Fortnite just unvaulted the rarest weapon ever

On Friday morning, Epic Video games introduced again Zapotron, the rarest Fortnite weapon of all time. The sport developer teased its return on X (previously Twitter) the night time earlier than, and the merchandise was unvaulted at 9 AM ET. Now, it’s obtainable for a restricted time, and you may see what the kind is all about!

Regardless of not being within the sport for a very long time, Zapotron has gone by means of a few modifications. Its first model, which was solely obtainable for a short interval, was way more highly effective. Nonetheless, that is the rationale why Epic vaulted it, because the weapon was thought of overpowered on the time.

Zapotron is now obtainable in Fortnite as soon as once more

Zapotron was first added in September 2017, because it was obtainable solely in Provide Drops. Apparently, there appears to be just one video of the weapon early on, because it was shortly vaulted. The weapon was capable of one-shot gamers, and Epic Games shortly eliminated it from the sport.

Epic unvaulted the rarest weapon on February 14, 2025, bringing it again to the OG mode. The weapon was obtainable for 3 days, however its injury was decreased from 50 to twenty-eight. The cost multiplier was doubled as properly, and it used Heavy Bullets as an alternative of Power Cells.

Epic Video games nerfed the rarest Fortnite weapon as soon as once more, and these are its present stats:

Whereas it offers significantly much less injury than its unique variant, Zapotron continues to be robust. It’s particularly devastating towards buildings, which makes it essential weapon in basic mode. The weapon will keep within the sport till August 24 and can solely be obtainable within the Fortnite OG mode.

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  Platform(s):
  Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Swap, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence S/X
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  Motion, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter

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