How Many Skins Are in Fortnite?
Electronic sports mean Fortnite, the battle royale game that has become a huge hit worldwide. Well known for its constantly different gameplay, daily changing seasons, and the colorful skins for characters, Fortnite allows players to personalize their characters pretty much any way wished.
Yet with plethora of skins that players can obtain, it got very difficult to determine how many skins are currently in circulation in the game. Speaking of which, in this blog, we will explain the total number of skins existing in Fortnite, the type of skin release, and why each season is different in skin variety.
What are Fortnite Skins?
COSMETICS in Fortnite are accessories that apply an aesthetic transformation on the player character. It doesn’t have any impact on the gameplay or even give you boosts within the game, so the only use for a skin is for show. As soon as launched in 2017, skins quickly became a player’s favourite.
This game has grown over the time, now the skins it hosts are as diverse as the simple ones, to the highly detailed ones including skins that are inspired by movies, pop culture, and other games.
How Many Skins are In Fortnite?
According to the Fortnite Wiki, by the end of 2024, players have gotten over 1,300 skins. The number is continuing to grow with each new season, events and collaboration skins being released into the game. It’s very hard to quantify this as skins get added, removed from the Item Shop, or offered in different modes.
However, let’s break down the ways skins are released in Fortnite:
1. Battle Pass Skins
Every new season contains a Battle Pass which is basically leveling up system with rewards for given tasks and experience. Among the many things that come with the Battle Pass, skins is its greatest bonus source. These skins are mostly themed for the season and are available when you level up through the Battle Pass.
2. Item Shop Skins
Players can directly buy skins using V-Bucks (the in-game currency) at the Item Shop. New skins download to your game regularly, themed around holidays; special events; or collaborations with movies, celebrities and other video games. Skins usually spend a couple of days in the Item Shop before rotating out, which refreshes once a day.
3. Promotional Skins
Sometimes collaborates with outside companies, brands, and franchises and provides them with a promotional skin. These skins are frequently associated with events, campaigns, or crossovers with licensed franchises such as Marvel, Star Wars, DC, and even real-life musical performers.
For example, Batman, Iron Man, Kratos skins, and so on. Skins are generally sold at a limited period of time, and add a level of exclusivity and rarity.
Some promotional skins are also unlocked very rarely through specific purchasing methods (such as buying a particular game bundle or attending a concert) or through completing a particular challenge.
4. Special Event Skins
Like many games, Fortnite has a lot of special events and a lot of them come with their own skin. For example, the x Star Wars event introduced skins that wield lightsabers, while the Halloween event (Fortnitemares) typically includes horror and spooky skins.
There are some special events that specially introduce a skin for a limited time only, after which the skin is removed once that time has ended, and thus considering how limited they are, makes them the rarest type of skins found on a player.
5. Legacy and Rare Skins
There are plenty skins that, while being rare at some point in time, were available for a fair time, after which they became legacy. These skins can no longer be earned in the Item Shop or Battle Pass, making them a badge of honor for old school players. A few examples are the Black Knight, Aerial Assault Trooper, and Purple Skull Trooper skins, all of which were present in earlier seasons and are increasingly coveted by collectors.
How Skins Are Added to Fortnite
New skins in Fortnite are added because of multiple factors, such as:
- Seasonal Themes: New skins generally reflect whatever theme the current season has. For instance, a pirate-themed season may end up with pirate skins while a futuristic season might have sci-fi skins.
- Inspiration and Demand: Epic Games reacts to player feedback and regularly makes skins based on community requests. If one or more is particularly popular, the style or character may be added to the game.
- Collaborations: Fatures tons of crossover with pop culture. Skins based on other characters, films, television shows, and even celebrities come from these collaborations.
Conclusion
Fortnite has been around since 2017, and since then the game has evolved quite a bit, including an absolutely massive number of skins available in the game. There are endless ways to customize your character, from Battle Pass skins, to item shop releases, to various limited time promotional skins.
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