The Chapter 2, Season 4 Battle Pass purchase screen.

The Battle Pass is a system of progression in Fortnite Battle Royale that lets you earn in-game rewards as you progress and level up.

Cost

You have to purchase the Battle Pass to unlock it. The prices of all Battle Passes up to Chapter 2, Season 2 has been priced at 950 V-Bucks. It is unlikely that it will change to a real money system for unlocking the Battle Pass.

Alternatively, every Battle Pass after Season 2 has had the option for players to buy the Battle Bundle. The Battle Bundle instantly grants the Battle Pass and 25 tiers/levels as well. The Battle Bundle costs 2800 V-Bucks.

Free Items

Even if you don't buy the Battle Pass or Battle Bundle, you can still earn free rewards. Before Chapter 2, there was a separate free pass in which you could earn items. In Chapter 2, the free items replaced some of the previous paid items and combined into a single, linear pass.

Leveling your Battle Pass

Following start of Chapter 2, season XP and Battle Pass tiers were combined into a single leveling system. Most actions you do in game gives you XP which levels up your battle pass. For example, surviving storm circles, opening chests and ammo boxes, getting eliminations, and winning a game will all give you XP. On top of that, you have many sets of challenges which will earn you XP.

Max Tier

  • In Season 2, max tier was 70.
  • In every season following, the max tier has been 100.

Battle Stars

Prior to Chapter 2, to progress in the Battle Pass, you needed to earn Battle Stars.

Doing challenges was the fastest way to get the Battlestars, completing a daily challenge gives you five battle stars, while weekly challenges can grant up to 10 Battle Stars.

You could also get Battle Stars by leveling up your Season Level. Each level you earn 2 battle stars, each five levels you earn 5 battle stars, and each 10 levels you earn 10 battle stars. After reaching level 100 you will have gained 310 battle stars(31 tiers)

Theme

Each season has its own general theme for the Battle Pass. However, not all skins follow the theme.

For Chapter 1:

  • The theme for Season 2 was medieval, and included knight outfits, shields, etc.
  • The theme for Season 3 was space, and introduced Back Blings.
  • The theme for Season 4 was superhero movies, and introduced Sprays.
  • The theme for Season 5 was rifts, and introduced Toys.
  • The theme for Season 6 was Halloween, and introduced Pets and Music Packs.
  • The theme for Season 7 was Christmas, and introduced Wraps.
  • The theme for Season 8 was pirates, and introduced Traversal Emotes.
  • The theme for Season 9 was futuristic, and introduced dual-wield Harvesting Tools.
  • The theme for Season X was alternate dimensions, and was the first season where no new item type was added.

For Chapter 2:

  • The theme for Season 1 was EGO vs. ALTER, and introduced Enlightened Outfits.
  • The theme for Season 2 was spies, and introduced customizable outfits.
  • The theme for Season 3 was water, and introduced Multi-Wield Harvesting Tools.
  • The theme for Season 4 is Marvel comics, and introduced built-in Gliders and Harvesting Tools.

Rewards

Rewards for advancing in the Battle Pass include:

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Once unlocked, these rewards can be equipped through the Locker.

FAQ

See: Battle Pass FAQ

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