For information on the weapon of a similar name, see Prime Shotgun.
“ | Burst shotgun with a drum magazine.
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- — In-Game Description
The Primal Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 6. Its Mythic version is the Spire Assassin's Primal Shotgun.
Functionality[]
The Primal Shotgun is a close ranged weapon, suitable for attacking enemies at short ranges. It has a medium sized magazine. It is very weak at medium range and incapable of hitting enemies at long range. It shoots in 2-shot bursts, with a short delay before shooting again.
Stats[]
The Primal Shotgun uses Shells, has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x and a Max Damage Cap of 65/70/70/75. The Primal Shotgun reloads all shells at once.
Primal Shotgun (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 174.825 |
DAMAGE | 52.5 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 3.33 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.9 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 14.5 |
Primal Shotgun (Rare) | |
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DPS | 183.15 |
DAMAGE | 55 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 3.33 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.7 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 15 |
Primal Shotgun (Epic) | |
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DPS | 193.14 |
DAMAGE | 58 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 3.33 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.6 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 16 |
Primal Shotgun (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 201.465 |
DAMAGE | 60.5 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 3.33 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 16.3 |
All Primal Shotguns will fire slower when aiming down sights. Other stats remain unchanged, however.
Primal Shotgun (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 52.5 |
DAMAGE | 52.5 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 1 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.9 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 14.5 |
Primal Shotgun (Rare) | |
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DPS | 55 |
DAMAGE | 55 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 1 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.7 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 15 |
Primal Shotgun (Epic) | |
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DPS | 58 |
DAMAGE | 58 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 1 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.6 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 16 |
Primal Shotgun (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 60.5 |
DAMAGE | 60.5 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 12 |
FIRE RATE | 1 |
RELOAD TIME | 3.5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 16.3 |
The Primal Shotgun is a hitscan weapon which fires a spread of 5 pellets with a random pattern when both aiming down sights and hip-firing. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.
Damage falloff:
- Damage falloff begins at 7.5 meters (1.45 tiles).
- Damage steadily decreases down to 76% of its maximum at 10 meters (2 tile).
- Damage decreases down to 47% of its maximum at 15 meters (3 tiles).
- It deals damage until 30 meters (6 tiles).
Sounds[]
Sound Type | Rarity | Sound |
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Pullout | Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
Shooting | Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
Reload | Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
Pickup | Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary | |
Drop | Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary |
Obtained[]
From when the item was last available in Chapter 2: Season 6:
Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Bunker
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Crafting |
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Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
The Primal Shotgun cannot be upgraded. However, Makeshift Shotguns will upgrade into Primal Shotguns for 2/4/6 Animal Bones depending on rarity.
Strategy[]
- The Uncommon and Rare variants out-perform the Uncommon and Rare Pump Shotguns in its ability to fire much more frequently.
- However, the Epic and Legendary Primal Shotguns have a slower effective DPS than the Epic and Legendary Pump Shotguns, as they can one shot an enemy at full health.
Weapon ID[]
The Primal Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Bone in the files.
- Uncommon: WID_Shotgun_Bone_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
- Rare: WID_Shotgun_Bone_Athena_R_Ore_T03
- Epic: WID_Shotgun_Bone_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
- Legendary: WID_Shotgun_Bone_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
- Update v16.00: The Primal Shotgun is introduced in Uncommon to Legendary. It is part of the new crafting system.
- Update v16.10: The Primal Shotgun's fire rate has been reduced from 3.73 to 3.33.
- Update v16.10 Hotfix #2 (April 8th 2021): Reduced Damage from 57/60/63/66 to 47/50/52/55
- Hotfix #2 (April 8th 2021): Increased Pullout time.
- Hotfix (April 19th 2021): Added to Creative.
Chapter 2: Season 7[]
- Update v17.00: Vaulted the Primal Shotgun.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.30: Increased the damage from 47/50/52/55 to 52/55/58/60, increased headshot multiplier from 1.25x to 1.5x and added a max damage cap of 65/70/70/75. Remains vaulted.
Trivia[]
- The Primal Shotgun's model is an altered version of the Black Drum in Save the World.
- Statistically this is the closest weapon to its original Save the World counterpart. Both being a two round burst Shotgun.
- The Primal Shotgun itself was added to Save the World in Update v25.30.
- The Primal Shotgun is one of six weapons to have different stats when hipfiring and aiming down sights.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
- Sovereign Shotgun: Another shotgun that has a slower firerate while aiming down sights.
- Drum Shotgun: A twelve round drum-fed shotgun with similar traits.