“ | High capacity, wild firing rifle.
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- — In-Game Description
The Primal Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 6. The Mythic version of this weapon is the Spire Guardian's Primal Assault Rifle.
Functionality[]
This Primal Rifle is a fully automatic, fast firing, but inaccurate medium ranged weapon. It does not have first shot accuracy, but it has a higher damage per second than its regular counterpart. As such, it does not excel at longer ranged engagements.
Stats[]
Primal Rifles range from dealing 30 Damage per shot to 35 Damage per shot (172.5 - 201.25 damage per second). All Primal Rifles use Medium Bullets. The Primal Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x. As of the 17.00 Update, the Primal Rifle does 34 for Epic Rarity and 35 for Legendary Rarity
Primal Rifle (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 172.5 |
DAMAGE | 30 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 5.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.6s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 30 |
Primal Rifle (Rare) | |
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DPS | 184 |
DAMAGE | 32 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 5.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.5s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 32 |
Primal Rifle (Epic) | |
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DPS | 195.5 |
DAMAGE | 34 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 5.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.3s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 34 |
Primal Rifle (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 201.25 |
DAMAGE | 35 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 5.75 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.2s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 35 |
The Primal Rifle is a hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy enabled, and will always fire a random spread of bullets, which increases with continuous fire. This spread is decreased whilst crouching.
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).
Sounds[]
Sound Type | Rarity | Sound |
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Pullout | Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
Shooting | ||
Reload | ||
Pickup | ||
Drop |
Obtained[]
From when the item was last available in Chapter 2: Season 6:
Rarities | Chest | Rare Chest | Floor Loot | Supply Drop | Fishing (Plain) | Fishing (Spots) |
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Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
The Primal Rifle cannot be upgraded. However, Makeshift Rifles will upgrade into Primal Rifles for 2/4/6 Animal Bones depending on rarity.
Strategy Guide[]
- The Primal Rifle trades its first shot accuracy with the ability to fire faster. This makes it a better weapon than the regular AR to switch to if you don't have an SMG and need to finish off a weak opponent in an enclosed structure.
- The Primal Rifle is weak at longer ranges, as it cannot accurately hit shots.
Weapon ID[]
The Primal Rifle is referred to as Assault Bone in the files.
- Uncommon: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
- Rare: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_R_Ore_T03
- Epic: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
- Legendary: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
- Update v16.00
- The Primal Rifle is introduced in Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary. It is part of the new craftable weapons system.
- Hotfix (April 19th 2021): Added to Creative.
Chapter 2: Season 7[]
- Update v17.00: Vaulted the Primal Rifle in all rarities.
- Update v17.00: Nerfed damage from 31/33/35/36 to 30/32/34/35.
Trivia[]
- The Primal Rifle uses the appearance of the Midnight Stalker from Save the World, albeit with its scope removed and the muzzle shortened.
- The weapons statistically don't share any similarities, as the Midnight Stalker is a two-round burst Sniper Rifle that uses Heavy Bullets while the Primal Rifle is a fully-auto Assault Rifle that uses Medium Bullets.