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Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 is almost upon us and just like every big update, players can expect massive changes to the map and new vaulted and unvaulted weapons to make their return to the battle royale.
Epic Games has introduced dozens of weapons into the game, so to spice up the experience, they are constantly swapping their availability to shake the meta up.
With Absolute Doom, the official name for the Marvel-themed Chapter 5 Season 4, expect plenty of weapons and mythics centered around heroes and villains, as the latest reveal trailer already showcased.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 Vaulted and unvaulted weapons
The season has not started at the time of writing, as it's slated to begin on August 16. However, taking information from the launch trailer and prominent dataminers such as HYPEX, the following are the new and returning weapons players can expect to see when Chapter 5 Season 4 drops.
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Fortnite will get brand-new and returning weapons with Chapter 5 Season 4
Unvaulted and new weapons
- Captain America's Shield
- Peelyverine's Claws
- Gwenpool's Blades
- Shuri's Mythics
- Iron Man's Gloves
- Stark Industries' Energy Rifle
- War Machine's Jetpack + Turret
- Dual SMGs (new)
- New Sniper Rifle
- New Single-Hand Pistol
- Silent Scar & Regular Scar
- Heavy AR
As you can see, this list is still developing as players are still waiting for Epic's full breakdown of every new and returning weapon with Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.
Vaulted weapons
At the moment we don't know what Epic is planning on vaulting for the upcoming Absolute Doom season. It is expected that mythic weapons like Magneto's Power ends up being vaulted, however, as it would fit the new Marvel-themed season, there's some likelihood it remains in the game initially.
It'll be interesting to see what weapons are removed as Chapter 5 Season 3 was criticized by fans for having some overtuned guns and mythics that disrupted competitive play.
As we get closer to the release of Chapter 5 Season 4 we'll update the guide with official information so you're up to date on what to expect when Absolute Doom starts.