New Fortnite weapons have been delivered to mark the beginning of Season 2 in Chapter 5, and many of them tie in to the Greek myth vibes of this update. Now, you may not necessarily associate Cerberus with a shotgun or Hades with an SMG, but at least Zeus' Thunderbolt won't come as a surprise, and each of the Olympian legends has their own specific weapon that you can obtain a Mythic version of by defeating that boss. While a lot of last season's arsenal has now gone to the vault, there are some returning weapons such as the Frenzy Auto Shotgun and the Nemesis Assault Rifle, so there will at least be a few familiar items to get your hands on in Fortnite.
In Season 2 you'll still be able to collect high-level versions of weapons via Fortnite weapon cases, or apply Fortnite weapon mods to upgrade your armaments, but you'll now need to find and access the new Weapon Bunkers to do this. Those bunkers become unchained in the middle of each match, so you can then raid them for fresh items and mods. To help you see what's new, what's vaulted, and what's unvaulted, I've put together this guide for all of the new Fortnite weapons in Season 2 of Chapter 5.
Fortnite new weapons
In keeping with the theme of Greek mythology, there are a number of Olympian legends arriving who are bringing their own Fortnite new weapons to the battle royale. The ones we know about so far are as follows:
- Gatekeeper Shotgun (Cerberus)
- Harbinger SMG (Hades)
- Huntress DMR (Zeus)
- Thunderbolt of Zeus (Zeus)
- Warforged Assault Rifle (Ares)
You can find the regular versions of those weapons as loot around the island, or obtain the Mythic version by defeating the named boss.
The following weapons are also returning from Season 1:
- Hammer Pump Shotgun
- Frenzy Auto Shotgun
- Nemesis Assault Rif;e
- Thunder Burst SMG
- Reaper Sniper Rifle
- Ranger Pistol
Fortnite vaulted weapons and items
With the changeover to Season 2, it's understandable that the Society bosses' unique weapons have been put back into the vault, but they're joined by a number of other iconic weapons that were regularly seen in the previous season. The following weapons have been consigned to the vault:
- Ballistic Shield
- Business Turret
- Cluster Clinger
- Grapple Blade
- Hyper SMG
- Lock On Pistol
- Montague's Enforcer Assault Rifle
- Nisha's Striker Assault Rifle
- Oscar's Frenzy Auto Shotgun
- Peter Griffin's Hammer Pump Shotgun
- Shield Breaker EMP
- Striker Assault Rifle
- Valeria's Hyper SMG
Fortnite unvaulted weapons and items
At the time of writing, I'm not aware of any Fortnite unvaulted weapons and items making a return for Season 2, and certainly none have been announced at this stage. As always, I'll keep an eye on this list to update it if and when further changes are made during the season in progress.
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