OurFortnite Pistol Tips Guidewill walk you through everything you need to know about this underused weapon type. We’ve got information on damage, stats, dps, all the currently in game options, and which pistols have been vaulted. There’s even PNGs that you may use for some of your projects!
Pistols are likely the least used weapon in the game. While this isn’t completely unreasonable, they can be quite good as a third option if you already have a shotgun and assault rifle. The Hand Cannon, Dual Pistols, and Suppressed are all decent options and have different uses. The Hand Cannon is good for breaking structures, the Dual Pistols can be a solid close ranged weapon, and the Suppressed Pistol is a decent SMG replacement.
Fortnite Pistol Damage & Stats
Pistols have a 2x damage multiplier and have First Shot Accuracy (if you hold ads and stand still your crosshairs will come together and that next shot will be 100% accurate as long as you don’t move).
Flint-Knock Pistol
This thing fires literally like a cannon, because not only can it knock back your opponent, but it knocks back you as well. It does big damage, but it needs to be reloaded after every shot. This kind of fits as the lower rarity version of the Hand Cannon.
Hand Cannon
The Hand Cannon has gone back and forth with being a good weapon. It was really good at first, and then it was nerfed and didn’t see much play. It got upgraded again and could do a lot of damage to environmental objects. It became a popular option as a third option that could break structures easily. It had its environmental damage nerfed, and now it’s just a decent option that can still be good for breaking structures.
Pistol
Largely regarded as one of the worst guns in Fortnite. You are rarely ever happy to see one of these as your first weapon.
Revolver
The revolver is a pretty skill intensive weapon and requires extreme accuracy to be functional. However, it did get a lot better with the first shot accuracy update which allows you to hit head shots much easier if you get enough time to take the shot.
Suppressed Pistol
A bit of an underrated gun in my eyes, if you have a weak loadout, this can compliment it in a pinch as a second or third option. It shoots quite quickly, and is a lot more accurate than the standard pistol.
The Suppressed Pistol had its rarities reduces from Epic and Legendary to Rare and Epic in the 5.4 Patch.
Vaulted Pistols List
Dual Pistols
The pistols fire at the same time but don’t have the ability for first shot accuracy. A bit RNG-ish due to bloom, but can be quite powerful. They use medium ammo.
The rarities of the Dual Pistols were reduced from Epic and Legendary to Rare and Epic in the 5.4 Patch.
Scoped Revolver
The Scoped Revolver adds a more mid to long range option for the pistol class. While it is still going to lag behind the Hand Cannon in effectiveness, it fits kind of a niche spot as a midrange option when you are lacking in the spot in your loadout.
Six Shooter
The Six Shooter is similar to the Revolver, but you can shoot faster from the hip while you aren’t staring down the sights. If you do ADS, then you’ll have accurate shots quite quickly.
Fortnite Pistol Tips & Tricks
I’ve grouped up the pistols where I feel like they mostly overlap. However, the suppressed pistol and the hand cannon are the far superior guns.
Hand Cannon Tips
Fortnite Pistol PNGs
Here’s some of the Pistols in PNG form so you can use them for your projects. Credit to Epic Games, click to enlarge!
