Harbinger SMG

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Harbinger SMG

Vaulted

The Harbinger SMG is a Fortnite SMG for sprays and piece control 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.

Legendary DPS
210
Body dmg
21
Struct
21
Fire rate
10
Mag
30
Reload
2.25s

Harbinger SMG in Fortnite

At Legendary, it deals 21 body damage at 10 shots per second (210 DPS), with a 30-round mag and 2.25s reload. Structure damage is 21. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary.

Harbinger SMG’s Legendary DPS of 210 is about even with the encyclopedia median of 204 DPS for this category.

Earliest balance row on FortniteTools is July 3, 2026 (2026-07-03). That is when we logged it — not necessarily when Epic first added it.

  • spray cadence — 10 fire rate at Legendary.
  • Against 150 HP it is 8 body shots (0.70s TTK). A 30-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.

RarityDPSDmgStructFire RateMagReload
Common170171710302.75s
Uncommon180181810302.63s
Rare190191910302.50s
Epic200202010302.38s
Legendary210212110302.25s

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.

HPBody STKBody TTKMag OK?
10050.40sYes
15080.70sYes
200100.90sYes

Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.

Patch history

Logged FortniteTools rows for Harbinger SMG. Full archive on weapon changes.

2026-07-03

July 3, 2026

RarityStatOldNewChange
CommonDPS161.5170+8.5
CommonFire Rate9.510+0.5
CommonReload Time2.862.75-0.11
UncommonDPS171180+9
UncommonFire Rate9.510+0.5
UncommonReload Time2.732.63-0.1
RareDPS180.5190+9.5
RareFire Rate9.510+0.5
RareReload Time2.62.5-0.1
EpicDPS190200+10
EpicFire Rate9.510+0.5
EpicReload Time2.472.38-0.09
LegendaryDPS199.5210+10.5
LegendaryFire Rate9.510+0.5
LegendaryReload Time2.342.25-0.09

Similar smgs

Closest smgs in the encyclopedia by planning DPS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Harbinger SMG 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 Harbinger SMG do?

Legendary body damage is 21 (210 DPS at 10 fire rate). Structure damage is 21. Other rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary.

How many shots to kill with the Harbinger SMG?

At Legendary, body shots-to-kill are 5 for 100 HP, 8 for 150 HP, 10 for 200 HP (no falloff, no bloom). Headshot STK is omitted unless we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.

When was the Harbinger SMG added to Fortnite?

We do not invent a chapter date for this gun. The earliest patch row we logged is July 3, 2026 (2026-07-03).

What rarity is the Harbinger SMG?

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