Overview
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This item is currently vaulted in Battle Royale and Reload.  |
| It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future. It is still available in Creative and UEFN. |
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This item isn't present in competitive reload playlists. |
| This item can still be found in core playlists and other game modes when available. |
| “ | Exotic Arc-Lightnig [sic] Gun: grants the Hop Rocks effect while equipped.
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- — In-Game Description
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun is an Uncategorized Item in Fortnite that was added in Chapter 7: Season 2.
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun is an Exotic variant of the Arc-Lightning Gun.
Functionality
Functionality[]
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun fires lightning rays that spread to nearby players, vehicles and structures. The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun can continuously fire for about 10s before needing to cool down.
Firing the Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun reduces the durability meter. Once the durability meter reaches 0%, the item breaks and is removed from the player's inventory.
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun is a Hitscan weapon with First Shot Accuracy disabled.
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun can be aimed down sights while in midair.
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun grants an infinite Hop Rock low-gravity effect to the player, as long as they are actively holding the weapon. Switching away from it immediately cancels the effect.
Obtaining
Obtaining[]
As of Update v41.00, the Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.
Obtaining History[]
Reload
Reload[]
Chapter 7: Season 2[]
Update v40.40[]
| Rarity |  Chest |
 Chest
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|---|---|---|
| Exotic | ✓ | ✓ |
Chapter 7: Season 3[]
Update v41.00[]
- Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.
Battle Royale History
Battle Royale History[]
Chapter 7: Season 2[]
Update v40.40 (May 23rd 2026 at 3:30 PM EST)[]
- Has a chance of being granted as a loadout at the start of the match with the Shield Bubble.
Update v40.40 (May 23rd 2026 at 4:30 PM EST)[]
- Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.
Update v40.40 (May 23rd 2026 at 9:30 PM EST)[]
- Has a chance of being granted as a loadout at the start of the match with the Shield Bubble.
Update v40.40 (May 23rd 2026 at 10:30 PM EST)[]
- Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.
Update v40.40 (May 25th 2026)[]
| Rarity |  Overwatch Cache
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|---|---|
| Exotic | ✓ |
Chapter 7: Season 3[]
Update v41.00[]
- Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.
Weapon ID
Weapon ID[]
The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun is referred to as Dragon Cart Lightning Gun in the files.
- Exotic: WID_DragonCart_LightningGun_X
Mode Specific History
Mode Specific History[]
Battle Royale and Zero Build History
Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]
Chapter 7: Season 2[]
Update v40.40[]
- May 23rd 2026 at 3:30 PM EST: Introduced for the Calling All Heroes Power Hour #1.
- May 23rd 2026 at 4:30 PM EST: Vaulted.
- May 23rd 2026 at 9:30 PM EST: Unvaulted for the Calling All Heroes Power Hour #2.
- May 23rd 2026 at 10:30 PM EST: Vaulted.
- May 25th 2026: Unvaulted.
Chapter 7: Season 3[]
Update v41.00[]
- Vaulted.
Creative History
Creative History[]
News Tab
News Tab[]
| Image | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Power Hours Saturday, May 23 Play Like a Hero during Power Hours this Saturday at 3:30 PM ET & 9:30 PM ET. Spawn with one of four Overwatch-inspired Exotic loadouts and show what legends are made of! |
May 22nd 2026 |
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Exotic Worthy of a Hero Every hero has their weapon of choice! Master four new Exotic weapons, including the enemy-revealing Exotic Recon Bow, health-stealing Twin Siphon Shotguns, Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun, and Overdrive Pulse Rifle. |
May 25th 2026 |
Trivia
Trivia[]
- The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun was added for the Overwatch collaboration as a reference to Winston, his Tesla Cannon, and his Jump Pack.
- In Overwatch Caches, it comes with the Bubble Shield as a reference to his Barrier Projector ability.
- Alongside it are the Exotic Recon Bow, the Overdrive Pulse Rifle, and the Twin Siphon Shotguns.
- The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun's description has a typo: "Exotic Arc-Lightnig Gun: ..."
- The Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun shares its stats with Human Bill's Arc-Lightning Gun.
- Like Human Bill's Arc-Lightning Gun, the Exotic Leaping-Lightning Gun has a headshot multiplier of 1.25x defined in the files, despite not being able to deal headshot damage.
