How to Farm Sprites in Fortnite and Best Routes

How to Farm Sprites in Fortnite and Best Routes TL;DR

• Sprites are companions in C7S3, providing passive bonuses, and can be found in Sprite Chests, Relic Chests, and Vaults

• Keep your Sprite by extracting it in Extraction Sites or with Portable Extractors before elimination

• The extraction reward is Sprite Dust - use Dust to bring up Sprites you've found in your future games

• The most optimal outside-the-POI route begins northeast of Battlewoods and then goes through the map rift to the west, bypassing all POIs en route

• Max out your Sprite to Level 5 in one session using Portable Extractor - faster and cheaper than a two-game split in terms of both Dust cost and time

• Play Mastery Monday (Monday 9 AM ET through Tuesday 9 AM ET) for boosted Legendary and Mythic drops

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What Are Sprites in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3?

Sprites are companions you can equip to give yourself passive buffs throughout a match. They were introduced in Chapter 6 as limited-use consumables: Water Sprites healed you, Air Sprites threw you into the air, and Earth Sprites took away your weapons and gave you Legendary gear. Pretty cool, but ultimately disposable. With Chapter 7 Season 3, the game has completely reworked Sprites. They are now a permanent collection system involving extracting and summoning Sprites from Sprite Dust, in addition to rare types at each rarity tier.

Below is a list of all the Sprites in the current season:

This guide is concentrated on helping in farming Sprites effectively. To learn more about Sprite variations, detailed leveling, drop rates, and much more, explore our dedicated guide on that! 

Quick personal take before we get into farming: Demon Sprite is my pick for best overall companion - siphon on elimination snowballs naturally with aggressive play. Ghost Sprite is quietly underrated; a cloak proc on reload can completely flip a losing 1v1 mid-fight.

How to Farm Sprites in Fortnite - Step by Step

What to Prioritize (and What to Skip)

Not all of the chests drop Sprites, and chasing floor loot is not an efficient use of your time. Here's the order of prioritization:

Sprite Chests - the first prize to chase. It looks like a Zero Point Shard - distinctive enough, once you know what you are looking for. There are 33 spawn points on the island total, but a certain number get randomly activated for each match. Most frequent Sprite drop.

Relic Chests (blue glowing crates) make for a reliable second choice. The elevated level of loot ensures that there is a better chance of receiving an Epic drop or better than from standard chests.

Vaults - the most reliable source of Sprites. Each Epic Sprite Vault has three Sprite Chests. Watch for Legendary Vault Keycards, which can be found in rare chests and grant access to hidden Sprite Vaults filled with high-rarity companions.

Sprites may be found in standard chests, but there is no real point in routing for them as the drop rate is too low. However, should the opportunity present itself, open them.

One of the most important things that is often overlooked in guides is the fact that there are places where you will find both a Sprite chest and a crate in one place. It means two chances of getting something from one place. Do not forget to search players on the ground as Sprites drop on player elimination. Mid-route kills are a bonus source, not just a threat to avoid.

The Best Sprite Farming Route in Chapter 7 Season 3

Most farming routes will have you doing loops of the Lifty Lodge route - dropping east and sweeping Battlewoods before ending up near Wonkeeland. It does the job, although it leaves you in the busiest parts when the lobby gets crowded. 

For weeks now, I've been using an outskirts route that is northeast of Battlewoods: nine spawn points of Sprite Chests, not really close to any contested point of interest at all, spawning at about 70% each time. Before you drop: enable Visualized Sounds (it shows you nearby Sprite Chest spawns with a directional indicator), play the Zero Build for Shockwave Grenades to save time, and have any Lucky Locators you find on the go.

Stops 1-3 - Northeast Battlewoods mountain cluster

Drop at the summit of the northeast Battlewoods mountain - this is your anchor for the whole opening cluster. Grab the Sprite Chest at the top, then head west to the parking lot below (check it for a car spawn that is going to help you right away). 

From there, drop south down the hill to the tree at the edge of Battlewoods - a Sprite Chest spawn sits nearby, and regular chests tend to cluster around it. Open ammo boxes here too; they count toward Mastery Points for your equipped Sprite, same as any other container. Once you've cleared the tree stop, backtrack up to the summit jump pad - it launches you east, so you're not climbing back up by hand.

Stop 4 - Back to the summit, then jump pad east to the ramp

Backtrack up the mountain to the summit jump pad. This is the one section of the route that feels counterintuitive, but the pad does the work for you - you're not climbing, you're launching. Use it to go east and glide down to the ramp at the next landmark. The Sprite Chest is underneath the ramp.

Stop 5 - South to the wall chest, optional mid-route extraction

Head south from the ramp to the chest spawn by the wall. There's an Extraction Site close to this stop, and here's where the route gives you a decision point: if you've already found a Sprite you care about, this is a clean window to extract it mid-route and keep farming. You don't have to save extraction for the end of the match. I often extract here if I've landed something Epic or higher, then continue running the remaining stops with whatever else I pick up.

