Fortnite is known as much for its paid cosmetics as it is for having arguably the best Battle Royale modes around. But these days, Fortnite offers so many free cosmetics at any given time that it’s easier than ever to enjoy it without dropping a penny on skins, emotes, or other cosmetics. In Chapter 7, there are free items to unlock for every Epic-created mode, so you don’t have to give up on collecting Fortnite cosmetics even if you’re feeling the pain caused by the V-Buck price increase.
With so much free stuff, it’s not always easy to tell what is available to unlock, since there’s no “here’s all the free stuff you can earn” page in Fortnite itself. Scroll on to find out what exactly you can get, and what modes you’ll need to play or, in some cases, what websites you’ll need to make accounts for.
Chapter 7 Season 2 battle pass free items
The Chapter 7 Season 2 battle pass, which runs until June 17, includes 27 items that you can earn for free by leveling up without buying the pass, as well as 300 V-Bucks that can be used in the item shop or put toward buying the battle pass, Lego pass, OG pass, or music pass. Many of the items are minor cosmetics like sprays, emoticons, loading screens, and banner icons.
Highlights:
- Fishstick Pincushion back bling
- Bugs’ Mailbox pickaxe
- Jules’ Tech Board glider
- Victory Catch pickaxe
- New Classic Plasmaboard glider
- Cold’s Cruel Bloom pickaxe
- Gauntlet Greeting emote
- Cat-Cat-Kaboom back bling
- Strong Foundation weapon wrap
- Elite Ohm back bling
- Bobber Dropper contrail
- Foundation Faller contrail
Showdown
The battle royale storyline in Chapter 7 Season 2 involves a battle between the Ice King and the Foundation, with players forced to choose a side the first time they log in this season. There is also an additional set of quests related to this faceoff, but you’ll need to log in on the Fortnite Showdown website to activate it. Once you’ve done so, you can complete a new quest each week for a new cosmetic. The quests are the kinds of things you’ll likely complete naturally by playing, like getting eliminations and surviving storm circles, and players seem to be able to gain progress even on the quests that haven’t unlocked yet. These rewards are available to earn through April 16.
The items:
- Week 1: Rivaled Runner kicks (get 50 kills)
- Week 2: Goofyfoot Flail pickaxe (survive 30 circles)
- Week 3: Enticing Pie Emote (win one round of BR)
- Week 4: Eagle’s Talons pickaxe
Music Pass
The Chappell Roan music pass includes nine free items that you can earn without buying the pass by leveling up in any Fortnite experience. Highlights include a guitar, a drum kit, an emote, a back bling, an aura, and four jam tracks that were licensed from a stock music library.
Items:
- Love Song guitar
- Drumset Supernova drums
- She Is The Boss emote
- Flutter Dreams aura
- Pink Pony Star back bling
OG Pass
The Fortnite OG Season 8 OG pass includes 12 items you can unlock by leveling up without actually buying the pass, including two gliders, one pickaxes, two back blings, a weapon wrap, and an emote. There are also some less interesting items, like sprays, emoticons, banner icons, and a loading screen.
Items:
- Luxe Scythe pickaxe
- Golden Vaultwings glider
- Captain’s Tally weapon wrap
- Take the Wheel emote
- Volcanic Cache back bling
- Draconic Drifter glider
- Synthesis Sai back bling
Rocket League
Every car and SUV in Fortnite is also in Rocket League, and that means the best way to earn car-related cosmetics is by playing Rocket League. For starters, you can unlock the Backfire car body (pictured) and seven decals in both games simply by completing the tutorial quests for new players. A number of other car bodies, wheels, and other accessories can be unlocked at random via loot crates that you can earn by completing weekly and seasonal challenges. Any car body or accessory can be pulled from those crates, in theory.
