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As the Hexsylvania Venture Season continues, we’re bringing a new stinky weapon to help you take down the scary Husks, the Primal Stink Bow makes its Save the World debut!

Along with the Primal Stink Bow, we’re adding an additional Hero Loadout to be purchased from the Event Store. Read below to get the details on the changes in the Save the World v26.20 update.

(As an early reminder, the Hexsylvania Venture Season will end November 22, 2023, at 8 PM ET, so collect all the rewards you can before Nov 22 comes up on you like a Husk in the night!)

Primal Stink Bow

The Primal Stink Bow fires fast-moving arrows that produce a small gas cloud. This gas cloud deals damage over time to enemies caught up in the stench, so set up some traps and lure the Husks to you while you hold your breath and watch the gas cloud do what it does best!

Got your nose covered? The Primal Stink Bow will be available in the Event Store starting September 27 at 8 PM ET.

More Hero Loadouts!

Commanders, take charge with an additional Hero Loadout available for purchase in the Event Store now! This additional Hero Loadout can be purchased for 10,000 Gold!

Note: Hero Loadouts will continue to be available in future Venture Seasons. Individual Hero Loadouts can be purchased once per Venture Season.

Wildlife Adjustments

Loot Crows are no longer the only wildlife that can carry loot! In addition to the loot Crows, loot Chickens, Frogs, Boars, Wolves, and Raptors can also appear. As you’re finding the new loot wildlife around the map, Dens and Nests will now appear around the edges of the map where you can get tamed wolves, boars, and raptors without danger!

Commanders will also notice that wildlife is not as dense as it used to be and when you eliminate any wildlife they don’t respawn as quickly or around you. Now you can clear out the map a bit easier before it repopulates!

All of these wildlife adjustments will remain in effect after the Hexsylvania Venture Season ends but, with Hexsylvania in full swing, Zombie Chickens are back, so look out! Luckily they'll only be around during the Fortnitemares Venture season!

Bladey Acres Questline

The Bladey Acres questline is back! Though taking place at a summer camp, this questline isn’t all fun and games — Bladey Acres is filled with dangerous, sharp objects. For overcoming your fears and completing this questline, you’ll earn the Raven Hero!

This thriller questline will be available from October 4 at 8 PM ET until the end of the Hexsylvania Venture Season (Nov. 22 at 8 PM ET).

Raven

"I’m still outside..." - Raven

• Standard Perk: Bang and Pow
  • Increases Lefty and Righty damage to enemies by 25%.
• Commander Perk: Bang and Pow+
  • Increases Lefty and Righty damage by 25%. Lefty and Righty causes explosions which deal 20 base energy damage in a .5 tile radius.

Event and Weekly Store

Husk Grinder - September 27 at 8 PM ET

Sharpen up your Black Metal weapon set with the darkest metal axe around: the Husk Grinder. Unleash its devastating Maelstrom attack!

Dirge Song - September 27 at 8 PM ET

Wield the power of Clip’s favorite creation: the Dirge Song! This Submachine Gun fires in long nine-round bursts that’ll have enemies lamenting.

Jonesee-Bot - October 4 at 8 PM ET

“QUIET PLEASE. JONESEE-BOT IS FIGHTING!” - Jonesee-Bot

• Standard Perk: Ow, My Eye
  • Increases headshot damage up to 50% based on the percentage of your missing Health. (The more Health you’re missing, the higher the damage.)
• Commander Perk: Ow, My Eye+
  • Increases headshot damage up to 50% based on the percentage of your missing Health. (The more Health you’re missing, the higher the damage.) In addition, headshot eliminations have a 50% chance to conjure a Phantasm.

Bug Fixes

A number of Save the World bug fixes were included in the Fortnite v26.20 update, including:

• Introduction video for Smashers now reliably plays during the tutorial.
• T.E.D.D.Y. will no longer shoot at tamed wildlife.
• The Throwing Stars projectile now spawns correctly when the player is in water or hits water.
• Fixed an issue with some wildlife SFX.
• Fixed an issue on PC that prevented players from using the Emote keybind when in the Lobby.

Can you believe it? Fortnite Battle Royale is nearly 6 years old, and we’re celebrating the only way we know how — with the hottest of fixes and a bounty of birthday goodies. The v26.10 Sep 19 hotfix unvaults a variety of birthday items and brings Birthday Quests you can complete for special cosmetic rewards. Many happy returns!

Birthday Cake

Who doesn’t love cake? This red velvet delight can be found around the Island and swiftly consumed to recover some Health and Shield.

Birthday Presents!

Aw, you didn’t think we’d forgotten, did you? Scoop up one of these enticing boxes of mystery and unfurl the ribbon (i.e. give it a good smack with your Pickaxe) to find out what lies inside! Find Birthday Presents! from the ground and Chests.

