Judge

Judge
Type	Shotgun
Creds	1,600
Magazine	7
Wall Penetration	Medium
Primary Fire
Mode	Full-automatic
Fire Rate	3.5 rounds/sec 210 RPM
Damage
0 - 10m	Body - 17 Head - 34 Leg - 14
10 - 15m	Body - 13 Head - 26 Leg - 11
15 - 50m	Body - 10 Head - 20 Leg - 9

The ACS-12 Judge is a Shotgun that is a primary weapon in Valorant.

Summary

The Judge is the most expensive shotgun in the game at 1600 credits. It shoots 12 bullets with high falloff like other shotguns. At 10 or fewer meters, 9 bullets are needed to oneshot an armored agent, while all 12 are needed at 10-15 meters if they strike the body. Any bullets that hit the head deal double damage.

While it does less damage per bullet than the Bucky, it makes up for it with its significantly reduced spread and higher fire rate making the gun much more forgiving. Crouching reduces the spread much more with the Judge than it does with the Bucky.

Minimum Kill Time

Per Fire

Effective Health	Minimum kill time
100 - 150 Health	Instantaneous

Per Pellet

Effective Health	Minimum kill time
100 Health	0.57 seconds
125 Health	0.86 seconds
150 Health	1.14 seconds

Damage Traits

Average damage drop-off rate: 40% (Medium)

Head to leg damage ratio: 243% (Very Low)

Cosmetic Items

Skins

DOT EXE

POLYfox

Serenity

Sensation

Rush 875

Luxe 875

Convex 875

Smite 875

Glitchpop 2175

Elderflame 2475

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Update History

v1.07

• Judge Nerf
  • Price increased from 1500 >>> 1600
  • Desire here is to see if giving the Judge a little hit—paired with the other shotgun changes—moves the needle when playing against this gun. We’ll continue to monitor and make other changes if necessary

Trivia

• The Judge's design seems to be based on the AA-12.
• Despite the Operator's and the Odin's heavy physical appearance, the Bucky and Judge are the weapons slowest to run with.