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Corrupted Areas are Unnamed Location in Fortnite: OG, that returned in Season 6 to the island Athena. Corrupted Areas were created around runes left by Revin the Cube season earlier.

History[]

Update v37.10[]

September 5th 2025

September 9th 2025

Update v37.20[]

September 12th 2025

September 15th 2025

September 18th 2025

Update v37.30[]

September 21st 2025

September 24th 2025

Update v37.40[]

October 2nd 2025

  • The seven runes imprinted into the ground corrupted the land around them, spawning a new item, Havoc Stones, with up to three chests around each rune.
  • The appearance of the runes was reverted to the one found in the original Season 6.
  • Red rifts can be found around the areas.

October 5th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune, causing it to absorb its power.

October 6th 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.

October 7th 2025

  • The Cube lifted up the rune, causing it to absorb the rune's power.

October 8th 2025

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune near Fatal Fields.

Update v37.50[]

October 9th 2025

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 11th 2025

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune south of Retail Row.

October 12th 2025

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 14th 2025

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.

October 15th 2025

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 16th 2025

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune south of Lazy Links.

October 17th 2025

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 18th 2025

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune west of Dusty Divot.

October 19th 2025

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.
    • The runes that the Cube previously absorbed are starting to rise again.

October 21st 2025

  • The runes have floated to the Floating Island.
    • Later that day, the runes fell to the ground after having all of their power absorbed.

Update v38.10[]

November 11th 2025

  • The corrupted areas are starting to overgrow.

Gallery[]

First Rune[]

Second Rune[]

Third Rune[]

Fourth Rune[]

Fifth Rune[]

Sixth Rune[]

Seventh Rune[]

Chapter 2[]

This article is about a location that has been removed from the map.

Corrupted Areas were Unnamed Location in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that were added in Chapter 2: Season 8 to the island Apollo. Corrupted Areas were created around 5 Abductors' crash sites became corrupted by Corruption Cubes. As the season progressed, the Cubes were moving, spreading corruption in their path.

History[]

Update v18.00[]

September 13th 2021

  • Added Sideways Corrupted Areas.

September 20th 2021

September 24th 2021

Update v18.10[]

September 28th 2021

September 29th 2021

October 2nd 2021

October 6th 2021

Update v18.20[]

October 12th 2021

  • Increased corruption spread range by 3%.

October 18th 2021

Update v18.21[]

October 19th 2021

Update v18.40[]

November 16th 2021

November 19th 2021

The End[]

December 4th 2021

Fracture[]

December 4th 2022

  • Corrupted Areas were destroyed following the explosion of Reality Zero.

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Gallery[]

Overview[]

Map Evolution[]

Chapter 1[]

This article is about a location that has been removed from the map.

Corrupted Areas were Unnamed Location in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that were added in Season 6 to the island Athena. Corrupted Areas were created around runes left by The Cube season earlier.

History[]

Update v5.30[]

August 29th 2018

September 3rd 2018

Update v5.40[]

September 6th 2018

September 8th 2018

September 11th 2018

September 14th 2018

September 17th 2018

Update v6.00[]

September 27th 2018

  • The seven runes imprinted into the ground corrupted the land around them, spawning a new item, Shadow Stones, with up to three chests around each rune.

September 29th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 1st 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.

Update v6.01[]

October 3rd 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 5th 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune northwest of Fatal Fields.

October 6th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 8th 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune south of Retail Row.

October 10th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

Update v6.02[]

October 10th 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune inside of Wailing Woods.

October 13th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 14th 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the rune beside Lazy Links.

Update v6.10[]

October 16th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.

October 17th 2018

  • The Cube absorbed enough power, placing the rune back into the ground and leaving a beam of light.
    • The island started moving towards the middle of Athena.

October 18th 2018

  • The Cube lifted up the rune and started to absorb its power.
    • The runes that the Cube previously absorbed are starting to rise again.

October 19th 2018

October 20th 2018

  • The runes arrived at the Floating Island and the Cube started to absorb their powers once again.
    • The Cube absorbed enough power. The runes have fallen to the ground and The island started moving towards its original position, above Leaky Lake.

Update v6.22[]

November 6th 2018

  • Corrupted Areas started to overgrow.

Update v7.00[]

December 6th 2018

  • Corrupted Areas are fully overgrown and inactive.

Gallery[]

First Rune[]

Second Rune[]

Third Rune[]

Fourth Rune[]

Fifth Rune[]

Sixth Rune[]

Seventh Rune[]

First Rune[]

Second Rune[]

Third Rune[]

Fourth Rune[]

Fifth Rune[]

Sixth Rune[]

Seventh Rune[]