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The Sod Buster

Explosive Weapon: Art Deco. Fires long-range rockets that damage and knockback groups of enemies in a moderate radius.

Best rarity
Legendary
Max power
144
Tiers
5
Rarities

Perk slots

  1. Slot 1
    Level 5
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +25% Reload Speed
    • +20% Impact
  2. Slot 2
    Level 10
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +45% Crit Damage
    • +10% Damage
    • +20% Impact
    • +14% Durability
  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
    • +10% Damage
    • +20% Impact
    • +14% Durability
    • +14% Fire Rate
  5. Slot 5
    Level 20
    • +12% Damage to Mist Monsters and Bosses
    • +10 Critical Rating
    • +10% Damage
    • +20% Impact
  6. Slot 6
    Level 25
    • Weapon hits deal 44% bonus damage against fire elemental enemies.
    • Weapon hits deal 44% bonus damage against water elemental enemies.
    • Weapon hits deal 44% bonus damage against nature elemental enemies.
    • +25% Impact and +400 Knockback Magnitude

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 Sod Buster

The Sod Buster is an explosive 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 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.