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WeaponMelee · Sword

Shortblade

Sword: Light. An extremely fast swing speed gives this blade great sustained damage, but minimal stagger potential. Quad Chop: A series of heavy attacks that deal increased damage and knockback.

Best rarity
Common
Max power
29
Tiers
2
Rarities

Perk slots

  1. Slot 1
    Level 5
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +10% Attack Speed
    • +1.8% Life Leech

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

Tiers

TierMaterialPowerCraftEvolve to nextUpgrade rarity
1Copper1–11Lv 1–1012Rough Ore18Rough Mineral Powder2Duct Tape1Copper Ore500Schematic XP5Pure Drop of Rain10Rare Flux
2Silver17–29Lv 10–2012Rough Ore18Simple Mineral Powder2Duct Tape1Silver Ore—10Rare Flux2Pure Drop of Rain25Schematic Manuals

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About Shortblade

Shortblade is a sword weapon in Fortnite: Save the World. It comes in Common rarity. At Common tier 2 it reaches power 29 at level 20. The Common schematic has 1 perk slots, unlocking up to level 5. Crafting it uses Rough Ore, Rough Mineral Powder, Duct Tape and Copper Ore. Evolving a Common one from tier 1 to tier 2 takes 500 Schematic XP and 5 Pure Drop of Rain, plus evolution materials.