Fortnite top gamer's 8 most loved weapons - and 8 he hates

Daily Mirror

30-05-2025

Fortnite has amassed a number of different weapons since it came onto the scene in 2017 but pro-streamer SypherPK says some are much better than others
Pro-streamer SypherPK knows what he's talking about when it comes to Fortnite. He has created hundreds of videos on the subject for his Youtube channel where he has 10.5m subscribers.
And he has a further 2.22m on his More SypherPK You Tube channel for those who "just can't get enough" of him. So when it comes to which weapons are worth the effort - and those best to ditch - he is the person in the know.
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He has now pulled together a list of his favourite eight weapons which have been in the game over the eight years of the game since its launch in 2017. And while some might be controversial he has set out exactly why he loves - or hates - each one.
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He says: "Fortnite has a lot of different weapons. Some of them people love and some of them people hate so today I put together a list of the eight most loved weapons and the eight most hated."
Most hated
1: Crossbow
He explained: "To start with hated weapon number one, the crossbow. This was added early in Chapter 1 and people were pretty excited for an alternate way to kind of snipe people but it was terrible.
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"It was part of a Valentine's Day update and the blue and purple one only did 75 and 79 damage. But that wasn't even the worst part.
"Hitting a shot with this crossbow was nearly impossible. It had a different bullet travel compared to the sniper rifle so nobody was used to it and it only did one structure damage meaning you could not break any builds using this crossbow.
"You also had to pull the bow back every single time you shot which was awkward and made it very very slow and clunky."
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2: Lever-action shotgun
"The thing about this weapon is it replaced the pump so when you remove the pump shotgun and replace it with a weapon that is as weak as the lever action people are going to hate it just a little bit extra.
"The damage drop off on this gun is insane. It's only ever useful in super close quarter and honestly it doesn't do that much damage.
"Sure it shoots pretty fast but when this was added to the game there was no zero build so all the fights were like box fights and build fights and the fact that it shot faster didn't really help it too much. It doesn't really have an identity."
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3: The typhoon blade
While this one looks "very cool" with its quality animations he says once people start swinging at you with the typhoon blade and they're really close to you their character is jumping all over the place making it impossible for you to hit a shot. He added: "There were so many deaths that happened where I have somebody one shot they pull out the typhoon blade start spamming it and I just can't land a shot."
4: Charge SMG
He says this one is a "no-brainer". He explains: "The whole point of an SMG is it's supposed to be quick you're supposed to be able to shoot people fast, reload fast.
"This thing required you to charge the gun before using it, making it the worst SMG Fortnite ever added. let alone maybe the worst weapon Fortnite ever added."
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5: Kinetic Boomerang
He said following on from the Kinetic Hammer which "was insane" and its successor the kinetic blade gamers were expecting "something crazy". "Maybe the ability to teleport to where the boomerang was thrown, maybe the ability to pull people towards you, maybe a ton of damage. This thing had none of that.
"You threw the boomerang. It tracks players, did only 60 damage of throwing. It was clunky, it took too long - 99% of the time this thing was not practical to use - and I'm sure it's the weapon that has the least amount of total eliminations all time on Fortnite."
6: Every DMR
According to the gamer every DMR is bad. He says: "I would rather have a sniper or any assault rifle than a DMR. Sure if you hit a couple head shot with this thing it was going to do some damage and yeah maybe the one from Chapter 5 which you could put a bunch of attachments on was somewhat useful because of the attachments but at the end of the day like what are we doing here?
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"This thing is not a sniper or an assault rifle. It doesn't do the job of either one. It is just mediocre and average."
7: Paper bomb kunai
He says this was "so bad" with 35 damage 35 explosive. he adds: "This thing was so bad. It was slow, nobody got a kill with it."
8: All the makeshift weapons
The expert says in his view "all the makeshift weapons were bad". "Chapter 2 Season 6 Primal makeshift weapons obviously weren't meant to be used because you had to find parts and upgrade them but having to fight in the early game with a makeshift submachine gun or a makeshift rifle or God forbid like the makeshift pistol this was horrible.