Balloons

Discover one of these deceptively load-bearing inflatables and find yourself immediately more airborne and agile. Balloons can be found from the ground (ironically) and Chests.

Jump Balloon Reality Augment

Are you above finding Balloons? Activate the new Jump Balloon Reality Augment to get a Balloon automatically when you jump, until you reach the max number of Balloons.

Birthday Cake, Birthday Presents!, Balloons, and the Jump Balloon Reality Augment will remain in Battle Royale until v26.20!

Birthday Quests and Rewards

From eating Birthday Cake, collecting Birthday Presents!, all the way to wishing the bus driver a happy birthday — Birthday Quests are live now until September 26, 2023, at 12 AM ET! Complete individual Quests for XP, and complete certain amounts of Quests for special Locker items:

• Complete 1 Birthday Quest: Birthday Basher Pickaxe

• Complete 3 Birthday Quests: Birthday Dash Spray

• Complete 5 Birthday Quests: Slice O' Six Back Bling

More in v26.10 Sep 19 Hotfix: Unvaulted Reality Augments

Alongside the festivity features, the Shell Slide and Bloodhound Reality Augments have been unvaulted! When Shell Slide is activated, you’ll gain Shotgun shells while sliding. With Bloodhound, enemies hit by your DMR shots will be marked for a short duration.

Competitive Notes

• Birthday Presents! are not included in tournaments.

• In tournaments, Balloons are only obtainable from the Jump Balloon Reality Augment.

The students of U.A. High School are back for another training mission! Prepare yourselves as Shoto Todoroki, Eijiro Kirishima, and Mina Ashido make their Item Shop debut. Also, grab Todoroki’s Ice Wall item on the Island, and you’ll be able to wield his powerful quirk for yourself.

Freeze Out Your Foes

Putting your enemies on ice has never been easier: get your hands on Todoroki’s Ice Wall item and you’ll gain the power to summon glacial shields on a whim! The Ice Wall has a massive pool of Health to protect you and your party from harm, and it won’t melt until it’s been completely destroyed. Because it’s so durable, be sure to choose your placement carefully!


While the Ice Wall boasts enormous defense capabilities, it’s plenty useful when attacking too. Drop one in the midst of a brawl and watch as everyone is knocked back with icy feet, causing them to slip and slide around. The Ice Wall item will be available until the end of the Season, giving you plenty of time to master its chilling effects.

How can you wield Todoroki’s powerful quirk in the first place? Ice Walls can be found from the ground, regular and Rare Chests, or All Might Supply Drops:

All Might Supply Drops make their glorious return.

One For All, Once Again

From the hero who always bounces back, Deku’s Smash has returned! This powerful ability can one-shot foes all the way from Delaware to Detroit if used properly.

Of course, there's only one man who can grant the legendary power of One For All. To get your hands on Deku’s Smash, you’ll need to crack open an All Might Supply Drop! Deku’s Smash will be available until v26.20.

A Hero’s Journey

Saving the world isn’t easy, but completing Quests is a bit more doable. Complete Deku’s Quests and Todoroki’s Quests for XP. For completing six total My Hero Academia Quests, you’ll instantly level up!

Become a Hero!

Wish you could join the #1 ranked Hero Academy? Now’s your chance to fight as three of U.A.'s top heroes-in-training as they land in Fortnite. All three Outfits are available now in the Item Shop.

Shoto Todoroki

Eijiro Kirishima

Mina Ashido

More in v26.10: Pizza Party is Back!

Hungry for something pipin’ hot? Piper Pace is on the case, having delivered unvaulted Pizza Party boxes all across the Island. Inside each box sits eight gloriously cheesy slices to share with your party, or you can scarf ‘em all down while you hole up in a bush. We won’t tattle.



Each Pizza Party slice will restore Health and Shield simultaneously. The recipe’s been changed up a bit, though, as each slice now restores less Health but more Shield, with the Shield cap being 100.

The Pizza Party item can be bought from Piper Pace, picked up off the ground, or looted from Chests. To accommodate Pizza Party’s return, Slap Juice has been vaulted.

Game Time!

Want a Pizza Party delivered directly to you? Whether you’re catching some rays down at Relentless Retreat or chilling in luxury over at Sanguine Suites (assuming you’ve defeated all the guards), there’s a delicious pie with your name written all over it. Activate the Game Time Reality Augment to instantly receive a Pizza Party plus a thirst-quenching pack of Chug Splash!

Reckless SMG Reload Reality Augment

Are you one to unload the full clip? That’s what automatics are for, after all. Activate the Reckless SMG Reload and let your shots fly quicker than ever! This new Reality Augment causes SMGs to reload faster whenever you reload on an empty clip.

Chapter 4 Season 4 Super Level Styles

What’s a heist without some jewels? In the Bonus Rewards section of the Battle Pass tab, bonus Styles for Battle Royale Chapter 4 Season 4 Battle Pass rewards have been available to unlock for players who progress past Season Level 100. With v26.10, Chapter 4 Season 4’s Super Level Styles have been added as bonus rewards!

