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| “ | Otherworldly scythe that grants healing upon elimination!
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- — In-Game Description
The Sideways Scythe is a Melee Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 8.
Functionality[]
The Sideways Scythe has three abilities:
- The player can swing the Scythe to deal damage to opponents and structures. Players can chain together attacks to attack more quickly.
- The player can sprint forward with the alternate fire button, causing them to run at a high speed in the forwards direction. If the player intercepts with an opponent or structure they will attack automatically. This goes on a short cooldown after use.
- The player can do a jump attack in which they will gain a good amount of vertical and horizontal moment with fall damage negated and slam into the ground, dealing damage.
Stats[]
Sideways Scythes' primary attack ranges from dealing 40 damage per shot to 47 damage per shot (80 - 94 damage per second).
| Sideways Scythe (Creative) | Sideways Scythe (Creative) | Sideways Scythe |
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| Common | Uncommon | Rare |
| DPS: 80 | DPS: 80 | DPS: 80 |
| Damage: 40 | Damage: 40 | Damage: 40 |
| Fire Rate: 2.0 | Fire Rate: 2.0 | Fire Rate: 2.0 |
| Magazine Size: ∞ | Magazine Size: ∞ | Magazine Size: ∞ |
| Sideways Scythe | Sideways Scythe | Sideways Scythe |
|---|---|---|
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| Epic | Legendary | Mythic |
| DPS: 84 | DPS: 88 | DPS: 92 |
| Damage: 42 | Damage: 44 | Damage: 46 |
| Fire Rate: 2.0 | Fire Rate: 2.0 | Fire Rate: 2.0 |
| Magazine Size: ∞ | Magazine Size: ∞ | Magazine Size: ∞ |
| Cooldown: 2.66s | Cooldown: 2.52s | Cooldown: 2.1s |
The Sideways Scythe is a Melee Weapon, and its attacks connect instantly with opponents and structures.
Obtained[]
| Rarity | Chest | Sideways
Chest |
Sideways Anomaly |
Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Crafting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Uncommon | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Rare | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Mythic | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Sideways Scythes can be 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
Strategy Guide[]
This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.- The Scythe is a melee weapon, meaning combat is only advisable in close quarters. Be wary of how to close the distance between you and an enemy, the best way being the leap attack.
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
- Update v18.21: Introduced the Sideways Scythe in Rare, Epic, Legendary and Mythic.
- Common and Uncommon versions are in the files and only in Creative.
- Update v18.30: Fixed an issue with the Sideways Scythe where using the "Smash Attack" from a high point would cause fall damage.
- Updade v18.40: Added Common to Legendary Sideways Scythe in Fortnite: Creative
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00: Vaulted the Sideways Scythe in all rarites.
Chapter 5: Season 1[]
- Update v28.20: Added the Mythic version to Creative
Trivia[]
- Upon introduction the Sideways Scythe caused players to take fall damage on landing with the leap attack. This was unintentional.
- There is a glitch when swinging your pickaxe and switching to the weapon it uses a pickaxe animation, This is canceled by doing an attack.
Gallery[]
Promo for Fortnitemares 2021
See Also[]
- Infinity Blade - Another Mythic Melee Weapon with a similar attack pattern.
