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Fortnite is getting a new sniping tool soon called the Heavy Sniper Rifle, and we now have a first look at how it’ll blow through opponents’’ structures in-game.

The Twitter account Fortnite Battle Royale News shared the preview of the weapon that came in a video from Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks. The former’s tweet showed the player wielding a Heavy Sniper Rifle taking aim at various structures built of wood, stone, and metal before finally tearing apart a tree with just two shots. Each of the walls that were targeted were downed with just one shot each, so any buildings that players try to defend themselves with will quickly be blown apart by the Heavy Sniper Rifle.

Here's our first in-game look at the upcoming Heavy Sniper Rifle weapon via @FNBRLeaks: pic.twitter.com/R7lzLRhDi4

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Stats for the Heavy Sniper Rifle were also previewed at the end of the video that vary just slightly from the previously leaked weapon stats. The only difference in these is that the reload time has been increased to 4.1 seconds instead of 4.05 like it was when first revealed. The new stats for the weapon previewed in the video can be seen below:

• Rarity: Legendary
• Damage: 157
• Fire Rate: 0.33
• Magazine Size: 1
• Reload Time: 4.1

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There’s apparently an Epic version of the Heavy Sniper Rifle as well as shown through Storm Shield One, but it’s unclear if those stats have been changed by now or not since the Legendary’s are different.

While the rifle does a huge amount of damage, 41 more than the Legendary Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle, it appears that the incredibly long reload time serves as the gun’s balancing mechanism. With 4.1 seconds needed to reload it, it takes 1.4 more seconds to ready a next shot than it does with the Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle mentioned above. The Hunting Rifle still has the lowest rifle reload speed of the three categories, but it’s an advantage that’s balanced with significantly lowered damage compared to the Heavy Sniper Rifle.

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There’s also the question of whether this gun has another effect, one that penetrates walls and deals damage to those behind the structures. The initial report about the leak suggested that this was the case, but that effect wasn’t previewed in the video above since there was nobody behind the damaged walls to take the damage. It sounds likely that the weapon would have the effect seeing how powerful it already is, potentially with a reduction in damage for those on the receiving end of the bullet.

January 7, 2019 Fortnite’s latest weapon, a Suppressed Sniper Rifle, is officially confirmed after an earlier leak.

A new Fortnite weapon is on its way to battle royale. This time, you’ll be able to instill fear into the hearts of your enemies by taking pot-shots without ever revealing your location, thanks to the upcoming Suppressed Sniper Rifle.

The new rifle was discovered over the weekend by Fortnite dataminer Lucas7Yoshi, who posted their findings to Twitter and was later confirmed via the in-game News page. The new weapon is pretty similar to the pre-existing bolt-action sniper rifle, but while sniper shots have previously rung out across the map, alerting enemy players to your location, the new weapon comes with a silencer to help keep you hidden.

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To retain some semblance of balance, the new rifle won’t do quite as much damage as its older brother. The Epic variation will deal 100 damage, while the Legendary version will deal 105. It will potentially still be able to see enemy players off in one shot, however, as Lucas7yoshi notes that it’s possible that there may be a 2.5x headshot multiplier.

The weapon currently exists as ‘Frostbite’ in Fortnite’s Save the World mode, which explains the artic-ops style paint job it comes with.

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We don’t know exactly when the new rifle will be available but, I’d imagine it’ll show up before the end of the snowy Season 7, possibly in the next update due for Tuesday, January 8. However, weapons on the news page have been known to drop the next day, so let’s keep our fingers crossed tonight.

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While the battle royale itself might have settled in for the winter, the community is already looking ahead to sunnier times – the Australian Open is set to host a $500,000 Fortnite competition later this month. The competition will take place alongside one of tennis’ biggest tournaments, beginning on Saturday, January 26.