Fortnite Treasure Hunters Guide: Map, Weapons, Battle Pass

The current Fortnite season is Treasure Hunters, a One Piece themed mini-season that closes out Chapter 7. It launched on November 1, 2026 with update v43.00, replaced the Battle Royale island with Crossbones Isle (an 80-player map), and runs until the Chapter 7 end event on Saturday, December 5, 2026. Today's update, v43.10, adds Buggy as the new boss along with the Lever Action Shotgun. This guide covers the map, the loot pool, the Captain's Days schedule, Sprites, the Battle Pass, the Treasure Hunt and the end date.

Checked against Epic Games' v43.10 Treasure Hunters update notes on November 12, 2026.

Bosses, Sprites and event dates below come from Epic's update notes. The full loot pool, the Battle Pass price and some reward details come from press coverage and the Fortnite Wiki, and conflicts are flagged where sources disagree. Epic has not announced a name or date for Chapter 8, so any Chapter 8 date seen online is a leak.

When does Fortnite Treasure Hunters end?

Treasure Hunters ends on Saturday, December 5, 2026, the day of the Chapter 7 end event. The Battle Pass expires with the season, and Epic has not yet given a start time for the event.

The mini-season replaced Chapter 7 Season 4 (Override). Plan around two deadlines: the weekly Treasure Hunt prize pool closes on Friday, December 4, a day before the season itself. Some early reports listed November 30 as the end date; that came from pre-launch coverage and does not match the in-game Battle Pass timer reported since launch.

What changed on the Crossbones Isle map?

Crossbones Isle is a new Battle Royale map built for 80-player matches. Cannons placed around the island launch players across the map, and chests refill with loot over time.

Named locations confirmed by Epic or launch coverage include Arlong Park, Windmill Village, Plunder Port, Buggy's Beachhead, Friendship Villa and The $.$. Rocky, A$AP Rocky's battleship. New captains arrive during the season with their own crews and locations, which is why the map keeps changing week to week. Captain X's mega chest is hidden on the island as part of the treasure theme.

Three economy changes matter for every match:

• Gold Bars are vaulted. Epic's v43.00 notes removed them from the loot system.
• Vending Machines are gone. Loot now comes from chests, the floor, bosses and refilling containers.
• Follower services are free. With no Gold Bars, hiring NPCs and using services no longer costs anything.

Pocket-O-Matics remain in Zero Build. For the location quests tied to this map, such as visiting three Named Locations in one match, see the Treasure Hunters weekly quests and XP guide.

What are the new weapons and items in Treasure Hunters?

The headline items are the One Piece abilities (Gum-Gum Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit, Zoro's Three Sword Style and Usopp's Slingshot) plus boss weapons from A$AP Rocky and Buggy. Regular guns were also refreshed with pirate-themed rifles and shotguns.

Only the two Devil Fruits are marked on the map; everything else drops from the regular loot pool. Returning weapons include the Sentinel Pump Shotgun, Auto Shotgun, Flint-Knock Pistol, Sidearm Pistol, Machine SMG, Tactical SMG and Hammer Assault Rifle, along with the Zipline Deployer, Slurp Juice and the fish heals. Launch loot pool coverage lists the standard Assault Rifle, Pump Shotgun, Sweeper Shotgun, Tactical Pistol, Midas' Masterpiece and the Mega Buster among the vaulted items.

How do you get boss and Exotic weapons now?

Since v43.10, boss weapons are a guaranteed drop when you eliminate the boss, and some of the season's Exotic weapons can now appear in Chests.

• A$AP Rocky fights on The $.$. Rocky and drops the Shock Rocket. The weekly Map Fragment quest also points to the ship.
• Buggy holds Buggy's Beachhead from November 12 and drops the Special Buggy Ball and the Lever Action Shotgun.
• Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto take over Friendship Villa on November 15, when the Leekcapper and Flapjack Rifle are added.

What are Captain's Days, Mastery Mondays and Treasure Hours?

Captain's Days are the dates when Epic adds new weapons, Sprites and map changes; Mastery Mondays and Treasure Hours are recurring bonus windows. Epic's launch announcement listed Captain's Days on November 1, 7, 12, 14 and 21. The v43.10 notes then put the Miku and Teto drop on Sunday, November 15, so expect the in-game date to win over older schedules.

• Mastery Mondays: every Monday from 9 AM ET, Sprites earn double Sprite XP and double Sprite Dust all day, according to Epic as quoted by press. More Sprite Chests and Wanted Posters also appear on the island.
• Treasure Hours: weekend events; Epic's launch post lists bonuses such as starting matches with Captain's weapons and better drops. The next one, Treasure Hours: Cursed, runs Saturday, November 14 at 2 PM ET (7 PM UTC) and again at 9 PM ET (2 AM UTC Sunday). Cursed Sprites get better odds of rare variants, cursed water damages players, and the Lil' SMG enters the loot pool.

What new Sprites are in Treasure Hunters?

Sprites are small companions with passive effects, and Sprite Mastery returns this season with rewards for collecting and leveling them. Launch Sprites include Re-Pete (reloading), Wayfinder (finding loot), Lil' Flacko (movement) and Chester.

Cursed Sprites now show a visual effect while their curse is active, which makes it easier to tell when the downside is live. Sprite Chests open with Sprite Wanted Posters, and one of the Week 0 quests asks you to open three of them.

What is in the Treasure Hunters Battle Pass?

The Battle Pass headliners are Portgas D. Ace and Nico Robin from One Piece. The rest of the outfits are anime versions of Fortnite originals (Jonesy, Cuddle Team Leader and Charlotte) plus Captain X, a new original character tied to the season's treasure story.

Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper and Buggy are Item Shop items, not Battle Pass rewards. Lil Uzi Vert's shop items arrived on November 12, and Buggy's follow on November 13. The pass can be bought late and still unlocks the Captain X rewards for quests you already finished.

How does the Treasure Hunt and Pirate Shop Access work?

The Treasure Hunt is a weekly prize pool tied to chests. Opening Treasure, Buried, Sprite and Rare Chests in Battle Royale gives a chance at that week's rewards, which include outfits, car cosmetics, Jam Tracks and Pirate Shop Access. Drop rates are not published and there are no guaranteed locations.

Pirate Shop Access is the rare prize. Each find gives two tokens, one for 2026 and one for 2027, and each token opens a 14-day window to claim eligible Item Shop cosmetics without spending V-Bucks. Cash purchases, gifting and Battle Pass rewards are excluded. Reported activation windows are November 1 to December 15, 2026 and January 1 to December 15, 2027; check the in-game terms before you activate one. If one player in a party finds it, the whole party receives it. The prize pool rotates weekly and closes on December 4.

What changed in Fortnite Ranked this season?

Ranked matchmaking now puts more weight on matching similarly ranked players, so queue times can be longer. Solo players queue at their own rank, and parties queue at the rank of their highest-ranked member. You may occasionally land on a server outside your preferred subregion, and some settings vary with how many Ranked players are active in each region.

For a ranked party, that means a low-ranked friend playing with a high-ranked one faces the higher rank's lobbies. Treasure Hunters also has One Piece cups announced for later in the season, with details still to come.

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