Shorty

Shorty
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General
Type	Sidearm
Credits	300
Wall Penetration	Low
Killfeed Icon
Length	69 cm
Creator	Frontier
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
Reload Speed	1.75
Magazine	2
Reserve	6 (3 magazines)
See here for more stats about multipliers, TTK, spread, and accuracy penalties
Damage
0 - 7m	Head - 22 Body - 11 Leg - 9
0 - 7m	Head - 22 Body - 11 Leg - 9
7 - 15m	Head - 12 Body - 6 Leg - 5
7 - 15m	Head - 12 Body - 6 Leg - 5
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: x0.545 (⁶/₁₁)
• 15+ m falloff multiplier: x0.273 (³/₁₁)

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)
0–7 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	2	0.300
7–15 m	Head	1	0.000	1	0.000	1	0.000
	Body	2	0.300	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

Spread values

1st Shot Spread (°)		Max Spread (°)		Movement penalties (+°)
Standing	Crouched	Standing	Crouched	Crouched	Walking	Running	Airborne
4	3	4	3	0.05	0.075	0.1	1.25

Update History

v8.02

• Art update for Snakebite Shorty

v6.11

• Reserve ammo reduced from 10 >>> 6
• Price increased from 150 >>> 300
• Damage at 0-7m reduced from 12 >>> 11
• Damage at 7-15m reduced from 8 >>> 6

v6.08

• Upgraded several Shorty models, to get them up to par visually with the rest of the weapons.
  • Players who own any of the following will notice an updated Shorty:
    • Default Shorty
    • Wunderkind Shorty
    • Sidekick Shorty
    • Karabasan Shorty
    • Prism II Shorty
    • Doodle Buds Shorty

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

Store

Image	Edition	Skin	Cost	Upgrade Levels	Variants
		Araxys	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Purple Variant 2: Black Variant 3: Silver
		Chromedek	1,275	—
		Doodle Buds	1,775	Level 2: Kill Effect	Variant 1: Tactifriends Variant 2: League of Legends
		Gaia's Vengeance	1,775	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Blue Variant 2: Green Variant 3: Orange
		Neptune	1,775	Level 2: Fish Animation Level 3: Kill Banner	Variant 1: Black
		Oni	1,775	Level 2: VFX Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Kumo Variant 2: Hana Variant 3: Tsubame
		Prelude to Chaos	2,175	Level 2: VFX Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Green Variant 2: White Variant 3: Blue
		Primordium	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: VFX Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Venom Variant 2: Cobalt Variant 3: Gold
		Prism II	875	—
		Sentinels of Light	2,175	Level 2: Sound Effects Level 3: Animation Level 4: Finisher	Variant 1: Pink Variant 2: Red/Green Variant 3: Blue/Purple
		Tigris	1,275	—
		Wasteland	1,275	—
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

Image	Edition	Skin	Act Pass	Tier	Track	Variants
		Aerosol	EP 02 Act 1	15	Premium	—
		Aquatica	EP 08 Act 2	1	Premium	—
		Cloudweaver	EP 08 Act 3	5	Premium	—
		Doom Wing	V25 Act 2	5	Premium	—
		Genesis	EP 03 Act 3	16	Premium	—
		Guardrail	EP 08 Act 1	5	Premium	—
		Hivemind	EP 01 Act 2	50	Free	—
		Hue Shift	EP 04 Act 3	1	Premium	—
		Monarch	EP 03 Act 1	10	Premium	—
		Ruin	EP 01 Act 3	20	Premium	—
		Rune Stone	EP 05 Act 3	20	Premium	—
		Tilde	EP 06 Act 2	50	Free	Variant 1: Red Variant 2: Purple Variant 3: Green
		Transition	EP 07 Act 2	50	Free	Variant 1: Blue Variant 2: Orange Variant 3: Green
		Velocity	EP 04 Act 1	50	Free	Variant 1: Yellow Variant 2: Purple Variant 3: Aquamarine
For each weapon with variants,  15 per variant.

Agent Gear

All agent gear weapon skins are Select edition, and are each unlockable at Tier 10 using Kingdom Credits when the agent is unlocked.

Image	Skin	Agent
	Karabasan	Fade
	Sidekick	Gekko
	Wunderkind	Killjoy
	Hard Bargain	Tejo
	Snakebite	Viper

Other

Image	Edition	Skin	Source
		Wayfinder	Prime Gaming Drops

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.