Unstable Bounce Grenade

Overview

Safe - Container - Fortnite This item is currently vaulted in Battle Royale and Reload.
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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.

Hurls a grenade that can bounce in any direction!
— In-Game Description

Unstable Bounce Grenade is a Explosive Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced in Chapter 6: Season 3.

Unstable Bounce Grenade is an Exotic version of the Grenade.

Functionality

Functionality[]

Unstable Bounce Grenades are thrown by the player using the arc provided. Once thrown, the grenade will explode on impact with any surface and then bounce 3 times to a random location, with each bounce causing an explosion to occur. Each explosion from the Unstable Bounce Grenade has a 5 meter radius.

Unstable Bounce Grenades show an indicator arc when thrown, and are a Slow Moving Projectile affected by gravity.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v36.10[]

Unstable Bounce Grenade - Item - Fortnite Unstable Bounce Grenade
(Exotic)
Damage 40
Structure Damage 150
Max Stack 6

Stats from v36.00 to v36.10[]

Unstable Grenade - Item - Fortnite Unstable Grenade
(Exotic)
Damage 40
Structure Damage 75
Max Stack 6

Strategy Guide

Strategy Guide[]

Calculated - Emote - Fortnite This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.
  • Much like it's base variant, the Unstable Bounce Grenade isn't great at player damage: however, due to the bounce mechanic and how much structure damage it does per bounce, it is extremely effective at taking out player built structures or natural cover.
  • Keep in mind that Unstable Bounce Grenades only come in stacks of six, so if you want to use them, you'll have to use them sparingly, as they are very rare.
  • If you are playing a team-based mode, and have one or more teammates who are also carrying Unstable Bounce Grenades, you can spam them at a team and cause massive structure and player damage due to all the bouncing damage. This is also somewhat effective with normal Grenades, albeit not as much due to only exploding once. (This strategy is why all grenades are banned from tournaments.)

Counters[]

  • JUST MOVE!!!! The Unstable Bounce Grenade takes a while to get to it's target, and is noisy, so you should, theoretically, have enough time to move away from the targeted trajectory of an opponent's grenade.
Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.00[]

  • Added.

Update v36.10[]

  • Updated icon.
  • The name was changed from Unstable Grenade to Unstable Bounce Grenade.
  • Increased structure damage from 75 to 150

Obtaining

Obtaining[]

The Unstable Bounce Grenade can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.

Obtaining History[]

Reload

Reload[]

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.10[]

Rarity Chest (v23.00) - Container - Fortnite
Chest
Rare Chest (v23.00) - Container - Fortnite
Chest

Exotic

Chapter 6: Mini Season 2[]

Update v38.00[]

  • Cannot be obtained as it has been vaulted.

Chapter 7: Season 1[]

Update v39.10[]

Rarity Chest (v23.00) - Container - Fortnite
Chest
Rare Chest (v23.00) - Container - Fortnite
Chest

Exotic

Update v39.11[]

  • Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.

Update v39.51[]

Rarity Chest (v23.00) - Container - Fortnite
Chest
Rare Chest (v23.00) - Container - Fortnite
Chest

Exotic

Chapter 7: Season 2[]

Update v40.00[]

  • Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.

Battle Royale History

Battle Royale History[]

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.10 (July 8th 2025)[]

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.00[]

  • Can not be obtained as it has been vaulted.

Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Unstable Bounce Grenade is referred to as Cherry Smoke Grenade Unstable in the files.

  • Exotic: WID_CherrySmoke_Grenade_Unstable_Athena
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Battle Royale and Zero Build History

Battle Royale and Zero Build History[]

Chapter 6: Season 3[]

Update v36.10[]

  • July 8th 2025: Introduced.
  • July 9th 2025: Increased stacks dropped from 1 to 6.

Chapter 6: Season 4[]

Update v37.00[]

  • Vaulted.

Reload History

Creative History
News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Unstable Bounce Grenade (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Quest - Unstable Grenade Expertise
Catch up with Night Rose to test some state-of-the-art Unstable Grenades - after a small donation to the Academy, of course. Demonstrate expertise to earn a sweet discount on future Unstable Grenade purchases.
July 2nd 2025

Gallery

Gallery[]

Former Icons[]