For the article on the the location of the same name, please see The Vault
Vaults are a type of location in Fortnite: Battle Royale.
Overview[]
All Vaults consist of a treasure room concealed behind indestructible walls. When the entry conditions are fulfilled, the Vault door will slowly be pushed back, revealing the interior. On the outside, some Vaults are guarded by Sentry Turrets. To get past them, you need to either destroy them manually or avoid the detection beam.
Accessed[]
So far five types of vaults have been introduced: Stronghold Vaults, Keycard Vaults, Squad Lock Vaults, Key Vaults and Unusual Vaults.
Stronghold Vaults[]
Stronghold Vaults is a new type of Vaults that were introduced in Chapter 6: Season 2. They can currently be found in Alpha-controlled locations. To open them, players must use Thermite to start the melting process. The melting process has 4 "waves". During each one some Alpha Guards will rift in and attack the player. Once in a while, a segment of the Vault's lock will begin to flash. Dealing damage to it will significantly speed up the melting process. After the final wave will end, the Vault's lock explodes, revealing the Vault itself.
| Location and Image | Items Needed | ||
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| Chapter 6: Season 2 | |||
| Crime City Bank |  |
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| Masked Motorway Bank |  | ||
| Seaport City Bank |  | ||
| Lonewolf Lair | |||
| Armored Train |  | ||
| Armored Transport |  | ||
Keycard Vaults[]
Keycard Vaults can be found in Faction Bases. To open them, players must collect the corresponding Keycard and interact with the terminal next to the vault. The keycard can be obtained by eliminating the location's 
Boss.
| Location and Image | Boss | Keycard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 3: Season 1 | |||
| Covert Cavern |  |
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| Chapter 3: Season 2 | |||
| Command Cavern | |
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Broken Vaults are similar vaults but already broken-open. Many of these vaults exist after their Bosses have rotated out of the location.
Squad Lock and Key Vaults[]
Squad Lock Vaults were located at Seven Outposts and Rave Cave. They were only accessible in team modes and require the full squad to gather near the Vault for it to open. This requirement, however, can be bypassed bringing an animal near the vault.
Key Vaults are vaults added in Chapter 3: Season 4, found in bunkers or locations underground. Players need to collect Keys in order to open them.
- Low Security Vaults are the most common vaults and need 1 Key to open them. However, they have fewer Rare chests guaranteed than the High Security Vaults and no supply drops or Safes inside.
- High Security Vaults are rarer than Low Security Vaults and need 2 keys to open them. The number of Chests and Ammo Boxes is similar to the Low Security Vault, however, there are 2 supply drops & 1 safe.
| Location and Image | Keys | |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 6: Season 1 | ||
| Nightshift Forest |  |
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| Location and Image | Keys | ||
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| Chapter 4: Season 2 | |||
| Loot Island |  |
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| Chapter 4: Season 3 | |||
| Loot Island | |
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Unusual Vaults[]
Unusual Vaults is a type of Vaults that were introduced in Chapter 5: Season 1. They are tight cavernous spaces inside Named Locations, Landmarks or Unnamed Locations.
| Location and Image | How to get in | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 6: Mini Season 1 | |||
| Canyon Crossing |  |
Break a pile of rocks blocking the entrance. | |
| Magic Mosses |  |
This can be accessed by breaking through the floor of the hut. As well as this, carrying a Sprite into the cave and walking in front of the wall between the turtle statues will reveal another room hidden behind the wall. Furthermore, breaking through the rock on the other side of the hidden room will reveal a hidden vault. | |
| EAT-eAT | Hotwire a cannon located on the central AT-AT. Then enter the cave. | ||
| Chapter 6: Season 2 | |||
| Magic Mosses | |
This can be accessed by breaking through the floor of the hut. As well as this, carrying a Sprite into the cave and walking in front of the wall between the turtle statues will reveal another room hidden behind the wall. Furthermore, breaking through the rock on the other side of the hidden room will reveal a hidden vault. | |
| Outlaw Oasis | In Fletcher's office, turn 3 small wolf statues so they face the same direction. Then break a small carpet with an Alpha logo. Then drop inside. | ||
| Shiny Shafts | You must interact with three yellow valves around the Named Location in quick succession, one outside the mine and two inside it. Failing to do so quickly will force the player to restart. A door inside one of the mines will open, revealing a small vault packed with loot. | ||
| Chapter 6: Season 1 | |||
| Flooded Frogs | Use a Void Oni Mask and throw a Void Thear trough a small crack. Then teleport inside. | ||
| Magic Mosses | |
This can be accessed by breaking through the floor of the hut. As well as this, carrying a Sprite into the cave and walking in front of the wall between the turtle statues will reveal another room hidden behind the wall. Furthermore, breaking through the rock on the other side of the hidden room will reveal a hidden vault. | |
| Location and Image | How to get in | |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 5: Season 1 | ||
| Coral Buddy Cave |  |
Traverse a small system of tunnels inside and break two rocks in order to reach the cave. |
Trivia[]
- In Chapter 2: Season 3, there were two Broken Vaults (Rickety Rig and Sharky Shell).
- In Chapter 2: Season 4, that number increased to four with the addition of Catty Corner and The Authority/The Ruins.
- There have been other vaults in the game, but the insides were inaccessible to players.
- The most vaults ever on one map was in Chapter 3: Season 4, with 15 vaults. However, were easily accessible as most only needed keys to be opened.
- The most keycard vaults ever on one map was during Chapter 4: Season 3 with 6
Gallery[]
_-_Landmark_-_Fortnite.png.png "Sharky Shell (vault) - Landmark - Fortnite.png.png (1.75 MB)")
_-_POI_-_Fortnite.png "Catty Corner (Vault - C2S7) - POI - Fortnite.png (2.52 MB)")
