Assault Rifle (Battle Royale)

Assault Rifle
Description
Assault Weapon: Fully Automatic. Flexible assault rifle capable of handling medium range combat scenarios. Moderate rate of fire with solid accuracy when aiming down sights.
Details
Category	Battle Royale Weapons
History
Introduced	Patch 1.6
Last Adjustment	Patch 13.0

The Assault Rifle is an Assault Rifle available in Battle Royale. It has a headshot multiplier of x1.5 (doing 45/46/49/52/54/55 damage depending on it's rarity, and uses Medium Bullets. It is available in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary variants, with the Mythic variant vaulted.

Five rarities of the Assault Rifle can be found from floor loot. The Uncommon to Legendary variants can be found from Chests, the Common can be rarely found by fishing in plain water, the Rare, Epic & Legendary variants can be found in fishing spots, and the Epic, and Legendary variants can also be found in Rare Chests and Supply Drops.

In Patch 12.00, a new Mythic variant, Skye's Assault Rifle, was added for the duration of Chapter 2, Season 2. Along with Skye's Grappler, it can only be obtained by defeating Skye at The Shark, and only one will drop in a game. It is a custom upgraded variant of the Legendary Assault Rifle both aesthetically and functionally, it deals 1 more point of damage and fires 9% faster at 6 bullets/second as opposed to 5.5.

At the start of Chapter 2 Season 3, the Mythic Skye's Assault Rifle was vaulted. Though, it's found in the Arsenal LTM.

Stats

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	165
Damage	30
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.5
Structure Damage	30

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	170.5
Damage	31
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.4
Structure Damage	31

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	181.5
Damage	33
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.3
Structure Damage	33

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	192.5
Damage	35
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.2
Structure Damage	35

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	198
Damage	36
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	36

Vaulted Mythic Variant

Skye’s Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	222
Damage	37
Fire Rate	6.0
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	37

Info : The Assault Rifle is a hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled. The average time it takes for FSA to reset is estimated at 350 milliseconds for single shots. While its draw speed is 250 milliseconds for all rarities.

• Damage Fall-Off :
  • Damage falloff begins at 50 meters (10 tiles).
  • Damage steadily decreases down to 80% of its maximum (24 / 24.8 / 26.4 / 28 / 28.8 / 29.6) at 75 meters (15 tiles).
  • Damage reaches its minimum value of 2/3rds of its maximum (20 / 20.7 / 22 / 23.3 / 24 / 24.7) at 100 meters (20 tiles).

Former Stats

November 27, 2017 (Hotfix) to 11.00

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	165
Damage	30
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.3
Structure Damage	30

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	170.5
Damage	31
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.2
Structure Damage	31

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	181.5
Damage	33
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.2
Structure Damage	33

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	192.5
Damage	35
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	35

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	198
Damage	36
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	36

Early Access 1.6.4 to November 27, 2017 (Hotfix)

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	176
Damage	32
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.3
Structure Damage	32

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	181.5
Damage	33
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.2
Structure Damage	33

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	192.5
Damage	35
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.2
Structure Damage	35

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	203.5
Damage	37
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	37

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	214.5
Damage	39
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	39

1.6 (Release) to Early Access 1.6.4

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	176
Damage	32
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.5
Structure Damage	32

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	181.5
Damage	33
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.4
Structure Damage	33

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	192.5
Damage	35
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.3
Structure Damage	35

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	203.5
Damage	37
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.2
Structure Damage	37

Assault Rifle
Details
Bullet Type
DPS	214.5
Damage	39
Fire Rate	5.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	2.1
Structure Damage	39

Sound

• Common, Uncommon and Rare Assault Rifle Pullout

• Common, Uncommon and Rare Assault Rifle Shooting

• Common, Uncommon and Rare Assault Rifle Reload

• Common, Uncommon and Rare Assault Rifle Pickup

• Common, Uncommon and Rare Assault Rifle Drop

• Epic and Legendary Assault Rifle Pullout

• Epic and Legendary Assault Rifle Shooting

• Epic and Legendary Assault Rifle Reload

• Epic and Legendary Assault Rifle Pickup

• Epic and Legendary Assault Rifle Drop

Textures

Patch	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary	Mythic
After 11.0
Before 11.0						Didn't exist.

Availability

Chapter 1

Rarities	Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop
Common	✅	✅	❌
Uncommon	✅	✅	❌
Rare	✅	✅	❌
Epic	✅	✅	❌
Legendary	✅	✅	✅

Chapter 2

Rarities	Chest	Rare Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop	Fishing (Plain)	Fishing (Spots)	Upgrading	Eliminating any Henchmen	Henchman Chest	Eliminating a Boss
Common	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Uncommon	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Rare	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Epic	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Legendary	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌
Mythic C2S2 ONLY	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅ (Skye at The Shark)

Sidegrading

This sidegrade was only available since Patch 11.4 & got vaulted in Patch 13.0.

