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This article is about melee weapons in Fortnite: Battle Royale. For melee weapons in Fortnite: Save the World, see Melee Weapons (Save The World).

Melee Weapons are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for very close range range combat or destroying structures. They do not use ammo unlike other weapon types.

Functionality[]

Melee Weapons are great for close up combat. However, Melee Weapons don’t shoot bullets or projectiles, but rather they are swung at opponents to deal damage. In Battle Royale, Melee Weapons not only deal damage, but can be used to harvest materials as well.

List of Weaponry[]

Name Image Rarities Season Description
Pickaxe
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Epic
Legendary
Dark Series
DC Series
Frozen Series
Gaming Legends Series
Icon Series
Lava Series
Marvel Series
Shadow Series
Slurp Series
Star Wars Series
Pre-Season Weapon used to harvest materials and deal low damage to players
Exclusive to other modes.
Thor's Stormbreaker
Mythic Season 7 Melee weapon which can be thrown.
Exclusive to Endgame LTM.

Name Image Rarities Season Description
Lightsabers




Mythic Chapter 2: Season 1 Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies.
Kingsman
Legendary Chapter 2: Season 2 Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies, also allows temporary Glider Redeploy.
Sideways Scythe
Rare
Epic
Legendary
Mythic
Chapter 2: Season 8 Otherworldly scythe that grants healing upon elimination!
Exclusive to other modes.
Kingsman
Rare
Epic
Chapter 2: Season 2 Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies, also allows temporary Glider Redeploy.
Exclusive to the Spy Games LTM.
Sideways Scythe
Common
Uncommon
Chapter 2: Season 8 Otherworldly scythe that grants healing upon elimination!
Exclusive to the Fortnite: Creative and Limited Time Modes.
Unobtainable through legitimate methods.
Predator Claw
Legendary Chapter 2: Season 5 Weapon used by the Predator AI.

Name Image Rarities Season Description
Darth Vader's Lightsaber
Mythic Chapter 3: Season 3 Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies,can also be thrown.
Also utilized by the Darth Vader AI.
Exclusive to other modes.
Basic Sword
Common Chapter 3: Season 3 Basic sword based weapon which can be customized with the Melee Designer Device.
Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.
Basic Hammer
Common Chapter 3: Season 3 Basic hammer based weapon which can be customized with the Melee Designer Device.
Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.
Unobtainable through legitimate methods.
Ol' Chopper
Uncommon Chapter 3: Season 4 Melee weapon used by the Willow AI.

Name Image Rarities Season Description
Kinetic Blade
Rare
Epic
Chapter 4: Season 2 A blade like weapon which can dash through the air with a dash attack, and swing down at your foes.
Jedi Padawan Lightsaber

Mythic Chapter 4: Season 2 Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies. Could also pull or push enemies depending on which Force technique learnt.
Sith Apprentice Lightsaber
Mythic Chapter 4: Season 2 Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies. Could also throw objects with learned Force technique.
Thorne's Vampiric Blade
Mythic Chapter 4: Season 4 A Mythic version of the Kinetic Blade which can also Siphon health.
Obtained by defeating Kado Thorne.

Name Image Rarities Season Description
Grapple Blade
Epic Chapter 5: Season 1 Grapple towards foes and slash them down at distance with a blade on a rope.
Donatello's Staff
Mythic Chapter 5: Season 1 Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
Leonardo's Katanas
Mythic Chapter 5: Season 1 Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
Michelangelo's Nunchaku
Mythic Chapter 5: Season 1 Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
Raphael's Sai
Mythic Chapter 5: Season 1 Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
Chains of Hades
Epic Chapter 5: Season 2 A dangerous melee weapon imbued with the power of the underworld. A long-range hookshot allows the wielder to rip enemies into range of its devastating attack combo.
Nitro Fists
Epic Chapter 5: Season 3 Unleash a fiery flurry of punches and uppercuts with these Nitro-fueled gauntlets.
Megalo Don's Nitro Fists
Mythic Chapter 5: Season 3 Unleash a fiery flurry of punches and uppercuts with Megalo Don's Nitro-fueled gauntlets.
Shuri's Black Panther Claws
Epic Chapter 5: Season 4 Shuri's own Black Panther Claws enable the wearer to swiftly navigate the battlefield. The weapon absorbs kinetic energy that can be used to supercharge its devastating offensive capabilities.
Chainsaw
Epic Chapter 5: Season 4 Hack your way through enemies or rev your saw into the ground to propel yourself forward at frightening speeds!
Unobtainable through legitimate methods
Brat Catcher
Rare Chapter 5: Season 1 Weapon used by the Krampus AI.

Unreleased[]

Main Article: Unreleased Items#Melee Weapons

Strategy Guide[]

This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.
  • It is ill advised to ever use the harvesting tool as a weapon, unless your opponent also has no other weapons.

Trivia[]

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