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Mercury LMG

Assault Rifle: Neon. A high damage light machine gun that's good for sustained fire due to the moderate rate of fire and huge magazine size. Very inaccurate when firing on the move. Deals energy damage, which is fairly effective against all types of elemental enemies.

Best rarity
Legendary
Max power
144
Tiers
5
Rarities

Perk slots

  1. Slot 1
    Always on
    • Element: Energy
  2. Slot 2
    Level 5
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +14% Fire Rate
    • +25% Magazine Size
  3. Slot 3
    Level 10
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +13% Headshot Damage
    • +25% Magazine Size
  4. Slot 4
    Level 15
    • +14% Durability
    • +25% Magazine Size
    • +25% Reload Speed
    • +20% Weapon Stability
    • +10% Damage
  5. Slot 5
    Level 20
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +14% Fire Rate
    • +25% Magazine Size
  6. Slot 6
    Level 25
    • Landing 5 hits in a row on a single target causes a small explosion damaging enemies within 0.5 tiles of the target for 70% damage.
    • Each shot fired grants +1.8% Damage for 1 second. Stacks up to 15 times.
    • Each shot fired grants +1.8 Critical Rating for 1 second. Stacks up to 15 times.

Values shown at the lowest perk rarity; upgrading a perk raises them.

Tiers

TierMaterialPowerCraftEvolve to next
1Copper12–26Lv 1–107Quartz Crystal24Rusty Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Copper Ore15Batteries2,500Schematic XP20Pure Drop of Rain75Schematic Manuals
2Silver35–51Lv 10–207Quartz Crystal24Simple Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Silver Ore15Batteries6,250Schematic XP40Pure Drop of Rain200Schematic Manuals11Lightning in a Bottle
3Malachite61–77Lv 20–307Quartz Crystal24Sturdy Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Malachite Ore15Batteries10,000Schematic XP60Pure Drop of Rain325Schematic Manuals22Lightning in a Bottle11Eye of the Storm
4Shadowshard88–106Lv 30–4013Quartz Crystal30Sleek Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Shadowshard Crystal15Batteries13,750Schematic XP80Pure Drop of Rain450Schematic Manuals33Lightning in a Bottle22Eye of the Storm11Storm Shard
4Obsidian88–106Lv 30–407Quartz Crystal24Sleek Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Obsidian Ore15Batteries13,750Schematic XP80Pure Drop of Rain450Schematic Manuals33Lightning in a Bottle22Eye of the Storm11Storm Shard
5Sunbeam116–144Lv 40–6013Quartz Crystal30Efficient Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Sunbeam Crystal15Batteries—
5Brightcore116–144Lv 40–607Quartz Crystal24Efficient Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell8Brightcore Ore15Batteries—

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About Mercury LMG

Mercury LMG is an assault weapon in Fortnite: Save the World. It comes in Epic and Legendary rarity, with the Legendary version being the strongest. At Legendary tier 5 it reaches power 144 at level 60. The Legendary schematic has 6 perk slots, unlocking up to level 25. Crafting it uses Quartz Crystal, Rusty Mechanical Parts, Active Powercell, Copper Ore and Batteries. Evolving a Legendary one from tier 1 to tier 5 takes 32,500 Schematic XP, 200 Pure Drop of Rain and 1,050 Schematic Manuals, plus evolution materials.