Fortnite: Battle Royale Weapons - Tier List & Versus
(2017–2026)
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Fortnite: Battle Royale Weapons - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Fortnite: Battle Royale Weapons, with the reasoning behind each list.
Best Weapons in Fortnite
The whole vault on one board: pump shotguns that end fights in a single blast, the assault rifles that hold mid-range, the SMGs that shred builds up close, snipers that punish open ground and the launchers and pistols that swing the last few meters. The S row gathers the weapons the community has feared for years - Pump Shotgun, Assault Rifle, Heavy Sniper Rifle, Stinger SMG, Drum Gun and Hand Cannon. Assault rifles like the Tactical and Ranger carry the mid-game, while shotguns such as Combat and Heavy reward precise timing. The lower tiers are still usable, they just demand better positioning, accuracy and bloom control.
Pump Shotgun
Assault Rifle
Heavy Sniper Rifle
Stinger Smg
Tactical Shotgun
Drum Gun
Rocket Launcher
Hand Cannon
Bolt Action Sniper Rifle
Charge Shotgun
Tactical Assault Rifle
Combat Shotgun
Heavy Shotgun
Ranger Assault Rifle
Havoc Pump Shotgun
Striker Pump Shotgun
Suppressed Sniper Rifle
Grenade Launcher
Infantry Rifle
Light Machine Gun
Rapid Fire Smg
Tactical Pistol
Revolver
Hunting Rifle
Modular Nemesis Ar
Holo Twister Assault Rifle
Suppressed Submachine Gun
Mammoth Pistol
Combat Assault Rifle
Burst Assault Rifle
Combat Pistol
Auto Shotgun
Lever Action Shotgun
Double Barrel Shotgun
Scoped Assault Rifle
Machine Smg
Semi Auto Sniper Rifle
Crossbow
Six Shooter
Pistol
Drum Shotgun
Modular Enforcer Ar
Twinfire Auto Shotgun
Maven Auto Shotgun
Prime Shotgun
Dual Pistols
Scoped Revolver
Flare Gun
Makeshift Rifle
Makeshift Shotgun
Makeshift Submachine Gun
Makeshift Revolver
Flint Knock Pistol
Makeshift Bow
Egg Launcher
Assault Rifles Ranked
Assault rifles are the default pick of every Fortnite match: one gun that can poke, spray and finish. The classic Assault Rifle and the Tactical Assault Rifle stay at the top for their reliable bloom and damage per shot, joined by modern picks like the Ranger Assault Rifle and the Holo Twister AR. Burst rifles, LMGs and the modular families from Chapter 5 sit right behind, while novelty blasters and the Makeshift Rifle close the board. Damage per shot, first-shot accuracy and reload speed are what separate the tiers here.
Assault Rifle
Tactical Assault Rifle
Ranger Assault Rifle
Modular Nemesis Ar
Holo Twister Assault Rifle
Mk Seven Assault Rifle
Burst Assault Rifle
Heavy Assault Rifle
Combat Assault Rifle
Drum Gun
Infantry Rifle
Light Machine Gun
Deadeye Assault Rifle
Evochrome Burst Rifle
Modular Striker Ar
Modular Striker Burst Rifle
Modular Enforcer Ar
Modular Warforged Assault Rifle
Modular Combat Assault Rifle
Modular Tactical Assault Rifle
Surgical Burst Rifle
Fury Assault Rifle
Suppressed Assault Rifle
Scoped Assault Rifle
Sideways Rifle
Flapjack Rifle
Hammer Assault Rifle
Pulse Rifle
O X R Rifle
Red Eye Assault Rifle
Twin Mag Assault Rifle
Mk Alpha Assault Rifle
Havoc Suppressed Assault Rifle
Spire Rifle
Leadspitter 3000
Lock On Assault Rifle
Jules Drum Gun
Midas Drum Gun
Shadow Midas Drum Gun
Tri Beam Laser Rifle
Stark Industries Energy Rifle
Sideways Minigun
Minigun
Red Eye Caramba Ar
Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle
E 11 Blaster Rifle
Dlt 19 Blaster Rifle
First Order Blaster Rifle
Dc 15 Blaster Rifle
A280 Cfe Blaster Rifle
Rg S Minigun
Embiggened Assault Rifle
Ice Spice S Rifle
Burst Pulse Rifle
Cube Rifle
Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle
Lawless Accelerant Holo Twister Ar
Lawful Accelerant Holo Twister Ar
Lawless Trinity Assault Rifle
Collateral Damage Assault Rifle
Chaos Exploder Rifle
Eradicator O X R Rifle
Makeshift Rifle
Shotguns Ranked
Fortnite is a shotgun game, and the Pump family has ruled it since 2017: one shot, one kill if you hit clean. The Tactical Shotgun keeps its place as the forgiving spam option, the Charge Shotgun rewards a perfect timing window and the Heavy Shotgun hits hardest at close range. Modular shotguns from the Chapter 5 era bring attachments to the same archetypes, while auto shotguns and the Makeshift line trade burst damage for forgiveness. Damage per pellet, pull-out time and pellet spread decide every tier here.
