Chains of Hades

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It is available in the loot pool and can be obtained through different means.
It is also available in Creative and UEFN.
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It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future.
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This item can still be found in core playlists and other game modes when available.

“
A dangerous melee weapon imbued with the power of the underworld. A long-range hookshot allows the wielder to rip enemies into range of its devastating attack combo.
”
— In-Game Description

The Chains of Hades are an Uncategorized Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Chapter 5: Season 2.

The Chains of Hades have a Mythic version called Blitz Chains of Hades.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Chains of Hades are a multi-functional tool used to attack opponents and also pull items towards you similar to the Harpoon Gun. It has an attack cycle of 3 with the first two attacks dealing 55 damage and the 3rd hit dealing 80 damage with additional knockback in a combined total of 190 damage.

The Chains of Hades' secondary attack which deals 60 damage and pulls opponents and teammates towards your location (including players out of Cars and those flying with the Wings of Icarus). The secondary attack can also pull items towards the user and can even pull items from Fishing Spots.

Stats

Stats[]

Chains of Hades - Item - Fortnite Chains of Hades
(Epic)
Damage 55 (First Two)
80 (Third)
60 (Chain Throw)
Structure Damage 75 (First Two)
100 (Third)
60 (Chain Throw)
Max Stack 1
Item Changes

Item Changes[]

Chapter 5: Season 2[]

Update v29.00[]

  • Added.

Update v29.01[]

  • Increased the damage of its swings.

Update v29.10[]

  • Increased the damage of the Chain Throw from 30 to 40.
  • April 5th 2024:
    • Increased damage of the first 2 hits from 40 to 55.
    • Increased damage of the third hit from 70 to 80.
    • Increased damage of the chain throw from 40 to 60.
  • Now immune to all Outfits with a Golden Touch-like reactivity.

Strategy

Strategy[]

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  • The Chains of Hades are extremely versatile for sporadic attacks and starting quick gunfights. The relatively high range for a melee weapon paired with its unique wide reticle makes the Chains of Hades very reliable to use and very easy to learn.
    • With April 5th Hotfix, the Chains of Hades can knock down a full health, fully shielded, fully Overshielded player if the entire combo + the initial throw hit them.
  • Using the Chains of Hades to pull players out of using the Thunderbolt of Zeus or Wings of Icarus can help deal with them easier as doing so still triggers the items' respective cooldowns. Forcing the opponent using them to resort to other means.
  • While the Chains of Hades are very powerful in combat, they cannot pierce through a Shield Bubble Jr..
  • When combined with the Underworld Dash ability from the River Styx or the Aspect of Agility, you can close the distance on a player and eliminate them before they have a chance to escape or fire back.
Elimination Feed

Elimination Feed[]

Player Elimination[]

  • Player 2 was sent to meet Charon by Player 1's Chains of Hades
  • Player 2 was pulled back to the underworld by Player 1's Chains of Hades (Elimination via Chains of Hades' secondary attack)

DBNO[]

  • Player 1 brought Player 2 to their knees with Chains of Hades
  • Player 2 couldn't escape the pull of Player 1's Chains of Hades (Knockout via Chain of Hades' secondary attack)
Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Chains of Hades are referred to as Chain Whip in the files.

Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 5: Season 2[]

Update v29.01[]

  • Introduced.

Update v29.20[]

Update v29.40[]

Chapter 5: Season 3[]

Update v30.00[]

  • Vaulted.

Chapter 7: Season 2[]

Update v40.00[]

  • March 22nd 2026 at 8:15 AM EST: Mistakenly unvaulted through the Stabilize the Anomaly Rift Anomaly.
  • March 22nd 2026 at 11:10 AM EST: Vaulted as the Stabilize the Anomaly Rift Anomaly was enabled by mistake.
  • March 27th 2026 at 3:45 PM EST: Unvaulted through the Stabilize the Anomaly Rift Anomaly as Team Ice King has reached Milestone #3.

Update v40.20[]

  • Vaulted.

Reload History

Reload History[]

Chapter 7: Season 2[]

Update v40.40[]

  • Introduced.

Creative History

Creative History[]

Chapter 5: Season 2[]

Update v29.10[]

  • Introduced.

Unknown[]

  • Removed from the Content Browser.
    • Still accessible if placed into an item granting device before this change.

Unknown[]

  • Re-added to the Content Browser.

News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Chains of Hades (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
 Chains of Hades
A dangerous melee weapon imbued with the power of the underworld. A long-range pull allows the wielder to rip enemies into range of its devastating attack combo. 		March 19th 2024

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Chains of Hades were accidentally included in Team Rumble with the launch of Chapter 5: Season 2.
    • They were later vaulted with the March 11th 2024 hotfix.
Gallery

Gallery[]

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