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{{Quotation|I've been thinking about rifts lately. Those, uh, things are basically energy portals pre-attuned to the [[The Zero Point|Zero Point]] AND the [[Artemis|Island]].|[[Agent Jones]]}}
'''Rifts''' are a very common type of portal in [[Fortnite]], they are spatio-temporal energy portals pre-attuned to [[The Zero Point]] and connecting two or more realities. They allow travel across the entire omniverse. 

They were first introduced in [[Fortnite: Battle Royale]] [[Season 4]] during the [[Blast Off]] event and have since become very prominent and reoccurring elements in all of Fortnite.

==Overview==
A rift is a portal that can connect to anywhere, at any point in time (past-present-future), at any reality in [[The Omniverse]]. There are several ways to open a rift, but the most common one is to resonate with [[The Zero Point]] and use its energy to open one or use Rift Tech, in order to break space time and be able to travel.

In addition to allowing travel between realities or teleportation, Rifts can have other effects, such as altering Reality under a certain perimeter. These locations are known as Rift Zones. Rifts also allow time to be frozen, as it happened with the Meteor during [[Season X]], and time travel using specific [[Time Machine|machines]] to control it or simply by accident as it happened with [[Jonesy The Secondst]] and [[Peely]].

[[File:Fight Doom (Finale) - Event - Fortnite.gif|thumb]]
Rifts are known to have one of the strongest gravitational pull, capable of pulling anything and everything in its vicinity into the rift. Nothing can escape it, not even [[Batman Zero|Batman]] or [[Doom|Doctor Doom]] with the power of [[Pandora's Box]].

==Appearance==
Rifts usually appear as large crack, breaking the fabric of reality. They usually comes in bright blue and pink color. However, they can also appear under the form of [[Rift Gates]].

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The Crack.png|Stable Rift
Sideways Rift Closing (S5) - Event - Fortnite.jpg|Corrupted Rift (Crack)
Rift Gate Rift - Event - Fortnite.png|Unstable Rift (Crack)
Skirmish Portal - Zero Point Portal - Fortnite.png|Rift Gate
Metropolis Rift - Zero Point - Fortnite.jpg|Rift (Crack) in comics
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==Types==
===Main===
Rifts are divided into two categories main categories.

*'''[[Pure Portals]]''': those rifts are born from [[The Zero Point]] itself and are also the most common and easiest to use. They are connected to all realities and can be closed at the source. Those portals were notably featured when Jones recruited the [[Hunters]] during [[Chapter 2: Season 5]], during [[Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point]] and during [[Absolute Doom Event]].

*'''[[Sideways Rift]]''': those rifts are different from the pure portals, as they're not born from [[The Zero Point]] itself and aren't connected to all realities. Instead, they're opened between two and more distinct realities and take a long time to close (or have to be closed from all sides at once thanks to special devices). Those portals were notably featured during [[Blast Off]] and [[Season 5]], as well as during [[Batman/Fortnite: Foundation]].

===Others===
Other type of Rifts.
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![[File:Reality Roots (Rift Butterfly) - Landmark - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''[[Rift Butterfly]]'''<hr>Sentient rifts taking the form of Butterflies.
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![[File:Beta Rift - Icon - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''Beta Rifts'''<hr>Half-corrupted rifts leading to Storm King's Realm.
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![[File:Sideways Encounter - Misc - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''[[Sideways Anomalies]]'''<hr>Corrupted rifts that capture people around to trap them in The Sideways. 
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==Rift Devices==
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![[File:Starry Suburbs (Rift Beacon) - Location - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''[[Rift Beacon|Seven's Rift Beacon]]'''<hr>A device powered by small shards of [[The Zero Point]] made to open rift and create Rift Zones.
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![[File:Final Rift Beacon Activated - Absolute Doom - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''[[Rift Beacon|Stark's Rift Beacon]]'''<hr>A device made to open a rift to a very specific location and bring that place or people to the beacon. They can be inverted to return people to their respective realities, as it happened with [[Doom]].
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![[File:Inner Sanctum (Time Machine 2018 07 12) - Landmark - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''[[Time Machine]]'''<hr>A device made to open a rift to alternate times.
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![[File:Warden's Watch (March 6th 2023 - Rift Gate 2) - Landmark - Fortnite.png|center|200px]]
{{!}}'''[[Rift Gate]]'''<hr>A portal device powered by [[Kinetic Ore]] made to open rifts to other realities.
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==Gallery==
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Rifts - Fortnite.jpg|Promo for Rifts at Paradise Palms
T-Banners-Icons-S10-Rift-L.png|Banner
The Zero Point Close - C2S5 Landmark - Fortnite.png|Rift shards surrounding [[The Zero Point]]
Junk Rift - Item - Fortnite.png|[[Junk Rift]]
Portal Device - Item - Fortnite.png|[[Portal Device]]
Rift Shard - Item - LEGO Fortnite.png|[[LEGO Fortnite:Rift Shard|LEGO Rift Shard]]
Sideways Encounter - Misc - Fortnite.png|Rift to [[The Sideways]]
Beta Rift - Icon - Fortnite.png|Rift to [[Storm King]]'s Realm
Rift Butterfly - Galactus - Fortnite.jpg|[[Galactus]]' Exit
Blue Abductor - Object - Fortnite.png|[[Abductors#Party UFO|Party UFO]]
Rift Door - Rift Tour - Fortnite.png|[[Rift Tour]]
Chicken Death - Animal - Fortnite.png|Eliminated [[Animals]]
IO Guard Death - Henchmen - Fortnite.png|Eliminated [[Henchmen]]
The Pyramid Flip - The End - Fortnite.jpg|Rift to [[The Last Reality]]
Rift Encounter - Event - Fortnite.png|[[Rift Encounters]]
Tacometeor.png|
The Big Bang (10) - Event - Fortnite.png|
Ares (Entrance) - Boss - Fortnite.png|[[Ares]] boss using a rift
Doom's Arcane Forge (Doom Rifting) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png|[[Doom's Arcane Forge]] rifts
Doom Losing Powers - Absolute Doom - Fortnite.png|[[Pandora's Box]] rifts
Doom's Defeat 6 - Absolute Doom - Fortnite.png|[[Absolute Doom Event]]
Storm King (Rift) - Boss - LEGO Fortnite.png|[[LEGO Fortnite:Storm King|LEGO Storm King]] using a rift
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{{Quotation|Test your courage and step through a Rift. You're in for a wild ride.|v5.0 Patch Notes}}
'''Rifts''' are a gameplay mechanic in [[Fortnite: Battle Royale]]. They were introduced in [[Season 4]] and became usable in [[Season 5]].

