Sniper Rifles are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for long range combat. Most Sniper Rifles use 
Heavy Bullets, while some use 
Medium Bullets.
Functionality[]
Sniper Rifles fill the role of a long range weapon and are often used to attack opponents at ranges where un-scoped weapons cannot easily see them. Most Sniper Rifles have a projectile bullet, meaning that the bullet does not instantly hit where the player aims. The projectile is affected by gravity, and different sniper rifles fire different speed projectiles. Exceptions include the Rail Gun and Zapotron. Sniper Rifles do not have fall-off damage, meaning they deal the same damage up close as they do at any range, allowing for most of them knock a player at any range with two well placed shots. Scoped Sniper Rifles, except for the Reaper Sniper Rifle equipped with an optic that is not a Sniper Scope, emit a Sniper Glare from the scope when aiming to warn others of a potential sniper shot.
List of Weaponry[]
| Name | Image | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle |   |
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Pre-Season | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism that results in a reliable but slow rate of fire. |
| Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle |  |
Uncommon Rare |
Heavy Bullets
|
Pre-Season | Sniper Rifle: Semi-Automatic. A mid to long range rifle that deals good damage and can be fired quickly. Scoped for additional down sights accuracy. |
| Zapotron |  |
Legendary |  Energy Cells
|
Pre-Season | Sniper Rifle: High Tech. Energy rifle that can be fired normally, or can be charged up to fire a single powerful shot that does extreme damage and can pierce through multiple enemies. Deals energy damage which is fairly effective against all elemental enemies. |
| Hunting Rifle |  |
Uncommon Rare |
Heavy Bullets
|
Season 3 | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism that results in a reliable but slow rate of fire. |
| Heavy Sniper Rifle |  |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Season 5 | Sniper Rifle: Heavy. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism with an extremely slow reload. |
| Suppressed Sniper Rifle |  |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Season 7 | Sniper Rifle: Suppressed. A powerful sniper rifle equipped with a suppressor built for single precise shots with a slow rate of fire. |
| Storm Scout Sniper Rifle |  |
Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Season 9 | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism that results in a reliable but slow rate of fire. The scope reveals the next storm circle. |
| Automatic Sniper Rifle |  |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Season X | Sniper Rifle: Automatic. A versatile mixture of solid damage, precision single shot accuracy, and fast automatic fire mode. |
| Name | Image | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting Rifle |  |
Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 2 | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism that results in a reliable but slow rate of fire. |
| Amban Sniper Rifle |  |
Mythic | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 5 | Bring 'em in warm, or bring 'em in cold. This capable sniper rifle can also be used as a melee weapon. |
| Boom Sniper Rifle |  |
Exotic | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 5 | Sniper rifle with rounds that explode shortly after impact. |
| Dragon's Breath Sniper Rifle |  |
Exotic | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 5 | Sniper rifle with rounds that light nearby areas on fire. |
| Storm Scout |  |
Exotic | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 5 | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism that results in a reliable but slow rate of fire. The scope reveals the next storm circle. Exotic version of the Storm Scout Sniper Rifle. |
| Lever Action Rifle |  |
Uncommon Rare Epic |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 5 | Long ranged sniper which lacks a scope but can still be zoomed in, has a fast rate of fire. |
| Rail Gun |  |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 7 | A high tech rifle; charge it up to aim and fire a single powerful shot, great for dealing with enemies behind walls. |
| Exclusive to other modes. | |||||
| Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle | |
Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 2 | Sniper Rifle: Semi-Automatic. A mid to long range rifle that deals good damage and can be fired quickly. Scoped for additional down sights accuracy. Exclusive to the Spy Games LTM and Fortnite: Creative. |
| Lever Action Rifle | |
Legendary | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 3 | Long ranged sniper which lacks a scope but can still be zoomed in, has a fast rate of fire. Exclusive to the Comeback LTM and Fortnite: Creative. |
| Lever Action Rifle | |
Common | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 2: Season 5 | Long ranged sniper which lacks a scope but can still be zoomed in, has a fast rate of fire. Exclusive to the Comeback LTM and Rags to Riches LTMs. |
| Name | Image | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper |  |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 3: Season 1 | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism and magazine containing multiple bullets. |
| Exclusive to other modes. | |||||
| Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper | |
Common | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 3: Season 1 | Sniper Rifle: Bolt-Action. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism and magazine containing multiple bullets. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. |
| Heavy Sniper Rifle | |
Mythic | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 3: Season 3 | Sniper Rifle: Heavy. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism with an extremely slow reload. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. |
| Name | Image | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive Repeater Rifle |  |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 4: Season 3 | Repeater Rifle that fires explosive rounds. |
| Exclusive to other modes. | |||||
| Automatic Sniper Rifle | |
Uncommon | Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 4: Season 2 | Sniper Rifle: Automatic. A versatile mixture of solid damage, precision single shot accuracy, and fast automatic fire mode. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. |
| Explosive Repeater Rifle | |
Common Mythic |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 4: Season 3 | Repeater Rifle that fires explosive rounds. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. |
| Name | Image | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper Sniper Rifle |  |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 5: Season 1 | Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle. Powerful and accurate, with a slow rate of fire. Can be modded. |
| Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle |  |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Heavy Bullets
|
Chapter 5: Season 3 | A single shot high damage sniper rifle, the Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle offers bonus damage and impulse to vehicles. |
Unreleased
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- Main Article: Unreleased Items#Sniper Rifles
Trivia[]
- The Zapotron was a hitscan laser type weapon and there is only one clip of its existence. It was removed shortly after. It is also the only weapon in Battle Royale outside of LTMs to use Energy Ammo.
- Eliminating a player without aiming down sights with any of these weapons shows a 'NO SCOPED' message in the Message Feed. This is in reference to the concept of 'no-scoping' popularized by the Call of Duty franchise.
- The Rail Gun is the only Sniper Rifle to fire a Hitscan bullet, meaning it will connect instantly with its target after the weapon is fired. All other Sniper Rifles fire a physical projectile with travel time.
- In Update v22.00, all Sniper Rifles were buffed to have increased Headshot multipliers, and deal more damage, after many were nerfed to be unable to one shot players at 100 HP and 100 Shields.
- Sniper Rifles have been fully Vaulted in only two seasons, being Chapter 2: Season 6 and Chapter 5: Season 4. This makes them the largest weapon pool to be Vaulted fully.
- Most Sniper Rifles have had their scope updated to that of the Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper.
