maven Auto Shotgun (Common) | |
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DPS | 107.8 |
DAMAGE | 77 |
HEADSHOT DAMAGE | 134.75 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 6 |
FIRE RATE | 1.4 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.78s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 37 |
CRIT MULTIPLIER | 1.75 |
Maven Auto Shotgun (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 113.4 |
DAMAGE | 81 |
HEADSHOT DAMAGE | 141.75 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 6 |
FIRE RATE | 1.4 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.51s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 39 |
CRIT MULTIPLIER | 1.75 |
Maven Auto Shotgun (Rare) | |
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DPS | 119 |
DAMAGE | 85 |
HEADSHOT DAMAGE | 148.75 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 6 |
FIRE RATE | 1.4 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.25s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 40 |
CRIT MULTIPLIER | 1.75 |
Maven Auto Shotgun (Epic) | |
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DPS | 124.6 |
DAMAGE | 89 |
HEADSHOT DAMAGE | 155.75 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 6 |
FIRE RATE | 1.4 |
RELOAD TIME | 4.99s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 42 |
CRIT MULTIPLIER | 1.75 |
Maven Auto Shotgun (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 131.6 |
DAMAGE | 94 |
HEADSHOT DAMAGE | 164.5 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 6 |
FIRE RATE | 1.4 |
RELOAD TIME | 4.72s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 45 |
CRIT MULTIPLIER | 1.75 |
The Maven Auto 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. It can be reloaded whilst aiming.
Damage falloff:
- Damage falloff begins at 10 meters (2 tiles).
- Damage decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 30 meters (6 tiles).
- Damage steadily decreases down to 20% of its maximum at 45 meters (9 tiles).
- It deals damage until 50 meters (10 tiles).
Obtained[]
From when the item was last obtainable in Chapter 4: Season 1:
Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Oathbound Chest | Creative | Characters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Uncommon | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Rare | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Epic | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legendary | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Strategy Guide[]
*The Maven Auto Shotgun is better suited for those with worse aim, as its recovery between shots is more forgiving.
History[]
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
- Update v23.00: Added the Maven Shotgun in Common to Legendary.
- Also added to Creative.
- December 9th 2022:
- Increased fire rate from 1.3 to 1.4 (1.5 for the Legendary rarity).
- Increased Accuracy.
- Update v23.10:
- Increased damage fall-off.
- Fixed an inconsistency with the fire rate on the Legendary rarity.
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
- Update v25.20: Vaulted the Common, Uncommon and Rare rarities.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
- Update v26.00: Unvaulted the Common, Uncommon and Rare rarities.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
- Update v27.00: Vaulted the Maven Auto Shotgun in all rarities.
Trivia[]
- Like the MK-Seven Assault Rifle and the Twin Mag SMG, the Maven Auto Shotgun uses the same aesthetic as members of The Seven, with its blue and red color scheme.
- Strangely, after December 9th 2022 hotfix, a Legendary Maven Auto Shotgun has a slightly faster fire rate, than its Common to Epic counterparts.
- This inconsistency was fixed in Update v23.10.
- Despite having a slightly slower fire rate and further range, it has the same damage as the Tactical Shotgun.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
- Tactical Shotgun - A similar weapon with a slightly faster fire rate, but shorter range.