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The Potshot

Explosive Weapon: Grenade Launcher - Spec Ops. Uses explosive ammo to shoot proximity grenades that damage groups of enemies in a moderate radius when they explode.

Best rarity
Legendary
Max power
144
Tiers
5
Rarities

Perk slots

  1. Slot 1
    Level 5
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +14% Fire Rate
    • +25% Magazine Size
  2. Slot 2
    Level 10
    • +10% Damage
    • +25% Magazine Size
    • +25% Reload Speed
    • +20% Impact
  3. Slot 3
    Level 15
    • Element: Energy
    • Element: Fire
    • Element: Nature
    • Element: Physical and +20% Damage
    • Element: Water
  4. Slot 4
    Level 15
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +20% Impact
    • +14% Durability
  5. Slot 5
    Level 20
    • +12% Damage to Mist Monsters and Bosses
    • +10% Damage
    • +14% Fire Rate
    • +20% Impact
  6. Slot 6
    Level 25
    • Standing in place for 2 seconds grants +11% Damage. Stacks up to 5 times. Moving from that position removes the effect completely.
    • Standing in place for 2 seconds grants +17% Damage vs Mist Monsters. Stacks up to 5 times. Moving from that position removes the effect completely.
    • Standing in place for 1 second regenerates 10% of your max shield value.
    • Causes Affliction damage for 6 seconds.
    • Damage dealt with this weapon snares the target by 30% for 6 seconds.

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

Tiers

TierMaterialPowerCraftEvolve to next
1Copper12–26Lv 1–1015Blast Powder30Rusty Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell11Copper Ore2,500Schematic XP20Pure Drop of Rain75Schematic Manuals
2Silver35–51Lv 10–2015Blast Powder30Simple Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell11Silver Ore6,250Schematic XP40Pure Drop of Rain200Schematic Manuals11Lightning in a Bottle
3Malachite61–77Lv 20–3015Blast Powder30Sturdy Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell11Malachite Ore10,000Schematic XP60Pure Drop of Rain325Schematic Manuals22Lightning in a Bottle11Eye of the Storm
4Obsidian88–106Lv 30–4015Blast Powder30Sleek Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell11Obsidian Ore13,750Schematic XP80Pure Drop of Rain450Schematic Manuals33Lightning in a Bottle22Eye of the Storm11Storm Shard
5Brightcore116–144Lv 40–6015Blast Powder30Efficient Mechanical Parts1Active Powercell11Brightcore Ore—

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About The Potshot

The Potshot is an explosive weapon in Fortnite: Save the World. It comes in Legendary rarity. 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 Blast Powder, Rusty Mechanical Parts, Active Powercell and Copper Ore. 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.