Inspired by vampire Kado Thorne’s hoard of riches, five Outfits have received the Heisted Jade, Lost Amethyst, and Yellow Diamond Super Level Styles. The lucky Outfits to receive these fabulous facets? Well of course Kado himself, but also Piper Pace, Fish Thicc, Mae, and Antonia. Begin unlocking these Super Level Styles after reaching Season Level 125.

Competitive Notes

• The Ice Wall, Deku Smash, and All Might Supply Drop are not included in tournaments.

Major Bug Fixes

• The Beautiful 'Bow Emoticon is now back in owners' Lockers.

• Spending Bars by rerolling Reality Augments will now progress the Quests for the Caper and Alias Outfits.

• Swapping weapons while interacting with a Vault Display Case will no longer cause the display case to become impossible to interact with.

• Survivor Medal progress goals will no longer get stuck at 9/10.

• On PC, players will no longer stop auto-running when alt-tabbing out of Fortnite.

• Gyro controls are no longer reversed on Android.

© KH/S, MP

Thorne’s defenses a thorn in your side? The v26.00 Sep 6 hotfix brings two items that’ll help you inside of a base: the Shield Breaker EMP and Sticky Grenade Launcher. The Sticky Grenade Launcher uses rocket ammo, but don’t worry if you run out: the Explosive Surplus Reality Augment will seldom have you do without.

Shield Breaker EMP

Throw down a Shield Breaker EMP to damage enemy Shields and temporarily disable electrical systems like cameras, turrets, and laser grids. But watch out during your base escape, as Shield Breakers EMPs can also bring vehicles to a stop.



The best defense is defense against defenses — find Shield Breaker EMPs from the ground, Chests, and Heist Bags.

Sticky Grenade Launcher

So your robbery attempts aren’t sticking the landing. No big deal — use the Sticky Grenade Launcher to fire projectiles that stick on surfaces! These projectiles will explode after a short delay, damaging nearby enemies and structures.



Attached to the idea of the Sticky Grenade Launcher? This new weapon can be found from Chests, Holo-Chests, Heist Bags, a flying drone, or claiming a POI.

New Reality Augments

Explosive Surplus

When explosions aren’t enough, add more explosions. After activating the Explosive Surplus Reality Augment, you’ll instantly gain rocket ammo, and containers you open will always have rocket ammo. Combo the rocket-ammo-using Sticky Grenade Launcher with this Reality Augment to be a fiery force to be reckoned with!

High Voltage

Activate the High Voltage Reality Augment to instantly gain a Business Turret and Shield Breaker EMPs. With this Reality Augment activated, eliminations you get will grant additional Shield Breaker EMPs.

Storm Chaser

Also thinkable as “Storm running-away-from-er,” the Storm Chaser Reality Augment reduces the amount of Energy drained while sprinting. The drain will be even more reduced in the Storm.



If chasing the Storm (or rather, running away from the Storm) isn’t a thrill enough, the Roaming Redeploy Reality Augment has been unvaulted. Gain Glider Redeploy whenever you gain immunity to fall damage!

Competitive Notes

• The Sticky Grenade Launcher and Explosive Surplus Reality Augment are not included in tournaments.

The Hexsylvania Venture Season has returned in the Save the World v26.00 hotfix. This Venture Season sees the return of Dungeons, the Clip’s Nightmare and Wolfy Business questlines, and more!

HEXSYLVANIA MEETS HOMEBASE

Do you feel that chill in the air? Hexsylvania’s mysterious energy is granting Husks a modifier that reduces their damage taken from weapons, abilities, and traps! How to combat these Hexsylvanian Husks? Use a Short Range modifier to make them take 50% more damage when within two tiles of a Commander or Defender.

There are treats amidst the Hexsylvanian tricks: Hexsylvanian Husks have a chance to drop healing potions when taken out at close range. Use these to keep you going in the fight!

THE DUNGEONS BELOW…

From tricks and treats, to tricks and traps. The Dungeons under Homebase have reopened — explore all five of them to find Magical Keys, collect Gold Coins, and take down monsters! Along the way, come across weapons and Heroes to add to your collection.

The first Dungeon is the mysterious Crypts. Completing the Crypts unlocks the sweltering Inferno Dungeon plus the secretive Lab Dungeon. Complete Inferno to unlock the swampy Grotto Dungeon, then complete Grotto unlock the final Dungeon: Labyrinth!

Here are the Heroes you can add to you collection by exploring these Dungeons:

Swamp Knight

Swamp Knight’s Perk Unearthly Treat increases your damage against Mist Monsters, with the damage value based on your missing Health. (The more of your Health that’s missing, the higher the damage!)

