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Shockwave Grenades are a Utility item in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were added in Season 5.
Functionality[]
Shockwave Grenades are thrown by the player using the arc provided. Once thrown, they will knock back anyone inside of the blast radius, be it the player, an opponent, or a squad member. They will also knock back vehicles, and wildlife.
If caught in the blast radius, the player will be blasted away from it at a high velocity. If the player is blasted near a structure, they will destroy it for a few tiles, allowing the player to launch someone or themselves through a few layers of structures. It will only destroy a structure if it blasts a player through it, else it will deal no damage and does not work through structures.
If caught in the blast, whoever is affected will not take fall damage, unlike Impulse Grenades.
Stats[]
Shockwave Grenades deal no damage. There is no cooldown between throwing them.
|
Shockwave Grenade (Epic) |
|---|---|
| Structure Damage | 10,000 |
| Time of Use | Instant |
| Stack Size | 6 |
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Shockwave Grenade (Mythic) |
|---|---|
| Structure Damage | 10,000 |
| Time of Use | Instant |
| Cooldown | 12s |
| Stack Size | 1 |
Structure damage will only be maxed out if player is launched through a structure.
Obtained[]
From when the item was last available in Chapter 5: Season 3:
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
Shockwave Grenades spawn in stacks of 2.
Strategy Guide[]
- Shockwave Grenades are very good for fast mobility, as they can launch you and teammates far into the air or forwards, with no damage taken upon impact.
- Shockwave Grenades can be used to launch enemy players into the storm as an attempt to eliminate them. As the launch is fast and far, as well as it ignoring structures, it can be very effective.
- If a player is fast, they can throw a Shockwave Grenade down near an item, quickly swap it out on the very short delay before the grenade detonates, and utilize the grenade whilst keeping the swapped item. This of course uses the grenade up, but it can be useful as to not waste the grenade.
Item ID[]
Shockwave Grenade is referred to as Athena Shock Grenade in the files.
- Epic: Athena_ShockGrenade
Shockwave Grenade is referred to as Toad Jam Shock Grenade in the files.
- Mythic: ToadJam_ShockGrenade
History[]
Season 5[]
- Content Update v5.30: Added the Shockwave Grenade in Epic rarity. It drops in stacks of 2 and stacks up to 6.
Season 7[]
- Update v7.00: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Season 9[]
- Update v9.00: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
- Update v11.00: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
- Update v11.31:
- December 25th 2019: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
- December 26th 2019: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
- Update v13.00: Updated Sounds for the Shockwave Grenade. The item remains vaulted.
Chapter 2: Season 4[]
- Update v14.00: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Update v15.21: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade in Competitive game modes.
Chapter 2: Season 7[]
- Update v17.00: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.00: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
- Update v20.30 Hotfix (May 10th 2022): Increased the spawn chance of Shockwave Grenades in Zero Build Playlists.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.00: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade in Competitive game modes.
- Update v21.00 Hotfix (June 7th 2022): Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade in Competitive game modes.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
- Update v23.00: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Chapter 4: Season 3[]
- Update v25.10: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade in Zero Build only.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
- Update v26.00: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade in all modes.
Chapter 4: Season OG[]
- Update v27.00: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
- Update v27.00 Hotfix: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
- Update v32.00: Vaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
- Update v32.10: Hotfix: Unvaulted the Shockwave Grenade.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Shockwave Launcher shoots Shockwave Grenades that launch the player slightly shorter distances.
- Shockwave Grenades seem to appear to have Hop Rocks inside them. This is likely the reason as to why they do not cause fall damage on impact. A purple trail is also emitted when you are hit by a Shockwave.
- Impulse Grenades are essentially the same item, but they can cause fall damage and cannot blast opponents through structures.
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