Overview

Disambig gray This article is about the Battle Royale Weapon. For the Save the World version, see Primal Rifle (Save the World).
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It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future.
It is still available in Creative and UEFN.

High capacity, wild firing rifle.
— In-Game Description

The Primal Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 6.

The Primal Rifle has a Mythic version called Spire Guardian's Primal Assault Rifle.

Functionality

Functionality[]

This Primal Rifle is a fully automatic, fast firing, but inaccurate medium ranged weapon. As such, it does not excel at longer ranged engagements.

The Primal Rifle is a Hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy enabled, and will always fire a random spread of bullets, which increases with continuous fire. This spread is decreased whilst crouching.

Damage falloff:

  • Damage falloff begins at 50 meters (10 tiles).
  • Damage steadily decreases down to 80% of its maximum at 75 meters (15 tiles).
  • Damage reaches its minimum value of 66% of its maximum at 100 meters (20 tiles).
Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v17.00[]

The Primal Rifle uses Medium Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Medium Bullets ande has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Uncommon)
DPS 172.5
DAMAGE 30
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.62s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 45 (1.5x)
Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Rare)
DPS 184
DAMAGE 32
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 32
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 48 (1.5x)
Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Epic)
DPS 195.5
DAMAGE 34
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 34
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.37s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 51 (1.5x)
Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Legendary)
DPS 201.25
DAMAGE 35
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 35
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.25s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 52.5 (1.5x)

Stats Only[]

Note: The stats listed below only do not have an ID and are not able to be released.

Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Common)
DPS 166.75
DAMAGE 29
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 29
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.75s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 43.5 (1.5x)

Stats from v16.00 to v17.00[]

The Primal Rifle uses Medium Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Medium Bullets ande has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Uncommon)
DPS 178.25
DAMAGE 31
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 31
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.62s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 46.5 (1.5x)
Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Rare)
DPS 189.75
DAMAGE 33
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 33
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 49.5 (1.5x)
Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Epic)
DPS 201.25
DAMAGE 35
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 35
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.37s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 52.5 (1.5x)
Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Legendary)
DPS 207
DAMAGE 36
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 36
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.25s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 54 (1.5x)

Stats Only[]

Note: The stats listed below only do not have an ID and are not able to be released.

Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle
(Common)
DPS 172.5
DAMAGE 30
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 30
MAGAZINE SIZE 30
FIRE RATE 5.75
RELOAD TIME 2.75s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 45 (1.5x)

Sounds

Sounds[]

Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Primal Rifle Sounds
Sounds ID
Pickup Assault_Bone_Pickup_01
Equip Assault_Bone_Reload_End_01
ADS In Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_IN_01Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_IN_02Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_IN_XX
Out Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_OUT_01Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_OUT_02Weapon_HEAVYASSAULT_ADS_OUT_XX
Shoot Close Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_01Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_02Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_03Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_XX
Medium Assault_Bone_Fire_Mid_01Assault_Bone_Fire_Mid_02Assault_Bone_Fire_Mid_03Assault_Bone_Fire_Mid_XX
Distant Assault_Bone_Fire_Distant_01Assault_Bone_Fire_Distant_02Assault_Bone_Fire_Distant_03Assault_Bone_Fire_Distant_04Assault_Bone_Fire_Distant_XX
Shell Casing Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_01Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_02Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_03Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_04Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_05Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_06Assault_Bone_Fire_Close_Shell_Casing_XX
Low Ammo Assault_Bone_Fire_Low_Ammo
Out of Ammo Rifle_OutofAmmo_01Rifle_OutofAmmo_02Rifle_OutofAmmo_03Rifle_OutofAmmo_04Rifle_OutofAmmo_XX
Reload Start Assault_Bone_Reload_Start_01
Insert Assault_Bone_Reload_Insert_01
End Assault_Bone_Reload_End_01
Drop Weapon_Generic_Drop_AR_01Weapon_Generic_Drop_AR_02Weapon_Generic_Drop_AR_03Weapon_Generic_Drop_AR_04Weapon_Generic_Drop_AR_XX
Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

Chapter 2: Season 6[]

Update v16.00[]

  • Added.

Chapter 2: Season 7[]

Update v17.00[]

Strategy Guide

Strategy Guide[]

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  • The Primal Rifle trades its first shot accuracy with the ability to fire faster. This makes it a better weapon than the regular AR to switch to if you don't have an SMG and need to finish off a weak opponent in an enclosed structure.
  • The Primal Rifle is weak at longer ranges, as it cannot accurately hit shots.

Counters[]

  • Because of it's lack of first shot accuracy, it is advised to avoid close range engagements against an opponent with a Primal Rifle. Instead, stick to mid-long range, and use a weapon with better mid-long range accuracy.
  • An SMG will outperform the Primal Rifle at close range.
  • The same counters that apply to the Assault Rifle apply to the Primal Rifle.
Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Primal Rifle is referred to as Assault Bone in the files.

  • Uncommon: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
  • Rare: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_R_Ore_T03
  • Epic: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
  • Legendary: WID_Assault_Bone_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 2: Season 6[]

Update v16.00[]

Update v16.10[]

  • Crafting adjustments altered to be based on rarity, formerly 4 resources across the board, now 2/4/6 depending on rarity.

Chapter 2: Season 7[]

Update v17.00[]

  • Vaulted.

Creative History

Creative History[]

Chapter 2: Season 6[]

Update v16.20[]

  • April 19th 2021: Introduced.

News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Primal Weapons (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Primal Weapons
Fierce and lethal, what Primal weapons lack in precision they make up with destruction. Craft Primal weapons by combining Animal Bones and Makeshift weapons!
March 18th 2021

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Primal Rifle uses the appearance of the Midnight Stalker from Save the World, albeit with its scope removed and the muzzle shortened.
    • The weapons statistically don't share any similarities, as the Midnight Stalker is a two-round burst Sniper Rifle that uses Heavy Bullets while the Primal Rifle is a fully-auto Assault Rifle that uses Medium Bullets.
Gallery

Gallery[]

Promotional Images[]