Blitz Royale

Overview

Disambig gray "Blitz" redirects here. For the similarly named ability in Save the World, see Blitz (Ability). For the similarly named Outfit, see Blitz (Outfit). For the similarly named LTM, see Blitz (LTM).

Smaller maps. Faster games. In Blitz Royale, 32 players drop from the Bus with weapons and shield onto a tighter map with no building. Each match offers a fresh arsenal and sometimes a new arena, so adaptation is key to securing Victory! Rack up eliminations and survive Storm circles to increase your Blitz Level. The higher your level, the more powerful loot you’ll unlock!
— In-Game Description

Blitz Royale (or simply Blitz) is a Zero Build-only gamemode in Fortnite that was introduced in Chapter 6: Season 3.

Rules and Gameplay

Rules and Gameplay[]

Blitz Royale is a fast-paced 32-player mode that takes under 5 minutes to get a Victory Royale, and is primarily designed for on-the-go mobile gaming. All players start with the same random Medallion or Boon and inventory of weapons and other items. The player can increase their Blitz Level by eliminating opponents and surviving Storm circles. As the player levels up, they will receive random high-rarity items. Blitz Chests and Golden Supply Drops contain even more high-rarity items.

Blitz Level

Throughout the match, players can improve their Blitz Level by eliminating opponents and surviving Storm circles, akin to Ranks that had been featured in standard Battle Royale in Chapter 6: Season 3 and Chapter 6: Season 4. As players level up, random items, usually of a high rarity, will be dropped to the player. If their inventory is full, it will fall to the floor and be marked.

Llamas and Supply Drops

During the match, one Silver/Golden Supply Llama will spawn in a random location on the map. Silver and golden llamas both often contain weapons or items relating to whatever was introduced in that update (e.g. a Typhoon Blade during Week 6), with the golden version usually dropping better/higher rarity loot than the silver counterpart.

Golden Supply Drops will also rain down on the map throughout the match. They usually contain higher-tier weaponry and consumables.

Maps and Rotation

Currently, Blitz Royale's map does not rotate. However, when there is more than one map available, Blitz Royale's map rotates every 10 minutes.

Items and Weapons

Blitz Royale features most past Mythic versions of weapons, in addition to collaboration items for limited time events.

In addition, the mode features a large majority of Exotic weapons from Battle Royale's lifespan:

Below is a table of every item once available in Blitz Royale's lootpool throughout its lifespan.

Chapter 6: Season 3

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Week 1: Enter the Rogue[]

Update v36.10 (June 18th 2025)[]

Update v36.10 (June 20th 2025)[]

Week 8: Blitz Boss Ninja[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 3:58pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 4:23pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 5:56pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 6:59pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 7:24pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 10pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 2nd 2025 at 11pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 4th 2025)[]

Update v36.30 (August 5th 2025)[]

Update v36.30 (August 5th 2025 at 7:39 pm ET)[]

Update v36.30 (August 6th 2025)[]

Chapter 6: Season 4

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Week 8: Blitz Boss Ninja[]

Update v37.00 (August 7th 2025)[]

Update v37.00 (August 7th 2025 at 7pm ET)[]

Update v37.00 (August 8th 2025)[]

Update v37.00 (August 8th 2025 at 3:16pm ET)[]

Update v37.00 (August 9th 2025)[]

Update v37.00 (August 10th 2025)[]

Update v37.00 (August 11th 2025)[]

Chapter 6: Mini Season 2

Chapter 6: Mini Season 2[]

Week 23: Stranger Things[]

Update v38.11 (November 19th 2025)[]

Update v38.11 (November 21st 2025)[]

Chapter 7: Season 1

Chapter 7: Season 1[]

Week 30: Asteria Awakend Returns[]

Update v39.20 (January 9th 2026)[]

Update v39.20 (January 9th 2026 at 12:50 pm ET)[]

Update v39.30 (January 22nd 2026)[]

Update v39.40 (February 5th 2026)[]

