Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle

The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 4: Season 1. It is an version of the Red-Eye Assault Rifle.
== Functionality ==
The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle is a slow firing rifle which fires explosive rounds. These rounds will deal splash damage to nearby opponents, and deal double vehicle damage. The weapon is aimed using the built in sight on the weapon. It fires fast moving projectiles.
== Stats ==
The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle uses and has a headshot multiplier of 1.65x. However, the multiplier is only applied to the contact damage.
(This weapon deals 30 damage on impact and 30 explosion damage).
The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle is a projectile-based weapon, and is aimed down sights meaning it is 100% accurate.
The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle cannot be reloaded whilst aiming.
== Obtained ==
From when the weapon was last obtained in Chapter 4: Season 1:
Rarity	Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop	Holo-Chest
 	✖ 	✖ 	✖ 	✓
Holo-Chests require 2 keys to open for this item.
== Strategy Guide ==
* The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle is very powerful against vehicles, as it deals 120 damage per shot, enabling for accurate and powerful fire at range. If you are accurate enough, or fire at a small enough vehicle, you may even damage the passengers inside.
* The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle is useful for attacking builds, or opponents round corners, as the splash damage of its bullets will damage multiple builds, and hurt anyone caught in the shot's blast radius.
== History ==
=== Chapter 4: Season 1 ===
* Update v23.40: Introduced the Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle. Also added to Creative.
** Hotfix 16th February 2023: Reduced price to purchase from Ace's Armory Vending Machines to 750 bars, from 1000.
=== Chapter 4: Season 3 ===
* Update v25.00: Vaulted the Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle.
===Chapter 5: Season 3===
*Update v30.20: Unvaulted the Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle in Fortnite: Reload only.
==Trivia==
*Like all Heisted weapons, The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle slowly changes color when held, similar to the unreleased Neon Pulse wrap.
*When introduced, some Ace's Armory Vending Machines sold the Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle for 750 Bars. 
**The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle could also be obtained by eliminating Cold Blooded Ace boss, and via the Exotic Grab Bag Augment.
*The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle was the only Heisted series weapon to not be vaulted in Update v23.50.
*The Heisted Explosive Assault Rifle is the only version of an existing weapon to fire a different type of bullet. The base weapon fires hitscan (instantly connects with target), whereas this version fires a projectile.
==See Also==
*Red-Eye Assault Rifle: The standard weapon which the is based on.
Category:Assault Weapons (Battle Royale)
Category:Exotic Items
Category:Heisted Weapons