By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026
Act 5 · Patch 13.06
Shorty
Sidearm · Semi · 300 credits
Through a heavy shield at close range, Shorty needs 1 body shot.
A corner and nothing else. Punishes one push, then it is dead weight. Bands published to 50 m · magazine 2 · reload 1.75s · wall penetration low.
Shots to kill
| Range | No shield | Light shield | Heavy shield | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | B | L | H | B | L | H | B | L | |
| 0–7 m | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7–15 m | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 15–50 m | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Damage by band
| Range | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–7 m | 22 | 11 | 9.35 |
| 7–15 m | 12 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 15–50 m | 6 | 3 | 2.5500002 |
The duel, in numbers
- Body shots, heavy shield
- 1
- Head shots, heavy shield
- 1
- That burst takes
- 0 s at 3 / s
- Best band
- 0–7 m
The burst time counts the gaps between shots, not the shots — the first bullet leaves at zero. It is how long the burst lasts, never how fast you react.
What else this money buys
Shorty balance history
Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Shorty in 1 patch. The latest is patch 6.11, published 2023-06-06.
Patch 6.112023-06-06
- Reserve ammo adjusted from10to6
- Price adjusted from150to300
- Damage at no fall-off adjusted from12to11
- Damage at first step fall-off (7 meters) adjusted from8to6
Why, in Riot's words
We like that the Shorty has found a viable role in the game though it has proven to be too reliable and accessible. We’re increasing the price to make purchasing the Shorty a more thoughtful decision throughout the course of the game while the damage adjustments require more accuracy to get one shot kills against fully armored opponents.
Every Shorty skin (38)
Riot's catalog lists 38 skins for the Shorty. 9 of them upgrade through more than one level; the rest are a single finish.
Aerosol Shorty
Aquatica Shorty
Araxys Shorty4 levelsPurpleBlackSilver
Chromedek Shorty
Cloudweaver Shorty
Doodle Buds Shorty2 levelsTactifriendsLeague of Legends
Doom Wing Shorty
Dragon Gate Shorty
Gaia's Vengeance Shorty4 levelsBlueGreenOrange
Genesis Shorty
Guardrail Shorty
Hard Bargain Shorty
Heartseeker Shorty
Hivemind Shorty
Hue Shift Shorty
Intertwine Shorty
Jellybeam Shorty
Karabasan Shorty
Monarch Shorty
Neo Frontier Shorty4 levelsGoldSilverCopper
Show the other 18 skins
Neptune Shorty3 levelsBlack
Oni Shorty4 levelsKumoHanaTsubame
Perch ShortySpringSummerWinter
Prelude to Chaos Shorty4 levelsGreenWhiteBlue
Primordium Shorty4 levelsVenomCobaltGold
Prism II Shorty
Ruin Shorty
Rune Stone Shorty
Sentinels of Light Shorty4 levelsPinkRed/GreenBlue/Purple
Sidekick Shorty
Snakebite Shorty
Tigris Shorty
Tilde ShortyRedPurpleGreen
Transition ShortyBlueOrangeGreen
Velocity ShortyYellowPurpleAquamarine
Wasteland Shorty
Wayfinder Shorty
Wunderkind Shorty
In other languages Riot's client prints the Shorty as شورتي (Arabic) · ショーティー (Japanese) · 쇼티 (Korean) · 短炮 (Chinese (Simplified)) · 短管 (Chinese (Traditional)).
What this page will not print
- Recoil pattern
- First-shot deviation
- Bloom per shot
- Wallbang % per surface
- Sample size
Riot publishes a single wall-penetration level and no recoil figures at all. This weapon’s level is Low — the rest of that column would be invented to fill the shape of a drawing.