Judge

Judge
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General
Type	Shotgun
Credits	1,850
Wall Penetration	Low
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Length	98.22 cm
Creator	Bulwark Armory
Primary Fire
Fire Mode	Auto
Pellet Count	12
Fire Rate	3.5 rounds/sec
Run Speed	5.06 m/sec
Equip Speed	1 sec
Reload Speed	2.2 sec
Magazine	5
Reserve	15 (3 magazines)
See here for more stats about multipliers, TTK, spread, and accuracy penalties
Damage
0 - 10m	Head - 34 Body - 17 Leg - 14
0 - 10m	Head - 34 Body - 17 Leg - 14
10 - 15m	Head - 20 Body - 10 Leg - 8
10 - 15m	Head - 20 Body - 10 Leg - 8
15 - 50m	Head - 14 Body - 7 Leg - 5
15 - 50m	Head - 14 Body - 7 Leg - 5

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Automatic, rapid fire shotgun that provides sustained high damage.

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The Judge is a Shotgun that is a primary weapon in VALORANT.

Summary

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The Judge is stable at the stand but volatile when fired rapidly. Primary fire hammers short range targets and you’ll need to be steady to nail anything beyond an arm's-length.

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The Judge is a moderately-priced automatic shotgun. It is best used in situations that put the user in close range against multiple enemies, being able to wipe them out quickly should they risk not clearing such small areas beforehand. As with all shotguns, the Judge has pellet spread that can be reduced by crouching, though the spread still makes it effectively useless at long ranges no matter what. Unlike the other shotguns however, the Judge does not have a distance cap on its pellets and can hit enemies beyond 50 meters.

As a more expensive shotgun and expected upgrade to the Bucky, the Judge's higher rate of fire makes it a better option for taking on multiple enemies at once. However, the Judge's lower effective magazine capacity and lower damage makes the Bucky a more suitable choice in sustained firefights or for taking out individual targets.

Stats

• Headshot multiplier: x2
• Leg shot multiplier: x0.85
• 10–15 m falloff multiplier: x0.588 (¹⁰/₁₇)
• 15+ m falloff multiplier: x0.412 (⁷/₁₇)

TTK

Damage Range	Body Part	100 HP		125 HP		150 HP
		Shells to kill	Time to kill (s)	Shells to kill	Time to kill (s)	Shells to kill	Time to kill (s)
0–10 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Legs	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
10–15 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	1	0.000	2	0.286	2	0.286
	Legs	2	0.286	2	0.286	2	0.286
15–50 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	2	0.286	2	0.286	2	0.286
	Legs	2	0.286	3	0.571	3	0.571

Spread values

1st Shot Spread (°)		Max Spread (°)		Movement penalties (+°)
Standing	Crouched	Standing	Crouched	Crouched	Walking	Running	Airborne
2.25	1.69	4	3	0.05	0.075	0.75	2.25

Update History

v7.09

• Reduced max mag size from 7 >>> 5
  • Reserve magazines also affected, reducing total reserve ammo from 21 >>> 15
• Increased Jumping spread from 1.25 >>> 2.25
• Increased Running spread from .10 >>> .75

v3.0

• Price increased 1600 >>> 1850
• Damage falloff at 10m reduced from 13 >>> 10 per pellet
• Damage falloff at 15m reduced from 10 >>> 7 per pellet

v1.07

• Headshot aimpunch decreased
• Hitting an enemy past 10 meters will apply a different tagging value instead of standard tagging
  • New tagging: 30% slow for .5s on a smooth curve going back to normal speed
• Price increased 1500 >>> 1600 credits

v1.06

• Spread penalty when in air increased .5 >>> 1.25

Skins

Store

Image	Edition	Skin	Cost	Upgrade Levels	Variants
		Celestial	1,775	—
		ChronoVoid	2,175	Level 2: VFX Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Purple Variant 2: Red Variant 3: Black
		Combat Crafts	1,275	Level 2: Randomizer	—
		Convex	875	—
		Crimsonbeast	1,775	Level 2: Kill Effects	—
		Daydreams	875	—
		Divergence	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: Transformation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Purple Variant 2: Blue Variant 3: Green
		Doombringer	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Blue Variant 3: Green
		Elderflame	2,475	Level 2: VFX Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Blue Variant 3: Dark
		Glitchpop	2,175	Level 2: VFX Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Blue Variant 2: Red Variant 3: Gold
		Imperium	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Ruby Variant 2: Pearl Variant 3: Obsidian
		Kohaku & Matsuba	1,275	—	Variant 1: Dark
		Luxe	875	—
		MK.VII Liberty	1,275	—	Variant 1: Desert Variant 2: Sea Variant 3: Tundra
		Mystbloom	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Blue Variant 2: Orange Variant 3: Purple
		Rush	875	—
		Sensation	875	—
		Smite	875	—
		Snowfall	1,275	—
		Sovereign	1,775	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Green Variant 2: Teal Variant 3: Red
		Storm Maw	875	—
		Team Ace	1,275	—
		Undercity	1,775	—
For each weapon with upgrade levels and/or variants,  10 per upgrade level, and after a weapon is fully upgraded,  15 per variant. Variants must be used with the fully upgraded weapon skin set.

Battle Pass

Like every other primary weapon, all Judge skins from Act Battle Pass are in Premium track.

Image	Edition	Skin	Act Pass	Tier	Variants
		.EXE	EP 01 Act 1	40	—
		Bound	EP 06 Act 3	16	—
		Bubble Pop	EP 09 Act 1	10	Variant 1: Red
		Bumble Brigade	EP 09 Act 1	20	—
		Byteshift	V25 Act 2	10	Variant 1: Purple Variant 2: Red Variant 3: Yellow
		Coalition: Cobra	EP 04 Act 3	5	Variant 1: Blue Variant 2: Red Variant 3: Orange
		Digihex	EP 07 Act 1	10	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Green Variant 3: Gold
		Divine Swine	EP 04 Act 2	5	—
		Goldwing	EP 03 Act 3	30	—
		Gridcrash	EP 06 Act 1	16	—
		Hydrodip	EP 04 Act 1	15	—
		Iridian Thorn	EP 05 Act 3	5	—
		Jigsaw	EP 03 Act 1	15	Variant 1: Skye Variant 2: Astra Variant 3: Yoru
		Nanobreak	EP 09 Act 3	15	—
		Outpost	EP 02 Act 1	20	—
		Piedra del Sol	EP 05 Act 2	35	—
		POLYfox	EP 01 Act 2	10	—
		Prism III	EP 02 Act 2	5	Variant 1: Pink Variant 2: Green Variant 3: Purple
		Serenity	EP 01 Act 3	15	—
		Shimmer	EP 05 Act 1	16	Variant 1: Gold Variant 2: Red Variant 3: Teal
		Silhouette	EP 07 Act 3	16	—
		Tacti-Treat	V25 Act 3	16	—
		Tilde	EP 06 Act 2	10	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Purple Variant 3: Green
		Varnish	EP 03 Act 2	15	—
For each weapon with variants,  15 per variant.

Trivia

• During the Beta, the weapon's full name was the ACS-12 Judge (Automatic Combat Shotgun).
• The Judge's design has similarities to the Fostech Origin-12 and the AA-12 (sights).
• Despite the Operator's and the Odin's heavy physical appearance, the Bucky and Judge are the weapons slowest to run with.