Special Forces (subclass)

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An Assault Rifle specialist who bolsters their skills with War Cry.

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— In-Game Description

Special Forces is a Specialty Soldier available in Fortnite: Save the World. The number of perks and abilities depends on the hero's maximum evolution and level.

Maximum evolutions

Maximum evolutions[]

Rare: 4
Epic and Legendary: 5

Perks

Perks[]

Name	Unlocked	Description
Advanced Tactics	_Evo	Ranged weapon damage increased by 10%. Health increased by 10%.
Assault Damage	5	Damaging an enemy with an assault weapon has a 16% chance to generate 1 ammo for the equipped weapon.Increases Goin' Commando!!! Duration by 20 seconds.
Debilitating Shots	2	Dealing ranged damage applies one stack of Vulnerability, increasing damage taken from all sources by 5% on the target for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
Fight or Flight	30	While War Cry is active, you now do 10% more damage to enemies.
Leadership	18	Reduces the cooldown of War Cry to 60 seconds.
Practiced in Combat	12	Increases the duration of War Cry by 5 seconds.
Quick Clip	15	Increases reload speed by 30%.
Steady Aim	8	Reduces recoil by 29%.
Waste Not Want Not	25	Increases ammo capacity of all weapons by 40%.

Abilities

Abilities[]

Name	Unlocked	Description
Frag Grenade	1	The Soldier throws a frag grenade detonating after a few seconds, dealing a base of 101 energy damage in a 0.5 tile radius.
Goin' Commando!!!	_Evo	Equip a minigun which deals physical damage per shot and fires 18 shots per second. Lasts 10 seconds.
War Cry	_Evo	Give a War Cry, affecting friendly characters within 4 tiles for 10 seconds. Grants 40% more damage and 40% attack speed for ranged weapons and 40% more damage and 16% attack speed for melee weapons.

Squad Bonuses

Squad Bonuses[]

When put into a squad slot on the Hero screen, a soldier can give either a passive support or tactical bonus. Some require a certain Primary Hero to use. Abilities that have percentages change depending on the star level.