Glider Redeploy is a game mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was first implemented in Season 5.
As of Chapter 4: Season 4, it is available in standard modes if the Aerialist Augment is active. It is also available in Team Rumble by default and originally in Soaring 50's.
Functionality[]
Glider Redeploy refers to the ability to enable the player's glider after falling a significant amount of height. This negates fall damage, and can be used to traverse long distances, at a faster speed than sprinting. This is achieved by pressing the jump button whilst in the air.
In a standard game of Battle Royale, Glider Redeploy is off, meaning that a player falling a significant distance will not be able to deploy their glider and float down to safety, instead taking fall damage and potentially being eliminated.
Depending on the game mode, Glider Redeploy may or may not be enabled. On top of this, some items and vehicles allow the use of glider redeploy.
Situations that allow Glider Redeploy[]
Game Modes and other[]
The following means allow for Glider Redeploy:
- Soaring 50s the first game mode to have glider redeploy
- Team Rumble has Glider Redeploy Enabled as default.
- Activating the Aerialist Augment.
- Entering a specific area in locations such as Steamy Stacks, or previously Pressure Plant and Pandora's Box (while it was open).
- Entering Gotham City.
- Using a whirlpool.
- Using environmental Rifts.
- Launching from the jump pads at the top of Guardian Towers.
- Jumping from Abductors.
- When released from the Experiment.
- Using Slipstreams.
- Super Bouncers from Abductors.
- Geysers in Sideways Areas or the Reality Bloom Biome.
- Launching off the blowhole of a Klombo.
- Entering a tornado.
| Item Name | Icon | Rarity | Description |
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| Launch Pad |  |
Epic | Allows players to be thrown into the air and redeploy their glider. |
| X-4 Stormwing |  |
Legendary | Ejecting from this vehicle allows for redeploy. |
| Jules' Glider Gun |  |
Mythic | Works like a Grappler but allows redeploy. Changes Glider to Ohm. |
| Batman Grapnel Gun |  |
Mythic | Works like a Grappler but allows redeploy. |
| Silver Surfer's Board |  |
Mythic | Launches the player into the air and allows redeploy. Changes Glider to Silver Surfer's Surfboard. |
| Witch Broom |  |
Mythic | Launches the player into the air and allows redeploy. Changes Glider to Witch Broom. |
| Gliders |  |
Rare | Allows you to redeploy your glider, consumed upon redeploy. |
| Spire Jumpboots |  |
Mythic | After jumping three times, the player's glider is redeployed automatically. |
| Venom Symbiote |  |
Mythic | Allows for infinite redeploy. Changes the glider to Symbiotic Sail. |
| Carnage Symbiote |  |
Mythic | Allows for infinite redeploy. Changes the glider to Dark Symbiote. |
| Rift-To-Go |  |
Epic | Activates a Rift which allows for redeploy. |
| Rift Fish |  |
Epic | Activates a Rift which allows for redeploy. |
| Rift Pad |  |
N/A | Activates a Rift when a player touches it. |
| Activate Rift |  |
N/A | Bought from Characters for 245 Bars. Spawns a Rift. |
| Aerialist Augment |  |
N/A | Randomly chosen using the Reality Augmentation Device. |
Strategy Guide[]
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- Glider redeploy can be crucial to saving your life if you fall from a great height. Redeploying can result in no fall damage taken.
- Using items such as Shockwave Grenades, Impulse Grenades or Bouncers can give you enough height that you can redeploy your glider and gain significant distance.
- Building a large ramp can be an effective way to traverse long distances with Glider Redeploy, as it gives you enough height to glide to a location.
History[]
Season 5[]
- Update v5.21: The First mode to enable Glider Redeploy is added for a limited time: Soaring 50s.
Season 6[]
- Update v6.20: Enabled Glider Redeploy for all modes.
- Update v6.30: Disabled Glider Redeploy for all modes.
- Update v6.31: Re-enabled Glider Redeploy for all modes.
Season 7[]
- Update v7.00: Disabled Glider Redeploy for all modes.
- Update v7.20: Gliders added as an item, marking the end of Glider Redeploy being a mechanic in standard modes.
Chapter 2: Season 1[]
- Update v11.00: Glider Redeploy is now standard in Team Rumble. Previously the mode used a 50 stack of Gliders for all players since the mode's inclusion in Update v9.00.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
- Update v23.00: The Aerialist Augment has been introduced, allowing players to redeploy their glider if it is active.
Trivia[]
- Glider Redeploy can only be achieved with a Jetpack when the Jetpack is exhausted of fuel. If it is not, the player will use the Jetpack instead.
- Glider Redeploy takes priority over Crash Pads, being used first when the jump button is pressed in the air.
- If a player has Frozen Feet before initiating a redeploy, they will be continuously moving forward, without player input, until the effect wears off.