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How to Get Moe’s Five Gun in Fortnite
Moe’s Five Gun is a mythic-rarity pistol that only spawns in one place: inside Moe’s shop at the north end of the map, dropped by the boss NPC Moe after you defeat him. There is no crafting recipe, no vending machine, and no paid shortcut — you have to fight for it. This guide covers the exact location, the boss fight, the drop mechanics, and the practical routing that decides whether you walk away with the gun or get third-partied while looting it.
What Moe’s Five Gun Actually Is
Despite the name, Moe’s Five Gun is a single weapon, not a set of five. The “five” refers to the five-round cylinder the in-game model uses, and the naming comes from Moe’s dialogue during the boss encounter. Per Epic’s official patch notes, it is classified as a mythic-rarity sidearm with a revolver-style fire mode: five shots before a reload, high per-shot damage, and a slow cycle rate between shots compared to a standard pistol.
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The practical trade-off is simple. It rewards patience and accuracy and punishes spray-and-pray. If you are used to an SMG or a standard pistol, the cadence will feel sluggish until you adjust.
Key attributes at a glance
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Mythic (gold) |
| Cylinder capacity | 5 rounds |
| Fire mode | Single-action, one shot per trigger pull |
| Ammo type | Medium ammo |
| Source | Moe boss drop, Moe’s shop, northern map edge |
| Drops from chests? | No |
| Craftable? | No |
| Tradeable? | No |
Damage numbers change between chapters and mid-season hotfixes, so treat any specific figure you read online — including older versions of this guide — as patch-dependent. What has stayed consistent is the archetype: fewer shots, bigger hits, and a reload window that punishes panic.
Step-by-Step: Securing the Gun
Step 1: Land at Moe’s shop, or land nearby and rotate in
Moe’s shop sits at the far northern edge of the map, isolated from the major named POIs. The reason to land directly on it is timing: the whole encounter takes roughly 30 to 60 seconds, and the gun is gone the moment another squad cleans it up. The reason not to land directly on it is that everyone who wants the gun has the same idea, so the drop is often the most contested tile in the top third of the map.
If your drop accuracy is shaky or you are playing with a squad that needs to gear up first, land one POI south and rotate north. You arrive with shields and a real weapon instead of fighting the boss with a grey pistol.
Step 2: Clear the shop’s guards before engaging Moe
Moe is not alone. The shop is defended by AI guards who will shoot you in the back mid-fight. The reason this step matters more than it looks: Moe has a health pool that takes several seconds of sustained fire, and that is exactly the window where a surviving guard or a third party ends your run. Clear the perimeter first, then pull Moe.
Step 3: Fight Moe from cover, not in the open
Moe pushes aggressively and closes distance. Fighting him in the open turns the encounter into a damage race you will often lose. Use the shop’s interior walls and doorway as hard cover, break line of sight when you reload, and re-peek on your own terms. Because he is an NPC with predictable pathing, you can also bait him into a doorway and hold the angle rather than chasing him around the building.
Step 4: Confirm the drop before assuming you have it
Moe’s Five Gun is a boss drop, meaning it appears where the boss dies — not in a chest, not on the floor as static loot. This causes two common failures:
- Wrong kill order. If a teammate or a third party lands the final hit, the loot still spawns at Moe’s death location, but you may be across the room and beaten to it.
- Revive instead of loot. Squads often stop to revive a downed player first, giving an outside team a free pickup on the mythic.
Designate one player to grab the gun the moment Moe drops, before anyone revives.
Step 5: Reload in cover, always
Five rounds go fast. The single most common way players lose a fight they were winning with Moe’s Five Gun is reloading in the open. Treat the cylinder like a shotgun tube — dump it, break line of sight, reload, re-engage. If you are pushing a duo, four shots on one target and one on the other leaves you empty at the worst possible moment.
Where Moe’s Five Gun Fits in Your Loadout
The gun is best understood as a burst-damage sidearm rather than a primary. It pairs badly with another slow-firing weapon and well with a fast-firing primary that covers the reload window.
| Your situation | Recommended primary | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solo, aggressive pushes | Fast-firing SMG | Covers the five-shot reload window at close range |
| Solo, defensive play | Assault rifle | Lets Moe’s Five Gun serve purely as a finisher |
| Squad, you are the entry | Shotgun | Shotgun opens, Moe’s Five Gun cleans up weakened targets |
| Long-range focus | Sniper + AR | Gun is a backup only; not worth a contested drop |
If your playstyle is built around long-range poke, the drop is a poor use of your early game. The rotation cost and contest rate are high and the gun will not do the job you actually need done.
Practical Tips That Decide the Fight
- Go early. Moe’s shop is a first-drop target. Arriving two minutes late usually means arriving to an empty building and a fully healed enemy squad.
- Bring shields, not just a gun. The boss fight is not mechanically hard, but it is a health check. Push in with less than 100 effective health and a single third-party shot ends the attempt.
- Watch the northern approaches. Because the shop is at the map edge, threats almost always arrive from one direction — south. That is a rare advantage; use it by holding the southern approach after the kill.
- Do not immediately rotate out. The gun is loud and the kill feed announces the mythic pickup. Expect a fight in the first 60 seconds after grabbing it, and set up for that fight rather than sprinting into open ground.
- In squads, decide the carrier in advance. Passing the gun around mid-fight wastes the reload window. One player carries it for the match.
- Check the patch notes after every content update. Drop sources for boss mythics have changed between chapters before, and a vaulted boss removes the gun entirely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you get Moe’s Five Gun from a chest or vending machine?
No. It is a boss-exclusive mythic and only appears as a drop from the Moe NPC at Moe’s shop. It cannot be found in chests, supply drops, llamas, vending machines, or crafting benches. The only way to obtain it in a match is to be the player who claims the drop after Moe dies.
Is Moe’s Five Gun available in Zero Build and Ranked?
Boss mythics of this type are generally present across the standard battle royale playlists, including Zero Build, with drop rates and NPC behavior identical between modes. Availability in Ranked and in limited-time modes has varied between seasons, so confirm it in the current patch notes before planning a run around it.
What happens if another squad kills Moe instead of me?
The gun still spawns at Moe’s death location — it does not transfer to whoever landed the final blow. That means you can win the gun by winning the follow-up fight rather than the boss fight, provided you are close enough to contest the drop. This is a legitimate strategy: camp the southern approach and let someone else do the work.
Does Moe’s Five Gun carry over between matches?
No. Like all in-match mythic weapons, it is dropped when you are eliminated or when the match ends. There is no persistent inventory, no unlock, and no way to spawn with it in a later game. Each match requires a fresh Moe kill.
How many shots does it hold, and is that a disadvantage?
Five rounds, and yes — against a full squad it is a genuine limitation. You cannot win a 1v4 by trading shots with a five-round cylinder. The gun works best when your team creates a single isolated target for you, or when you use it to finish opponents your primary has already weakened.
Is it worth dropping at Moe’s shop every match?
Only if your playstyle fits it. The shop is a high-contest, low-loot-isolation drop at the map edge, so you are trading early-game safety for a mythic sidearm. Aggressive solo and entry-fragger roles get real value from it; players who prefer to loot up and rotate will usually get better results from a quieter drop and a standard loadout.
