Not every good shotgun could make it into the top 10 - so let's start with those bangers and slide into the ranking!
The Dub is a mix of the OG Double Barrel Shotgun and the loved Flint Knock. It was mostly purchasable at different NPCs since Chapter 2 Season 5. In Chapter 4 you also could get it from the Holo Chests.
The weapon got a lot of attention due to the polish professional Fortnite player Kami using it in Cash Cups. After him abusing the knock back, Epic Games vaulted and unvaulted the gun multiple times.
Today it's not anymore in the game sadly, but it was added to Fortnite's Creative mode. | © Epic Games
Sounds like a kettle getting too hot, but it's actually a pretty good shotgun! Especially in season 3 of chapter 2, when there was no classic pump shotgun available.
You could charge the weapon to increase the damage, which was a completely different mechanic brought to the game. Due to the headshot multiplier, the weapon was able to do one pumps when fully charged, which made the mythic one so much better than his lower rarities.
The weapon also had a pretty decent range damage, but it's still a bit complicated to play. | © Epic Games
The Heisted Breacher Shotgun was a pretty interesting version of the OG Heavy Shotgun. There are 4 minor changes, that have been made for the exotic gun:
One of the worst seasons ever featured one of the most overpowered shotguns in the game. It had a similar effect to the Frenzy Auto Shotgun: you could step into your enemies' box and simply hold down the trigger.
But instead of a constant ear-ringing duff-duff-sound, it was actually shooting in fast-paced two shot bursts. With good pumpguns being pretty weird to get, the primal was just different! | © Epic Games
The "Duff Duff", as the well-known Forntite-streamer Aussie Antics called it back in Chapter 5 Season 1, is a brutal auto shotgun, that was perfect for players who loved to go straight up into the enemies boxes.
With a fire rate of 2.2 shots per second and a magazine from 8 to 12 bullets, the weapon was a nightmare! You could get the mythic version at Lavish Lair from the boss Oscar. | © Epic Games
The mythic version of the Havoc Pump Shotgun was released in chapter 4 season 2. You only could find them inside the Highcard vaults all around the map. And the weapon is not too special to be honest. But it's perfect!
It could easily be on a higher spot, but it was basically the only playable shotgun in his season. The combat was trash and the exotic weapons were not part of the "regular" loot pool. But we love the Havoc! | © Epic Games
For the first few days, it was a bit strange to get used to that weapon. 3 bullets in the magazine was tough. But after players found out how to play the weapon, it was simply OP! On the other variants, you also could increase the magazine up to 5 bullets with a drum mag by the way.
The Gatekeeper shotgun works like a Tactical Shotgun, but has way better damage out of a closed boxfight as well. So 3 or even 2 bullets are by far enough to eliminate another player! With its quick reload time, it's also not too bad having only 3 bullets. | © Epic Games
Speaking about the Tactical Shotgun, the epic and legendary shotgun was simply overpowered in chapter 2 season 1! With increased structure damage to 75 and 78, both rarities could break wood walls in 2 shots or immediately if recently built.
The damage was also pretty insane, with 87 damage on the body and 195 to the head, combined with a 1.5 fire rate! This weapon was made to shred enemies with an 8 bullet magazine! | © Epic Games
The Combat Shotgun was hated so much in season 9 first. But when players adapted their playstyle to the weapon, everyone recognized how strong it was! With a fire rate of 1.7 and the ultimate precision, it was basically a better tac shotgun, that could even deal massive damage on 20 meters and further!
Later, when the weapon was vaulted and subsequently unvaulted, it was nerfed to the point of being practically useless, with almost no damage. However, in Chapter 5 Season 3, the combat made a spectacular comeback! The weapon received a new design and even introduced a mythic variant. | © Epic Games
The original Pump Shotgun, truly a classic! The epic and legendary variants were introduced in Season 6, dealing 105 and 110 body damage respectively, with a 2x headshot multiplier. The pump was so powerful that even the blue variant could deliver one-shot kills. The legendary version could achieve this even with damage fall-off at longer ranges!
The pump had a lot of changes in case of damage and headshot multiplier, but we won't forget these old days and the beatiful sound of the OG spas... | © Epic Games
After years of Fortnite, we've had a lot of different crazy weapons. But to be honest, most of the time Fortnite's meta is based around the shotguns that are currently in the game.
So we figured out, which was actually the best shotgun we have ever seen in the game. Let's get into the ranking! If you like nostalgic Fortnite tier lists and rankings, we might have another one for you in the back:
