Tactical Shotgun [Lightning]

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Tactical Shotgun [Lightning]

Vaulted

The Tactical Shotgun [Lightning] is a Fortnite shotgun for box and close-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.

Shotgun guideWeapons tier listDamage calculatorLoadout builderBuffs & nerfsAll weapons
Exotic DPS
83.7
Body dmg
55.8
Struct
6.2
Fire rate
1.5
Mag
12
Reload
7.25s

Tactical Shotgun [Lightning] in Fortnite

At Exotic, it deals 55.8 body damage at 1.5 shots per second (83.7 DPS), with a 12-round mag and 7.25s reload. Structure damage is 6.2. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Exotic.

Tactical Shotgun [Lightning]’s Exotic DPS of 83.7 is 37% below the encyclopedia 132.1 DPS median for this category.

  • follow-up / auto cadence — 1.5 fire rate at Exotic.
  • Against 150 HP it is 3 body shots (1.33s TTK). A 12-round mag can finish 150 HP without a reload.
  • Slow 7.25s reload — empty mag is a long punish.
  • Auto / follow-up shotgun: hold or mash rather than treating it like a classic pump.

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
Exotic83.755.86.21.5127.25s

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.

HPBody STKBody TTKMag OK?
10020.67sYes
15031.33sYes
20042.00sYes

Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Tactical Shotgun [Lightning] 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 Shotgun [Lightning] do?

Exotic body damage is 55.8 (83.7 DPS at 1.5 fire rate). Structure damage is 6.2. Other rarities: Exotic.

How many shots to kill with the Tactical Shotgun [Lightning]?

At Exotic, body shots-to-kill are 2 for 100 HP, 3 for 150 HP, 4 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 Shotgun [Lightning] added to Fortnite?

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

What rarity is the Tactical Shotgun [Lightning]?

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