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The galaxy is at war… and it’s landing right on the Fortnite Battle Royale Island starting May 2 in the GALACTIC BATTLE event! From new mythic lightsabers and blasters to a massive in-game live event on June 7, this is Fortnite’s most ambitious Star Wars season yet.
Map Changes
- First Order Base
- The First Order has claimed a mountaintop to house its imposing base of operations, which includes a hangar for repairing damaged First Order TIE fighters. There are five entrances, but its utility shaft is its main point of weakness and where you’ll find it easiest to sneak in.
- Outpost Enclave
- There’s an element of danger to the Outpost Enclave, a boisterous hub of smuggler activity where tensions are known to run high. While you’re in the area, check out the interior of the parked sandcrawler nearby.
- Resistance Base
- The underground Resistance command center is shrouded in foliage, hiding the facility's location from any ships passing overhead. Here, you’ll find X-wings and a ton of handy equipment for taking on the First Order’s fleet.
- Vader Samurai’s Solitude
- Darth Vader Samurai has seized Shogun’s Solitude and turned it into his own personal fortress. Deal with his stormtrooper samurai guards and you may get the chance to challenge the Sith Lord himself…
New Loot & Weapons
The lightsaber is back! It’s handy for deflecting blaster bolts back at adversaries, and you'll also sprint faster, jump twice as high, and have fall damage immunity while brandishing one. Lightsabers are not found but earned — you must train in the Force or, you know, just loot it off another player.
Find and train with hologram Rey to earn a Blue Lightsaber and learn Force Push, which shoves everything in front of you. If you’re of a different persuasion, train with hologram Emperor Palpatine to earn a Red Lightsaber and learn Force Lightning, a shocking new way to deal damage.
To use any of these Force Abilities, you must have a lightsaber equipped — any will do, it doesn’t need to be the one you earned in training. Force Abilities are tied to you and not your lightsaber, meaning that players who loot a lightsaber from an enemy or find one on the ground will not receive a Force Ability with it.
Defeat Darth Vader Samurai to earn a different red-colored lightsaber and learn Force Saber Throw, which flings your lightsaber directly in front of you like a dangerous plasma boomerang!
Here are some more loot pool updates...
- Reliable DL-44 Blaster Pistol
- Heavy CR-2 Blaster (an SMG!)
- Close-range ACP Scatter Blaster and BARM-ST12 Scatter Blaster
- Close-to-medium range DLT-19 Blaster Rifle
- Long-range IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle
- All-purpose A280-CFE Blaster Rifle
- (unvaulted) Highly accurate DC-15 Heavy Blaster Rifle
- (unvaulted) Empire standard Issue E-11 Blaster
- (unvaulted) First Order standard issue F-11 Blaster
Though technically not a blaster, this one will cause a blast: toss a Thermal Imploder and run away before its compression vacuum ignites for big damage, ripping a hole in any nearby structures.
Bosses and Medallions
Captain Phasma is the commander of the First Order’s legion of stormtroopers. If you can infiltrate the First Order Base and defeat her in battle, you’ll be rewarded with the Mythic Captain Phasma’s F-11D Blaster and Phasma’s Blaster Medallion. The Phasma’s Blaster Medallion extends how long it takes a blaster weapon to overheat, and reduces its cooldown.
The symbol of the Imperial Fleet, the Imperial TIE fighter is a single-passenger craft designed as an instrument of the Empire. Equipped with high-powered blasters, it can potentially be an instrument of your next Victory Royale.
Alternatively, hop into the pilot seat of a nimble X-wing and push the throttle to cover ground quickly! It's crucial to utilize its laser cannons, especially if you find yourself in an aerial dogfight.
More Updates Throughout The Season!
May 8 - The Pull of the Force
Sensing a disturbance in the Force, Leia and Luke will arrive on the Island May 8 alongside renowned smuggler Han Solo to offer you strategic services.
Speaking of the Force, hologram Mace Windu will appear on May 8 — train with him to earn a Purple Lightsaber and learn Force Pull, which pulls in just about anything and anyone nearby. Rumor has it the Sith Lord Darth Maul will be around as a hologram as well, offering Red Lightsabers and teaching Force Throw. Pick up objects around you and throw them as projectiles!
May 15 - Chew on This
Chewbacca’s ETA is May 15, and he’s bringing his Wookiee Bowcaster to the loot pool to aid the rebels. You’ll also find the powerful CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster in Chests around the Island — new to Fortnite!
May 22 - Mandalorian Rising
On May 22, Mandalorians will intervene. You’ll be able to recruit a Heavy, Scout, Supply, or Medic Mandalorian to your team, and gain further advantage over your opponents with the unvaulted Mandalorian Jetpack! Also, keep an eye out for signature Mandalorian weapons: the Amban Sniper Rifle and the new dual-wield WESTAR-34 Blaster Pistols.
May 29 - Star Destroyer Bombardment
On May 29, assume control of a Star Destroyer’s turbolaser and lay waste from above! A single portal to the Star Destroyer’s control room will spawn every match — be the first to reach it and the capital ship is yours.
June 7 - The Final Showdown: Death Star Sabotage
Mobilize and take the fight to Emperor Palpatine in a live, in-game narrative event on June 7. Never tell me the odds!
The Battle Pass & Cosmetics
The Star Wars Battle Pass has both free and premium rewards that can be claimed by earning XP in any Fortnite experience. To claim the premium rewards as you earn XP, purchase the Pass for only 1,000 V-Bucks or get it through Fortnite Crew along with all other Fortnite Passes! Included as premium rewards, here are the Outfits in the Pass:
- Apprentice Evie: Force-sensitive vigilante spreading peace across the Galaxy. (Instantly unlocked after purchasing the Pass or accessing it through Fortnite Crew!)
- Poe Dameron: The finest pilot in the Resistance.
- Wookiee Team Leader: Growl it out.
- Emperor Palpatine: Leader of the Empire. Ruler of the Galaxy.
Kaleesh cyborg and General of the Separatist droid army, General Grievous will be an unlockable Outfit in the Star Wars Battle Pass later in May. Unlock Grievous by completing objectives that’ll come online later in the Season! The Pass will be available to progress in from May 2 until June 7, 2025 Eastern Time.
If you get the Pass through Fortnite Crew, you’ll also get the OG Pass, Music Pass, and LEGO® Pass! That’s a lotta Outfits you can unlock.
Learn how to unlock the First Order Stormtrooper Outfit and Asajj Ventress Loading Screen, and how to watch the first two episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld early in Fortnite! The show hits Disney Plus on May the Fourth, but you can start watching it on May 2 in Fortnite at 10 AM ET.
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