Update v39.50 (February 19th 2026)[]

Update v39.50 (February 20th 2026)[]

Update v39.51 (March 5th 2026)[]

Chapter 7: Season 2

Chapter 7: Season 2[]

Week 40: Marvel[]

Update v40.00 (March 19th 2026)[]

Week 42: April Fools[]

Update v40.10 (April 1st 2026)[]

Chapter 7: Season 3

History

History[]

For the first 46 weeks of its lifespan (from its launch during Chapter 6: Season 3 to Chapter 7: Season 2), Blitz Royale featured a weekly rotation in its loot pool themed around a specific set of weaponry or a third-party collaboration.

Blitz Royale History

In addition, Blitz Royale has held special events on weekends. For collaboration-themed weekends, items that would normally require scavenging through chests and llamas to obtain will be in every player's starting inventory at the beginning of the match.

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.10[]

Update v36.30[]

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.00[]

Update v37.10[]

Update v37.20[]

Update v37.31[]

Update v37.50[]

Update v37.51[]

Chapter 6: Mini Season 2[]

Update v38.00[]

Update v38.10[]

Update v38.11[]

Chapter 7: Season 1[]

Update v39.00[]

Update v39.20[]

Update v39.50 (February 20th 2026)[]

Chapter 7: Season 2[]

Update v40.00[]

Update v40.10[]

Update v40.30[]

Strategy

Strategy[]

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  • The Storm becomes highly deadly towards the end of a match, reaching up to 40 damage per tick, making heal-off strategies almost impossible.
    • It is also highly advised to be aware of the Storm's whereabouts at all times, as the safe zone is usually constantly shrinking.
  • Most named locations have an abundance of Legendary Chests, making them ideal for landing at.
  • It was easy to farm Victory Crowns in Blitz Royale when they were still obtainable in this mode due to the quick nature of the matches.
    • Starting from February 20, 2026 onward, victory crowns are no longer obtainable as it has been disabled for this mode.
  • It is highly beneficial to make full use of whatever Medallion or Boon every player starts with, as most are quite powerful.
News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Blitz Royale - Keyart - Fortnite
Coming June 18: Fortnite Blitz Royale 📲⚡
Battle Royale, faster. Made for mobile
June 16th 2025
Battle Royale 🤝 Roguelike
Blitz Royale has: New medallions and power-ups every game. Weekly game updates. A loot pool full of mythics and exotic items - nice!
📲 http://fn.gg/BlitzRoyale
June 17th 2025
New mode. New gameplay events. New Outfit reward & umbrella. (Did we mention that it’s new?)
Blitz Royale is live!
June 18th 2025
Blitz Royale (Duos) - Promo - Fortnite
Grab your +1, Blitz Royale now has Duos! June 18th 2025
Surprise! it's Golden Llamageddon Weekend in Blitz Royale! 🦙💛 Now til Monday:
100% Golden Llamas.
100% Starting Mythic Loot.
June 20th 2025
Blitz Royale Weekly Loot Schedule - Promo - Fortnite
New week, new Blitz! Check out what’s coming to Blitz Royale every Tuesday.

Tomorrow: The Avatar Returns!
June 23rd 2025
Blitz Royale The Avatar Returns - Promo - Fortnite
Become a Bender. The Avatar Returns in Blitz Royale's newest update - water, earth, fire, and air-bending are back! 🌊☁️🔥💨 June 24th 2025
Blitz Royale enters the Avatar State! 🌊☁️🔥💨

Drop out of the bus Saturday - Sunday with all four, powered-up elements: Water, Earth, Fire, and Air in Weekend #2: Avatar State Unleashed!
June 28th 2025
Blitz Royale Bad Bosses - Promo - Fortnite
This week… YOU are the Boss!

Blitz Royale is going all in on mythic weapons and items from classic Fortnite bosses. Show ‘em what you’re made of!
July 1st 2025
Blitz TMNT Melee Mayhem - Promo - Fortnite
Time to get up close and personal, shell-heads!

