As you recognize that there are many kinds of weapons that you can find in Fortnite. They are Common, Uncommon, Epic, Rare and Legendary variants. Of course, each variant has different abilities and rarity.
Rarity here can be described both of the relative rarity of finding an item. It also is an expression of its quality. Of course, each level of each weapon variant has a name and color associated with it.
Since you are playing Fortnite, you may often find the weapon with rarities in a variety of colors. It means that the color of the weapon describes how rare the weapon is. Well, to make you more understand about the weapon rarities in a variety of colors, of course we will show the list of all rarities below!
List of All Weapon Rarities in Certain Colors
- Handmade – White
- Common – Grey
- Uncommon – Green
- Rare – Blue
- Epic – Purple
- Legendary – Orange
- Mythic – Gold
- Transcendent – Light Red
- Marvel – Dark Red
- Dark Series – Magenta
- DC Series – Grey-Blue
- Icon Series – Cyan
- Frozen Series – Light Blue
- Lava Series – Dark Orange
- Star Wars Series – Dark Blue and Yellow
- Shadow Series – Black
- Slurp Series – Dark Cyan
Moreover, each weapon has its own rarity which determines its stats and how easy the weapon will be found in the game. At least there are two parameters that make the weapon rare in the game, they are:
- Rarity Determines Weapon Stats
The weapon becomes better the higher quality its rarity whether with higher damage or reload speed. For example: a Common Assault Rifle only can take 30 damage while the Legendary counterpart can take 36 damage.
- Higher the Rarity, Harder to Find
Of course, higher the rarity of the weapon, it is really hard for you to find it. It is because the higher Tier weapons will not spawn as much as lower tier one. So, it means that you should find the weapon as much as possible.
Furthermore, the rarity of the weapon also is in color. Of course, there is a certain color which will be a parameter of how rare the weapon is. In this case, the grey color of the weapon means the lowest, and the orange color of the weapon is the highest.
Color Guides of Fortnite Weapons
Here are the color guides of Fortnite weapon
Grey Weapon
- Rarity: Common *1
- Damage: 27
- Reload: 2.9 second
Green Weapon
- Rarity: Common *2
- Damage: 29
- Reload: 2.7 second
Blue Weapon
- Rarity: Rare *3
- Damage: 30
- Reload: 2.6 second
Purple Weapon
- Rarity: Epic *4
- Damage: 32
- Reload: 2.5 second
Orange Weapon
- Rarity: Legendary *5
- Damage: 33
- Reload: 2.3 second
Well, those are the color guide of Fortnite weapons that you need to remember. Once, rarity is not everything. In this case, you have not to just base weapons on their rarities. It is because some weapons depending on rarities are better to have due to they are easier to use and more versatile in combat.