ShotgunShellsRare–Legendary
Fortnite Wood Stake Shotgun stats
Damage, DPS, time to kill and range for every rarity of the Wood Stake Shotgun, from the Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Royale loot pool as read on 28 Oct 2026. Returned for Fortnitemares 2026 in v42.30 (1 Oct 2026).
Shotgun · in-game icon © Epic GamesStats at a glance
Showing Rare
- Damage
- 92
- 161 headshot
- DPS
- 119.6
- 1.3 shots / s
- Magazine
- 4
- 2.31 s to empty
- Reload
- 4.28 s
- full magazine
- Structures
- 23
- 29.9 / s to builds
- Headshot
- 1.75×
- multiplier
Showing Epic
- Damage
- 97
- 169.8 headshot
- DPS
- 126.1
- 1.3 shots / s
- Magazine
- 4
- 2.31 s to empty
- Reload
- 4.06 s
- full magazine
- Structures
- 24
- 31.2 / s to builds
- Headshot
- 1.75×
- multiplier
Showing Legendary
- Damage
- 101
- 176.8 headshot
- DPS
- 131.3
- 1.3 shots / s
- Magazine
- 4
- 2.31 s to empty
- Reload
- 3.85 s
- full magazine
- Structures
- 25
- 32.5 / s to builds
- Headshot
- 1.75×
- multiplier
Against this season’s other weapons
Ranked against the loot-pool weapons we have full sourced stats for, at the same rarity. Bars show the share of the best value in that group (for reload, shorter is better).
Showing Rare
- Damage per shot92#2 of 6
- Damage per second119.6#5 of 6
- Fire rate1.3/s#5 of 6
- Magazine4#6 of 6
- Reload time4.28 s#4 of 5
- Structure damage23#5 of 6
Showing Epic
- Damage per shot97#2 of 6
- Damage per second126.1#5 of 6
- Fire rate1.3/s#5 of 6
- Magazine4#6 of 6
- Reload time4.06 s#4 of 5
- Structure damage24#5 of 6
Showing Legendary
- Damage per shot101#2 of 6
- Damage per second131.3#5 of 6
- Fire rate1.3/s#5 of 6
- Magazine4#6 of 6
- Reload time3.85 s#5 of 5
- Structure damage25#5 of 6
Time to kill
Computed by us from the damage, fire rate, magazine and reload figures above: every shot lands at full damage, the first shot is at 0 s, and a reload is added if the magazine runs dry. Real fights include misses, spread and falloff, so treat these as best cases.
Showing Rare
| Target | Body shots | Headshots |
|---|---|---|
| 100 health only | 0.77 s 2 shots | 1 shot instant |
| 150 100 health + 50 shield | 0.77 s 2 shots | 1 shot instant |
| 200 100 health + 100 shield | 1.54 s 3 shots | 0.77 s 2 shots |
| 250 200 + 50 Overshield | 1.54 s 3 shots | 0.77 s 2 shots |
Showing Epic
| Target | Body shots | Headshots |
|---|---|---|
| 100 health only | 0.77 s 2 shots | 1 shot instant |
| 150 100 health + 50 shield | 0.77 s 2 shots | 1 shot instant |
| 200 100 health + 100 shield | 1.54 s 3 shots | 0.77 s 2 shots |
| 250 200 + 50 Overshield | 1.54 s 3 shots | 0.77 s 2 shots |
Showing Legendary
| Target | Body shots | Headshots |
|---|---|---|
| 100 health only | 1 shot instant | 1 shot instant |
| 150 100 health + 50 shield | 0.77 s 2 shots | 1 shot instant |
| 200 100 health + 100 shield | 0.77 s 2 shots | 0.77 s 2 shots |
| 250 200 + 50 Overshield | 1.54 s 3 shots | 0.77 s 2 shots |
Damage by distance
No published falloff curve for the Wood Stake Shotgun, so we don’t draw one. See “What we left out” below.
All rarities
| Stat | Rare | Epic | Legendary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damage | 92 | 97 | 101 |
| Headshot damage | 161 | 169.75 | 176.75 |
| Damage per second | 119.6 | 126.1 | 131.3 |
| Fire rate | 1.3/s | 1.3/s | 1.3/s |
| Magazine | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Time to empty | 2.31 s | 2.31 s | 2.31 s |
| Reload time | 4.28 s | 4.06 s | 3.85 s |
| Structure damage | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| TTK vs 200, body | 1.54 s | 1.54 s | 0.77 s |
How to use the Wood Stake Shotgun
The Wood Stake Shotgun is back for Fortnitemares, and it is not a normal shotgun. It fires a single stake rather than a spread of pellets, so it rewards aiming down sights and punishes hip-fire, as the Fortnite Wiki describes it. It comes in Rare, Epic and Legendary only, hitting for 92 to 101 with a 1.75× headshot multiplier and no damage cap.