Swamp Knight’s Commander Perk Unearthly Treat+ does the same thing as Unearthly Treat, but also conjures a Phantasm to target nearby foes when you take damage.

Mermonster Ken

Mermonster Ken makes an appearance on land! His From The Depths Standard Perk boosts melee damage based on how much Health you’re missing. (The more of your Health that’s missing, the higher the damage!) His Commander Perk From The Depths+ does the same thing, but also summons a Phantasm when you dole out a heavy melee elimination.

Chaos Agent

Completing missions in the Lab Dungeon unlocks the villainous Chaos Agent, a Soldier Hero with a trick up their sleeve. Armed with the Standard Perk Quick Fingers, any ability used will also reload your equipped weapon. Chaos Agent’s Commander Perk Quick Fingers+ does the same thing as Quick Fingers, but also creates a chance for a Phantasm to spawn.

Complete Dungeons to unlock these three nightmarish Heroes, Candy for Llamas and loot, a Loading Screen, and more!

Clip’s Nightmare Returns September 6

Just as Hexylavania is giving off a mysterious energy, a nauseating spell is overtaking Hexylvania. It’s in Homebase’s best interest to dispel this curse, so do just that in the Clip’s Nightmare questline! Complete this questline — available from September 6 at 8 PM ET to October 3rd, 2023, at 8 PM ET — to unlock a Hero: Homebase’s favorite blacksmith Clip!

Cassie “Clip” Lipman Joins the Crew

"Let’s take things to the next level." - Clip

• Standard Perk: High Caliber Harvest
  • Objects destroyed by Anti Material Charge have a 33% chance to drop additional ingredients.
• Commander Perk: High Caliber Harvest+
  • Objects destroyed by Anti Material Charge have a 100% chance to drop additional ingredients.

Get to Business: Dire’s Wolfy Business Questline Returns!

Starting September 20 at 8 PM ET, be on the lookout for a Super Blood Moon. No werewolf can resist! Complete Dire’s Wolfy Business questline to add Dire to your pack. (That is, to unlock him as a Hero!) This questline will be available from September 20 at 8 PM ET to October]17th, 2023, at 8 PM ET.

Dire Times

• Standard Perk: Night Stalker
  • During evening and night, movement speed increases by 25%.
• Commander Perk: Night Stalker+
  • During evening and night, movement speed increases by 50% and decreases Energy cost for abilities by 50%.

FORTNITEMARES LLAMAS

The Hexylvania Venture Season means Fortnitemares Llamas! These spine-chilling Llamas are filled to the brim with Haunted Heroes like Kyle the 13th, ghostly weapons like the Night Owl, and Survivors in cosplay. Get Fortnitemares Llamas by spending Candy, which can be earned from completing missions during the Hexslyvania Venture Season.

INTRODUCING Untask'd Courier Set

The Untask'd Courier Pack is now available for purchase.

This Pack includes:

• Access to the “Save the World” PvE campaign
• Sid Obsidian Outfit
• Task’d Corp Datapack Back Bling
• Antenna-Nator Pickaxe
• Crossmark Operative Challenges: Earn up to 1,500 V-Bucks by completing Save the World Daily Quests

Challenges are unlocked after having completed the "Homebase Stormshield Defense 3" mission in the Save the World campaign.

Note: The cosmetic items of this Pack will be shared through Battle Royale, Save the World, and creator-made islands. This new Pack will have no impact on existing Founder daily login rewards or their V-Bucks earned, which is exclusive to early access Founders. These Outfits may appear in the Fortnite Item Shop in the future.

Event and Weekly Store

Ragnarok - September 6 at 8 PM ET

• Standard Perk: Return To Sender
  • Seismic Smash returns to its origin point. Increases Seismic Smash damage and impact by 25%.
• Commander Perk: Return To Sender+
  • Seismic Smash returns to its origin point. Increases Seismic Smash damage and impact by 125%.

Plague Doctor Igor - September 13 at 8 PM ET

• Standard Perk: Deep Pockets
  • Decreases Smoke Bomb Energy cost by 38%.
• Commander Perk: Deep Pockets+
  • Decreases Smoke Bomb Energy cost by 75%.

Black Blade - September 20 at 8 PM ET

Black Blade is a large sword with moderate damage and high impact. With it, you can perform the Leap Attack: a heavy attack that jumps to a target area, damaging and knocking down nearby enemies.

Bug Fixes

Several issues were resolved in the v26.00 update that we previously posted on v26.00 is now live! Reddit post.

• Fixed an issue with the Totally Rockin Out perk from being triggered again.
• Fixed an issue where the Hero Icon and Commander perk could disappear when evolving in the Hero Loadout Tab.
• Fixed an issue where the Daily Wargames was not interactable in the Storm Shield Console.
• Hero Loadout Gadget slot will now correctly appear after completing Storm Sheild Defense 3.
• Fixed an issue with Blizzard Blitzer that caused enemies to freeze on the 1st hit vs the 7th.

