The Glider is a Fortnite: Battle Royale item that players use while jumping off the Battle Bus.
Use
Players deploy the glider after jumping off the Battle Bus by pressing space (X on PlayStation 4, A on Xbox One, B on Nintendo Switch, Space Bar on PC), while Skydiving.
The Glider lets players fly slowly and with more control, as opposed to Skydiving.
- The Glider will deploy automatically once close enough to the ground.
- Players can switch between gliding and Skydiving at any time prior to landing.
- It is best to Skydive for as long as possible, as Skydiving is faster than gliding, and it will get players to the landing point quicker.
Glider Re-Deploy can be used in larger team modes and the Playground Limited Time Mode. It only activates the Glider; skydiving will not be available. Outside of the team modes and Playground, players may still redeploy using Launch Pads or Rifts, though the forced redeploy height is 35 meters when skydiving.
Styles
Several styles are available for the Glider. These have no impact on the Glider's function and are purely cosmetic. They can be purchased in the Item Shop using V-Bucks or earned through various challenges.
Battle Pass seasons
Chapter 2
2020 Rare Winterfest Challenges |
Base Jumper Uncommon Tier 36 |
Crazy Eight Epic Tier 54 |
Fusion Coil Legendary Tier 90 |
Metalmark Epic Tier 74 |
Millennium Falcon Star Wars Series Winterfest Presents |
Sky Trawler Uncommon Tier 14 |
TIE Whisper Star Wars Series Fortnite X Star Wars Event |
Chapter 1
Catwing DC Series Welcome to Gotham City Challenges |
Junk Bucket Epic Tier 7 |
Master Mix Epic Tier 39 |
Pixel Pilot Rare Tier 77 |
Rift Rider Rare Worlds Collide Mission |
Sparkle Strider Epic Team Spirit Mission |
Spray Sail Rare Tier 30 |
Steelwing Legendary Tier 95 |
Field Flyer Uncommon Tier 22 |
Retaliator Rare Tier 79 |
Tailwind Twister Uncommon 60 Fortbytes |
Scarlet Strike Uncommon Tier 39 |
Turbo Spin Epic Tier 15 |
Avengers Quinjet Marvel Series Endgame Challenges |
Booty Buoy Epic Tier 79 |
Cinder Uncommon Tier 30 |
Lockstep Rare Tier 39 |
Plunder Uncommon Buccaneer's Bounty Challenges |
Sky Serpents Rare Tier 15 |
Equalizer Rare 14 Days Of Fortnite Event |
Glidurrr Rare Tier 39 |
Rickety Runner Epic Tier 79 |
Royale Air Uncommon Tier 30 |
Tactical Sleigh Rare Tier 15 |
Winter's Thorn Rare Ice Storm Event |
Covered Crusader Rare Tier 39 |
Crossfire Uncommon Tier 22 |
Dark Engine Epic Fortnitemares Part 4 |
Picnic Uncommon Tier 7 |
Swarm Epic Tier 79 |
Conquest Epic Tier 39 |
Cruiser Uncommon Tier 7 |
Downshift Uncommon Tier 22 |
Splashdown Epic Tier 79 |
Intrepid Epic Tier 79 |
Sugar Crash Rare Tier 15 |
Wings of Valor Epic Tier 39 |
High Octane Epic Tier 100 Challenge |
Carbon Uncommon Tier 39 |
Rainbow Rider Rare Tier 15 |
Get Down! Epic Tier 14 |
Royale X Uncommon Tier 42 |
Sir Glider The Brave Uncommon Tier 35 |
Aerial Assault One Uncommon Tier 5 |
Mako Uncommon Tier 25 |
Item store
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First Order TIE Fighter |
Airlift | Assault Bomber | Bear Force One 1500 V-Bucks |
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Cold Front Uncommon Deep Freeze Bundle |
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Discovery Epic Galaxy |
Flappy Rare PlayStation Plus #3 |
Founder's Glider Common Save the World Beta |
Pivot Rare GeForce Bundle |
Rotor Epic Nintendo Switch |
Slipstream Epic Twitch Prime |
Unknown
Helium Uncommon |
Rush Uncommon |
Trivia
- The re-deployable glider was introduced into solo, duo, and squads in Season 6. It however, was just a test done by Epic Games and is now in item form.