Tactical Assault Rifle in Fortnite
At Legendary, it deals 23 body damage at 7 shots per second (161 DPS), with a 30-round mag and 1.98s reload. Structure damage is 23. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Legendary.
Tactical Assault Rifle’s Legendary DPS of 161 is 11% below the encyclopedia 181.5 DPS median 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 — 7 fire rate at Legendary.
- Against 150 HP it is 7 body shots (0.86s 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.
| Rarity | DPS | Dmg | Struct | Fire Rate | Mag | Reload |
|---|
| Legendary | 161 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 1.98s |
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 | 5 | 0.57s | Yes |
| 150 | 7 | 0.86s | Yes |
| 200 | 9 | 1.14s | Yes |
Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.
Patch history
Logged FortniteTools rows for Tactical Assault Rifle. Full archive on weapon changes.
| Rarity | Stat | Old | New | Change |
|---|
| Common | DPS | 133 | 140 | +7 |
| Common | Damage | 19 | 20 | +1 |
| Common | Damage (medium range) | 17.1 | 18 | +0.9 |
| Common | Damage (long range) | 16.15 | 17 | +0.85 |
| Uncommon | DPS | 140 | 147 | +7 |
| Uncommon | Damage | 20 | 21 | +1 |
| Uncommon | Damage (medium range) | 18 | 18.9 | +0.9 |
| Uncommon | Damage (long range) | 17 | 17.85 | +0.85 |
| Rare | DPS | 147 | 154 | +7 |
| Rare | Damage | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| Rare | Damage (medium range) | 18.9 | 19.8 | +0.9 |
| Rare | Damage (long range) | 17.85 | 18.7 | +0.85 |
| Epic | DPS | 154 | 161 | +7 |
| Epic | Damage | 22 | 23 | +1 |
| Epic | Damage (medium range) | 19.8 | 20.7 | +0.9 |
| Epic | Damage (long range) | 18.7 | 19.55 | +0.85 |
| Legendary | DPS | 161 | 168 | +7 |
| Legendary | Damage | 23 | 24 | +1 |
| Legendary | Damage (medium range) | 20.7 | 21.6 | +0.9 |
| Legendary | Damage (long range) | 19.55 | 20.4 | +0.85 |
Similar assault rifles
Closest assault rifles in the encyclopedia by planning DPS.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Tactical 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 Tactical Assault Rifle do?
Legendary body damage is 23 (161 DPS at 7 fire rate). Structure damage is 23. Other rarities: Legendary.
How many shots to kill with the Tactical Assault Rifle?
At Legendary, 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 Tactical Assault Rifle 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 Tactical Assault Rifle?
The encyclopedia lists Legendary. Planning numbers on this page use Legendary unless you pick another row in the table.
