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This article is about the Save the World Weapon. For the Battle Royale Weapon, see Primal Pistol (Battle Royale).

Pistol: Primal Weapon. Burst-Fire. Burst pistol with a wild kick. While this weapon is held. wildlife will not attack unless provoked.
— In-Game Description

The Primal Pistol is an Epic and Legendary Pistol in Fortnite: Save the World that uses Medium Bullets and is a part of the Primal Weapons Set.
Holding it makes Wildlife passive to you by default, unless you provoke them.

Function[]

The Primal Pistol is a hitscan, burst, and low ranged weapon with a high fire rate and deals a moderate amount of damage. It is an accurate weapon with First Shot Accuracy enabled.

Spread 0.83
Horizontal Recoil 1.5
Vertical Recoil 0.5

Crafting[]

Epic Legendary
Name Icon Quantity Name Icon Quantity
Blast Powder
12x Blast Powder
15x
Mechanical Parts
24x Mechanical Parts
30x
Rotating Gizmo
3x Active Powercell
1x
Ore
8x Ore
11x

Epic Legendary
Name Icon Quantity Name Icon Quantity
Quartz Crystal
10x Quartz Crystal
13x
Mechanical Parts
24x Mechanical Parts
30x
Rotating Gizmo
3x Active Powercell
1x
Crystal
8x Crystal
11x

Stats[]

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The Primal Pistol has an Ammo Cost of 1 and a headshot multiplier of 2x.

  • The Primal Pistol deals aprox. 70% Damage at Mid Range (4 Tiles)
  • The Primal Pistol deals aprox. 29% Damage at Long Range (7.5 Tiles)
  • The Primal Pistol deals aprox. 4% Damage at Max Range (14 Tiles)

Notice: These Stats take the maximum amount of Offense Points in certain missions and the Schematic Level into consideration to attempt make an accurate statsheet for each tier. Actual stats may vary based on your Offense Points and your Level.

Weapon Perks[]

The Primal Pistol uses a custom Weapon Perk Loadout.

Slot 1 Unlocks Level 5
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary
Fire Element + Damage +0% +5% +10% +15% +20%
Water Element + Damage +0% +5% +10% +15% +20%
Nature Element + Damage +0% +5% +10% +15% +20%
Physical Element + Damage +0% +5% +10% +15% +20%
Slot 2 Unlocks Level 10
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary
Critical Rating +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%
Critical Damage +45% +68% +90% +113% +135%
Damage +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%
Fire Rate +14% +21% +28% +35% +42%
Reload Speed +25% +38% +50% +63% +75%
Slot 3 Unlocks Level 15
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary
Durability +14% +21% +28% +35% +42%
Headshot Damage +13% +20% +27% +33% +40%
Reload Speed +25% +38% +50% +63% +75%
Damage to Mist Monsters and bosses +12% +18% +26% +32% +38%
Damage +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%
Slot 4 Unlocks Level 15
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary
Critical Rating +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%
Critical Damage +45% +68% +90% +113% +135%
Damage +10% +15% +20% +25% +30%
Headshot Damage +13% +20% +27% +33% +40%
Magazine Size +25% +38% +50% +63% +75%
Slot 5 Unlocks Level 20
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary
Damage to Mist Monsters and bosses +12% +18% +26% +32% +38%
Damage to afflicted targets +15% +22.5% +30% +37.5% +45%
Damage to slowed and snared targets +15% +22.5% +30% +37.5% +45%
Damage to stunned, staggered and knocked down targets +15% +22.5% +30% +37.5% +45%
Slot 6 Unlocks Level 25 & Legendary Rarity
Eliminating a Mist Monster activates Frenzy, giving the player and their tamed pet 25% bonus move speed and attack speed for 12 seconds.
Eliminating 5 enemies in 4 seconds activates Frenzy, giving the player and their tamed pet 25% bonus move speed and attack speed for 5 seconds.
+30% damage to targets above 85% health.

Obtained[]

Chests Crows Other
Lvl 1 Chest Lvl 2 Chest Lvl 3 Chest Lvl 4 Chest Lvl 5 Chest Epic Legendary Llama Pinatas Quests Llama Shop
Epic N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No 600
Legendary N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No No