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"Nobody wanted that. Worst weapons, worst stats, inaccurate no first person accuracy. The only thing they were good for is doing a challenge video where you try to win with only the makeshift weapons."
Most loved
1: Guided missile launcher
This "very loved" weapon from Chapter hasn't been seen for very long time. But the gamer says the guided missile launcher was "insane". He says: "It was extremely unique. You got to control a rocket that shot out of the guide missile launcher leaving your character behind but then you could track and find your opponents, sending the rocket straight into them.
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"It was kind of powerful because back then people didn't really know how to build so it was easy to land the rocket on them every single time. But that's not where the weapon really shined because you could actually use this guided rocket and Rocket Ride your teammates or even yourself with the guided missile launcher creating some insane moments and awesome clips.
"The rocket itself also did 100 damage so getting hit with this thing was pretty serious."
2: Purple tack
He says this is OG classic weapon that did "an insane amount of damage" He added: "If you weren't good with landing your pump shots you were going to go for the tactical shotgun. In Chapter 1 you were either a pump shotgun player or a tactical shotgun player.
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"The tactical shotgun could keep up with the pump and in terms of damage, sure you didn't have the one pump capabilities, but it did a lot of damage and it was something that you could pick up over the pump.
3: Mythic havoc shotgun
"People sometimes complain when a weapon is too overpowered - this was one instance where a very overpowered weapon was actually loved. The ability to hit 250 headshot damage kind of reminded us of the OG Chapter 1 pumps that used to also hit for 250 headshot damage so we kind of felt like it was the OG pump but reskinned in a new way.
"It was the first shotgun that could also one pump players who were in zero build because, of course in zero build you have the 50 overshield and that's what made it very, very powerful because even if you missed the head shot and you just hit them in the body you were hitting them for like 116 damage which is a little ridiculous but that didn't stop people from loving it."
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4: Stark Industries rifle
"This thing was amazing for getting surge for tagging people across the map. It was super accurate and it was one of our first weapons that had two different modes.
"If you aim downsight, you were going to shoot slow hard-hitting shots if you hip fired with it it was going to shoot a lot faster making it kind of like a AR SMG combo. It was the best assault rifle during Chapter 2 Season 4."
5: Gold scar
The gamer described this weapon as classic which was "a beast" when it was first added with a 97 headshot damage. It is back with the return of Fortnite OG where he says it is still one of the "best assault rifles in Fortnite." He adds: "It still does a ton of damage especially with the old head shot multiplier which is where the scar thrived and what we have have in current Fortnite OG.
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6: Mammoth pistol
He says this weapon was "an instant classic" as people loved it as soon as it was added. "It literally saved an entire season of Fortnite," he claims. "Chapter 4 season 3 was an absolute disaster and this one weapon managed to save it.
"Insane damage, very accurate, fun to use." He added: "We have a Mythic version of it and it goes crazy too. Everyone loves this gun."
7: Spider-Man web shooters
The gamer tells viewers: "I know this isn't really a weapon but I had to include it because like this thing was perfect. You were swinging around as Spider-Man better than actual Spider-Man games. You feel like you were playing a completely different game.
"Fortnite really showed us that they were different. It had 80 charges so you could use it the entire match and it was actually balanced, like sure swinging a Spider-Man was a little powerful but if you got shot while you were swinging you would fall and take fall damage so they actually managed to make it a very, very unique item."
8: Infinity Gauntlet
He says this weapon was "iconic" adding: "We got to turn into Thanos and drop a 30 bomb on the defaults." He said they knew it would be special saying: "200 Shield, 500 health. You get to fly around and jump as Thanos. You would regen your health on kills, making you a walking boss.
"This is back when everybody sucked so when you turned to Thanos you were getting 10, 15, 20, 30 kills very easily. One of the most fun I've ever had playing in a video game."