== Description ==
Rifts are a stationary object which is not bound by gravity. When a player enters a rift, they are teleported high up into the air, and put back into a free-fall. From this point, the player can [[Glider Redeploy|redeploy their glider]] and land safely. Rifts disappear after 10 seconds from use, but can fit as many players as possible in this time period.

Players in [[Vehicles (Battle Royale)|vehicles]], as well as [[AIs|AI]] will be teleported into the sky. Vehicles will fall down, but AI will deploy a glider.

==Environmental==
Depending on the Location and Season of the game, Rifts can spawn naturally:

===[[Season 5]]===
*Rifts spawn at various locations.

===[[Season 6]]===
*Portal Rifts can be found inside [[Wailing Woods]] laboratory.

===[[Season 7]]===
*An infinite rift can be found near the [[IO Hatches|Snow Island Bunker]].

===[[Season X]]===
*[[The Zero Point]] is an infinite Rift.

===[[Chapter 2: Season 3]]===
* Rifts could spawn at [[Spaceship Crash Site]].

===[[Chapter 2: Season 4]]===
Rifts spawned in a variety of places all over the map, including:
*[[Ant Manor]]
*[[The Collection]]
*[[Panther's Prowl]]
*[[Heroes Park]]
*[[Trask Transport Truck]]
*5 different locations surrounding [[Upstate New York]]

===[[Chapter 2: Season 6]]===
* A Rift could spawn at [[Isla Nublada]]. 

===[[Chapter 2: Season 7]]===
* A Rift would activate if you touched the red device on the [[Abductors#Party UFO|Party UFO]].
* Supply Llamas will leave a Rift when disappearing.

===[[Chapter 3: Season 1]]===
* Rifts can be found around rift generators at the [[Seven Outposts]].
* [[Rebooting|rebooted]] players will respawn through a Rift.

===[[Chapter 4: Season 2]]===
*Several Rifts will appear below the [[Loot Island]].

=== [[Chapter 4: Season OG]] ===
* Same as Season 5, Rifts will spawn in various locations.

==Items==
Rifts can be created through specific [[Full List of Items|items]] or [[Characters]]:

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!Icon
!Rarity
!Description
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|[[Rift-To-Go]]
|[[File:Rift-To-Go - Item - Fortnite.png|center|100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|Spawns a Rift 0.5 seconds after use.
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|[[Rift Fish]]
|[[File:Rift Fish - Item - Fortnite.png|center|100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|Heals 15 HP and spawns a Rift.
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|Rift Device
|[[File: Blue Abductor (Rift Device 3) - Object - Fortnite.png|center|100px]]
|N/A
|Activates a Rift when a player touches it.
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|Activate Rift
|[[File:Rift-to-Go - Interaction - Fortnite.png|center|100px]]
|N/A
|Bought from [[Characters]] for 245 [[Bars]]. Spawns a Rift.
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|Rift-jector Seat
|[[File:Rift-jector Seat - Reality Augment - Fortnite.png|center|100px]]
|N/A
|Creates a Rift when a player's shield is broken.
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==Trivia==
*The Party UFO's Rift Device is a Rift which does not disappear shortly after use.
*For a short time in [[Chapter 5: Season 3]], Rifts would not spawn below [[Loot Island]].

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===Rift===
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!Enter (Thirdperson)
{{!}}[[File:Rift Enter 3P - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!Exit (Thirdperson)
{{!}}[[File:RiftPortal Teleport Surround 01.OGG]]
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!Exit (Thirdperson - Old)
{{!}}[[File:Rift Exit 3P - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!Enter
{{!}}[[File:Rift Enter - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!Rift Portal
{{!}}[[File:Rift Portal - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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{{!}}-{{!}}Blast Off=
===[[Blast Off]]===
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!The 1st Rift
{{!}}[[File:Blast Off Rift 1 - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!The Blast Off
{{!}}[[File:Blast Off Rift Final - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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{{!}}-{{!}}The End=
===[[The End (Chapter 1)]]===
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!The 1st Rift
{{!}}[[File:The End Rifts Opening - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!Time Resume
{{!}}[[File:The End Time Resume - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!The End
{{!}}[[File:The End Meteor - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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===[[Galactus]]===
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!Galactus Rift
{{!}}[[File:Galactus Rift - C2S3 FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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{{!}}-{{!}}Rift Tour=
===[[Rift Tour]]===
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!Rift Door Shatter
{{!}}[[File:Rift Tour Door Opening - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!Cloud Shatter
{{!}}[[File:Rift Tour Cloud Shatter - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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!Heaven Shatter
{{!}}[[File:Rift Tour Heaven Shatter - FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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{{!}}-{{!}}The End 2=
===[[The End (Chapter 2)]]===
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!Rift Opening
{{!}}[[File:Pyramid - Portal - The End FX - Fortnite.ogg]]
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