A chest opened in a normal Fortnite match has a one in 137,500 chance of awarding Pirate Shop Access, Epic said in its November 7 drop-rate breakdown. The figure gives players a baseline for the Treasure Hunters season. It describes a single chest, so opening 137,500 chests does not guarantee the reward.
How rare is the Pirate Shop reward?
Epic lists the Weekly Gold Outfit at one in 1,562,500 per chest and the Weekly Vehicle and Decal at one in 7,813. A player chasing the shop reward therefore has better odds than someone chasing the gold outfit, while the vehicle reward is considerably more common. The figures refer to the treasure roll, independently of how many people are playing. ActivePlayer tracks Fortnite player activity separately.
What changes during Treasure Hours
Epic says the base rates have stayed constant since the season began. On November 7 it described a 1.5× Pirate Shop Access rate for the earlier Treasure Hour and announced a 2× rate for the 9–11 p.m. Eastern session. Doubling the base rate works out to one in 68,750 per chest during that session. Future windows can use different multipliers.
Epic’s Treasure Hunters announcement introduces the island and the One Piece crossover. For a future boosted hunt, check the dated Fortnite Status notice for that window before planning around a multiplier.
Epic’s Fortnite treasure drop rate announcement
Read Epic’s original odds table. Featured image courtesy of Epic Games.
