Dragon's Breath Shotgun

Information

Rarity

Weapon Class	Ammo Type
Shotgun	Shells

Stats

DPS

158 (Epic)
165 (Legendary)

Damage

158 (Epic)
165 (Legendary)

Structure Damage

63 (Epic)
66 (Legendary)

Critical Hit Damage

195 (Epic)
200 (Legendary)

Critical Hit Multiplier

1.5x

Fire Rate

Magazine Size

Reload Time

4.3s (Epic)
4.1s (Legendary)

Release Status

Added In	Release Date
Update v34.30	April 8th 2025

This article is about the shotgun that does not cause fire. For the shotgun that causes fire, see Legacy Dragon's Breath Shotgun.

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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.

“

Shotgun: Break-Action. Deals high damage at a fast fire rate. Short range and very limited magazine size.

”

— In-Game Description

The Dragon's Breath Shotgun is a weapon in Fortnite that was added in Chapter 6: Season 2.

The Dragon's Breath Shotgun has a Mythic version called the Dragon's Belch Shotgun.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Dragon's Breath Shotgun is a high damage, single shot shotgun which consumes all four shells in its magazine. It has a wide spread and short effective range.

The Dragon's Breath Shotgun is a Hitscan weapon that fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.

Damage falloff:

Damage falloff begins at 9 meters (1.8 tiles).
Damage steadily decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 10 meters (2 tiles).
Damage decreases down to 30% of its maximum at 12.5 meters (2.5 tiles).
It deals damage until 18 meters (3.6 tiles).

Stats

Stats[]

v34.30

Current Stats since v34.30[]

The Dragon's Breath Shotguns uses Shells, has a Headshot Multiplier of 1.5x and a Max Damage Cap of 195/200.

	Dragon's Breath Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	158
DAMAGE	158
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	63
MAGAZINE SIZE	4
FIRE RATE	1.0
RELOAD TIME	4.3s
MAX DAMAGE CAP	195
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	237 ^(1.5x)

	Dragon's Breath Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	165
DAMAGE	165
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	66
MAGAZINE SIZE	4
FIRE RATE	1.0
RELOAD TIME	4.1s
MAX DAMAGE CAP	200
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	247.5 ^(1.5x)

Sounds

Sounds[]

Dragon's Breath Shotgun's sounds have been inherited from Legacy Dragon's Breath Shotgun:

Legacy Dragon's Breath Shotgun Sounds
Sounds		ID
Pickup		`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Pickup`
Equip		`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Equip_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Equip_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Equip_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Equip_XX`
Shoot	Close	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_04Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_05Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_06Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_Close_XX`
	Medium	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Medium_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Medium_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Medium_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Medium_XX`
	Distant	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Distant_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Distant_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Distant_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Distant_04Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Fire_3P_Distant_XX`
Reload	Start	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Start`
	Shell Eject	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_ShellEject_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_ShellEject_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_ShellEject_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_ShellEject_XX`
	Insert Shell	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_04Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_05Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_06Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Shell_XX`
	Insert Tube	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_04Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_05Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_06Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Tube_XX`
	Insert Final	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_03Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_04Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_05Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_06Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_Insert_Final_XX`
	End	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Reload_End`
Drop	Drop	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Drop`
Drop	Land	`Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Land_01Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Land_02Shotgun_BreakBarrel_DragonsBreath_Land_XX`
Former Sounds (Before v38.00)
Pickup		`ShotgunDrum_Pickup_01`
Equip		`WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Reload_End_01`
Shoot	Close (Own)	`WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_v2_01WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_v2_02WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_v2_03WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_v2_04WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Fire_1P_v2_XX`
	Close (Other Player)	`weapons_shotguns_bigger_013weapons_shotguns_bigger_014weapons_shotguns_bigger_015weapons_shotguns_bigger_0XX`
	Medium	`weapons_shotguns_bigger_013_MediumNewweapons_shotguns_bigger_014_MediumNewweapons_shotguns_bigger_015_MediumNewweapons_shotguns_bigger_0XX_MediumNew`
	Distant	`Distant_low_shot_01a` `Distant_low_shot_01b` `Distant_low_shot_01c` `Distant_low_shot_01d`
Reload	Insert	`WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Insert_01WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Insert_02WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Insert_03WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Insert_04WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Insert_XX`
Reload	End	`WPN_Shotgun_DragonsBreath_Reload_End_01`
Drop		`Weapon_Generic_Drop_Shotgun_01`

Item Changes

Item Changes[]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

Added.

Strategy Guide

Strategy Guide[]

	This section outlines a strategy.
	Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.

