Best Fortnite weapons in Chapter 5 Season 3: Gun tier list

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 is currently underway, so here are the best guns in the weapon pool that you will find on the island.

In Fortnite, you will come across weapons of different rarites from multiple sources on the island. While most of these weapons don’t come with attachments, you can modify them at mod benches at the expense of Gold Bars.

Despite the attachments, not all guns are powerful in Fortnite, so here’s a list of all the best weapons that you should use in Chapter 5 Season 3.

Best weapons in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 ranked

Before discussing the weapons tier list in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3, there are a few pointers that you need to take into account.

First of all, the weapons in this list are classified into groups based on how they perform without any attachments. Secondly, the DPS rating for each weapon is calculated according to their highest rarity in the game.

Tier	Weapon
S	Cerberus’ Gatekeeper Shotgun
	The Machinist’s Combat Assault Rifle
	Megalo Don’s Nitro Fists
	Oscar’s Frenzy Auto Shotgun
A	Enforcer AR
	Harbinger SMG
	Striker AR
	Nitro Fists
	Thunder Burst SMG
B	Ringmaster’s Boom Bolt
	Boom Bolt
	Tactical AR
	Gatekeeper’s Shotgun
	Ranger Pistol
	Conductor Hand Cannon
	Megalo Don’s Combat Shotgun
C	Combat Shotgun
	Hammer Pump Shotgun
	Cluster Clinger

Fortnite S-Tier weapons

The weapons that are in this tier are by far the best ones in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3. However, it’s worth noting that since these weapons are Mythics, you won’t be able to modify them with attachments at mod benches in the game.

Weapon	DPS	Reload Time (in seconds)	Magazine Size
Cerberus’ Gatekeeper Shotgun	165	2.12	3
The Machinist’s Combat Assault Rifle	220	8.8	28
Megalo Don’s Nitro Fists	55 (First punch) 70 (Final Punch)	11	5
Oscar’s Frenzy Auto Shotgun	195	4	8

To get these weapons, you will have to defeat the bosses who wield them on the island, so that might be slightly challenging if you don’t have the best loadout when approaching these encounters.

Fortnite A-Tier weapons

The difficulty of a gunfight majorly depends upon how efficient your weapons are and the ones that are mentioned in this segment can definitely help you get out of a pinch in Fortnite.

Weapon	DPS	Reload Time (In seconds)	Magazine Size
Nitro Fists	55 (First punch) 70 (Final Punch)	11	4
Enforcer AR	172	1.98	25
Gatekeeper Shotgun	156.4	2.25	3
Thunder Burst SMG	192.27	2.03	27
Striker AR	226.8	2.88	25

Although some of the weapons in this segment have a higher DPS rating than ones present in the S-Tier, their recoil means you may have difficulty hitting shots.

Fortnite B-Tier weapons

The weapons in this segment of the Fortnite tier list are a decent choice but are either slower in terms of the rate of fire or they have lower overall damage output than the ones in the aforementioned segments.

Weapon	DPS	Reload Time (In seconds)	Magazine Size
Ringmaster’s Boom Bolt	77.7	2.25	5
Boom Bolt	75.6	2.25	3
Tactical AR	161	2	30
Gatekeeper’s Shotgun	156.4	2.25	3
Ranger Pistol	184.8	1.35	15
Conductor Hand Cannon	72.1	1.7	8
Megalo Don’s Combat Shotgun	132.6	4.3	8

Fortnite C-Tier weapons

The weapons in this tier should be completely avoided unless you have no other option when you first land on the island. Although they can be used to a certain degree in modes where building is allowed, they’re good at damaging builds rather than taking down enemies.

Weapon	DPS	Reload Time	Magazine Size
Combat Shotgun	75	4.5 seconds	8
Hammer Pump Shotgun	72.1	4.73 seconds	6
Cluster Clinger	–	–	–

That sums up everything that you need to know about the best weapons in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3. Given that vehicles were dominating the game, the developers unvaulted the Boogie Bomb as a counter to the cars.

That aside, there’s a new Pirates of the Caribbean crossover and a Fall Guys crossover that is set to go live in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3.