To break the curse, use the curse…

The same cursed energy that dominates the world of Jujutsu Kaisen has taken over the Battle Royale Island. Harness and wield this energy in Fortnite’s Break the Curse!, running 'til August 25, 2023, at 2 AM ET!

Destroy Cursed Llamas to learn cursed techniques. While using these techniques and battling in other ways, complete Break the Curse! Quests for cosmetic and level up rewards in the free reward track, including the Shadow Play: Toad Emote.

Want more rewards as you complete the Quests of each jujutsu sorcerer grade? Purchase the Premium Reward Track upgrade for an extra layer of rewards, including the Yuji Itadori Outfit. (Receive the Streetwear Yuji Itadori Outfit upon purchasing the Premium Reward Track upgrade.) Also, compete in the Jujutsu Kaisen Cup on August 11 for an opportunity to earn a special Spray and Emoticons based on Jujutsu Kaisen.



Yuji isn’t the only Jujutsu High sorcerer debuting in Fortnite — the Outfits for Yuji’s classmates Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki, and teacher Satoru Gojo, are available in the Item Shop starting now! Get more info on Break the Curse! below.

Learn from Llamas: Cursed Techniques

Cursed Llamas are roaming on the Island — break one and it’ll drop two cursed techniques: Straw Doll Technique and Hollow Technique: Purple.

Straw Doll Technique

The Straw Doll Technique is a swift hammer combo that launches nails filled with cursed energy. Use this technique to help nail in your win!

Hollow Technique: Purple

Often referred to as just “Purple,” this cursed technique is a secret combination of cursed techniques that erases buildings in its path and deals damage over time to enemies.

Break the Curse! Quests

Completing Break the Curse! Quests will earn you Cursed Energy. There are Break the Curse! Quests for battling on the Battle Royale Island and earning XP in creator-made islands. The more Cursed Energy you earn, the more in-game rewards you’ll unlock! Navigate to the Break the Curse! tab in the Lobby to keep track of your Cursed Energy and remaining rewards.

The cosmetic and level up rewards of Break the Curse!

On this screen, you’ll notice the free reward track and the Premium Reward Track upgrade which is unlockable for a fee. The free reward track contains 11 unlockable rewards, including the Shadow Play: Toad Emote as the final reward.

The Shadow Play: Toad Emote, the final reward of the free reward track.

If you purchase the Premium Reward Track upgrade, you’ll unlock extra rewards as you unlock rewards in the free reward track (without having to complete additional Quests). The Premium Reward Track upgrade is purchasable for 1,000 V-Bucks and contains 11 unlockable rewards. Upon purchasing the Premium Reward Track upgrade, you’ll automatically receive the Streetwear Yuji Itadori Outfit:

The Streetwear Yuji Itadori Outfit.

The final reward of the Premium Reward Track upgrade is the Yuji Itadori Outfit, featuring Yuji’s Jujutsu High uniform.

The Yuji Itadori Outfit, the final reward of the Premium Reward Track upgrade.

Go Up in the Grades

The Break the Curse! Quests start at the Grade 4 level of Jujutsu High standards, and will progress up to the Special Grade level! Each grade level’s Quests will go live sequentially and be available until August 25 at 2 AM ET:

• The Grade 4 Quests are live starting now.

• The Grade 3 Quests go live August 10 at 9 AM ET.

• The Grade 2 Quests go live August 15 at 9 AM ET.

• The Grade 1 Quests and Special Grade Quests go live August 17 at 9 AM ET.

Upon completing a certain number of Quests in a grade, you’ll receive the token for that grade. Get five tokens to unlock the Nue Glider!



Please note that the Break the Curse! free reward track items, Premium Reward Track upgrade items, and Nue Glider are not exclusive to Break the Curse!, and they may become purchasable in the Item Shop at a later date.

Jujutsu Kaisen Cup

Don’t just go up in the grades, go up in the competition too. Taking place on August 11, the Jujutsu Kaisen Cup is a Duos Zero Build tournament where you can compete to be among the top point-earning players in your region, unlocking the Good Boy Kon Emoticon.

If your duo gets three eliminations in the tournament, your jujutsu sorcery skills will be rewarded with the Gojo's Eye Emoticon. Also, all players who earn at least eight points will earn the Yuji's Training Spray!