Blitz Royale’s latest update adds TMNT melee weapons into the pool. Slice em and dice em!
July 8th 2025
Blitz Royale Weeks 9-12 - Promo - Fortnite
Chapter 4's Oathbound Citadel emerges in Blitz Royale live now

Asteria awakens in the next four weeks of Blitz updates, with mythics and surprises in store; and in Week 12 - *YOU* choose the loot!
August 12th 2025
Celebrate FNCS with the Weekend of Champions

⚡ Double XP all weekend long!
⤴️ BR: Thunderpumping returns with Grapple Gloves + Pump Shotguns!
💯 Reload: 100% Rare Chests & skill-shot loot update!
🦙 Blitz: Starting mythic melee weapons + Golden Llamas!
September 5th 2025
⚠️ cool new stuff coming to Reload and Blitz ⚠️ December 4th 2025
Power unleashed!

Ichigo’s Dual Zangetsu and the Hollow Mask's Cero - BLEACH in BLITZ! 🔥
December 29th 2025

Image Description Date
Blitz Royale (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Blitz Royale Live Now
Drop in with 31 other players and claim a win within 5 minutes! Quick gameplay, short timeline - Blitz Royale updates every week until it leaves on July 15.
June 18th 2025
Blitz Royale Gameplay (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
How to Blitz Royale
Start each match with a random medallion and jump straight into the action. Rack up eliminations and survive storm circles to increase your Blitz Level, which grants powerful loot as you level up!
June 18th 2025
Blitz Royale Rules (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Blitz Royale Rules
- Blitz Royale turns up the heat and reduces match time to five minutes. (Or less!)
- 32 players load into a smaller map with the same random Medallion or unique weapon.
- No "Reload, respawns - either a teammate picks up a Reboot Card and pays with Bars, or the elim is permanent!
- Rack up elims and survive Storm circles to increase Blitz Level.
- Raise Blitz Level to get powerful Boons and weapons!
- Get more Medallions from Gold Supply Drops and more Boons from Gold Chests.
- Click the Blitz Medallions & Boons button in the Lobby to see what's available!
- Fine-tuned for mobile, Blitz Royale will be available until July 15. Four themed weeks to keep things fresh!
- Play in Solo or Squads.
June 18th 2025
Blitz Royale Weekly Loot Schedule (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Blitz Royale Weekly Loot Schedule
Every week, Blitz Royale will feature a new theme to keep things fresh! Keep an eye out for Avatar Bending Scrolls the week of June 24, Bad Bosses week starting July 1, and TMNT Melee Mayhem starting July 8.
June 18th 2025
Golden Llamageddon Weekend (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Live Now: Blitz Royale Golden Llamageddon Weekend
Every match, load in with a Mythic weapon in your loadout and fight for the Golden Llama full of Hero Gear!
June 20th 2025
Blitz Royale The Avatar Returns (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Blitz.
Everything changed when Avatar: The Last Airbender landed in Blitz Royale. Drop from the Bus with a Bending Scroll and find more around the map!
June 24th 2025
Blitz Royale Bending Scrolls (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Live Now: Blitz Royale Avatar State Unleashed
Master every element by loading into Blitz with all Bending Scrolls in your starting loadout
June 28th 2025
Blitz Royale Bad Bosses (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Blitz Like a Boss
Blitz Royale weapons are bringing Boss energy. This week, drop from the Bus with starting items like the Kinetic Blade and Hades Chains!
July 1st 2025
Blitz TMNT Melee Mayhem (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
TMNT Melee Mayhem
Get up close and personal in Blitz Royale with TMNT melee weapons. This week, drop from the Bus with Leonardo's Katanas, Raphael's Sai, Donatello's Staff or Michelangelo's Nunchaku!
July 8th 2025
Blitz Royale (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
4 More Weeks of Blitz
Starting July 15, drop in for 4 more weeks of Blitz with refreshed boons, loadouts, map updates, and surprise collabs!
July 9th 2025
Blitz Royale Boon Bonanza (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Blitz Royale Boon Bonanza
Set the pace of battle with new, movement-focused Boons added this week in Blitz!
July 15th 2025
4 More Weeks of Blitz Royale (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
4 More Weeks of Blitz
Every week, Blitz Royale features a new theme to keep things fresh! Keep an eye out for Envision the void week starting July 22, MEGA City Returns starting July 29, and Blitz Boss Rises starting August 5!
July 15th 2025
Envision the Void (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Envision the Void
This week, fly into action with a Void Mask, Tracking Visor, and Typhoon Blade from the start of the match!
July 22nd 2025
Blitz is Back (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Cue the Cameras - Blitz is Back!
Cue the cameras and get ready for fast-paced action… Blitz is back! Prove yourself worthy of the limelight by mastering the new Starfall Island Blitz map.
December 4th 2025
Map Rotation in Blitz Royale (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Map Rotation: Starfall Island and Stranger Things Island
Get ready to Blitz your way across the Stranger Things Island and the new Pacific Break-inspired Starfall Island! Matches will rotate between the two, with more maps joining the rotation in the future
December 9th 2025
Blitz Loot Pool Update (December 9th - News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Gear Up with New Blitz Loot
Chapter Seven hits Blitz Royale! Start each match by dropping from the bus with either the Iron Pump Shotgun, Twin Hammer Shotguns, or Arc-Lightning Gun. Then forge your path to victory with new items like the Wing Suit or Self-Revive Device.
December 9th 2025
Bleach in Blitz Royale (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite Explore the World of BLEACH in Blitz
Heed the call of battle! Wield Zanpakuto and unleash powerful Bankai and Hollow Mask attacks in BLEACH | Blitz. Complete 5 matches to unlock the BLEACH Production Art Loading Screen.
December 23rd 2025

