Double Barrel Shotgun Fortnite Stats - Fortnite v5.20 Patch Notes
By Nicholas Barth ·
Fortnite patch v5.20 has added the double barrel shotgun to the battle royale game, and we have all of it stats covered for you straight from the Fortnite v5.20 patch notes.
Tuesday, August 7th saw the Fortnite v5.20 patch be implemented into Epic Games' popular battle royale title, and it brought along the addition of the new double barrel shotgun weapon to Fortnite.
Available in Epic and Legendary rarities, the double barrel shotgun brings a great amount of close range damage to Fortnite players, while allowing players to fire off two rapid shots in quick succession.
However, players have been reporting that the damage drop off for the Fortnite double barrel shotgun is very significant and is not the ideal weapon to use in medium to long distance fights. If you have been curious about what the exact stats for the double barrel shotgun are, do not worry, as we have all of the stats for the newly added weapon covered for you straight from the v5.20 patch notes.
Double Barrel Shotgun Fortnite Stats
- Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
- Can be found from floor loot, chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
- Delivers high burst damage at very close range but damage falls off heavily at distance.
- Fires 10 pellets like other Shotguns, has a larger spread, lower critical damage multiplier (1.25x), and a 2 second cooldown time when swapping weapons.
Epic Variant
- Up to 143 base damage per shot at extreme close range.
Legendary Variant
- Up to 150 base damage per shot at extreme close range.
With the meta of Season 5 of Fortnite being a controversial topic for the community due to a large portion of the community being unhappy with the current state of shotguns in Fortnite or the powerful nature of the SMG class of weapons. This led to a great deal of anticipation by members to see how the stats of the double barrel shotgun would perform in Fortnite.
While from early looks, it does not seem that the double barrel shotgun will completely revolutionize the Season 5 meta, the newly added weapon and its stats do look to give to give the shotgun class a much better standing when it comes to close range combat against SMG users.
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)