Gnome Guns? Troll Launchers? Yes, really to be Fortnite weapons. We take a look back at the best leaked and unreleased weapons that never made it into the game.
Epic Games’ popular Battle Royale has introduced tons of weapons since its launch in 2017, and everyone has their favorite, from the Pump Shotgun to the Heavy Assault Rifle and even a Star Wars Lightsaber.
But there are also plenty of intriguing weapons that never see the light of day. We only know them because of leakers, and while some of them end up showing up on the island, others are sadly sent to the metaphorical junkyard.
We’ve scoured the internet for some of the best unreleased weapons that never made it to Fortnite. Some of them are strong, others are downright ridiculous. Hopefully, one day Epic will decide to finally add them all to the game.

There are tons of weapons that never made it to Fortnite.
Mini-Gun grenade launcher
This one does not seem to have an official name, but is referred to by leakers as both ‘Tinstack’ and ‘Mini-Gun Grenade Launcher’, the latter because it is essentially a combination of the Mini-Gun and the Grenade Launcher.
These are two of the most powerful weapons we’ve seen in Fortnite so far, so a combination of the two can be absolutely devastating in battle – which is why it may not have been added to the game yet.
A new heavy weapon is in the works.
It can be a cross between a grenade launcher and a minigun. A prototype mesh is included, which appears to be a minigun without its barrel.
Really interesting weapon in the works, stay tuned. Gun Stats + Mesh in the images below. pic.twitter.com/600kpmfUIh
– Mang0e | Fortnite Dataminer (@ Mang0e_) September 28, 2020
Gnome Gun
Gnomes have played a huge role in Fortnite for the past few years, regularly popping up in challenges where you have to dig, bury, destroy, or even rescue them by disabling explosive traps set to lure them in.
But some creative Fortnite developers came up with a completely different use for them, as this leaked Gnome Gun shows off. What does it do? It shoots gnomes. Yes, it literally is. Not much, but it still looks like a lot of fun.
Gnome Gun – it shoots gnomes ..? (Probably dev weapon only) pic.twitter.com/i2ELlvD2II
– mix (@ximton) December 26, 2020
Troll Launcher
Around the same time that details of the Gnome Gun emerged, another wacky Fortnite weapon leaked online: the Troll Launcher. Frankly, who’s thinking about these things? They deserve a raise.
Unlike the Gnome Gun, this one looks like it packs a bit of a punch as the tiny creatures explode on impact. Essentially it’s just a Rocket Launcher, but with added Trolls – and who wouldn’t want that?
Troll Launcher (probably scrapped): “Heavy weapon. Launches explosive trolls – what more could you want?” pic.twitter.com/nLHJ4iJx26
– mix (@ximton) December 26, 2020
Big Money Assault Rifle
Not much is known about the Big Money Assault Rifle – we haven’t even seen what it looks like – but it is believed to be related to the new Gold Bars currency introduced in Fortnite Season 5.
One theory is that it could increase the number of gold bars dropped by opponents when they are eliminated by the gun, which sounds like a very good way to stock up on the in-game currency.

The Big Money AR could be a great way to stock up on gold bars.
Flamethrower
In 2018, leakers found evidence that a flamethrower weapon would be added to Fortnite. Unfortunately this never happened but we still keep our fingers crossed, it will arrive one day.
However, we can understand why this weapon might not suit Fortnite’s overall aesthetic and gameplay, and it probably would have had a very short range, which may not have been very useful in the actual gameplay.
A flamethrower is most likely coming to Battle-Royale mode!
(Thanks to: @ TopRankEd8 & @StormLeaks) pic.twitter.com/Z143QVq3IX
– ShiinaBR – Fortnite Leaks (@ShiinaBR) September 10, 2018
Run Gun SMG
Unlike many of the other unreleased Fortnite weapons on this list, we expect the Run Gun SMG to actually appear in the game at some point, as it appears to belong to Season 5’s Exotic class of weapons .
While using the weapon, the player will run faster than normal, a bit like when they eat a chili. The base is the Rapid Fire SMG, which is capable of a whopping 255 damage per second, so it will no doubt be a popular weapon if the developers decide to add it.
Here’s Run Gun’s exotic SMG from the previous tweet, with 2 clips recoded @ximton for you .. It makes you walk / run faster and it’s still unfinished pic.twitter.com/inINji0g8x
– HYPEX (@HYPEX) December 29, 2020
E-11 Blaster
Okay, so this weapon is technically already in play. You just can’t use it. Why? It is the weapon The Mandalorian Boss uses up close, and although players can steal his Amban Sniper Rifle, this weapon has been kept exclusively for him.
It fires red energy bolts and functions similarly to the First Order Blaster Rifle that appeared in Chapter 2 Season 1 as part of the Star Wars crossover, which means there’s no reason why we don’t like the E-11 Blaster. useful weapon in the game at any given time.
If this list has got you hungry for more epic Fortnite weapons, we’ve also rounded up the 7 best vaulted Fortnite weapons that should return in a future season.