Competitors can play up to ten matches within their region’s three-hour time window, and the specific event timing for each region can be found in the “Compete” tab in-game. (Remember: Once a player participates in a region in any competitive event during Chapter 4 Season 3, they will be locked to that region for any subsequent session for that event, and all sessions for future events in the Season.) Scoring will follow the format below:

Match Placement

Victory Royale: 65 Points
2nd: 56 Points
3rd: 52 Points
4th: 48 Points
5th: 44 Points
6th: 40 Points
7th: 38 Points
8th: 36 Points
9th: 34 Points
10th: 32 Points
11th: 30 Points
12th: 28 Points
13th: 26 Points
14th: 24 Points
15th: 22 Points
16th: 20 Points
17th: 18 Points
18th: 16 Points
19th: 14 Points
20th: 12 Points
21st: 10 Points
22nd: 8 Points
23rd: 6 Points
24th: 4 Points
25th: 2 Points

Each Elimination

2 Points

Mid-Match Objectives

Team opens a Vault: 3 points
Team captures the Rift Loot Island POI: 5 points

Among other requirements, players must have Two-Factor Authentication enabled and verified on their Epic account, be at Account Level 15 or above (you can find your Account Level in Fortnite’s “Career” tab), and be at Bronze rank or above in Ranked Zero Build to participate. Players with Cabined Accounts are not eligible to participate in the Jujutsu Kaisen Cup. For full details and eligibility requirements, please see the Jujutsu Kaisen Cup Official Rules.

Jujutsu High Assembly: Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, and Satoru Gojo in the Item Shop

Yuji Itadori’s peers — and teacher — join him in Fortnite. Three new Outfits are available in the Item Shop starting now!

Megumi Fushiguro

A prodigy who enrolled at Jujutsu High as a second-class Sorcerer.

Nobara Kugisaki

A determined Sorcerer who came to the city from the countryside.

Satoru Gojo

Widely known as the strongest Sorcerer of modern times.

Competitive Notes

• Cursed Llamas, Straw Doll Technique, and Hollow Technique: Purple are not included in tournaments (with the exception of the Jujutsu Kaisen Cup).

Major Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players may have experienced reduced render distance since v25.20.

• Fixed an issue where players may have been visually presented their Ranked Battle Royale rank even after switching to Ranked Zero Build.

© GA/S, JKP

Commanders,

The v25.30 update brings the Raptor Wrangler questline. Does this mean what you think it means? Yes, raptor riding is now in Save the World! Complete this questline to unlock the new Hero Prickly Patroller Ramirez, as well as a weapon in the new Primal weapon set.

Raptor Riding

Wrangling a raptor sounds fun… but what do you do once you’ve captured one? Jump on for one heck of a ride, as now you can ride raptors in Save the World! Hold on, though, because while riding a raptor you’ll have the ability to perform extraordinarily high jumps.

New Hero and Weapons

Tip your caps and watch your fingers: Prickly Patroller Ramirez makes her debut in Save the World! Complete the new Raptor Wrangler questline — available from August 9 to September 5, 2023 — to earn the Prickly Patroller Ramirez Hero and the new Primal Shotgun.

Raptor Wrangler Questline

Complete the following questline to unlock Prickly Patroller Ramirez and the Primal Shotgun:

1. Don't Bite the Band That Tames: Show that you are the ultimate raptor wrangler by taming two raptors.
2. Raptor Rodeo: Prove you’re a real raptor riding pro by traveling 1000m on raptor-back.
3. Ricochet Ranger: Eliminate 50 Husks while riding any wildlife to prove your mounted combat skills!

Prickly Patroller Ramirez

"Just a cactus being a cactus."

• Standard Perk: Prickly
  • Enemies that land melee attacks take 10 base damage.
• Commander Perk: Prickly+
  • Enemies that land melee attacks take 15 base damage plus an additional 5 base damage per second for 3 seconds.

Primal Weapon Set

The Primal Shotgun is part of the new Primal weapon set. The Primal Pistol, Primal SMG, and Primal Rifle that are also in the set will rotate into the Event Store each week starting August 9.

Primal Shotgun - Available from Completing Raptor Wrangler Questline

What's better than a burst shotgun? One with a drum magazine!

Primal Pistol - Available in the Event Store Starting August 9 at 8 PM ET

Can you maintain your accuracy with this burst pistol with a wild kick?

Primal SMG - Available in the Event Store Starting August 16 at 8 PM ET

Ammo is designed to be used or wasted, with this wild-firing submachine gun.

Primal Rifle - Available in the Event Store Starting August 23 at 8 PM ET

Lock and load with this high-capacity, wild-firing rifle.

Primal Weapon Perks

This Perk is intrinsic to all Primal Weapons:

• While a Primal weapon is held, wildlife will not attack you unless provoked.
  • Known Issue: If you attack an animal, all animals of that type will attack for the remainder of the mission. We’re working on a fix for this, so that only the animal you hurt and pack members in the immediate vicinity will turn on you.… and they feature a new set of Core Perks:
• The weapon will deal +30% bonus damage to targets above 85% Health.
• Eliminating a Mist Monster using a Primal weapon activates Frenzy, giving the player and their tamed pet 25% bonus move speed and attack speed for 12 seconds.
• Eliminating 5 enemies in 4 seconds using a Primal weapon activates Frenzy, giving the player and their tamed pet 25% bonus move speed and attack speed for 5 seconds.

