Summary
- Fortnite’s Star Wars: Galactic Battle season features an exclusive arsenal of blasters, lightsabers, and sci-fi weapons, replacing traditional ballistic weapons.
- Obtain lightsabers by training with holographic Star Wars characters or defeating bosses, each granting unique Force abilities
- All blaster weapons have unlimited ammunition but overheat with prolonged use, requiring strategic firing patterns.
May the force be with you in this new season of Fortnite featuring Star Wars: Galactic Battle. The battle royale experience introduced a new weapon pool inspired by this iconic sci-fi franchise. Now, here’s a simple guide on how you can get all these Fortnite Star Wars weapons.
The Ultimate Weapon “Lightsabers”
It wouldn’t be Star Wars without lightsabers. One of the new Fortnite Star Wars weapons is this trademark, lightsabers, that obtained through specific character interactions. You’ll need to explore the map to find the scattered Star Wars characters in exchange for this legendary weapon. Here are the lightsabers you can find and how to get them:
- Rey’s Blue Lightsaber: You can obtain this by finding and training with hologram Rey, marked by a blue lightsaber icon on your map. It grants a powerful Force Push ability, shoving everything in front of you with massive effect.
- Emperor Palpatine’s Red Lightsaber: This requires training with the holographic Emperor and appears as a red lightsaber with lightning effects on the map. Completing his training rewards you with Force Lightning which deals continuous electric damage to opponents.
- Darth Vader’s Lightsaber: This is more difficult to obtain since you need to defeat Darth Vader Samurai in Vader Samurai’s Solitude before speaking with him. It is a unique red lightsaber that comes with Force Saber Throw, launching your weapon like a plasma boomerang.
- Mace Windu’s Purple Lightsaber: This is obtained by training with this legendary Jedi Master. It grants Force Pull, allowing you to draw objects and enemies toward you. You can spot this by looking for a distinctive purple lightsaber icon on your map.
- Darth Maul’s Red Lightsaber: This offers Force Throw capability that lets you pick up and hurl nearby objects as deadly projectiles. It arrives later in the Galactic Battle season.
All these lightsabers deal 40 damage per hit, blocking blaster projectiles and increasing sprint speed. This also improved players’ mobility by enabling Force Jumps.
Unlimited Ammunition for Blaster Arsenal
Next on these Fortnite Star Wars weapons are the blaster weapons with unlimited ammunition. It introduces a unique overheating mechanic that adds strategic depth to combat. There are varying categories for these weapons, each has specific tactical purposes.
Scatter Blaster
These weapons work as shotgun-type, firing spreads of energy pellets during combat. The ACP has higher damage output but slower fire rates, while BARM-ST12 has faster firing with reduced damage per shot. Alongside, the CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster provides the highest close-range damage potential. It is capable of one-shot eliminations with headshots, however this overheats after a shot.
Pistol and Blaster
A reliable sidearm will be DL-44 Blaster Pistol for its excellent accuracy across multiple ranges. The mythic version of this weapon is obtainable from Shogun X with enhanced performance for skilled players. On the other hand, the CR-2 Blaster and F-11D Blaster work well as submachine gun alternatives. The CR-2 features exceptionally high fire rates yet is quick to overheat while F-11D has range flexibility.
Blaster Rifle and Sniper
The A280-CFE Blaster Rifle makes an ideal medium-to-long-range weapon for its built-in scope with first-person aiming. On the other hand, the IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle serves as the season’s dedicated sniper weapon. It features actual projectile physics with bullet drop rather than hitscan mechanics. Lastly, the Amban Sniper Rifle comes alongside the Mandalorian Rising update. This combined thermal scoping with devastating melee attacks when fired from the hip.
Special Weapons and Equipment
Besides the weapons listed above, there are also special ones included in the new roster. The Westar-34 Blaster Pistols presents a dual-wielding action, firing alternately for rapid succession damage. It extremely works well for close-range spray Tactics. Meanwhile, the Wookiee Bowcaster is a unique marksman weapon, firing slow but heavy-hitting lasers with charging capabilities for explosive shots. There are also Thermal Imploders which replace the traditional grenades and deal damages to structures and enemies after a short fuse timer.
How To Get These Fortnite Star Wars Weapons
These blaster weapons are usually obtained from the standard chest and floor loot spawns scattered. However, there are vendors across the map that offer these specific weapons for Gold Bars. This includes Poe Dameron, Mandalorian traders, and character-specific sellers. For mythic variants, they will need to defeat specific bosses or complete objectives before they get to acquire these weapons.
Conclusion
Fortnite embodied the Galactic Battle spirit for this season, adopting iconic characters and gears in the game. These new Fortnite Star Wars Weapons introduce a new weapon pool that will challenge them in the battle royale. Yet, these weapons range from easy tasks to challenging ones to acquire in your arsenal.
