Exotic Items

weapons and items are a special rarity in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They are upgraded versions of existing weapons with unique attributes. They typically share the stats with the version of the base weapon. They can be purchased from Characters for Bars, obtained from Presents or a Supply Llama.

Chapter 2: Season 5

 * Update v15.00: Added rarity, alongside several items:
 * Boom Sniper Rifle
 * The Dub
 * Shadow Tracker
 * Night Hawk
 * Storm Scout
 * Update v15.10: Added two new weapons:
 * Dragon's Breath Sniper.
 * The Big Chill.
 * The Latter can be found in Presents!
 * Update v15.20: Added the Hop Rock Dualies.
 * Update v15.30: Added two new weapons:
 * Burst Quad Launcher.
 * Chug Cannon.
 * Update v15.40: Moved Exotic weapons to different vendors:
 * Storm Scout is now sold by Mave.
 * Hop Rock Dualies are now sold by Deadfire.
 * Night Hawk now sold by Grimbles.
 * Hop Rock Dualies now use the icon of the Dual Pistols. Although a bug, it has yet to be fixed.
 * Update v15.50: additions:
 * Lazar's Flight Knock added for Lazar & Fresh’s Super Knockback only.
 * Up to 5 of each weapon can now exist in one match.

Chapter 2: Season 6

 * Update v16.00: Vaulted several weapons:
 * Burst Quad Launcher.
 * The Big Chill.
 * Dragon's Breath Sniper.
 * Boom Sniper Rifle.
 * Storm Scout.
 * Night Hawk.
 * Moved remaining weapons to new vendors.
 * Content Update v16.20: Added the Grappler Bow.
 * Update v16.30 Added the Unstable Bow.
 * Update v16.40: weapon changes:
 * Vaulted The Dub.
 * Added the Marksman Six Shooter.

Chapter 2: Season 7

 * Update v17.00: Vaulted and Unvaulted several weapons:
 * Unvaulted the Storm Scout.
 * Unvaulted the Night Hawk.
 * Vaulted the Unstable Bow.
 * Vaulted the Grappler Bow.
 * Vaulted Hop Rock Dualies.
 * The Chug Cannon is now obtained by eliminating a Supply Llama, all other weapons are obtained by vendors (or a Malfunctioning Vending Machine).
 * Update v17.40: Added the Burst Pulse Rifle.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Update v18.00: Vaulted and Unvaulted several weapons:
 * Unvaulted the Dragon’s Breath Sniper.
 * Unvaulted the Dub (Only obtained from Malfunctioning Vending Machines)
 * Vaulted the Burst Pulse Rifle.
 * Vaulted the Marksman Six Shooter.
 * Vaulted the Storm Scout.
 * Vaulted the Night Hawk.


 * September 21st: Unvaulted the Marksman Six Shooter.


 * Update v18.10: Added the Chili Chug Splash.
 * Update v18.20: Added the Chili Chug Splash to Fortnite: Creative, making it the first Exotic item to get added there.
 * Content Update v18.30:
 * Added the Icy Grappler.
 * The Dub can now be purchased from Ember.

Chapter 3: Season 1

 * Update v19.00:
 * Unvaulted the Boom Sniper Rifle.
 * Unvaulted the Hop Rock Dualies.
 * Shadow Tracker is only available from Malfunctioning Vending Machine.
 * Dragon's Breath Sniper is only available from Malfunctioning Vending Machine
 * Vaulted the Icy Grappler
 * Moved existing items to new vendors.


 * Hotfix: 12/13/2021 : Disabled the Hop Rock Dualies due to an issue.
 * Hotfix: 12/16/2021 : The Scientist now sells the Boom Sniper Rifle instead, leaving the Hop Rock Dualies as unobtainable by regular methods.

Trivia

 * weapons appear to be replacing weapons in terms of their function. In previous seasons, unique existing weapons with altered statistics or attributes were, such as Kit's Shockwave Launcher. Since Chapter 2: Season 6's launch  weapons appear to be slightly better versions of existing weapons.
 * items appeared to only be Vaulted weapons, until the inclusion of the Dragon's Breath Sniper Rifle, which is based on the unvaulted Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle.
 * Every available item can be obtained from a Malfunctioning Vending Machine.