Best Fortnite smgs

Gunnar's Stinger SMG leads the Fortnite ranking with 1287 ELO points over 49 duels, ahead of Suppressed SMG and Stinger SMG.

A 23 ELO point gap separates Gunnar's Stinger SMG from Suppressed SMG at the top, the widest margin between any two contenders in the ranking. Suppressed SMG holds second place with 1264 ELO points across 53 duels, while Stinger SMG claims third at 1256 ELO points after 62 duels. The signature variant edges out its base version, suggesting players value the enhanced firepower of Gunnar's weapon over the standard model. Compact SMG and Rapid Fire SMG complete the top 5 with 1248 and 1238 ELO points respectively. At the bottom, the Burst SMG sits last with 1073 ELO points and a 36 percent win rate over 50 duels, trailing the Primal SMG at 1115 ELO points and Kymera Ray Gun at 1128 ELO points. The community clearly favors automatic fire patterns over burst mechanics.

This ranking draws from 960 duels between 12 SMG contenders, with 57 players shaping the results. The data reflects choices made as of 12 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to vote in your own duels and shift the standings. Every matchup refines the ELO scores and brings the ranking closer to the community's collective judgment on Fortnite SMGs.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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