Overview

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It is available in the loot pool and can be obtained through different means.
It is also available in Creative and UEFN.

A self-loading heavy assault rifle that is a favored weapon of the Dark Voyager's forces. It fires small explosive cubes that detonate on impact, being specially effective against structures.
— In-Game Description

The Chaos Exploder Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Chapter 7: Season 3.

The Chaos Exploder Rifle has a Mythic variant called the Dark Voyager's Chaos Rifle.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Chaos Exploder Rifle is a fully automatic, slow firing assault rifle. The weapon fires explosive projectiles that detonate on impact with any surface, be it players or structures. When equipped, the Chaos Exploder Rifle will load 2 rounds into its magazine every 3 seconds, even when the weapon is being fired.

The Chaos Exploder Rifle is a Projectile weapon with First Shot Accuracy enabled.

The Chaos Exploder Rifle can be aimed down sights while reloading, aimed down sights while in midair and has Checkpoint Reload mechanic.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v41.00 (June 6th 2026)[]

The Chaos Exploder Rifle uses Medium Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Medium Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 1.6x.

Note: Its headshot multiplier only applied to its impact damage.

Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Common)
DAMAGE 27 (Impact)
12 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 43.2
MAGAZINE SIZE 25
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 4.4s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Uncommon)
DAMAGE 29 (Impact)
12 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 29 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 46.4
MAGAZINE SIZE 25
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 4.2s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Rare)
DAMAGE 30 (Impact)
12 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 48
MAGAZINE SIZE 25
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 4s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Epic)
DAMAGE 32 (Impact)
12 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 32 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 51.2
MAGAZINE SIZE 25
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 3.8s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Legendary)
DAMAGE 33 (Impact)
12 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 33 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 52.8
MAGAZINE SIZE 32
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 3.6s

Stats from v41.00 to v41.00 (June 6th 2026)[]

The Chaos Exploder Rifle uses Medium Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Medium Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 1.6x.

Note: Its headshot multiplier only applied to its impact damage.

Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Common)
DAMAGE 30 (Impact)
15 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 48
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 4.4s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Uncommon)
DAMAGE 31 (Impact)
15 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 31 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 49.6
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 4.2s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Rare)
DAMAGE 33 (Impact)
15 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 33 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 52.8
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 4s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Epic)
DAMAGE 35 (Impact)
15 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 35 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 56
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 3.8s
Chaos Exploder Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Chaos Exploder Rifle
(Legendary)
DAMAGE 36 (Impact)
15 (Explosion)
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 36 (Impact)
20 (Explosion)
HEADSHOT DAMAGE 57.6
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 3.5
RELOAD TIME 3.6s

Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

Chapter 7: Season 3[]

Update v41.00[]

  • Added.
  • June 6th 2026 Hotfix:
    • Decreased impact damage from 30/31/33/35/36 to 27/29/30/32/33.
    • Decreased explosion damage from 15 to 12.
    • Decreased impact structure damage from 30/31/33/35/36 to 27/29/30/32/33.
    • Decreased magazine size on the Common to Epic rarities from 30 to 25.
    • Increased magazine size on the Legendary rarities from 30 to 32.

Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Chaos Exploder Rifle is referred to as Assault Orange Remote DV Rifle in the files.

  • Common: WID_Assault_OrangeRemote_DV_Rifle_C
  • Uncommon: WID_Assault_OrangeRemote_DV_Rifle_UC
  • Rare: WID_Assault_OrangeRemote_DV_Rifle_R
  • Epic: WID_Assault_OrangeRemote_DV_Rifle_VR
  • Legendary: WID_Assault_OrangeRemote_DV_Rifle_SR
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

Creative History
Trivia

Trivia[]

  • When the player pull the trigger on The Chaos Exploder Rifle, it used the same gun firing sound as the Spire Rifle.