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Fortnite Treasure Hunt: Chest Quests, Stages and Odds
Treasure Hunt is the chest-opening side of the Treasure Hunters mini-season. Open chests, tick off quest stages for XP, and take a small roll at a treasure every time.
Count your chestsWhat the Fortnite Treasure Hunt is
Treasure Hunters is a short Fortnite season that began on November 1, 2026 with update v43.00. Its main hook is the Treasure Hunt: every chest you open in a normal match has a small chance to drop a treasure, on top of its usual loot. Treasures are account rewards such as cosmetics, not items you carry in the match.
Two things run side by side, and they are easy to mix up:
- The Treasure Hunt quests count the chests you open and pay XP at fixed stages. Progress is certain: open enough chests and you finish them.
- The treasure drops are random. Each chest is a separate roll, and no number of chests guarantees any treasure.
The quests tell you how many chests you have opened. The drops are why players care about that number.
Treasure Hunt chest quests and stages
The Treasure Hunt section of the Quests tab holds three quests, one per chest type. Each is tracked on its own, and progress carries across matches.
| Quest | Stage targets (chests opened) |
|---|---|
| Treasure Chests | 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000 |
| Rare Chests | 2, 10, 25, 50, 100 |
| Sprite Chests | 2, 10, 25, 50, 100 |
These targets come from one published guide. Other guides list only the first stage of each quest, and they disagree on whether there are five stages or six, so treat the table as a guide and read your own Quests tab for the real targets. Guides agree on the reward: 10,000 XP for each stage.
The game does not add the three counts together. If you want one number for all chests opened, you have to add them yourself, or keep a running tally with the Fortnite chest counter. The steps for finding the in-game numbers are in how to check how many chests you have opened.
The three Treasure Hunt chest types
- Treasure Chests are the ordinary chests found across the map. They are the bulk of any chest count. Guides put the number of chest spawns on the island at roughly 360. They can also drop a Vault Key at a low rate.
- Rare Chests are guaranteed inside vaults. A vault needs a Vault Key, so these come slowly, which is why their stage targets are so much lower.
- Sprite Chests hold a guaranteed Sprite. To find one, collect a Treasure Map from the side of a building in a town, follow the marker and dig the chest up with your pickaxe.
Chests refill during a match, so the same chest can be opened more than once. Epic has not said whether a refilled chest rolls for treasure again.
Treasure Hunt drop odds for every treasure
On November 7, 2026, Epic’s Fortnite Status account published the chance of each treasure per chest opened in a normal match. The last column is our own calculation: the chance of at least one drop after 1,000 chests.
| Treasure | Odds per chest | After 1,000 chests |
|---|---|---|
| Gizmo (any) | 1 in 127 | over 99.9% |
| Weekly Loading Screen | 1 in 272 | 97.5% |
| Weekly Jam Track | 1 in 391 | 92.3% |
| Weekly Pickaxe or Back Bling | 1 in 568 | 82.8% |
| Weekly Vehicle and Decal | 1 in 7,813 | 12.0% |
| Pirate Shop Access | 1 in 137,500 | 0.72% |
| Weekly Gold Outfit | 1 in 1,562,500 | 0.06% |
A few points from the same post, as reported:
- The rates have been the same since the season started. They change only during Treasure Hours.
- You cannot get the same treasure twice, except Gizmos.
- Nothing in the post describes a pity system. A long dry streak does not improve your next chest.
The table shows why the common treasures feel routine and the rare ones do not. A thousand chests makes a Gizmo or a loading screen close to certain, while the Pirate Shop token stays under one percent. To run the numbers for any treasure and any chest count, use the odds calculator.
Weekly treasures and Treasure Hours
Most treasures rotate weekly. The gold outfit, vehicle bundle, pickaxe or back bling, jam track and loading screen change with each weekly window, reported as starting on November 1, 7, 14, 21 and 28. A few treasures stay in the pool all season, including Gizmos and Pirate Shop Access.
Treasure Hours are short windows when Epic raises the odds. On Saturday, November 7 there were two: 2 to 4 PM Eastern, with Pirate Shop Access at 1.5×, and 9 to 11 PM Eastern, with it at 2×. The gold outfit was boosted far more, by 7.5× and 10×. Epic has said later boosts may be higher and that it will announce them, so check Fortnite Status before you plan a session around one. Upcoming windows are listed on the Treasure Hour schedule.
How to open more chests per match
- Land where chests are dense. Named locations hold far more chests than open country. One guide counts 47 at Rubber Resort, the most of any location.
- Come back for refills. Because chests refill, a loop through the same buildings later in the match adds to your count.
- Use the Sprites. The Fortune Sprite reveals nearby chests, which cuts the time spent searching.
- Stay in normal matches. The published odds are for chests in normal Battle Royale matches. Reports say Zero Build counts as well.
- Track your pace. Chests per hour is the number that decides how far you get. The counter shows it after a couple of minutes of tapping.
Treasure Hunt dates
Treasure Hunters began on November 1, 2026 and is reported to end on December 5, 2026 with a live event, when the next chapter starts. Some outlets say Epic has not formally confirmed the end date, so check in the game. The chest counts in the Quests tab belong to this season and are not expected to stay visible after it ends. This page was last checked on November 11, 2026.
Questions and answers
What is the Treasure Hunt in Fortnite?
It is the chest-opening feature of the Treasure Hunters mini-season. Chests in normal matches can drop account treasures at random, and three quests count the chests you open and pay XP at set stages.
How many chests do I need for the Treasure Hunt quests?
One guide lists the Treasure Chest stages as 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000, and the Rare and Sprite Chest stages as 2, 10, 25, 50 and 100. Guides differ, so check your Quests tab.
What do the Treasure Hunt quest stages reward?
Guides report 10,000 XP per stage. The stages do not award treasures. Those only come as random drops from chests.
Do all chests count for the Treasure Hunt?
Each chest counts toward the quest for its own type: Treasure, Rare or Sprite. For treasure drops, Epic says treasures are found in chests like other items and names no special chest type.
Does everyone in my squad get a treasure when one drops?
Several outlets and the community wiki report that a drop goes to the whole squad. Epic has not confirmed it in its own posts, so do not count on it.
What is the rarest Treasure Hunt reward?
The Weekly Gold Outfit, at 1 in 1,562,500 per chest. Pirate Shop Access is next at 1 in 137,500.
When does the Treasure Hunt end?
With the Treasure Hunters season, reported as December 5, 2026. Limited-time dates can move, so confirm in the game.