Materials (colloquially known as Mats) are a category of items in Fortnite: Battle Royale. There are three materials in the game, and they were added on launch of the mode, in the Pre-Season.
Material Types[]
There are three Material types in Battle Royale. Wood, Stone and Metal. Each one has its own benefits and drawbacks, as well as strength and build time.
| Name | Icon | Description | HP | Flammable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood |  |
Basic Material obtained from wooden structures, such as trees. | 150 | ✓ |
| Stone |  |
Basic Material obtained from stone structures, such as rocks. | 400 | ✖ |
| Metal |  |
Basic Material obtained from metal structures, such as vehicles. | 600 | ✖ |
| World Resource Cap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource | Standard Playlists | Tournaments | ||
| Wood
|
500 | 500 | ||
| Stone
|
500 | 500 | ||
| Metal
|
500 | 500 | ||
All three resources are located as drops from Chests, Supply Drops and Supply Llamas, among other methods.
Wood[]
Wood is the weakest resource, but the fastest to construct. Wood can be found in objects such as:
- Trees.
- Certain walls of houses.
- Certain furniture.
- Boxes.
- Wood pallets.
- Wood barricades.
- Bushes.
Wood is flammable, and will ignite with fire.
Stone[]
Stone is the middle ground for HP and build time. Stone can most commonly be harvested from these objects:
- Rocks.
- Rubble piles.
- Certain walls.
Stone is not flammable, but will be damaged by nearby flames.
Metal[]
Metal is the strongest material, but takes the longest to build. Metal can most commonly be harvested from these objects:
- Cars.
- Shipping containers.
- Metal roofs and walls.
- Telephone Poles.
The Port-A-Fort and Port-A-Fortress will produce structures made of metal.
Strategy Guide[]
- Fully-built wood has 150 health, and takes two harvesting tool swings to break it. This makes it the weakest of all materials, and the most vulnerable to being sprayed.
- It will take 5-6 Assault Rifle shots to break a fully-built wood wall, meaning one does not have much time to defend oneself from an opponent spraying at their wall.
- For this reason, it is recommended to box up and fight in stone and metal before switching to wood.
- Stone is a good material to use when fighting or healing as when fully built, it may take many shots to destroy protective builds.
- It takes four harvesting tool swings to destroy a fully-built stone structure, but it is possible to break one in three swings utilizing weak points.