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Enemies close to a player or defender suffer more damage; those far away suffer less. All enemies have a chance to drop a healing pickup when eliminated.
— In-Game Description

Short Range is a Mission Modifier in Fortnite: Save the World only present in the Hexsylvania Venture Zone.

Details[]

Type Damage Buff Damage Debuff
Weapons 50% extra damage when within 2 tiles of enemies. 50% less damage when farther away.
Abilities 50% extra damage when within 2 tiles of enemies. 65% less damage when farther away.
Ceiling Traps No extra damage when within 2 tiles of enemies. 50% less damage when farther away.
Wall + Floor Traps No extra damage when within 2 tiles of enemies. 20% less damage when farther away.
Gadgets Not affected by the Modifier. Not affected by the Modifier.

Strategy Guide[]

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This modifier heavily favors Melee engagements; a number of Hero Perks override this modifier's restrictions:

Recommended Heroes[]

Weapons[]

Melee-Ranged Commander Heroes
Icon Hero Standard Perk Commander Perk
Paleo Luna - Hero - Save the World
Paleo Luna Adds 5.5% of Current Health to Melee Weapon Damage. Adds 16.5% of Current Health to Melee Weapon Damage.
Buckshot Raptor - Hero - Save the World
Buckshot Raptor Increases Shotgun Critical Damage by 75%. Increases Shotgun Critical Damage by 225%.
Sledgehammer (New) - Outfit - Fortnite
Tactical Assault Sledgehammer Increases Assault and SMG Critical Damage by 75%. Increases Assault and SMG Critical Damage by 225%.
Guardian Bull - Hero - Fortnite
Guardian Bull Increases hardware critical rating by 17. Increases hardware critical rating by 50.

Ability[]

Ability Commander Heroes
Icon Hero Standard Perk Commander Perk
Dragon Scorch (Legendary) - Hero - Save the World
Dragon Scorch Increases Dragon Slash Range to 3 tiles. Increases Dragon Slash Range to 3 tiles, Width to 2 tile(s), and Damage by 25%.
Sea Wolf (Brown) - Outfit - Fortnite
Sea Wolf Jonesy Increases your Shockwave damage by 55%. Increases your Shockwave damage by 55%. Additionally, Shockwave activates a second time immediately after use.
Vanguard Legendary
Vanguard Southie Decreases Seismic Smash Cooldown by 27%. Decreases Seismic Smash Cooldown by 67%.
Black Knight Garridan - Constructor - Fortnite
Black Knight Garridan Increases Hardware Impact by 33%. Eliminations with Hardware reduce the Cooldown of Goin' Constructor by 1 second(s). Increases Hardware Impact by 75%. Eliminations with Hardware reduce the Cooldown of Goin' Constructor by 2 second(s). Additionally, Goin' Constructor can trigger Kinetic Overload.

Optional Support Heroes[]

Optional Support Heroes
Icon Hero Standard Perk Commander Perk
Prehistoric Izza - Hero - Fortnite
Prehistoric Izza When Shield is depleted, increases Armor by 33. When Shield is depleted, increases Armor by 100.
Bombsquad Kyle - Hero - Save the World
BombSquad Kyle Increases Armor by 22. Increases Armor by 66.

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