What Are Ranged Weapons in Fortnite? Explained

Fortnite has taken the world by storm, but unlike the game’s iconic death zone this storm has been a great one! Much like Minecraft and other blockbusters, this battle royale game has grabbed anyone who plays it and sucked them into a world of adventure and fast-paced shooter action. Build, destroy and wreak havoc on your enemies to your heart’s delight in this videogame. With so many weapons and options for loadouts to choose from, and more content constantly being added, there is a type of armament for every style of gamer!

But how do you define those different types of weapons? With so many things to choose from in Fortnite, players can get a little caught up with the flood of options available to them. In this guide we cover what is considered one of Fortnite’s ranged weapons.

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What Is a Ranged Weapon in Fortnite?

With so many things in Fortnite to choose from, and with new melee options being added such as the Shockwave Hammer or the Witcher’s sword, it is more important than ever to clearly define what makes a ranged weapon in the battle royale game. For starters, anything that hits the enemy itself, such as a pickaxe, is not considered a ranged weapon. In fact, this would fall into the classification of a melee weapon.

Ranged weapons in Fortnite are everything that can damage another player from a far away range. For example, all of the guns in Fortnite can be called ranged weapons, even ones like shotguns that require the player to get up close and personal. Additionally, throwable items such as grenades or Boogie Bombs can also be considered ranged weapons in the game. For the complete list of every ranged weapon in Fortnite, check out the wiki for more information.

Some of the weirdest ranged weapons include Sentry Cameras, which are considered ranged weapons because they use a laser to alert security robots of a player’s intrusion onto their property. Additionally, Thor’s Mjolnir Strike using the Mjolnir hammer is also considered a ranged weapon, because it is a consumable that lets players drop a hammer wherever they wish.

What Are All the Ranged Weapons in Fortnite?

Here is a full list of every ranged weapon in the game as of publication, although this list is constantly changing and could become outdated or irrelevant at any time. Without any further ado, here they are in alphabetical order.

• Alien Knockgun Launcher
• Anvil Rocket Launcher
• Automatic Sniper Rifle
• Beat Blaster
• Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
• Boom Bow
• Boom Sniper Rifle
• Bows
• Brutus’ Minigun
• Burger
• Burst Assault Rifle
• Burst Pulse Rifle
• Captain America’s Shield
• Charge Shotgun
• Chitauri Laser Rifle
• Collaboration Items
• Compact SMG
• Crossbow
• Crossbows
• Deadpool’s Dual Hand Cannons
• Double Barrel Shotgun
• Dragon’s Breath Shotgun
• Dragon’s Breath Sniper
• Drum Gun
• Dual Pistols
• Explosive Goo Gun
• First Order Blaster Rifle
• Flare Gun
• Flint-Knock Pistol
• Gatherers
• Hawkeye’s Bow
• Heavy Assault Rifle
• Heavy Shotgun
• Heavy Sniper Rifle
• Hunting Rifle
• Infantry Rifle
• Inkquisitor’s Suppressed SMG
• Iron Man’s Repulsors
• Jules’ Drum Gun
• Kit’s Charge Shotgun
• Kit’s Shockwave Launcher
• Kymera Ray Gun
• Lazar’s Flight-Knock
• Lever Action Rifle
• Light Machine Gun
• Locator Flare
• Marksman Six Shooter
• Mechanical Explosive Bow
• Meowscles’ Peow Peow Rifle
• Midas’ Drum Gun
• Minigun
• Mythic Goldfish
• Night Hawk
• Ocean’s Burst Assault Rifle
• Paint Launcher
• Pistol
• Plasma Cannon
• Plunger Bow
• Prime Shotgun
• Proximity Grenade Launcher
• Pump Shotgun
• Quad Launcher
• Rapid Fire SMG
• Raz’s Explosive Bow
• Rocket Launcher
• Scoped Assault Rifle
• Scoped Revolver
• Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
• Sentry Cameras
• Sentry Turrets
• Shadow Tracker
• Shockwave Launcher
• Sidearm Pistol
• Six Shooter
• Skye’s Assault Rifle
• Slone’s Burst Assault Rifle
• Slone’s Striker Burst Rifle
• Stark Industries Energy Rifle
• Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
• Super Shredder (Battle Royale)
• Suppressed Assault Rifle
• Suppressed Pistol
• Suppressed Sniper Rifle
• Suppressed Submachine Gun
• Tactical Assault Rifle
• Tactical Shotgun
• Tactical Submachine Gun
• The Ageless Champion’s Ex-Caliber Rifle
• The Big Chill
• Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle
• Thor’s Mjolnir Strike
• Tiger
• TNTina’s Ka-Boom Bow
• Tomato (Item)
• Triple Tap (Battle Royale)
• Zapotron
• Zyg and Choppy’s Ray Gun

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