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This item is currently vaulted in Battle Royale and Reload. |
| This has been made unavailable to balance the loot pool, and may return in the future. It is still available in Creative and UEFN. |
| “ | Rapidly restores shields to everyone nearby.
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- — In-Game Description
The Shield Keg is a Utility Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was introduced in Chapter 3: Season 1.
Functionality[]
The Shield Keg can be deployed by using the projectile arc to throw to its desired spot. When they are thrown to the ground, they will start sprinkling shield within a 1-tile radius. It will heal 2 shield per tick, healing 4 Shield per second.
The Shield Keg will also be marked to notify allies in your squad.
The Shield Keg prop has 
100 Health.
Stats[]
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Shield Keg (Rare) |
|---|---|
| Shield |  4 Shield (per Second) |
| Duration | TBD |
| Max Stack | 2 |
Item Changes[]
Strategy Guide[]
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This section outlines a strategy. |
| Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic. |
- Once you are at full shield, you can break the Shield Keg so enemies do not detect you so easily and also do not heal any Shield.
- The Shield Keg is great at preventing enemies from setting your builds on Fire as it lasts for a long time and instantly puts out an Fire nearby.
Item ID[]
The Shield Keg is referred to as Shield Generator in the files.
- Rare: WID_Athena_ShieldGenerator
History[]
Reload History[]
Chapter 5: Season 4[]
Update v31.00[]
- August 27th 2024: Unvaulted.
Unknown Update[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
Update v32.10[]
- November 14th 2024: Unvaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 1[]
Update v33.20[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 2[]
Update v34.20[]
- Unvaulted.
Update v34.30[]
- April 15th 2025: Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 3[]
Update v36.10[]
- Unvaulted.
Update v36.30[]
- Vaulted.
Chapter 6: Season 4[]
Update v37.00[]
- Unvaulted.
- August 13th 2025: Vaulted.
Creative History[]
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
Update v19.01[]
- Introduced.
Hotfix[]
- Removed.
Content Update v19.01[]
- Re-added.
News Tab[]
| Image | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Experiencing a little frostbite? The new Shield Keg item has your back! Simply throw it down to restore Shield for you and your allies. |
January 4th 2022 |
| Image | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Shield Keg Bring this keg to the party and your squad will always have a great time. Toss down the Shield Keg and enjoy a fountain of shield restoration! |
January 4th 2022 |
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Reload Loot Update The Combat Pistol, the Hand Cannon, the Thunder Shotgun, the Hunting Rifle, the Combat Assault Rifle, the Combat SMG and the Shield Keg have been added to the Reload loot pool. |
August 27th 2024 |
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Reload Loot Update Drop into Reload and battle it out with a refreshed loot pool! |
March 25th 2025 |
Trivia[]
- It is referred to as "Shield Sprinkler" in the News Feed and in the official Fortnite twitter.
- After Update v19.01, it was in Creative mode for a short amount of time, but was removed quickly.
- The Shield Keg is Rare when held as an item, but is Common when thrown and marked.
- On introduction, the item was briefly disabled as players could throw one onto a high up player built structure and negate all fall damage. This was achieved by standing atop one, and breaking the structure, causing the keg to fall and the player to fall with it (The player was registered as not moving).
- This bug also occurred with the Gas Can on introduction.
- It was once possible to heal Shield and ride a vehicle by placing the Shield Keg on top. This is no longer possible as it will bounce off the vehicle when thrown.
- This can still be performed with a Car by attaching a Cow Catcher to it and placing the Shield Keg on it.
Gallery[]
Promotional Images[]
_-_Promo_-_Fortnite.jpg "Shield Keg (2) - Promo - Fortnite.jpg (69 KB)")
Small Promo Image from Content Update v19.01
_-_Promo_-_Fortnite.jpg "Shield Keg (3) - Promo - Fortnite.jpg (75 KB)")
Large Promo Image from Content Update v19.01
