Maven Auto Shotgun

The Maven Auto Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 4: Season 1. The version of this weapon is the Heisted Accelerant Shotgun.
==Functionality==
Maven Auto Shotgun is a fully automatic, short ranged shotgun. Unlike most of the other shotguns, the Maven Auto Shotgun still maintains relatively decent damage at medium range.
==Stats ==
The Maven Auto Shotgun uses . There is a maximum damage cap of 120 to 140. The Maven Auto Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time.
<tabber>
|-|Released =
|-|Unreleased =
</tabber>
The Maven Auto Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets. It can be reloaded whilst aiming.
Damage falloff:
*Damage falloff begins at 10 meters (2 tiles).
*Damage decreases down to 70% of its maximum at 30 meters (6 tiles).
* Damage steadily decreases down to 20% of its maximum at 45 meters (9 tiles).
*It deals damage until 50 meters (10 tiles).
==Obtained==
From when the item was last obtainable in Chapter 4: Season 1:
Rarity	Chest	Rare
Chest	Floor
Loot	Supply
Drop	Fishing
(Plain)	Fishing
(Hole)	Oathbound Chest	Creative	Characters
 	✖ 	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖ 	✓ 	✓
 	✖ 	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖ 	✓ 	✓
 	✖ 	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖ 	✓ 	✓
 	✖ 	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖ 	✓ 	✓
 	✖ 	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖ 	✓ 	✓
== Strategy Guide==
*The Maven Auto Shotgun is better suited for those with worse aim, as its recovery between shots is more forgiving.
==History ==
===Chapter 4: Season 1===
*Update v23.00: Added the Maven Shotgun in to .
**Also added to Creative.
*December 9th 2022: 
**Increased fire rate from 1.3 to 1.4 (1.5 for the rarity).
**Increased Accuracy.
*Update v23.10:
**Increased damage fall-off.
** Fixed an inconsistency with the fire rate on the rarity.
=== Chapter 4: Season 3 ===
*Update v25.20: Vaulted the , and rarities.
===Chapter 4: Season 4===
*Update v26.00: Unvaulted the , and rarities.
=== Chapter 4: Season OG ===
* Update v27.00: Vaulted the Maven Auto Shotgun in all rarities.
==Trivia== 
*Like the MK-Seven Assault Rifle and the Twin Mag SMG, the Maven Auto Shotgun uses the same aesthetic as members of The Seven, with its blue and red color scheme.
* Strangely, after December 9th 2022 hotfix, a Maven Auto Shotgun has a slightly faster fire rate, than its to counterparts.
**This inconsistency was fixed in Update v23.10.
*Despite having a slightly slower fire rate and further range, it has the same damage as the Tactical Shotgun.
==Gallery==
<tabber>
|-|Promotional Images=
=== Promotional Images ===
Maven Auto Shotgun - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|Promotional Image for the Maven Auto Shotgun.
|-|Other=
=== Other ===
Maven Auto Shotgun - Promo Video - Fortnite.webm|Maven Auto Shotgun 3D Visualization Model
</tabber>
==See Also==
*Tactical Shotgun - A similar weapon with a slightly faster fire rate, but shorter range.
Category:Shotguns
Category:Common Weapons
Category:Uncommon Weapons
Category:Rare Weapons
Category:Epic Weapons
Category:Legendary Weapons
Category:Weapons (Battle Royale)