Shotguns are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for short range combat. All Shotguns use Shells.
Functionality[]
Shotguns fill the role of a short range weapon and are often used for up close engagements, due to their high damage per shot. Shotguns uniquely fire a spread of pellets rather than a single shot. Swapping between two shotguns after firing results in a small cooldown to prevent the player dealing too much damage per second. Shotguns are very weak at longer ranges and oftentimes cannot even hit a player at medium range.
List of Weaponry[]
Name | Image | Rarities | Ammo Type | Description |
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Pump Shotgun | Common | Shells | High damage, Pump Action Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Tactical Shotgun | Common | Shells | Automatic Shotgun with a fast fire rate. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Heavy Shotgun (Old) | Epic | Shells | High Damage Semi Auto Shotgun. | |
Legendary | ||||
Heavy Shotgun (New) | Common | Shells | Fires a single high damage slug instead of a buckshot spread. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Heisted Breacher Shotgun | Exotic | Shells | Exotic version of the Heavy Shotgun that does high structure damage. Used by Chaos Double Agent AI. | |
Double Barrel Shotgun | Epic | Shells | High Damage Shotgun which only holds two rounds. | |
Legendary | ||||
The Dub | Exotic | Shells | Exotic version of the Double Barrel Shotgun with a knockback effect. | |
Combat Shotgun | Common | Shells | Longer Ranged Semi Auto Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Drum Shotgun | Common | Shells | Automatic shotgun with a very fast fire rate. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Enhanced Drum Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | Powerful Drum Shotgun found on the Loot Island. | |
Charge Shotgun | Common | Shells | Shotgun which must be charged to deal full damage. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Kit's Charge Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | Charge Shotgun used by the Kit AI. | |
Dragon's Breath Shotgun | Epic | Shells | Single shot Shotgun that ignites flammable structures. | |
Legendary | ||||
Lever Action Shotgun | Common | Shells | High Damage, Lever Action Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Makeshift Shotgun | Common | Shells | Shotgun with a very low magazine size but good damage. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Primal Shotgun | Uncommon | Shells | Burst fire shotgun with a drum magazine. | |
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Spire Assassin's Primal Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | Primal Shotgun used by the Spire Assassin AI. | |
Auto Shotgun | Common | Shells | Automatic Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Striker Pump Shotgun | Common | Shells | High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Ranger Shotgun | Common | Shells | Single Shot, longer ranged Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Two-Shot Shotgun | Common | Shells | Two-round Burst Shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Mythic | ||||
Prime Shotgun | Common | Shells | Deals increased damage with the first shot of the magazine. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Mythic | ||||
EvoChrome Shotgun | Uncommon | Shells | Shotgun which which evolves by dealing damage to opponents or wildlife. Fires in a horizontal spread. | |
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Mythic | ||||
Thunder Shotgun | Common | Shells | A High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun that fires 2 shells at once. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Maven Auto Shotgun | Common | Shells | A Fully Automatic, Fast Firing Shotgun with decent range. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Heisted Accelerant Shotgun | Exotic | Shells | Exotic version of the Maven Auto Shotgun. Dealing damage will increase movement speed and fire rate. | |
Havoc Pump Shotgun | Common | Shells | High damage shotgun that holds 6 Rounds | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Enhanced Havoc Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | High damage shotgun that holds 6 Rounds. Found in Highcard's Vault. | |
Sharp Tooth Shotgun | Uncommon | Shells | High damage shotgun with an long effective range. | |
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Infiltrator Pump Shotgun | Common | Shells | Shotgun with a slightly faster fire rate and decent effective range. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Enhanced Infiltrator Pump Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | More powerful version of the Infiltrator Pump Shotgun. | |
Wood Stake Shotgun | Rare | Shells | A shotgun that fires a wooden stake, dealing good damage at closer ranges. | |
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Hammer Pump Shotgun | Common | Shells | Pump-Action Shotgun. Deals high damage at a moderate fire rate. Short range and limited magazine size. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Peter Griffin's Hammer Pump Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | Personal Hammer Pump Shotgun of Peter Griffin. | |
