2024-09-18
September 18, 2024
| Rarity | Stat | Old | New | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exotic | DPS | 60 | 75 | +15 |
| Exotic | Damage | 60 | 75 | +15 |
| Exotic | Damage (medium range) | 60 | 75 | +15 |
| Exotic | Damage (long range) | 60 | 75 | +15 |
| Exotic | Structure Damage | 120 | 150 | +30 |
C7S4 · Snipers · vaulted
Boom Sniper Rifle
VaultedThe Boom Sniper Rifle is a Fortnite sniper for long-range picks that is vaulted — it is not in the C7S4 Override BR pool after v42.40. This page keeps the last encyclopedia stats so old VODs and loadouts still have numbers.
- Exotic DPS
- 75
- Body dmg
- 75
- Struct
- 150
- Fire rate
- 1
- Mag
- 5
- Reload
- 4.05s
Boom Sniper Rifle in Fortnite
At Exotic, it deals 75 body damage at 1 shots per second (75 DPS), with a 5-round mag and 4.05s reload. Structure damage is 150. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Exotic.
Boom Sniper Rifle’s Exotic DPS of 75 is 7% below the encyclopedia 81 DPS median for this category.
Earliest balance row on FortniteTools is September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18). That is when we logged it — not necessarily when Epic first added it.
- deliberate single-shot cadence — 1 fire rate at Exotic.
- Against 150 HP it is 2 body shots (1.00s TTK). A 5-round mag can finish 150 HP without a reload.
- Slow 4.05s reload — empty mag is a long punish.
Stats by rarity
Body damage × fire rate = DPS. Planning values — bloom, falloff, and pellet spread still decide real fights. Confirm in-game after patches.
| Rarity | DPS | Dmg | Struct | Fire Rate | Mag | Reload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exotic | 75 | 75 | 150 | 1 | 5 | 4.05s |
Shots to kill
Exotic body shots, no falloff. Time-to-kill is the gap between shots at this fire rate (0s if the gun one-taps). Headshot columns only appear when we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.
| HP | Body STK | Body TTK | Mag OK? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 2 | 1.00s | Yes |
| 150 | 2 | 1.00s | Yes |
| 200 | 3 | 2.00s | Yes |
Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.
Patch history
Logged FortniteTools rows for Boom Sniper Rifle. Full archive on weapon changes.
Similar snipers
Closest snipers in the encyclopedia by planning DPS.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Boom Sniper Rifle in Fortnite right now?
No — it is vaulted in the current Override loot pool. The rarity table on this page is last-logged encyclopedia data, not a promise it will unvault.
How much damage does the Boom Sniper Rifle do?
Exotic body damage is 75 (75 DPS at 1 fire rate). Structure damage is 150. Other rarities: Exotic.
How many shots to kill with the Boom Sniper Rifle?
At Exotic, body shots-to-kill are 2 for 100 HP, 2 for 150 HP, 3 for 200 HP (no falloff, no bloom). Headshot STK is omitted unless we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.
When was the Boom Sniper Rifle added to Fortnite?
We do not invent a chapter date for this gun. The earliest patch row we logged is September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18).
What rarity is the Boom Sniper Rifle?
The encyclopedia lists Exotic. Planning numbers on this page use Exotic unless you pick another row in the table.