Sidearms · Sidearms

Shorty

The Shorty is a sidearm that costs 300 credits. It holds 2 rounds, fires 3 rounds per second and deals 22 damage to the head and 11 to the body at 0–7 m, falling off at longer range.

Cost: 300
Magazine: 2
Fire rate: 3/s
Reload: 1.75s
Equip: 0.75s
Wall penetration: Low
Run speed: 80%
First-shot spread: 4°

How much damage does the Shorty do?

Compare all weapons →

Range	Head	Body	Legs
0–7 m	22 ×15	11 ×15	9.35 ×15
7–15 m	12 ×15	6 ×15	5.1 ×15
15–50 m	6 ×15	3 ×15	2.5500002 ×15

Damage is per pellet; each shot fires 15 pellets.

How has the Shorty changed in every patch?

The Shorty has been changed in 7 patches since the closed beta, most recently in patch 12.09. Each entry links to the full notes for that patch.

Patch 12.09 May 12, 2026
- Nerf Fire rate decreased from 3.33 → 3.0
- Nerf Walking spread increased from.075 → 1
- Nerf Running spread increased from 0.1 → 2
- Nerf Crouch-walk spread increased from.05 →.5
- Nerf Jump spread increased from 1.25 → 4
Patch 9.10 November 19, 2024
- All Pistols (except the Shorty)
  - Moving while crouching Inaccuracy:.1 →.5
Patch 8.02 February 6, 2024
- The Snakebite Shorty has received an art update.
Patch 6.11 June 6, 2023
- Reserve ammo adjusted from 10 → 6
- Price adjusted from 150 → 300
- Damage at no fall-off adjusted from 12 → 11
- Damage at first step fall-off (7 meters) adjusted from 8 → 6
Patch 6.08 April 25, 2023
- Default Shorty
- Wunderkind Shorty
- Sidekick Shorty
- Karabasan Shorty
- Prism II Shorty
- Doodle Buds Shorty
Patch 3.0 June 22, 2021
- Cost decreased 200 → 150
Patch 1.07 September 1, 2020
- Shorty nerf
  - 1st falloff range reduced from 9m → 7m
  - Updated headshot multiplier from 3x → 2x (now the same as Judge and Bucky)
  - Our goal here is to make Shorty users work a little harder for the kills they get by requiring them to be a tad closer to their target.