Shorty

Shorty
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General
Type	Sidearm
Creds	150
Wall Penetration	Low
Killfeed Icon
Length	69 cm
Creator	Unknown
Primary Fire
Fire Mode	Semi
Pellet Count	15
Fire Rate	3.33 rounds/sec
Run Speed	5.4 m/sec
Equip Speed	0.75 sec
1st Shot Spread	4 deg
Reload Speed	1.75
Magazine	2
Reserve	10 (5 magazines)
Damage
0 - 7m	Head - 24 Body - 12 Leg - 10
0 - 7m	Head - 24 Body - 12 Leg - 10
7 - 15m	Head - 16 Body - 8 Leg - 6
7 - 15m	Head - 16 Body - 8 Leg - 6
15 - 50m	Head - 6 Body - 3 Leg - 2
15 - 50m	Head - 6 Body - 3 Leg - 2

“

Surprise your enemy up close for max effectiveness.

”

The Shorty is a Sidearm in VALORANT.

Summary

“

A nimble, short barrel shotgun that is deadly at close range but can only fire twice before needing to reload. Pairs well with long range weapons.

”

The Shorty is the cheapest purchasable weapon in the game. As a sidearm equivalent of a shotgun, it is most effective at short range to instantly take an enemy by surprise. With good damage and functionality despite its low price tag, it can even be used to catch out a fully-bought enemy in eco rounds, allowing the player to gain a powerful weapon upgrade for very little investment.

As happens with all shotguns due to their pellet spread though, the Shorty is effectively useless at long ranges, as well having the range of its pellets capped and unable to reach any opponent beyond 50 meters. The Shorty especially also has limited use due to its high pellet spread at medium range and only being able to hold 2 shells at a time, meaning it cannot effectively be used in sustained firefights against multiple enemies.

Stats

• Headshot multiplier: x2
• Leg shot multiplier: x0.85
• 7–15 m falloff multiplier: x0.667 (²/₃)
• 15+ m falloff multiplier: x0.25

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)
0–7 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
7–15 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	1	0.000	2	0.300	2	0.300
	Legs	2	0.300	2	0.300	2	0.300
15–50 m	Head	2	0.300	2	0.300	2	0.300
	Body	3	2.350	3	2.350	4	2.650
	Legs	4	2.650	5	4.700	5	4.700

Update History

v3.0

• Price decreased 200 >>> 150

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
• 1st falloff range reduced 9m >>> 7m
• Updated headshot multiplier from 3x >>> 2x (now the same as Judge and Bucky)

v1.06

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

Skins

Image	Edition	Collection	Source	Cost/Unlock	Upgrades	Variants
		Aerosol	EP. 02 Act 1 Battle Pass	Tier 15	-
		Doodle Buds	Store	1775	Kill Effect	Tactifriends League of Legends
		Genesis	EP. 03 Act 3 Battle Pass	Tier 16	-
		Hivemind	EP. 01 Act 2 Battle Pass	Tier 50 (Free Track)
		Hue Shift	EP. 04 Act 3 Battle Pass	Tier 01
		Karabasan	Contract: Fade	Tier 10
		Monarch	EP. 03 Act 1 Battle Pass	Tier 10
		Neptune	Store	1775	Fish Animation Kill Banner	Black
		Oni	Store	1775	VFX Finisher	Black Green White
		Prelude to Chaos	Store	2175	VFX Animation Finisher	Green White Blue
		Prism II	Store	875	-
		Ruin	EP. 01 Act 3 Battle Pass	Tier 20
		Snakebite	Contract: Viper	Tier 10
		Tigris	Store	1275
		Velocity	EP. 04 Act 1 Battle Pass	Tier 50 (Free Track)	-	Yellow Purple Aquamarine
		Wasteland	Store	1275	-
		Wayfinder	Prime Gaming	-
		Wunderkind	Contract: Killjoy	Tier 10	-

Trivia

• During the Beta, the weapon's full name was the DBS-20 Shorty (Double Barrelled Shotgun).
• The Shorty is likely named after it's short-barrel design.
• The Shorty's design has similarities to a Sawed-Off variant of the the Stevens 311.
• The Shorty bears a striking resemblance to the Super Shotgun from the Doom game franchise.