The Fortnite Battle Pass is a system that allows a player to earn in-game cosmetics and experience. Our Battle Pass guide will give you the ins-and-outs of this new addition to Fortnite Battle Royale!

What is a Battle Pass?

The Battle Pass gives players the ability to unlock cosmetic items for their Fortnite characters. There are two versions of the Battle Pass: Free & Paid. The free version has a lot less items to unlock and cuts off at tier 35. The paid version will instantly unlock a cosmetic outfit as well as rewards you for every tier you unlock. These rewards can vary from cosmetics, experience, experience boosts, v-bucks, and banner icons.

In Season one, there was just levels which you earned via getting experience. You still earn experience and levels, however, you need to earn Battle Stars to unlock tiers in your Battle Pass. You can earn Battle Stars by leveling up (1 per level) and hitting level milestones (level 10 earns you 10) or completing daily challenges. For every 10 Battle Stars (unverified) you earn you go up a tier which potentially unlocks a reward.

Keep in mind that you need to play the game to earn tiers, so even if you pay you will still have to play the game before you can access the high tiers of rewards. You can use V-Bucks to purchase tiers if you want to accelerate this process.

Battle Royale Season 2 Starting and Ending Dates

Season 2 for Fornite Battle Royale starts on December 14th and ends on February 20th! You will have until this time to complete your Battle Pass if you want to earn all of the cosmetics.

Fortnite Battle Pass Introduction Video

How much does a Fortnite Battle Pass Cost?

You don’t have to pay anything if you don’t want to, but to unlock the paid version it will cost you 950 V-Bucks (this is currently on sale and the normal price is 1,800 V-Bucks (might be a sales tactic)). 1,000 V-Bucks is currently $9.99 USD.

You can earn V-Bucks through the free Battle Pass at tiers 14 and 29, but each one is only 100 V-Bucks so you wouldn’t be able to use it to purchase the Battle Pass as of yet.

Free Battle Pass Cosmetics & Rewards List

Here’s a list of everything you can earn when just playing the game and earning tiers without paying money.

  • Tier 2: Emoticon - LOL Tier 5: Emote - Wave Tier 8: Banner Icon - Salt Tier 11: Emoticon - Heart Hands Tier 14: 100x V-Bucks Tier 17: Emoticon - Bullseye Tier 20: Emote - Ride the Pony Tier 23: 1,000 Season XP Tier 26: Banner Icon - Crosshairs Tier 29: 100x V-Bucks Tier 32: Banner Icon - Shark Tier 35: Glider - Sir Glider The Brave

Cosmetics Screenshots

Here’s a list of all the cosmetics, icons, and emotes/emoticons you’ll get when you pay for a Battle Pass. You also get all the free ones as well! I’m not going to list every bonus, but they range from percentage boosts to xp for you and/or your friends as well as access to extra battle pass challenges (which reward Battle Stars for completion).

  • Tier 1: Outfit - Blue Squire Tier 3: Banner Icon - Bush Tier 4: 100x V-Bucks Tier 5: Emoticon - Clapping Tier 7: Harvesting Tool - Pulse Axe Tier 10: Banner Icon - Lion King Tier 11: 100x V-Bucks Tier 12: Emoticon - RIP Tier 14: Glider - Get Down! Tier 15: Banner Icon - Army Bear Tier 17: Banner Icon - Dragon Tier 18: 100x V-Bucks Tier 19: Emoticon - Rage Tier 21: Outfit - Royale Knight Tier 22: Emoticon - Peace Tier 24: Banner Icon - Planet w/Rings Tier 25: 100x V-Bucks Tier 26: Emoticon - Dance Party Tier 28: Emote - The Worm Tier 29: Banner Icon - Bowling Tier 31: Banner Icon - Monster Truck Tier 32: 100x V-Bucks Tier 33: Emoticon - Exclamantion Tier 35: Harvesting Tool - Axecalibur Tier 36: Emoticon - Flex Tier 38: Banner Icon - Ice Cream Cone Tier 39: 100x V-Bucks Tier 40: Emoticon - MVP Tier 42: Glider - Royale X Tier 45: Banner Icon - Log Tier 46: 100x V-Bucks Tier 47: Emoticon - Baited Tier 49: Emote - Floss Tier 50: Banner Icon - Birthday Cake Tier 52: Banner Icon - Tank Tier 54: Emoticon - Salty Tier 56: Outfit - Sparkle Specialist Tier 57: Emoticon - Stealthy Tier 59: Banner Icon - Gas Mask Tier 60: 100x V-Bucks Tier 61: Emoticon - Potato Aim Tier 63: Harvesting Tool - AC/DC Tier 66: Banner Icon - Vulture Tier 67: 100x V-Bucks Tier 68: Emoticon - On Fire Tier 70 - Outfit Black Knight