Frenzy Auto Shotgun | Common | Shells | Fast firing automatic shotgun. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Oscar's Frenzy Auto Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | Oscar's personal Auto Shotgun. | |
Gatekeeper Shotgun | Common | Shells | Rapid fire automatic shotgun with a triangular spread. Deals high damage over a short range and has a limited magazine size. | |
Uncommon | ||||
Rare | ||||
Epic | ||||
Legendary | ||||
Cerberus' Gatekeeper Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | A vicious shotgun created for Cerberus to guard the Gates of Hades. | |
Other Modes | ||||
Pump Shotgun | Epic | Shells | High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun. Exclusive to the Spy Games LTM. | |
Heavy Shotgun (Old) | Rare | Shells | High Damage Semi Auto Shotgun. Exclusive to the Spy Games and Team Brawl LTMs. | |
High Stakes' Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | More powerful version of the Wood Stake Shotgun. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. | |
Auto Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | Fast firing shotgun. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. | |
Striker Pump Shotgun | Mythic | Shells | High Damage, Pump Action Shotgun. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. | |
Unavailable | ||||
EvoChrome Shotgun | Common | Shells | Shotgun which evolves by dealing damage to opponents or wildlife. | |
Ostrich Weapon | Rare | Infinite Ammo | B.R.U.T.E.‘s built-in weapon with little damage falloff. | |
B.R.U.T.E. Weapon | Rare | Infinite Ammo | Salvaged B.R.U.T.E.‘s built-in weapon with little damage falloff. |
Augments[]
The following Augments apply to Shotguns:
Icon | Augment Name | Effect | Notes |
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Rushing Reload | Sprinting slowly reloads your equipped shotgun. | Reloads 2 Shells per second. | |
Swift Shotgun Reload | Allows Shotguns to Reload Faster | ||
Shell Slide | Sliding gains you extra Shotgun Shells. | ||
Shotgun Striker | Shotguns give siphon on hits against players. | ||
Tactical Armory | Grants a Rare Tactical AR and Combat Shotgun. | ||
Shotgun Recycle | Shotguns have a chance not to consume ammo. | ||
Go For Broke | Receive a Flint Knock and a Charge shotgun. | ||
Exotic Grab Bag | Gives the Player a random heisted Exotic. |
Strategy Guide[]
- Many Shotguns load one shell at a time. This means that if you are careful, you can interrupt your reload in order to shoot at an opponent if you are unable to complete a full reload. Some shotguns load multiple shells at once, such as the Combat Shotgun, meaning the same is applicable but with two shots.
- The Combat Shotgun is more of a medium ranged weapon than a close ranged one, meaning it should be handled differently to the other shotguns.
- Though cross-hairs show where the spread will hit, players should still rely on the center of the reticle when aiming, otherwise they risk only getting a partial shot in, thus dealing out sometimes much lower damage.
- Some shotguns are inaccurate in general, so (this works with all guns) crouch, stay still, and aim down sights to get your maximum accuracy and minimum spread.
- The Dub and Striker Pump Shotgun will shoot faster when you swap between several of them in your inventory, rather than waiting for the delay between shots to pass.
- For slow firing shotguns like the Pump Shotgun, it is best to follow up with an Assault Weapon or SMG to eliminate an opponent if you deal enough damage with the shotgun. This is not needed for shotguns with a fast fire rate like the Auto Shotgun.
Trivia[]
- In season prior to Season 5, shotguns, especially the Pump Shotgun, could have been swapped quickly without needing to 'pump' the weapon. This allowed for much higher than intended damage per second outputs, and so a delay was added between swapping guns and firing.
- In Update v20.30, every single shotgun was reworked. Every pellet now does higher damage and headshot damage. To combat these adjustments, every shotgun was given a maximum damage cap, which affects the highest possible damage able to be delivered in a single shot in the case that all pellets hit. Due to these changes, the Legendary Dragon's Breath Shotgun, the Epic/Legendary Charge Shotgun, and the Mythic Havoc Pump Shotgun are (currently) the only shotguns able to deal 200 or more damage.
- Using the Legendary Pump Shotgun as an example, the weapon does 128 base damage with a headshot multiplier of x1.85. Theoretically the shotgun would dish out 236.8 damage to the head. Assuming that the receiving player has full health, shield, and overshield, a single shot WOULD be enough to eliminate a player in build mode, while heavily weakening a player in zero build with only 13.2 health remaining. Because of the damage cap, however, the maximum headshot is instead 185 damage.
- This is the first time that an entire weapon class was changed in a single update.
- The only shotguns currently unaffected by these changes are the OG and Remastered Heavy Shotgun, the OG version of the Pump Shotgun, and the OG version of the Tactical Shotgun.