Thorn Ripper

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Thorn Ripper

Information

Rarity

Mythic

Weapon Class
Melee Weapon

Stats

Damage

50 (First Two)
80 (Third)
60 (Chain Throw)

Structure Damage

75 (First Two)
100 (Third)
60 (Chain Throw)

Max Stack

1

Added/Removed

Added In	Release Date
Update v37.20	October 9th 2025

“

Pull your foes in with a thorny grasp and lay into them with a powerful melee combo.

”

— In-Game Description

The Thorn Ripper is a Melee Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Chapter 6: Season 4.

Functionality[]

The Thorn Ripper is a multi-functional tool used to attack opponents and also pull items towards the user. It has an attack cycle of 3 with the first two attacks dealing 50 damage and the 3rd hit dealing 80 damage with additional knockback in a combined total of 190 damage.

The Thorn Ripper's secondary attack which deals 60 damage and pulls opponents and teammates towards the user's location, which includes players out of Cars. The secondary attack can also pull items towards the user and can even pull items from Fishing Spots.

Stats[]

Current Stats since v37.51 (October 27th 2025)[]

	Thorn Ripper (Mythic)
Damage	60 (First Two) 75 (Third) 75 (Chain Throw)
Structure Damage	75 (First Two) 100 (Third) 60 (Chain Throw)
Max Stack	1

Stats from v37.50 to v37.51 (October 27th 2025)[]

	Thorn Ripper (Mythic)
Damage	50 (First Two) 80 (Third) 60 (Chain Throw)
Structure Damage	75 (First Two) 100 (Third) 60 (Chain Throw)
Max Stack	1

Weapon Changes[]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.20[]

Added.

Update v37.30[]

Removed.

Update v37.50[]

Readded.
Increased rarity from Epic to Mythic.
Changed weapon class from Uncategorized Item to Melee Weapon.

Update v37.51[]

October 27th 2025:
- Increased damage of the first and second hit from 50 to 60.
- Decreased damage of the third hit from 80 to 75.
- Decreased damage of chain throw from 60 to 75.

Obtaining[]

As of Update v37.50, the Thorn Ripper can be obtained by defeating Mother of Thorns.

Obtaining History[]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.50[]

Can be obtained by defeating Mother of Thorns.

Weapon ID[]

The Thorn Ripper is referred to as Thorn Ripper in the files.

Mythic: WID_ThornRipper

Mode Specific History[]

BR and ZB

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.50[]

Introduced.

Chapter 6: Mini Season 2[]

Update v38.00[]

Vaulted.

Trivia[]

Thorn Ripper is a reference to Doja Cat's complaints about the Chains of Hades during Chapter 5: Season 2, being a Fortnite player herself.^[1]

References[]

↑ Article by Eurogamer. May 16th, 2024. Rap star Doja Cat says only "horrible and garbage" players use Fortnite's most over-powered weapon.

Weapons
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[1] Article by Eurogamer. May 16th, 2024. Rap star Doja Cat says only "horrible and garbage" players use Fortnite's most over-powered weapon.

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