“ | Otherworldy minigun that gains bonus fire rate while the weapon is hot!
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- — In-Game Description
The Sideways Minigun is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 8.
Functionality[]
The Sideways Minigun is a fully automatic, fast firing, medium ranged weapon, not very accurate, and has a spin up timer, which means the player cannot fire it instantly. The Sideways Minigun does not have a magazine size, and works on a cooldown system. Firing the weapon for too long will cause it overheat, and the player must wait a short time before using it again. When the weapon is close to overheating, the fire rate increases and the bullet spread decreases.
Stats[]
The Sideways Minigun uses Light Bullets and has a 1.25x headshot multiplier. The player can fire 54 bullets continuously before The Sideways Minigun overheats.
Sideways Minigun (Common) | |
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DPS | 126 |
DAMAGE | 18 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 7 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 18 |
Sideways Minigun (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 133 |
DAMAGE | 19 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 7 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.25 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 19 |
Sideways Minigun (Rare) | |
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DPS | 140 |
DAMAGE | 20 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 7 |
RELOAD TIME | 5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 20 |
Sideways Minigun (Epic) | |
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DPS | 147 |
DAMAGE | 21 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 7 |
RELOAD TIME | 4.75 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 21 |
Sideways Minigun (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 154 |
DAMAGE | 22 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 7 |
RELOAD TIME | 4.5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 22 |
Sideways Minigun (Mythic) | |
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DPS | 168 |
DAMAGE | 24 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 7 |
RELOAD TIME | 4 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 23 |
Sideways Minigun (Common) | |
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DPS | 234 |
DAMAGE | 18 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 13 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 18 |
Sideways Minigun (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 247 |
DAMAGE | 19 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 13 |
RELOAD TIME | 5.25 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 19 |
Sideways Minigun (Rare) | |
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DPS | 260 |
DAMAGE | 20 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 13 |
RELOAD TIME | 5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 20 |
Sideways Minigun (Epic) | |
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DPS | 273 |
DAMAGE | 21 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 13 |
RELOAD TIME | 4.75 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 21 |
Sideways Minigun (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 286 |
DAMAGE | 22 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 13 |
RELOAD TIME | 4.5 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 22 |
Sideways Minigun (Mythic) | |
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DPS | 312 |
DAMAGE | 24 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | ∞ |
FIRE RATE | 13 |
RELOAD TIME | 4 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 23 |
The Sideways Minigun is a hitscan weapon, and does not have First Shot Accuracy.
Obtained[]
From when The Sideways Minigun was last obtained in Chapter 3: Season 2:
Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
IO Chest | Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Weapon Upgrading |
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Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Mythic | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Strategy Guide[]
- Make sure to time your cooldown correctly, as even though you will be dealing more damage per second, it will be very dangerous to wait for the several second cooldown period between firing again.
- Unlike the Minigun, the Sideways Minigun does not do extra structure damage, however its insane firing rate when heated more than makes up for this.
- Once this weapon reaches the heat point where its firing rate increases, it is best to try to keep it heated by firing when it's nearly below that point, If you're in a fight and don't have an immediate line of sight on someone it can still be good to just fire off shots to keep the heat up.
- If you're planning to try to jump into someone's box with this item, it is best to make sure it has the heat to increase its firing rate before entering the box, as this weapons low DPS without its fire rate boost makes you very easy to eliminate.
- The Sideways Minigun is not a good alternative to an SMG, it's slow heat charge and long pullout make it a poor follow up. Rather it is better to be used in either its own slot or in place of an Assault Rifle.
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
- Update v18.00: Introduced the Sideways Minigun in Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary and Mythic.
- It can be found from Sideways Anomalies and Sideways Chests. Players can use Cube Monster Parts to upgrade the weapon.
- Update v18.10: Added the Sideways Minigun to creative, along with an unused Common Sideways Minigun.
- Update v18.20: The Common Sideways Minigun is available in the Horde Rush LTM.
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00: Vaulted the Sideways Minigun in all rarities.
- Update v19.01: (December 15th 2021): The Mythic Sideways Minigun has been added to Creative.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- Update v20.40: Unvaulted the Sideways Minigun in all rarities.
- The Sideways Minigun is now available in Common, in Battle Royale.
- As Cube Monster Parts have not returned, the weapon is only upgradable at Upgrade Benches.
- This includes its Mythic version.
- As Cube Monster Parts have not returned, the weapon is only upgradable at Upgrade Benches.
- The Sideways Minigun is now available in Common, in Battle Royale.
- Content Update v20.40: Vaulted the Sideways Minigun in all rarities.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- There are two Mythic versions of this weapon, both with identical stats. The Boss Minigun is an unused Mythic rarity of it.
- In Chapter 2: Season 8, and Horde Rush, Sideways Miniguns could have been upgraded with:
- 10 Cube Monster Parts Common to Uncommon.
- 15 Cube Monster Parts Uncommon to Rare.
- 20 Cube Monster Parts Rare to Epic.
- 25 Cube Monster Parts Epic to Legendary.
- 50 Cube Monster Parts Legendary to Mythic.
- This and the Sideways Rifle are the only weapons to have ever been upgradeable to Mythic at an upgrade bench.