Falcon Scout

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It has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future.
It is still available in Creative and UEFN.

“
Scout and loot from a distance with this quick falcon drone.
”
— In-Game Description

The Falcon Scout is a Utility Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced in Chapter 4: Season 1.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Falcon Scout is a player controlled drone, which is flown by moving the camera and flying forward. It has a variety of uses and functions

  • Pressing the Sprint Key will boost the drone forwards.
  • Pressing the attack key will scan the nearby area for players, AIs and Containers.
  • Pressing the mark key will mark as standard, but from the drone's POV
  • Pressing F (Default on PC) will allow players to grab items, or knocked (DBNO) players.
  • Pressing the aim button will put away the drone and transfer it back to the player's inventory.

The Falcon Scout goes on a short cooldown after being dismissed, and will return to the player. The drone can also be destroyed, putting it on cooldown. If the player flies the drone too far, the drone will lose signal and be dismissed. The limit for how far the drone can fly before returning to the player is 150 meters.

Stats

Stats[]

Falcon Scout - Item - Fortnite Falcon Scout
(Epic)
Health 100
Stack Size 1
Item Changes

Item Changes[]

Chapter 4: Season 1[]

Update v23.20[]

  • Added.

Item ID

Item ID[]

The Falcon Scout is referred to as Scout Drone in the files.

  • Epic: AGID_ScoutDrone
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 4: Season 1[]

Update v23.20[]

  • Introduced.

Chapter 4: Season 2[]

Update v24.00[]

  • Vaulted.

Creative History

Creative History[]

Chapter 4: Season 1[]

Update v23.20[]

  • Introduced.

News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Falcon Scout (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
 Falcon Scout
Survey and tag the competition from above with the Falcon Scout! 		January 18th 2023

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Falcon Scout marks all vehicles with a white arrow and also shows all enemies marked with one, even before properly scanning them and providing a red pip and outline.
  • An early version of the Falcon Scout can be found in a leaked Development Build during Chapter 3: Season 3:
    • Its called Scout Drone.
    • Didn't have an in-game description.
    • Uses the Grapple Glove for the look of its glove.
    • Its rarity is Rare instead of Epic.
Gallery

Gallery[]

Promotional Images[]

Former Icons[]