Fortnite v42.00 Patch Notes

Update v42.00 first appeared in the game files on 2026-08-21 and was live until 2026-09-03. It brought in 34 weapon variants and vaulted 59. 28 weapon stats moved.

Weapons added

Vaulted

Stat changes

New cosmetics in files

265

SourceFortnite game files via the daily fndb sync · updated 2026-09-03

Weapon changes on launch day

Weapon	Rarity	Stat	Before	After
Bank Shot Pistol	Rare	Damage	89	95
Bank Shot Pistol	Epic	Damage	93	100
Bank Shot Pistol	Legendary	Damage	98	105
Poison Ivy's Ranger Pistol	Mythic	Damage	36	34
Poison Ivy's Ranger Pistol	Mythic	Reload (s)	1.23	1.36
Ranger Pistol	Common	Damage	28	27
Ranger Pistol	Common	Reload (s)	1.6	1.76
Ranger Pistol	Uncommon	Reload (s)	1.52	1.68
Ranger Pistol	Rare	Damage	31	30
Ranger Pistol	Rare	Reload (s)	1.45	1.6
Ranger Pistol	Epic	Damage	33	32
Ranger Pistol	Epic	Reload (s)	1.38	1.52
Ranger Pistol	Legendary	Damage	34	33
Ranger Pistol	Legendary	Reload (s)	1.31	1.44
Reacher Extending Shotgun	Mythic	Damage	11.2	12.3
Surgical Burst Rifle	Common	Damage	23	24
Surgical Burst Rifle	Common	Reload (s)	3.08	2.86
Surgical Burst Rifle	Uncommon	Damage	24	26
Surgical Burst Rifle	Uncommon	Reload (s)	2.94	2.73
Surgical Burst Rifle	Rare	Damage	25	27
Surgical Burst Rifle	Rare	Reload (s)	2.8	2.6
Surgical Burst Rifle	Epic	Damage	26	28
Surgical Burst Rifle	Epic	Reload (s)	2.66	2.47
Surgical Burst Rifle	Legendary	Damage	28	30
Surgical Burst Rifle	Legendary	Reload (s)	2.52	2.34
The Voidblade's Burst Rifle	Mythic	Damage	29	31
The Voidblade's Burst Rifle	Mythic	Magazine	33	30
The Voidblade's Burst Rifle	Mythic	Reload (s)	2.38	2.21

Weapons added (34)

8-Bit Shotgun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Assault Rifle (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Drum Gun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Enhanced Assault Rifle (Mythic)
Mega Buster (Rare)
Midas' Masterpiece (Mythic)
Pump Shotgun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Ranger Assault Rifle (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Robotnik's 8-Bit Shotgun (Mythic)
Tactical Pistol (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)

Weapons vaulted (59)

9mm Baba Yaga (Mythic)
Bank Shot Pistol (Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Catwoman's Rapid Fire SMG (Mythic)
Chaos Exploder Rifle (Epic, Legendary)
Dark Voyager's Chaos Rifle (Mythic)
Extending Focus Shotgun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Harley Quinn's Warforged AR (Mythic)
Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle (Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Lancehead Pistol (Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Maven Auto Shotgun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Poison Ivy's Ranger Pistol (Mythic)
Ranger Pistol (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Rapid Fire SMG (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Reacher Extending Shotgun (Mythic)
Spire Rifle (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic)
Striker Pump Shotgun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic)
Surgical Burst Rifle (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
The Voidblade's Burst Rifle (Mythic)
Warforged Assault Rifle (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Wolfe's Maven Auto Shotgun (Mythic)

New cosmetics in the files

265 cosmetics appeared in the game files while v42.00 was live: 37 emote, 35 back bling, 35 pickaxe, 34 outfit, 30 spray, 24 loading screen, 20 wrap, 15 emoticon, 13 glider, 9 shoes, 6 contrail, 5 sidekick, 1 banner, 1 lobby music. Some of these had not been released yet when they appeared. See the newest ones →