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“ | SMG. Fully Automatic. Fires at a very high fire rate, dealing great damage while consuming a lot of ammo.
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- — In-Game Description
The Stinger SMG is a Submachine Gun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 3: Season 1. The Mythic variant of this weapon is Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
Functionality[]
The Stinger SMG is a fast firing, low damage SMG with a small amount of spread. Despite its category name, it is actually very effective at medium range, even more so than close range.
Stats[]
The Stinger SMG uses Light Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.
Stinger SMG (Common) | |
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DPS | 180 |
DAMAGE | 15 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 12 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.75 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 18 |
Stinger SMG (Uncommon) | |
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DPS | 192 |
DAMAGE | 16 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 12 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.625s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 19 |
Stinger SMG (Rare) | |
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DPS | 204 |
DAMAGE | 17 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 12 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.5s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 20 |
Stinger SMG (Epic) | |
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DPS | 216 |
DAMAGE | 18 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 12 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.375s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 21 |
Stinger SMG (Legendary) | |
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DPS | 228 |
DAMAGE | 19 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 12 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.25s |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 22 |
Stinger SMG (Mythic) | |
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DPS | 240 |
DAMAGE | 20 |
MAGAZINE SIZE | 30 |
FIRE RATE | 12 |
RELOAD TIME | 2.12 |
STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 23 |
The Stinger SMG is a hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy.
Obtained[]
From when the item was last obtainable in Chapter 3: Season 3:
Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Reality
Sapling |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mythic | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
Strategy Guide[]
- The Stinger SMG can be very good at destroying builds, as it has a high DPS, good magazine size and does not lose Structure Damage at range.
- The Stinger SMG outperforms shotguns at identical rarities, and is ideal for close quarter combat, as well as medium ranges.
History[]
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00: Introduced the Stinger SMG in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary rarities.
- Content Update v19.01 - 2:
- January 13th 2022: Decreased damage from 18/19/20/21/22/24 to 16/17/18/19/20/22.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
- March 30th 2022: Decreased damage from 16/17/18/19/20/22 to 15/16/17/18/19/20, reduced the damage to structures by 5.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.00: Added a Mythic variant.
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
- Update v22.00: Vaulted the Stinger SMG in all rarities.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
- Update v26.00: Reduced the recoil of the Stinger SMG in all rarities despite only Gunnar's Stinger SMG being unvaulted.
Sounds[]
Sound Type | Rarity | Sound |
---|---|---|
Pullout | Common to Legendary | |
Shooting | Common to Legendary | |
Reload | Common to Legendary | |
Drop | Common to Legendary |
Trivia[]
- The Stinger SMG is modeled after the Italian Beretta PMX.
- The Stinger SMG is not present in Creative in Mythic, likely due to Gunnar's Stinger SMG being present.