This season
Fortnite Sprites: every type and how Mastery works
Sprites are back in Fortnite's Treasure Hunters mini-season, with 11 new ones for 33 in total. Two new variants change how they work, and Sprite Mastery has new rewards to earn.
What Sprites do
Sprites are little companions you find and carry in a match. Each one gives you a boost, and using them earns Sprite XP towards Sprite Mastery. The new ones this season have pirate and island names, among them Plundarrgh, Chester, Wayfinder, Kelper, Barry O'Fish, Lil' Squibbly and Sweet Dreams.
The new variants
| Variant | What's different |
|---|---|
| Fortune Sprite | Reveals nearby chests, which helps when you're hunting treasure |
| Cursed Sprite | Better odds of rare variants, but water hurts you while you have it |
| Gold Sprite | Returns on 12 November with update v43.10 |
Sprite Mastery
Sprite Mastery unlocks a new page each week. Master 40 Sprites, which you can do from week two, and you get the Navigator's Nosedive Umbrella. Other rewards on the track include Lucky Locators, Golden Fireworks and the Sprite Mastery Strongbox back bling.
How to level Sprites faster
- Play on Mondays: Mastery Mondays give double Sprite XP and Sprite Dust.
- Carry a Fortune Sprite when you want chests, as it shows you where they are.
- Use Wanted Posters: they become Sprite Treasure Maps that lead to a buried Sprite Chest.
- Avoid water with a Cursed Sprite, or swap it out before you swim.
Which Sprite should you take?
If you're new, take a Fortune Sprite. Finding chests quickly fixes most early-game problems, and it doubles as a treasure-hunting tool for the Pirate Shop token. Once you're comfortable, try a Cursed Sprite on dry parts of the map for better variant odds.
Don't stress about collecting everything in week one. Mastery pages unlock weekly, so you can't finish early anyway. A few Sprite games on each Monday will get most players to the umbrella before the season ends.
A week-by-week plan
- Week one (from 1 November): meet the new Sprites and work through the first Mastery page.
- Week two (from 7 November): 40 mastered becomes possible, so push for the Navigator's Nosedive Umbrella.
- From 12 November: Gold Sprites are back. Grab one whenever you see it.
- Every Monday: double Sprite XP and Sprite Dust, so save your Sprite play for then.
- Final week: finish any open pages before the season ends, around 5 December.