Understand Fortnite weapon rarities from Common to Mythic and discover Chapter 5 Season 1 items like the Grapple Blade and Ballistic Shield.
Rarities:
- Common (Gray): The lowest tier, often found as basic floor loot.
- Uncommon (Green): Frequently found as floor loot or in normal chests. Includes items like the Cluster Clinger and small shield potions.
- Rare (Blue): The minimum rarity guaranteed from gun cases and Mythic Chests. Includes items like big pots and shield fish.
- Epic (Purple): An intermediate rarity that can sometimes rival Legendaries depending on attachments. Includes items like the Ballistic Shield, Grapple Blade, and Shockwave Grenade.
- Legendary (Orange): Least common weapon rarity, often found in Gun Cases or Mythic Chests. Also includes vault keycards and other special items.
- Mythic (Gold): More powerful variants of existing guns, limited to one per player per match. Acquired by defeating the 5 bosses on the map. Also includes the Cardboard Box.
Chapter 5, Season 1 New Weapons, Items, and Vehicles:
- New Weapons: Montague's Enforcer AR, Nemesis AR, Nisha's Striker AR, Striker AR, Enforcer AR, Peter Griffin's Hammer Pump Shotgun, Hammer Pump Shotgun, Oscar's Frenzy Auto Shotgun, Frenzy Auto Shotgun, Thunder Burst SMG, Valeria's Hyper SMG, Hyper SMG, Ranger Pistol, Ballistic Shield, Reaper Sniper Rifle.
- New Items: Cluster Clinger, Grapple Blade, Pizza Box, FlowBerry, FlowBerry Fizz, Peter Griffin's Medallion, Montague's Medallion, Oscar's Medallion, Nisha's Medallion, Valeria's Medallion, Pump Keycard, Marina Keycard, Comms Keycard, Train Keycard, Mansion Keycard, Mountain Keycard, Cardboard Box, EMP Stealth Camo, Michelangelo's Nunchaku, Leonardo's Katanas, Raphael's Sai, Donatello's Staff.
- New Vehicles: Grandeur Trailsmasher.
- Interactables, etc.: New Weapon Cases, Train Chest, Train Combat Cache, Mod (a community-made modification that changes the game) Bench. Unvaulted Vending Machine, Bounty Board, Produce Box, Cash Register, Safe, Fishing Barrel, Combat Cache.
- Unvaulted Items: Shield Breaker EMP, Firefly Jar, Fishing Rod, Yacht Keycard, Forecast Tower Access Key, Flopper, Shield Fish, Meat, Gas Can, Port-a-Bunker, Crash Pad Jr.
- Unvaulted Weapons: Lock-On Pistol, Anvil Rocket Launcher.
Tips
- A lower-rarity weapon can be better than a legendary or mythic if it's more suitable for the current in-game situation.
- Don't be afraid to swap out a weapon if a lower rarity one performs better for your needs.
- Mythic items are limited to one per player per match and are obtained by defeating bosses.
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