Rarities	Sidegraded from Heavy AR	Material Cost
Common	Common , Uncommon & Rare	20x 20x 20x
Uncommon
Rare
Epic	Epic & Legendary
Legendary

Strategy

• The Assault Rifle is a solid choice for every player's arsenal, as it has good damage and great range, allowing for ideal performance in mid-range engagements.
• Along longer sightlines, firing in bursts or tap-firing single shots can improve your overall effectiveness, as consistent fire can make the weapon's degree of spread severe, especially when paired with strafing. Crouching can up performance in situations that warrant sustained automatic fire.
• The Assault Rifle can function acceptably at close range thanks to its noteworthy blend of damage, fire rate, and ease of use, though it does not possess the sheer burst damage potential of a Shotgun or Revolver, and lacks the raw DPS of an SMG or Minigun. Its hipfire accuracy is also slightly below average in comparison to the other weapons, perhaps with the exceptions of the Double Barrel Shotgun and Drum Shotgun.
• The Epic, Legendary and Mythic variants of the Assault Rifle are capable of eliminating an opponent in one less bullet than the lower tier versions, whether unshielded or with full Shield. The Rare variant and higher shaves off a single shot less from the kill requirement within its reach on targets with 125 HP total (as is common with the 75 HP limit of Bandages and the 50 Shield limit of Small Shield Potions) or full health and a Small Shield Potion, and the Epic rarity and higher removes a shot to eliminate on targets with 175 HP total.
• The Assault Rifle is one of the best bullet weapons for destroying enemy builds. Not only is its generous 30-round magazine ideal for sustained fire, allowing 5.28 seconds of pumping lead down range, its damage to structures remains static at all ranges. Every rarity can take out a wood wall in just five shots, and, depending on the rarity, other structures and edits may take even less.
• It is not wise to challenge players wielding Sniper Rifles, as they can instantly eliminate you in a single well-placed shot while you're attempting to whittle away at their health one shot at a time. Instead, place some structures between you and them and attempt to get closer with a few ramps.

Changes

Patch Notes

11.0 Patch Notes (October 15, 2019)

Reload times increased from 2.4/2.3/2.2/2.1/2.0 to 2.5/2.4/2.3/2.2/2.1

Weapon + Items

Supply Drop loot rates adjusted.

• Assault Rifles to 25% from 14.2%.

4.3 Content Update (June 5, 2018)

• Damage fall-off vs. structures removed for Rifles, SMGs, Pistols, and LMGs.

Patch 4.2 (May 16, 2018)

Bug Fixes

• Assault Rifles no longer appear to eject multiple bullet casings per shot.

November 22, 2017 Hotfix

• The Assault Rifle's damage was reduced from 32/33/35/37/39 to 30/31/33/35/36 (depending on rarity). Its headshot multiplier was also reduced from 2.5x to 2.0x.

Early Access 1.6.4 (September 29, 2017) Adjustments to Assault Rifle.

• White
  • Increased maximum accuracy by 10%.
  • Increased minimum accuracy by 22%.
  • Increased reload rate by 10%.
• Green
  • Increased maximum accuracy by 8%.
  • Increased minimum accuracy by 20%.
  • Increased reload rate by 8%.
• Blue
  • Increased maximum accuracy by 5%.
  • Increased minimum accuracy by 17%.
  • Increased reload rate by 5%.
• Purple
  • Increased maximum accuracy by 3%.
  • Increased minimum accuracy by 14%.
  • Increased reload rate by 3%.
• Orange
  • Increased minimum accuracy by 11%.

Vault Log

Update/Patch	Vault	Unvault
13.0	✅ Mythic

Damage, Reload Time, Fire Rate, Magazine and HSM Changes Log

Update/Patch	Damage	Structure Damage	Affected Rarities	HSM/HS Damage	Reload Time	Fire Rate	Magazine Size
22 November, 2017	32, 33, 35, 37, 39 > 30, 31, 33, 35, 36		All	x2.5 > x2.0 80, 82, 87, 92, 97 > 60, 62, 66, 70, 72	Not affected	The Assault Rifle did not receive any fire rate or magazine size changes. Fire rate stays at 5.5 or 6.0 for the Mythic rarity. Magazine size stays at 30.
4.3 (Content Update)	Not affected	Damage fall-off removed	All	Not affected
11.0	Not affected		All	Not affected	2.4, 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 > 2.5, 2.4, 2.3, 2.2, 2.1
13.0	Not affected		All	x2.0 > x1.5 60, 62, 66, 70, 72, 74> 45, 46, 49, 52, 54, 55*	Not affected

* = Vaulted/Unreleased rarity/rarities during that time

Trivia

• The Common, Uncommon, and Rare rarities of the Assault Rifle are based on a standard AR-15 platform rifle (likely an M4A1 Carbine), and the Epic, Legendary, and Mythic rarities of the Assault Rifle are based on the FN SCAR-L assault rifle.
• Prior to v11.00, the front sight on the Common, Uncommon, and Rare rarities of the Assault Rifle was fitted on the barrel backwards.
• It was the first weapon to be available all 5 standard rarities, and also the first weapon to have appearances dependent on rarity.
  • Along with the Heavy Assault Rifle, it is the first weapon to have all 6 obtainable rarities.
    • Having the Mythic variant was proposed as early as December 2017, but with 39 damage and with a 2.5 times multiplier, but only 5.5 shots per second.
• It is one of the three weapons in Battle Royale that can be found in all 6 rarities, having a Common through Legendary plus Mythic variant. The other weapons are the Heavy Assault Rifle and the Burst Assault Rifle.
  • Coincidentally, these weapons are all in the Assault class.
  • The Assault Rifle is the only weapon from the original release of Battle Royale (Patch 1.6) that has none of its normal (Not including the Mythic variant) rarities ever vaulted.
  • It deals less damage than the Burst AR by 1, so the Rare Burst AR can eliminate in 3 shots against a player with 100 HP, and in 6 shots against a player with 200 HP, but the Rare AR can't.
  • This is the first gun to have both 5 and 6 variants.

• The Assault Rifle and the Pistol has not been fully vaulted once in Battle Royale.