Drums

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Drums

Vaulted

The Drums is a Fortnite utility / special item 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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Common DPS
161
Body dmg
23
Struct
23
Fire rate
7
Mag
60
Reload
4.40s

Drums in Fortnite

At Common, it deals 23 body damage at 7 shots per second (161 DPS), with a 60-round mag and 4.40s reload. Structure damage is 23. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Common.

Drums’s Common DPS of 161 is 115% above the encyclopedia 75 DPS median for this category.

  • spray cadence — 7 fire rate at Common.
  • Against 150 HP it is 7 body shots (0.86s TTK). A 60-round mag can finish 150 HP without a reload.
  • Slow 4.40s 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.

RarityDPSDmgStructFire RateMagReload
Common16123237604.40s

Shots to kill

Common 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.

HPBody STKBody TTKMag OK?
10050.57sYes
15070.86sYes
20091.14sYes

Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.

Similar other

Closest other in the encyclopedia by planning DPS.

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155.4 DPS · 37 dmg · vaulted

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155.1 DPS · 33 dmg · vaulted

Frequently asked questions

Is the Drums 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 Drums do?

Common body damage is 23 (161 DPS at 7 fire rate). Structure damage is 23. Other rarities: Common.

How many shots to kill with the Drums?

At Common, body shots-to-kill are 5 for 100 HP, 7 for 150 HP, 9 for 200 HP (no falloff, no bloom). Headshot STK is omitted unless we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.

When was the Drums added to Fortnite?

We do not have a verified first-added chapter for Drums, so this page does not fake one. Use the rarity table and vaulted flag as the facts we do have.

What rarity is the Drums?

The encyclopedia lists Common. Planning numbers on this page use Common unless you pick another row in the table.