Overview
Marksman Rifles are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for medium range to long range combat, and weapons in this class mostly use
Functionality
Functionality[]
Marksman Rifles sit in-between Assault Weapons and Sniper Rifles as medium to long ranged scoped rifles. They are intended for longer range combat and reward accuracy greatly. They are hybrids as they work well in both medium and long range combat. They dont perform well in close range combat as they are mostly reliant on scoping in to use them well.
Marksman Rifles dont fare well in close range combat as they are mostly reliant on scoping in to use them well. Therefore Shotguns or Submachine Guns are usually a better choice.
List of Marksman Rifles
List of Marksman Rifles[]
This list only includes weapons accessible by the player through legitimate methods.
| Weapon | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() DMR |
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary Mythic |
Chapter 3: Season 3 | High Powered Scoped Rifle. | |
![]() Cobra DMR |
Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary Mythic |
Chapter 3: Season 4 | Long range, high fire rate marksman rifle. |
| Weapon | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Ex-Caliber Rifle |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Chapter 4: Season 1 | Rifle: Semi-Automatic. Powerful rifle that fires a ballistic blade at your enemies that detonates moments later. | ||
![]() The Ageless Champion's Ex-Caliber Rifle |
Mythic | Chapter 4: Season 1 | The personal Ex-Caliber of The Ageless Champion. | ||
![]() Thermal DMR |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Chapter 4: Season 3 | Battle in the jungle, see how a jungle animal sees. While looking through the scope of the Thermal DMR, turn on thermal vision to more easily detect your enemies. | ||
![]() Diamond's Thermal DMR |
Mythic | Chapter 4: Season 4 | Fast firing marksman rifle with attached thermal scope that can be toggled on/off. | ||
![]() Tactical DMR |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Chapter 4: Season 4 | Marksman Rifle: High power scoped rifle with an adjustable zoom, effective at a variety of ranges. | ||
| Exclusive to other modes. | |||||
![]() Ex-Caliber Rifle |
Common | Chapter 4: Season 1 | Rifle: Semi-Automatic. Powerful rifle that fires a ballistic blade at your enemies that detonates moments later. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. | ||
![]() Thermal DMR |
Common Mythic |
Chapter 4: Season 3 | Battle in the jungle, see how a jungle animal sees. While looking through the scope of the Thermal DMR, turn on thermal vision to more easily detect your enemies. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. | ||
![]() Tactical DMR |
Common | Chapter 4: Season 4 | Marksman Rifle: High power scoped rifle with an adjustable zoom, effective at a variety of ranges. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative. | ||
| Weapon | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Modular Huntress DMR |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Chapter 5: Season 2 | A precision rifle created for the Gods to dole out punishment from a distance. Fills the gap in range and fire rate between Assault Rifles and Snipers. | |
![]() Modular Zeus' Huntress DMR |
Mythic | Chapter 5: Season 2 | A flawless rifle said to have been given to Zeus by the Goddess of the Hunt for luck. |
| Weapon | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Galactic Battle | High power automatic scoped Marksman Blaster Rifle. Most effective at longer ranges, but fills the gap in fire rate between Assault Rifles and Snipers. | |
![]() Enhanced IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle |
Mythic | Galactic Battle | Mythic IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle variant, crafted to enhance cooling systems to allow shooting for longer before overheating. | |
![]() Deadeye DMR |
Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary |
Chapter 6: Season 3 | Versatile fast firing precision rifle that excels at medium range due to its low magnification optic. | |
![]() Kor's Deadeye DMR |
Mythic | Chapter 6: Season 3 | A DMR finely tuned by Kor. Has enhanced critical hit damage. | |
![]() Unstable Thunderclap DMR |
Exotic | Chapter 6: Season 3 | Unstable Exotic: Some bullets will explode on impact. | |
![]() Ex-Caliber Rifle |
Uncommon | Chapter 6: Season 3 | Rifle: Semi-Automatic. Powerful rifle that fires a ballistic blade at your enemies that detonates moments later. | |
![]() Deadeye DMR |
Common | Chapter 6: Season 4 | Versatile fast firing precision rifle that excels at medium range due to its low magnification optic. |
| Weapon | Rarities | Ammo Type | Season | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Vector 7 DMR |
Rare Epic Legendary |
Chapter 7: Season 2 | Marksman Rifle with a low magnification optic. Slow fire rate, but high damage. | |
![]() The Foundation's Rift Rifle |
Exotic | Chapter 7: Season 2 | The Foundation's modified DMR. Charge it to shoot a rift where the bullet lands. |
Unreleased
Unreleased
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Augments
Augments[]
The following Augments apply to Marksman Rifles:
| Icon | Augment Name | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Rifle Recycle | Weapons using medium ammo have a chance not to consume ammo. | Each shot fired from a weapon that uses |
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Bloodhound | Enemies hit by marksman rifle, bow and sniper shots are marked for a brief duration. | |
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Medium Ammo Amp | Medium Ammo weapons have increased magazine size. | Increases magazine size by 20% for weapons that use |
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Steady Hands | Marksman Rifles have reduced recoil. | |
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Scoped Salvo | Scoped weapons deal increased damage but have decreased fire rate. | Marksman Rifles with a scope deal 15% more damage but their fire rate is decreased by 15%. |
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Marksman Headshots | Marksman Rifle headshots deal increased damage. | Marksman Rifles deal 10% more damage on headshots. |
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Despite not being Sniper Rifles, Marksman Rifles are purchased from Sniper Rifle Vending Machines, and count towards Sniper Rifle based accolades.
