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • Since Update v39.00, it is possible to aim through the sights while in midair with all weapons, even if this is not possible in other modes.
  • Peri is the mascot of Blitz Royale.
  • Blitz Royale was originally set to last for four weeks, from June 18th to July 15th 2025.
    • It was initially extended by four more weeks until August 12th before being extended into 2027.
    • Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney had implied that Blitz Royale would become a permanent game mode.
  • Week 12: Player's Choice, was intended to begin on September 2nd 2025 and would allow players to decide the loot pool. However, the week was seemingly scrapped, as the week never truly began and was never mentioned again.
  • Week 13: Awesome Exotics, ended early due to the Stark Island collaboration week happening only a few days after Week 13 had begun.
  • During Week 6: Envision the Void, it was still possible to start matches with the Killswitch Revolvers (Epic and Mythic), even though the official Fortnite news said that players were supposed to start with a Tracking Visor, Typhoon Blade and Void Oni Mask.
  • The Blitz map is currently locked to a specific time of day. Notably, during the times when Asteria Awakened is more similar to Venture, the time of day is always set to sunset (presumably to match the yellow-colored theme of the mode).
  • Instead of downed players being revived over 5 seconds like Reload, players are instead revived for 10 seconds at twice the speed, as reflected in the progress bar.
  • The grayscale mask applied to undiscovered locations in other core modes exists for Venture (Blitz), as it is based off of Fortnite: Reload's Venture map. However, neither Fortnite: Reload nor Blitz Royale have the feature properly enabled.
  • Blitz Royale's version of Venture has the same jingle when discovering a POI as the one from Chapter 4: Season OG and Fortnite OG (core gamemode).
  • For a short period after the release of Chapter 7: Season 1, Fortnite's Google Play page included an early and unfinished screenshot of Starfall Island to promote Blitz Royale. [1]
    • The map appears to have originally used the sunset lighting seen in Venture.
    • The minimap has the correct location names and positioning, but the map render itself is incorrectly displaying Asteria Awakened.
    • The screenshot was removed from the Google Play page with the launch of Chapter 7: Season 2.
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