Pump Shotgun
Tactical Shotgun
Charge Shotgun
Heavy Shotgun
Havoc Pump Shotgun
Striker Pump Shotgun
Combat Shotgun
Modular Sovereign Shotgun
Modular Hammer Pump Shotgun
Modular Gatekeeper Shotgun
Modular Combat Shotgun
Modular Frenzy Auto Shotgun
Twinfire Auto Shotgun
Maven Auto Shotgun
Prime Shotgun
Lever Action Shotgun
Double Barrel Shotgun
Auto Shotgun
Drum Shotgun
Sentinel Pump Shotgun
Infiltrator Pump Shotgun
Oni Shotgun
Wood Stake Shotgun
Outlaw Shotgun
Iron Pump Shotgun
Reacher Extending Shotgun
Extending Focus Shotgun
Sweeper Shotgun
Ranger Shotgun
Thunder Shotgun
Two Shot Shotgun
Pump Dump
Evochrome Shotgun
Chaos Reloader Shotgun
Legacy Dragon S Breath Shotgun
Dragon S Belch Shotgun
Acp Scatter Blaster
Barm St12 Scatter Blaster
Ca 87 Jawa Scatter Blaster
Five Gun
Heisted Breacher Shotgun
Heisted Accelerant Shotgun
Lawless Blink Pump Dump
Lawless Twinfire Slap Shotgun
Unstable Frostfire Shotgun
Unstable Yoink Shotgun
Makeshift Shotgun
Spire Assassin S Primal Shotgun
Twin Hammer Shotguns
Double Trouble
The Dub
SMGs Ranked
SMGs exist to melt builds and finish cracked opponents, and the Stinger SMG has owned that job since Chapter 3. The Drum Gun sprays a 50-round magazine, the Rapid Fire SMG trades damage for speed and the Tactical Submachine Gun remains the most accurate of the old guard. Hyper, Harbinger and Thunder Burst cover the modular era, while scoped and precision models reward mid-range control. Fire rate, magazine size and hip-fire accuracy set the tiers.
Stinger Smg
Modular Drum Gun
Rapid Fire Smg
Tactical Submachine Gun
Suppressed Submachine Gun
Modular Hyper Smg
Modular Harbinger Smg
Modular Thunder Burst Smg
Scoped Burst Smg
Veiled Precision Smg
Surgefire Smg
Machine Smg
Twin Mag Smg
Flex Smg
Burst Smg
Midas Modular Drum Gun
Charge Smg
Combat Smg
Dual Micro Smgs
Gwenpool S Dual Micro Smgs
Heisted Blink Mag Smg
Heisted Run N Gun Smg
Tamzarian Twin Mag Smg
Holo Rush Smg
Eradicator Shadow Precision Smg
Kymera Ray Gun
Pulse Pistols
Snoop Dogg S Drum Gun
Makeshift Submachine Gun
Cr 2 Blaster
Captain Phasma S F 11d Blaster
Bender S Shiny Metal Raygun
Enhanced Compact Smg
Pistols Ranked
Pistols are the first gun most players pick up and the last one that wins a match - except the Hand Cannon, which hits like a sniper and has decided tournaments. The Tactical Pistol is the dependable sidearm, the Mammoth and Monarch pistols bring heavy damage, and revolvers reward players who trust their aim with headshot multipliers. Dual pistols and novelty blasters fill the middle, while the Makeshift Revolver and the collab oddities close the list.