The Dragon's Breath Shotgun excels at extremely close ranges, so get as close to your opponent as possible before using the Dragon's Breath Shotgun.
The Dragon's Breath Shotgun benefits from landing as many pellets as possible rather than landing headshots. Aim for the upper chest to land as many pellets as possible while still getting in some headshot damage.
It's best to pair the Dragon's Breath Shotgun with an SMG, preferably one with a high capacity. After expending the weapon's capacity, switch to your SMG to finish off your opponent.
Unlike most other shotguns, it's best not to deal chip damage at longer ranges due to the Dragon's Breath Shotgun's long reload time.
After a fight, the Dragon's Breath Shotgun should be reloaded first to ensure you can defend yourself if you get pushed.

Counters[]

Pushing an opponent who is attempting to reload their Dragon's Breath Shotgun can be very advantageous, as the Dragon's Breath Shotgun needs all 4 shells to be reloaded to be able to fire.

Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Dragon's Breath Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Break Barrel Dragon in the files.

Epic: WID_Shotgun_BreakBarrel_Dragon_Athena_VR
Legendary: WID_Shotgun_BreakBarrel_Dragon_Athena_SR

Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Reload History

Reload History[]

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

April 15th 2025: Introduced.

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.10[]

Vaulted.

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.50[]

Unvaulted.

Update v37.51[]

October 24th 2025: Vaulted.
October 27th 2025: Unvaulted.

Chapter 7: Season 1[]

Update v39.00[]

Vaulted.

Update v39.50[]

Unvaulted in Teams of 8 only.
February 25th 2026: Vaulted as Teams of 8 was removed.

Creative History

Creative History[]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

Introduced.

Trivia

Trivia[]

Dragon's Breath is the real-world name of the standard incendiary cartridge used for shotguns.
The weapon appears to be based on the American Winchester Liberator, a prototype four-barreled shotgun designed in 1962. However, the real Liberator fires only one shell at a time, whereas all four barrels are unloaded after one trigger pull in-game.
Since the shotgun rework in Update v20.30, the Legendary Dragon's Breath Shotgun is one of the few shotguns able to deal 200 or more damage in a single shot, alongside the Enhanced Havoc Shotgun, Enhanced Sentinel Pump Shotgun, Legendary Legacy Dragon's Breath Shotgun, and Epic and Legendary Charge Shotgun.
Considering it can only be fired once, and all four shells are loaded at the same time, it has the slowest effective reload of any shotgun, as it cannot be cancelled to quickly fire.
This is the only gun that requires a full magazine to be fired. If the player doesn't have enough shells to do a full reload, the weapon will not fire as if it is out of ammo.
When other players are firing the Dragon's Breath Shotgun, it makes firing sounds of a Double Barrel Shotgun.
The Legendary variant of this shotgun is the highest damaging gun ever in terms of max body shot damage. There are some non-gun weapons such as Deku's Smash that deal more damage though.

