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Burst Assault Rifle

Vaulted

The Burst Assault Rifle is a Fortnite assault rifle for mid-range fights 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.

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Legendary DPS: 88.8
Body dmg: 37
Struct: 37
Fire rate: 2.4
Mag: 20
Reload: 2.25s

Burst Assault Rifle in Fortnite

At Legendary, it deals 37 body damage at 2.4 shots per second (88.8 DPS), with a 20-round mag and 2.25s reload. Structure damage is 37. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary.

Burst Assault Rifle’s Legendary DPS of 88.8 is 51% below the encyclopedia 181.5 DPS median for this category.

semi-auto cadence — 2.4 fire rate at Legendary.
Against 150 HP it is 5 body shots (1.67s TTK). A 20-round mag can finish 150 HP without a reload.

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
Common	74.4	31	31	2.4	20	2.75s
Uncommon	76.8	32	32	2.4	20	2.63s
Rare	81.6	34	34	2.4	20	2.50s
Epic	86.4	36	36	2.4	20	2.38s
Legendary	88.8	37	37	2.4	20	2.25s

Shots to kill

Legendary 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	3	0.83s	Yes
150	5	1.67s	Yes
200	6	2.08s	Yes

Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.

History

First added. Chapter 1 Season 1 — Battle Royale launch (25 July 2017). Three-round burst AR.

Loot pool. Vaulted in the current Override encyclopedia.

Patch history

Logged FortniteTools rows for Burst Assault Rifle. Full archive on weapon changes.

2025-01-18

January 18, 2025

Rarity	Stat	Old	New	Change
Common	DPS	85.25	74.4	-10.85
Common	Damage (medium range)	24.8	29.45	+4.65
Common	Damage (long range)	20.925	27.9	+6.975
Common	Fire Rate	2.75	2.4	-0.35
Common	Reload Time	2.86	2.75	-0.11
Common	Spread	0.25	0.15	-0.1
Common	Vertical Recoil	1.925	2.75	+0.825
Common	Horizontal Recoil	0.25	0.4	+0.15
Uncommon	DPS	88	76.8	-11.2
Uncommon	Damage (medium range)	25.6	30.4	+4.8
Uncommon	Damage (long range)	21.6	28.8	+7.2
Uncommon	Fire Rate	2.75	2.4	-0.35
Uncommon	Reload Time	2.73	2.63	-0.1
Uncommon	Spread	0.25	0.15	-0.1
Uncommon	Vertical Recoil	1.838	2.625	+0.787
Uncommon	Horizontal Recoil	0.25	0.4	+0.15
Rare	DPS	93.5	81.6	-11.9
Rare	Damage (medium range)	27.2	32.3	+5.1
Rare	Damage (long range)	22.95	30.6	+7.65
Rare	Fire Rate	2.75	2.4	-0.35
Rare	Reload Time	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Rare	Spread	0.25	0.15	-0.1
Rare	Vertical Recoil	1.75	2.5	+0.75
Rare	Horizontal Recoil	0.25	0.4	+0.15
Epic	DPS	99	86.4	-12.6
Epic	Damage (medium range)	28.8	34.2	+5.4
Epic	Damage (long range)	24.3	32.4	+8.1
Epic	Fire Rate	2.75	2.4	-0.35
Epic	Reload Time	2.47	2.38	-0.09
Epic	Spread	0.25	0.15	-0.1
Epic	Vertical Recoil	1.663	2.375	+0.712
Epic	Horizontal Recoil	0.25	0.4	+0.15
Legendary	DPS	101.75	88.8	-12.95
Legendary	Damage (medium range)	29.6	35.15	+5.55
Legendary	Damage (long range)	24.975	33.3	+8.325
Legendary	Fire Rate	2.75	2.4	-0.35
Legendary	Reload Time	2.34	2.25	-0.09
Legendary	Spread	0.25	0.15	-0.1
Legendary	Vertical Recoil	1.575	2.25	+0.675
Legendary	Horizontal Recoil	0.25	0.4	+0.15

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Ocean's Burst Assault Rifle

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The Herald's Burst Rifle

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Burst Assault 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 Burst Assault Rifle do?

Legendary body damage is 37 (88.8 DPS at 2.4 fire rate). Structure damage is 37. Other rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary.

How many shots to kill with the Burst Assault Rifle?

At Legendary, body shots-to-kill are 3 for 100 HP, 5 for 150 HP, 6 for 200 HP (no falloff, no bloom). Headshot STK is omitted unless we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.

When was the Burst Assault Rifle added to Fortnite?

Chapter 1 Season 1 — Battle Royale launch (25 July 2017). Three-round burst AR.

What rarity is the Burst Assault Rifle?

The encyclopedia lists Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary. Planning numbers on this page use Legendary unless you pick another row in the table.