Hand Cannon
Tactical Pistol
Modular Hand Cannon
Mammoth Pistol
Modular Monarch Pistol
Revolver
Killswitch Revolvers
Wrecker Revolver
Hyperburst Pistol
Combat Pistol
Suppressed Pistol
Dual Pistols
Hop Rock Dualies
Scoped Revolver
Hammer Revolver
Modular Ranger Pistol
Pistol
Six Shooter
Marksman Six Shooter
Sidearm Pistol
Lancehead Pistol
Night Hawk
Shadow Tracker
Cobalt Slingshot
Blade Blaster
Mr Blasty
Krusty S Mr Blasty
Deodorant Applicator
Unstable Voltage Burst Pistol
Lawless Explosive Mammoth Pistol
Lawful Explosive Mammoth Pistol
Finger Guns
Flint Knock Pistol
Eradicator Marksman Wrecker Revolver
Westar 34 Blaster Pistols
Makeshift Revolver
9mm Baba Yaga
Dl 44 Blaster Pistol
Lock On Pistol
Snipers & Marksman Rifles Ranked
Long-range play in Fortnite runs on two families: heavy bolt-action snipers that delete a player from 300 meters and marksman rifles that chip health with faster follow-up shots. The Heavy Sniper Rifle is the benchmark for structure damage, the Bolt-Action and Suppressed snipers reward clean headsets, and the Rail Gun once ignored every wall in the game. DMRs like the Cobra, Tactical and Huntress bring semi-auto control at mid range, while hunting rifles and novelty marksman weapons stay in the lower tiers.
Heavy Sniper Rifle
Bolt Action Sniper Rifle
Suppressed Sniper Rifle
Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle
Reaper Modular Sniper Rifle
Hunting Rifle
Semi Auto Sniper Rifle
Automatic Sniper Rifle
Hunter Bolt Action Sniper
Lever Action Rifle
Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
Storm Scout
Rail Gun
Cobra Dmr
Dmr
Tactical Dmr
Vector 7 Dmr
Thermal Dmr
Deadeye Dmr
Modular Huntress Dmr
Ex Caliber Rifle
Amban Sniper Rifle
Boom Sniper Rifle
Falcon Eye Sniper
Vengeful Sniper Rifle
Explosive Repeater Rifle
Lawless Final Mark Rifle
Lawless Stink Rifle
Lawless Heavy Impact Tracking Rifle
Lawful Heavy Impact Tracking Rifle
Unstable Thunderclap Dmr
The Foundation S Rift Rifle
Iqa 11 Marksman Blaster Rifle
Launchers & Explosives Ranked
Explosives in Fortnite do two jobs: destroy the build fight and finish whoever is hiding behind it. The Rocket Launcher is the classic answer, the Grenade Launcher and Quad Launcher fill the sky with splash damage, and the Plasma Cannon turns a single shot into a wall-breaker. Proximity and Sticky launchers punish players who hold a box, the Anvil Rocket Launcher adds lock-on pressure and the Flare Gun marks targets for the whole team. Rift and Shockwave launchers sit lower because they trade damage for mobility.
Rocket Launcher
Grenade Launcher
Quad Launcher
Plasma Cannon
Recycler
Proximity Grenade Launcher
Sticky Grenade Launcher
Anvil Rocket Launcher
Burst Quad Launcher
Seven Cluster Cannon
Swarmstrike
Plasma Burst Laser
Explosive Goo Gun
Flare Gun
Egg Launcher
Firework Flare Gun
Bug Blaster
Cybertron Cannon
The Big Chill
Thunder Spears
Arc Lightning Gun
Lawless Rift Launcher
Lawless Shockwave Rocket Launcher
Lawful Shockwave Rocket Launcher
Bows & Crossbows Ranked
Bows and crossbows are the quiet option: no reload noise, no muzzle flash, and in the right chapter they hit harder than an assault rifle. The Crossbow was the original stealth pick, the Boom Bolt carried the Chapter 5 bow meta, and the Mechanical Explosive Bow turned arrows into a demolition tool. Cupid and Fiend Hunter crossbows specialise in burst damage, the Grappler Bow doubles as mobility, and the Makeshift Bow is exactly what the name promises.
Crossbow
Modular Boom Bolt
Mechanical Explosive Bow
Unstable Bow
Cupid S Crossbow
Fiend Hunter Crossbow
Dual Fiend Hunters
Mechanical Shockwave Bow
Grappler Bow
Primal Bow
Mechanical Bow
Wookiee Bowcaster
Makeshift Bow
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