Weapons
Assault Weapons	Assault Rifle ( Skye's • Enhanced • Ice Spice's • Embiggened) • Burst Assault Rifle ( Ocean's • Slone's) • Scoped Assault Rifle • Light Machine Gun • Minigun ( Brutus' • RG's) • Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle ( Huntmaster Saber's) • Drum Gun ( Midas' • Jules' • Shadow Midas') • Suppressed Assault Rifle ( Blitz Boss Ninja's Viper) • Heavy Assault Rifle ( Meowscles' Peow Peow • Meowdas' Peow Peow) • Infantry Rifle • Tactical Assault Rifle ( Modular • Legacy) • First Order Blaster Rifle • Stark Industries Energy Rifle ( Updated) • Makeshift Rifle • Primal Rifle ( Spire Guardian's) • E-11 Blaster Rifle • Pulse Rifle ( Slone's • Overclocked • Burst • Overdrive) • Sideways Rifle • Sideways Minigun ( Boss) • Combat Assault Rifle ( Modular • The Machinist's Modular • Squibbly's) • MK-Seven Assault Rifle ( The Foundation's • WIP Mythic Red Dot AR) • Ranger Assault Rifle • Striker Burst Rifle ( Slone's • Modular • Emma Frost's • Enhanced) • Hammer Assault Rifle • EvoChrome Burst Rifle ( The Herald's) • Red-Eye Assault Rifle ( Heisted Explosive • Red-Eye Caramba AR) • Havoc Suppressed Assault Rifle ( Highcard's • Heart's) • DC-15 Blaster Rifle • Flapjack Rifle ( Enhanced) • MK-Alpha Assault Rifle ( Relik's) • Twin Mag Assault Rifle • Modular Nemesis AR ( Montague's • Nemesis AR• Brute) • Modular Striker AR ( Nisha's • Striker AR • Enhanced) • Modular Enforcer AR ( Enforcer AR • Enhanced) • Modular Warforged Assault Rifle ( Ares') • Tri-Beam Laser Rifle • Holo Twister Assault Rifle ( Enhanced • Lawless Accelerant • Lawful Accelerant) • Fury Assault Rifle ( Enhanced • Eradicator Hop Rock) • Collateral Damage Assault Rifle ( Enhanced • Lawless Trinity) • A280-CFE Blaster Rifle ( Enhanced) • DC-15 Heavy Blaster Rifle • DLT-19 Blaster Rifle • Spire Rifle ( Enhanced) • O.X.R. Rifle ( Eradicator) • Leadspitter 3000 • Deadeye Assault Rifle ( Hush's) • Lock On Assault Rifle • Cube Rifle ( Hoprock) • Chaos Exploder Rifle ( Dark Voyager's Chaos Rifle) • Surgical Burst Rifle ( Voidblade's)
Shotguns	Pump Shotgun ( Double Trouble • Blitz) • Tactical Shotgun ( Enhanced Tactical Shotgun) • Heavy Shotgun ( Legacy • Heisted Breacher) • Double Barrel Shotgun ( The Dub) • Combat Shotgun ( Modular • Megalo Don's Modular) • Drum Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Charge Shotgun ( Kit's) • Dragon's Breath Shotgun ( Legacy • Dragon's Belch Shotgun) • Lever Action Shotgun • Makeshift Shotgun • Primal Shotgun ( Spire Assassin's) • Auto Shotgun • Striker Pump Shotgun • Ranger Shotgun • Two-Shot Shotgun • Prime Shotgun ( Blitz Boss Ninja's Get Good) • EvoChrome Shotgun• Thunder Shotgun • Maven Auto Shotgun ( Heisted Accelerant • Wolfe's) • Havoc Pump Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Sharp Tooth Shotgun • Infiltrator Pump Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Wood Stake Shotgun ( High Stakes') • Modular Hammer Pump Shotgun ( Peter Griffin's) • Modular Frenzy Auto Shotgun ( Oscar's) • Modular Gatekeeper Shotgun ( Cerberus' • Gatekeeper) • Modular Sovereign Shotgun ( Mysterio's • Sovereign) • Sentinel Pump Shotgun ( Enhanced • Unstable Frostfire) • Twinfire Auto Shotgun ( Enhanced • Lawless Twinfire Slap) • Oni Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Outlaw Shotgun ( Enhanced • Unstable Yoink) • Pump & Dump ( Lawless Blink) • Shiva Shotgun • ACP Scatter Blaster • BARM-ST12 Scatter Blaster • CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster • Sweeper Shotgun • Five Gun • Iron Pump Shotgun ( Pinpoint) • Twin Hammer Shotguns ( Brutus' • Twin Siphon) • Chaos Reloader Shotgun ( Dark Voyager's Obliterator) • Super Shredder • Extending Focus Shotgun ( Reacher)
Submachine Guns	Submachine Gun • Submachine Gun ( Heisted Run 'N' Gun) • Suppressed Submachine Gun ( Inkquisitor's) • Compact SMG ( Enhanced Compact SMG) • Tactical Submachine Gun • Rapid Fire SMG • Burst SMG • Machine SMG • Makeshift Submachine Gun • Primal SMG • Kymera Ray Gun ( Zyg and Choppy's) • Stinger SMG ( Gunnar's) • Combat SMG • Charge SMG • Twin Mag SMG ( Heisted Blink Mag • Tamzarian) • Sunburst Gauntlet • Bender's Shiny Metal Raygun • Scoped Burst SMG ( Thorne's) • Modular Hyper SMG ( Valeria's) • Modular Thunder Burst SMG ( Thunder Burst SMG • Apex) • Modular Harbinger SMG ( Hades') • Modular Drum Gun ( Midas' • Midas' Gilded Eye) • Dual Micro SMGs ( Gwenpool's) • Snoop Dogg's Drum Gun • Veiled Precision SMG ( Night Rose • Eradicator Shadow) • Surgefire SMG ( Enhanced) • Pump & Dump ( Lawless Blink) • F-11D Blaster ( Captain Phasma's) • E-11 Blaster • CR-2 Blaster • Red-Eye Submachine Gun • SM Beam Gun • SM Rhythm Gun • Five Gun • Holo Rush SMG ( Yule Trooper's) • Flex SMG ( Bigfoot's) • Cube Splitter SMG • Pulse Pistols