Escort Cloaked Star and Quinn

Blasted Badland’s Hit the Road questline continues!

Keep on Hittin’ the Road in the next weekly Quest, available from August 9 at 8 PM ET to August 16 at 8 PM ET. Escort Cloaked Star in this Quest and earn the Thunder Thora Hero as a reward!

"Bringing the thunder to the ground."

The next Hit the Road Quest? Available from August 16 at 8pm to August 23 at 8pm, escort Quinn to earn Gold, Tickets, and a Loading Screen.

Event and Weekly Store

Redline Ramirez - August 16 at 8 PM ET

"Revving beyond the limit."

• Standard Perk: Quick Scope
  • Increases Sniper damage by 17%.
• Commander Perk: Quick Scope+
  • Increases Sniper damage by 17% and fire rate by 45%.

Tactical Assault Sledgehammer - August 23 at 8 PM ET

"Breach in 3, 2, 1…"

• Standard Perk: Assault Crit Damage
  • Increases Assault Rifle and SMG critical damage by 75%.
• Commander Perk: Assault Crit Damage+
  • Increases Assault Rifle and SMG critical damage by 225%

Surround Pound - August 9 at 8 PM ET

A hammer with capable attack speed and excellent impact. Smash the ground with its Bass Drop ability to create a series of sonic pulses that damage and knock back enemies.

Bug Fixes

A number of Save the World bug fixes were included in the Fortnite v25.30 update, including:

• Fixed an issue with the Storm Shield console that prevented players from seeing the user interface and menu on PC and Console.
• Fixed an issue with the Back button and ESC buttons would not function properly in some menus like Batch Recycling.

Don’t let the Island’s ancient center stop you from embracing the future: Bender, Fry, and Leela Outfits crash in from New New York! Not only are these three Outfits available now in the Item Shop, but players can also find Bender's Shiny Metal Raygun in battle.

Bender, Fry, and Leela Outfits

Three new Outfits (and matching accessories) are available now in the Item Shop:

Bender Bending Rodríguez Outfit and Accessories

The Bender Bending Rodríguez Outfit includes the Universe 1 Bender alt Style and the Ben Rodríguez Back Bling. The Unbendable Girder Pickaxe is available in the Shop too!

Philip J. Fry Outfit and Accessories

This Outfit includes the Universe 1 Fry alt Style and Hypnotoad Back Bling. Also available in the Shop, harvest with the Giant Nutcracker Pickaxe.

Turanga Leela Outfit and Accessories

The Turanga Leela Outfit includes the Universe 1 Leela alt Style and Nibbler Back Bling. The Solid Gold Fiddle Pickaxe is also available in the Shop!

Planet Express Ship Glider and Zoidberg Scuttle Emote

There are more accessories to pair with the Outfits! Check out the Planet Express Ship Glider and Zoidberg Scuttle Emote in the Item Shop.

Bender’s Shiny Metal Raygun

On the Island ‘til v25.30, Bender’s Shiny Metal Raygun can be found from the ground, or from Bender himself if you have the Bars. Fire an infinite supply of plasma with this weapon — but be careful because it'll overheat and need to cool down if you fire too much at once!

More in v25.20: Mammoth Pistol

Like an ancient beast, the new Mammoth Pistol is big and powerful and at home in the Wilds. It’s a large-caliber, single-shot pistol that uses heavy ammo, meaning it’ll deliver a crushing blow if you land a shot!



Mammoth Pistols can be found not only in the Wilds but across the whole Island. Get one from the ground, Chests, Holo-Chests, or a flying drone.

Augment Your Pistol Game

Timely for the Mammoth Pistol’s unleashing, v25.20 brings the Pistol Recycle Reality Augment! Activate this new Reality Augment and your Pistol shots will have a chance to cost 0 ammo.

Save your ammo!

Alongside Pistol Recycle, the Desperate Reload Reality Augment has been unvaulted! With this Reality Augment, your Pistols will reload faster when reloaded with an empty clip.

More Hope with a Scope

In addition to the Pistol-related Reality Augments, Scoped Salvo makes its debut in v25.20! Activate Scoped Salvo for your scoped weapons to have increased damage (but a decreased fire rate).

Lever Action Shotgun Unvaulted

Turn the battle back to your direction with the Lever Action Shotgun! This unvaulted weapon can be found from the ground, regular and Rare Chests, Holo-Chests, a flying drone, or claiming a POI.



To accommodate the return of the Lever Action Shotgun, the Maven Auto Shotgun is now currently only obtainable from Characters.

Flare Gun Note

Note: When the Firework Flare Gun was vaulted at the end of Summer Escape, the regular Flare Gun stayed vaulted. The Flare Gun remains vaulted in v25.20.

Competitive Notes

• Bender’s Shiny Metal Raygun is not included in tournaments.