Because it fires 1.3 shots a second, almost twice the Pump's rate, its follow-up is much quicker: 0.77 s between stakes against the Pump's 1.43 s. Two body hits remove 150 health and shield at every rarity. Against a full 200, a Rare or Epic needs three body hits (1.54 s) but only two headshots (0.77 s), and one headshot is enough for any unshielded player.
The trade-offs are a four-stake magazine and a slow reload of 3.85–4.28 s, so a missed volley leaves you exposed. The wiki notes it reaches out much further than other shotguns, about 112 metres at most, though it publishes no damage-by-distance curve, so we don't draw one. It also deals 1.5× damage to Cube Monsters and the Revenant Kado Thorne boss.
It is a poor choice against builds: 23–25 structure damage a stake is roughly 30–33 a second. In Build mode, pair it with a rifle for walls. In Zero Build it is a mid-range sniper's shotgun for players who trust their aim.
Where to find it
In the Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Royale pool since v42.30 (1 Oct 2026): returned for fortnitemares 2026. Source: Fortnitemares 2026 Curses Battle Royale, Reload & More (v42.30, 1 Oct 2026); The Corruption Spreads in Fortnitemares 2026 (1 Oct 2026).
Epic doesn’t publish chest, floor-loot or supply-drop odds, and we haven’t found a source we can cite for them, so this page gives none. Modes: we checked Epic’s Battle Royale notes only; Reload, Blitz and OG run their own pools.
What we left out, and why
The wiki's stat table dates from v26.30 (October 2023). Epic's v42.30 notes list the Wood Stake Shotgun as returning with no balance change, so we use that table.
- Damage by distance: the wiki records relative range changes from October 2025 (+37% mid range, +4% long, −21% at max range) but no falloff curve, so there is no chart.
- Spread, recoil and aim-down-sights time: no source we can cite.
More weapons this season
v42.00Pump Shotgun103 DMG72.1 DPS5 MAG4.5s RELOADRare shown · Shells
v42.00Assault Rifle33 DMG181.5 DPS30 MAG— RELOADRare shown · Medium Bullets
v42.30Heavy Assault Rifle40 DMG150 DPS25 MAG2.8s RELOADRare shown · Medium Bullets
v42.00Tactical Pistol27 DMG186.3 DPS15 MAG1.4s RELOADRare shown · Light Bullets
v42.30Dual Fiend Hunters31 DMG124 DPS16 MAG2.9s RELOADRare shown · Medium BulletsAlso in the pool, stats pending: 8-Bit Shotgun, Sweeper Shotgun, Overpowered Pump Shotgun, Enhanced 8-Bit Shotgun. See the full loot pool.
Wood Stake Shotgun questions
Is the Wood Stake Shotgun in Fortnite right now?
Yes. Epic brought it back in the Fortnitemares 2026 update (v42.30) on 1 October 2026, and it was still listed when we read the notes on 28 October 2026. Fortnitemares runs until 1 November, so it may leave after that.
How much damage does the Wood Stake Shotgun do?
92 at Rare, 97 at Epic and 101 at Legendary per stake, with a 1.75× headshot multiplier and no damage cap, per the Fortnite Wiki. A Legendary headshot is about 177.
Is the Wood Stake Shotgun better than the Pump?
It fires almost twice as often (1.3 vs 0.7 shots a second) and has more range, so it wins longer, accuracy-based trades. The Pump hits harder per shot and only it can one-shot 200 health and shield, and only with a Legendary headshot.
Sources
- Fortnitemares 2026 Curses Battle Royale, Reload & More (v42.30, 1 Oct 2026) — Epic Games, Fortnite Communities. Read 28 Oct 2026.
- The Corruption Spreads in Fortnitemares 2026 (1 Oct 2026) — Epic Games, fortnite.com news. Read 28 Oct 2026.
- Fortnite Wiki: Wood Stake Shotgun — Fortnite Wiki (fortnite.fandom.com), CC BY-SA. Read 28 Oct 2026.
Stat tables: the Fortnite Wiki’s “Current Stats since v26.30” section, used under CC BY-SA. We copied the numbers and wrote the text ourselves; DPS, time to kill, ranks and the falloff chart are our arithmetic on those numbers. The weapon icon is Epic’s in-game icon. Fortnite and its weapons belong to Epic Games; OutfitAtlas is an independent fan site.