Pistols	Pistol ( Semi-Auto • Pinpoint • Where We Droppin) • Suppressed Pistol ( Semi-Auto • Dual Suppressed Pistols • Shadow Tracker) • Dual Pistols ( Hop Rock Dualies) • Hand Cannon ( Deadpool's • Modular • Modular Conductor) • Revolver • Scoped Revolver ( Night Hawk) • Six Shooter ( Marksman) • Flashlight Pistol • Flint-Knock Pistol ( Flight-Knock) • Makeshift Revolver • Primal Pistol • Combat Pistol • Sidearm Pistol • Tactical Pistol ( Overdrive) • Lock On Pistol • Mammoth Pistol ( Baron's Double Down • Lawless Explosive • Lawful Explosive) • Modular Ranger Pistol • Modular Monarch Pistol ( Doctor Doom's) • DL-44 Blaster Pistol ( Enhanced) • WESTAR-34 Blaster Pistols • Hyperburst Pistol ( Enhanced • Unstable Voltage Burst) • Killswitch Revolvers ( Killswitch's) • Wrecker Revolver ( Enhanced • Marksman) • Blade Blaster • Mr. Blasty ( Krusty's) • Deodorant Applicator • Cobalt Slingshot • Finger Guns • Hammer Revolver • Lancehead Pistol ( 9mm Baba Yaga)
Sniper Rifles	Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle ( Dragon's Breath Sniper) • Zapotron • Suppressed Sniper Rifle • Heavy Sniper Rifle ( Boom Sniper Rifle) • Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle • Automatic Sniper Rifle • Hunting Rifle ( Lawless Stink) • Storm Scout Sniper Rifle ( Storm Scout) • Amban Sniper Rifle• Lever Action Rifle • Rail Gun • Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper • Explosive Repeater Rifle • Reaper Modular Sniper Rifle ( Reaper) • Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle ( Lawless Tracking • Lawful Tracking) • Falcon Eye Sniper ( Enhanced • Lawless Final Mark Rifle) • Vengeful Sniper Rifle
Marksman Rifles	DMR • Cobra DMR • Ex-Caliber Rifle ( The Ageless Champion's) • Thermal DMR ( Diamond's) • Tactical DMR • Modular Huntress DMR ( Zeus') • IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle ( Enhanced) • Deadeye DMR ( Kor's • Unstable Thunderclap) • Vector 7 ( The Foundation's Rift Rifle)
Bows	Boom Bow ( TNTina's Ka-Boom Bow)• Hawkeye's Bow • Makeshift Bow • Primal Bow • Primal Flame Bow • Primal Stink Bow • Mechanical Bow ( Exotic Recon Bow) • Mechanical Explosive Bow ( Raz's) • Mechanical Shockwave Bow • Grappler Bow • Unstable Bow
Crossbows	Crossbow ( Cupid's • Empowered) • Fiend Hunter Crossbow • Dual Fiend Hunters • Plunger Bow • Boom Bolt ( Ringmaster's • Moonflak)
Explosive Weapons	Rocket Launcher ( Pumpkin • Lawless Shockwave • Lawful Shockwave) • Quad Launcher ( Burst) • Guided Missile • Grenade Launcher ( Snowball • Egg • Orange Paint • Purple Paint • Cinematic Paint • The Big Chill) • Shockwave Launcher ( Kit's • Eradicator Shock n' Slow) • Proximity Grenade Launcher • Grenade ( Unstable Bounce) • Clingers • Dynamite ( Nitro Queen TNT • Bouncing Boomstick) • Bottle Rockets • Proximity Mine • Remote Explosive • Firefly Jar • Cuddle Fish • Recycler ( Spire Assassin's) • Alien Knockgun Launcher • Plasma Cannon • Paper Bomb Kunai • Anvil Rocket Launcher • Thunder Spears • Cybertron Cannon • Sticky Grenade Launcher ( Lawless Rift • Blitz Boss Ninja's Trash) • Shield Breaker EMP • Explosive Goo Gun ( Blitz Boss Ninja's Blue) • Swarmstrike • Seven Cluster Cannon
Melee Weapons	Pickaxe • Infinity Blade ( Reforged) • Thor's Stormbreaker • Lightsaber ( Darth Vader's • Jedi Padawan • Sith Apprentice • Jedi Training) • Kingsman • Predator Claw • Sideways Scythe • Basic Sword • Basic Hammer • Ol' Chopper • Kinetic Blade ( Thorne's Vampiric Blade) • Grapple Blade ( Blitz) • Brat Catcher • Donatello's Staff • Leonardo's Katanas • Michelangelo's Nunchaku • Raphael's Sai • Chains of Hades ( Blitz • Thorn Ripper) • Shuri's Black Panther Claws• Chainsaw ( Cartoon) • The Kneecapper ( Blitz) • Sub-Zero's Kombat Kit • Lucille • Scorpion's Kombat Kit • Rumi's Empowered Sword • GnatGala Special Melee • Forsaken Vow Blade • Dual Zangetsu

Dragon's Breath Shotgun

Overview

Functionality[]

Stats[]

Current Stats since v34.30[]

Sounds[]

Item Changes[]

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

Strategy Guide[]

Counters[]

Weapon ID[]

Mode Specific History[]

Reload History[]

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.10[]

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.50[]

Update v37.51[]

Chapter 7: Season 1[]

Update v39.00[]

Update v39.50[]

Creative History[]

Chapter 6: Season 2[]

Update v34.30[]

Trivia[]