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Bars

Bars are an in-game currency in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were introduced in Chapter 2: Season 5.

Functionality

Bars can be used to purchase items or services from Characters or Vending Machines at differing prices. They can be used for:

Any of these purchases will deduct Bars from your account.

A player can accumulate a maximum amount of 5,000 Bars over several matches. Accumulated Bars can carry across LTMs, Ranked, and all Fortnite: Reload playlists. however, they do not carry across in Tournaments. They cannot be dropped from your Inventory.

Bars are reset at the end of each season.

Obtained

Bars can be obtained in multiple ways.

Bars are dropped as an item by:

Bars are deposited straight into the player's inventory by:

History

Chapter 2: Season 5

Update v15.00

  • Introduced.
    • Max carry limit of 10,000.

Update v15.20

  • Players spawn with 50 Bars in Arena, which do not carry over between Arena matches.

Chapter 2: Season 6

Update v16.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.
    • Reduced max carry limit to 5,000.

Chapter 2: Season 7

Update v17.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 2: Season 8

Update v18.00

Chapter 3: Season 1

Update v19.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 3: Season 2

Update v20.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 3: Season 3

Update v21.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 3: Season 4

Update v22.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 4: Season 1

Update v23.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 4: Season 2

Update v24.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 4: Season 3

Update v25.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 4: Season 4

Update v26.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 4: Season OG

Update v27.00

  • Vaulted.

Chapter 5: Season 1

Update v28.00

  • Unvaulted.

Chapter 5: Season 2

Update v29.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.
  • Introduced SHADOW Briefings as a new way to earn Bars.

Chapter 5: Season 3

Update v30.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 5: Season 4

Update v31.00

  • Reset to 0 for all players.

Chapter 2 Remix

Update v32.00

Trivia

  • During Operation: Snowdown, playing a match in the Snowdown Shuffle playlist would reset players Bars to 0.
    • On December 22nd, 2020, users with 2K+ Bars had their Bars restored to their account and Epic Games promised that the bug should occur less.
    • Bars seem to be made out of gold and made by the Imagined Order, as noted by the Logo printed on them.
  • In Chapter 3: Season 4, Bars were not reset on season launch, despite the fact there was a Bargain Bin Week.

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