Fortnite Accolades have featured in the game for quite some time, but as they're rarely referenced by their actual name you may not have considered them before. Accolades are the small awards that pop up at the top of your screen when you hit certain targets or achievements in a Fortnite match, giving you an XP bonus and featuring in one of the Milestone Quests to Acquire Accolades. Interest in them has been reignited during Fortnite Season 2, with a leaked Kickstart Quest instructing players to Open Collections and view Accolades, suggesting that you would be able to see a round up of your earned Accolades by opening a book through the Collections menu.
It's not clear why this quest didn't go live at the start of the season as planned, or whether its last minute removal contributed to the delay in launching Season 2. However, it's possible that Fortnite Accolades will play a larger role as the season progresses, so here's everything you need to know about them.
How to acquire Fortnite Accolades
You will acquire Fortnite Accolades automatically as you play, for completing various feats in the battle royale, and you'll know you've earned one when a notification pops up at the top of your screen like the one above. There are a large number of potential Accolades in Fortnite to earn, which stack up during the course of a match, and although the following list is not exhaustive it should give you an idea of the sort of things to aim for:
- First Landing - First player in the match to touch the ground
- Scorched Landing - Land at a hot spot
- Better Late Than Never - Land after the first storm forms
- Smash and Grab - First player in the match to search a chest
- Fast Talker - First player in the match to talk with a Fortnite character
- Adventure Buddies - First player in the match to hire a character
- Battle Ready - First player to reach maximum health and shields
- First to the Feast - Eliminate a player within 10 seconds of landing
- Finders Keepers - First player in the match to collect a weapon from an eliminated player
- Early Bird - First player in the match to pick up a Legendary item
- Lucky Llama - First player in the match to eliminate a fleeing supply llama
- Gift of Life - First player in the match to reboot a player
- Quick Exit - First player to get eliminated
- Actually Use Bandages - Bandages used during a match
- Light Breeze - 100 Storm damage survived in a match
- Barely Raining - 250 Storm damage survived in a match
- Cold, Eliminated Hands - Item collected while DBNO [Down But Not Out]
- Monumental Monarch - Claim a capture point
- Succession - Captured a Victory Crown
- All Hail The Crown - 1 Opponent eliminated while wearing a crown
- Royale Vengeance - 3 Opponents eliminated while wearing a crown
- Single Digits - 5 Elims in a match
- Double Digits - 10 Elims in a match
- Double Elimination - 2 Elims within a short duration
- Multi Elimination - 3 Elims within a short duration
- Mega Elimination - 4 Elims within a short duration
- Headshot - Opponent downed with a headshot
- Head Hunter - 10 Headshots hit in a match
- Get Ahead - 20 Headshots hit in a match
- Jack Of All Trades - Deal damage with 5 different weapon types in a match
- Who's The Boss? - Defeated a Fortnite Boss
- Under The World You Go - Defeated Hades
- Distance Shot - Opponent downed over 100 meters away
- Long Shot - Over 150 meters!!
- Ludicrous Shot - Over 200 meters!!!
- Survivor I - 50 Players remaining
- Survivor II - 25 Players remaining
- Survivor III - 10 Players remaining
- Alpha Predator - First player in the match to hunt wildlife
- Open Season - 3 wildlife hunted in a match
- Game Keeper - 6 wildlife hunted in a match
- Carnivore - 9 wildlife hunted in a match
- Can of Worms - 5 fish caught in a match
- Fishmonger - 10 fish caught in a match
- Pescatarian - 15 fish caught in a match
- Bird of Prey - First player to catch a chicken
- Ammo Scrounger - 5 Ammo boxes searched in a match
- Ammo Scavenger - 10 Ammo boxes searched in a match
- Loot Collector - 5 Chests searched in a match
- Loot Stockpiler - 10 Chests searched in a match
- Gold Rush - 50 Bars collected in a match
- Gilded Glory - 100 Bars collected in a match
- Treasure Trove - 250 Bars collected in a match
- Big Spender - 250 Bars spent in a match
- High Roller - 500 Bars spent in a match
- Compulsive Shopper - 1,000 Bars spent in a match
- AR Specialist - 250 Assault Rifle damage in a match
- AR Expert - 500 Assault Rifle damage in a match
- AR Master - 750 Assault Rifle damage in a match
- Demolition Specialist - Destroy 50 structures
- Demolition Expert - Destroy 250 structures
- Demolition Master - Destroy 1,000 structures
- Medical Specialist - 250 Health restored in a match
- Medical Expert - 500 Health restored in a match
- Medical Master - 750 Health restored in a match
- Melee Specialist - 250 Melee damage in a match
- Melee Expert - 500 Melee damage in a match
- Melee Master - 750 Melee damage in a match
- Shield Specialist - 250 Shields gained in a match
- Shield Expert - 500 Shields gained in a match
- Shield Master - 750 Shields gained in a match
- Shotgun Specialist - 250 Shotgun damage in a match
- Shotgun Expert - 500 Shotgun damage in a match
- Shotgun Master - 750 Shotgun damage in a match
- SMG Specialist - 250 SMG damage in a match
- SMG Expert - 500 SMG damage in a match
- SMG Master - 750 SMG damage in a match
- Sniper Specialist - 250 Sniper damage in a match
- Sniper Expert - 500 Sniper damage in a match
- Sniper Master - 750 Sniper damage in a match
At the time of writing there's no way to track how many or which Fortnite Accolades you've earned overall, but you can get a summary at the end of each match. When the game ends, follow the Match Stats prompt at the bottom of the screen to see a round up of your stats from the match, along with a list of all the Accolades you earned during it. If you're looking to acquire Accolades in Fortnite quickly, Team Rumble is the mode to go for as you can easily rack up various weapon damage and collection awards during the course of a single match.
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