The v25.20 update keeps the Quests coming as you hit the road during the Blasted Badlands Venture Season. Escort Crackshot and Penny to earn the Deciblaster and Parasaur Jess rewards! The Tales of Beyond questline makes its return as well — complete this questline to unlock the Ninja Dinosaur Hero Paleo Luna. Finally, don’t forget to claim your free Birthday Llama as Save the World grows one year older!

Birthday Llama

Take part in the Birthday Festivities and earn Birthday Llamas! These festive llamas contain Heroes and Schematics from all previous Save the World Seasons. Make sure to claim your Free Birthday Llama before July 26!

Escort Crackshot

Keep on Hittin’ the Road as the Hit the Road questline keeps moving forward! In the next Quest, available from July 26 at 8pm ET to August 2 at 8pm ET, escort Crackshot and nab the Deciblaster as a reward. What are the hazards? Enemies are now hidden on the map and Husky Husks explode when eliminated!

The Deciblaster.

Escort Penny

After helping Crackshot get to his destination, Hit the Road with Penny from August 2 to August 9 to earn the Dinosaur Hero Parasaur Jess! Remember to collect Hit the Road tickets along the way and swap them for a Rad Llama full of four Rad Heroes and five Boombox Weapons.

• Standard Perk: Saurian Instinct
  • Abilities heal for 7.2% of max Health when used.
• Commander Perk: Saurian Instinct+
  • Abilities heal for 21.5% of max Health when used.

Tales of Beyond

Available from July 26 at 8 PM ET until September 6, the Tales of Beyond questline is back! Help find and defeat the monster that’s attacked and terrified Lok! Complete this questline to unlock the Dinosaur Ninja Hero Paleo Luna.

“I have more backbone than a Spinosaurus.” - Paleo Luna

• Standard Perk: Saurian Claws
  • Adds 5.5% of current Health to melee weapon damage.
• Commander Perk: Saurian Claws+
  • Adds 16.5% of current Health to melee weapon damage.

Event and Weekly Store

Jurassic Ken - July 26 at 8 PM ET

"My moves are Jurass-SICK!" - Jurassic Ken

• Standard Perk: Saurian Fight
  • While Shield is depleted, increase Ability damage by 1.2%.
• Commander Perk: Saurian Fight+
  • While Shield is depleted, increase Ability damage by 1.6%.

Archaeolo-Jess - August 2 at 8 PM ET

“Suit up, dig down, dust off.” - Archaeolo-Jess

• Standard Perk: Strike Cost
  • Increases Anti-Material Charge heavy attack efficiency by 28%.
• Commander Perk: Strike Cost+
  • Increases Anti-Material Charge heavy attack efficiency by 128%.

Bug Fixes

A number of Save the World bug fixes were included in the Fortnite v25.20 update, including:

• Fixed an issue that prevented Husks from attacking the objective if a certain structure was built around the objective.
• Fixed an issue that defaulted players to the Plankerton zone in the Map tab despite current story progression.
• Fixed an issue that caused several Hero rows to be invisible.
• Fixed an issue with the Utility Belt perk that prevented the cooldown reduction from being applied correctly to the Smoke Bomb ability.
• Fixed an issue that caused duplicate voice over audio to play during Eliminate quests.
• Optimized the performance of the Anti-Air Trap.

While the party vibes continue with Fortnite’s Summer Escape, start another celebration with Slap Splash! This case of shareable Slap Juice restores your or your team’s Effective Health and gives short-term unlimited Energy regen. Wanna start the party right away? Activate the new Splash Party Reality Augment for instant Slap Splashes, and the new Roaming Redeploy Reality Augment to glide away when the party ends!

Slap Splash: Energy for Everyone

Slap Splashes can be picked up from a variety of sources: the ground, Chests, coolers, Holo-Chests, claiming POIs, and shooting down flying drones. Once you have one in-hand, throw it down to splash Slap Juice for you and your teammates! The Slap Juice will restore your and your teammates’ Effective Health, plus give you and your teammates short-term unlimited Energy regen in case you need to sprint from menacing foes in the Wilds.

Exotic Slap Splash

Want Slap Splash with even more kick? Exotic Slap Splashes can be found from Exotic Holo-Chests and Loot Llamas, and will grant more Effective Health and a longer temporary Energy regen than regular Slap Splashes. (To accommodate the entry of the Exotic Slap Splash, the Chug Cannon has been vaulted.)

Start a Party Then Glide Away - New Reality Augments

Two new Reality Augments make their debut in the v25.11 July 11 hotfix:

Splash Party

Instantly receive Slap Splashes!

Roaming Redeploy

Gain Glider Redeploy whenever you gain immunity to fall damage – such as when detaching from grind vines, grind rails, or ziplines, or when bouncing from Hop Flowers.

Whether you’re joining the Summer Escape or starting your own party, make a splash.