Stop 6 - Southwest, rocks

Head southwest until you come across the first rock structure. There's a chest spawn here; take it and move on.

Stop 7 - Second rock formation nearby

Move southwest to the next rock structure. The Sprite Chest spawn is separate from the last stop, but if one is available, the other is likely active as well. They are close enough but aren't located in the same spot, so be sure to visit both stops.

Stop 8 - Middle of the map, then into the rift

Travel to the center of the map and find the seventh chest before jumping into the rift. This is where the path changes direction, taking you to the west side of the map without any gliding or sprinting.

Stop 9 - West side rock formation

Glide to the big rock formation on the west side from the rift exit. Several chests are available here, with a Sprite Chest spawn nearby. There is also an Extraction Site within easy reach at this stop - use it to store anything before the circle gets smaller and you get in danger.

That’s nine stops, low traffic all the way, and a natural flow that takes me to an extraction point. Some of these stops are active at every single session that I have done - others come and go. If a chest is not there, make your way to the next one immediately because this loop is about volume.

I know some people prefer the Lifty Lodge loop, and I understand why - it is very well known, and the vault on the east island is not the worst start that one can have. However, when I play this route, I am battling for stops with many more people in the lobby compared to when I go with my northeast one. The northeast route is less known, and that makes it more consistent in practice.

How to Extract Sprites - and When to Do It Mid-Route

You open a chest, you pick up a Sprite - this doesn't mean you own it already. Getting eliminated with an unextracted Sprite in your inventory means it drops on the ground for anyone to grab. The only way to add one permanently to your locker is to extract successfully.

Extraction Sites - there are 17 around all map - are large platforms that are marked with white map icons and light beams pointing to the sky. Here, you should find a terminal, activate extraction, and wait. When you start, your map icon turns red, and any close enemy can see it. Get into cover immediately. After the timer stops, an Extraction Crate drops. You have to deposit your Sprites here, and they’re yours.

Portable Extractors are better when you've found something valuable. They let you extract on the spot without touching a public terminal. For Epic or higher Sprites, the risk of a visible extraction site is not worth it when a Portable Extractor does the job silently. Pick them up whenever you see one.

By the way, there is one little trick regarding mechanics you need to know: if you manage to win the match, any Sprites left in your inventory will automatically get extracted. So, if you are about to win the game having one Sprite equipped, sometimes the best tactic will be finishing the game and letting it do its job.

And there is another thing you can try doing if you play with a squad: if one of the squad members owns the Sprite that you want, he or she can drop it to give you a chance to extract it. The Sprite owner will not lose his/her copy as he/she can resummon the Sprite using Sprite Dust. Swapping duplicate Legendaries this way is faster than grinding chest routes solo.

Push to Level 5 in One Session - and Why the Safe Play Isn't Always Right

The conventional advice is to extract at Level 3 and finish the grind in a second match - less risk if you die. I think that's the wrong default when you're holding a Portable Extractor. Every Level 3 extraction costs 3,000 SD for an Epic re-summon or 5,000 for a Legendary, plus a full second match of grinding Stops again. One clean Level 1 to 5 run saves both the Dust spend and the extra match. The conditions: you have a Portable Extractor, you're alive past mid-game, and you're not desperate in every fight. The moment your Sprite hits Level 5, extract immediately - don't wait for a cleaner window.

The danger is very much present. Should you die at level 4 without extraction, you will lose everything, and there is a costly re-buy awaiting you. If you happen to be one of those gamers who constantly find themselves eliminated halfway through the match, using the two-split method could be a good alternative for you. Something else that gamers often overlook is that only the Sprite equipped to your back counts when it comes to earning Mastery Points. If you pick up multiple Sprites during a run, decide which one you're leveling and keep it equipped - don't let it sit idle in a slot while another rides your back.

Level 5 gives access to Sprite Pod Back Bling, Stealth Extraction Frame, experience bonuses, and Portable Extraction Pods. Demon Sprite is the best at level-up for players who love to play aggressively, as their kills earn 200 mastery points each time. For others, I suggest Fire Sprite as its summon price of 100 SD is quite cheap, so you can spam with it.

Mastery Monday - Best Time to Farm

For an entire day between 9 AM ET Monday through 9 AM ET Tuesday, drops for Legendary and Mythic Sprites get a major buff. This is the time when it makes sense to vault farm if you are after Zero Point Sprite or Burnt Peanut. Base drop rates for Mythics aren't easy (Zero Point at 1.044%, Burnt Peanut at 1.5%), and combining Mastery Monday, vaulting, and Relic Chests seems to be the most logical way. I always set aside Monday mornings for my farming runs - whether there will be Mythics or not, Legendary drops get better on this day.

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