The right Sprite can speed up your reloads, remove fall damage, or turn a fishing hole into extra loot in Fortnite. Treasure Hunters introduces 13 base Sprites, with Fortune and Cursed forms adding effects to their main abilities. To find them, tear down a Wanted Poster, follow its Sprite Treasure Map, and dig up the Sprite Chest. This guide covers every base ability, the upgrades you gain as Sprites level up, and the Sprite Mastery rewards worth working toward.
How do you get Sprites in Treasure Hunters?
Wanted Posters give you a route to buried Sprite Chests. Posters appear around the island, particularly in and around points of interest, so check walls while exploring those areas.
Follow a Wanted Poster to its chest
Interact with a Wanted Poster to tear it down and receive a Sprite Treasure Map. Follow the map to the buried Sprite Chest, then strike the burial spot with your pickaxe to uncover it. Open the chest to collect the Sprite inside.
Start with a Wanted Poster
The map handles the treasure hunt, while your pickaxe handles the digging. A Sprite Chest guarantees a Sprite, although which Sprite you receive is random.
What other methods work?
You can also obtain Sprites through these routes:
- Ordinary chests: Sprites can appear alongside your regular loot, but a Sprite drop is not guaranteed.
- Eliminated opponents: Players carrying a Sprite can leave one for you to collect when eliminated.
- Lucky Locators: Use one to find a buried Sprite Chest containing a Sprite missing from your collection.
What does each of the 13 base Sprites do?
Fortnite update 43.00 introduces a collection of 35 forms: 13 base Sprites and 22 Fortune or Cursed variants. The table below separates the base abilities by rarity so you can identify what each companion actually contributes.
| Base Sprite | Rarity | Main ability |
|---|---|---|
| Barry O’Fish | Rare | Tactical sprinting consumes less stamina while you are in water. |
| Halfpeel’d | Rare | Shows elimination locations on the map. |
| Re-Pete | Rare | Speeds up reloads and gives reloading a chance to return ammunition. |
| Wayfinder | Rare | Detects nearby Sprites and increases the items you receive from Buried Chests. |
| Chester | Epic | Prevents fall damage and gives Treasure Chests a chance to produce additional loot. |
| Exmarks | Epic | Shows the locations of Treasure Maps and Wanted Posters. |
| Kelper | Epic | Gradually restores your health while you are in water. |
| Lil’ Flacko | Legendary | Produces a shockwave when you land, pushing nearby enemies back. |
| Lil’ Squibbly | Legendary | Jumping into a fishing hole fishes it and awards bonus loot. |
| Lil’ Uzi Vert Jr. | Legendary | Restoring shields triggers a Chug Splash effect. |
| Transponder Snail | Legendary | Resource pickups award extra resources. Teammates with Transponder Snail equipped also receive a bonus. |
| Plundarrgh | Mythic | Opening a chest increases your movement speed and pickaxe speed. |
| Sweet Dreams | Mythic | Produces a random item at each Sprite level, with more valuable loot at higher levels and Mythic loot at maximum level. |
Which abilities fit your goal?
Re-Pete is the straightforward choice if you want faster reloads and a chance to recover ammunition. Chester combines fall protection with a Treasure Chest loot bonus, making its appeal broader than simply finding another item.
For treasure hunting, Exmarks points you toward Wanted Posters and Treasure Maps, while Wayfinder detects Sprites and improves Buried Chest rewards. Plundarrgh instead rewards opening chests with speed boosts.
If you’re comparing seasonal collections, the Chapter 7 Season 3 Sprite abilities guide covers that earlier roster separately.
Which Sprite abilities improve as they level up?
Several Treasure Hunters Sprites strengthen their existing effects as their level increases. The improvement depends on the Sprite: Halfpeel’d gains detection range, Lil’ Flacko gains knockback strength, and Lil’ Uzi Vert Jr. triggers its shield-restoration effect more frequently through a shorter cooldown.
Combat, healing, and detection upgrades
These Sprites improve the effectiveness or reach of their main ability:
- Re-Pete: Reload speed increases, and ammunition refunds become more likely.
- Lil’ Flacko: The landing shockwave pushes enemies back harder.
- Lil’ Uzi Vert Jr.: The cooldown on its Chug Splash effect decreases.
- Kelper: The amount of health restored in water increases.
- Halfpeel’d: Elimination detection covers a larger radius.
- Wayfinder: Nearby Sprite detection reaches farther.
Loot improvements and maximum-level bonuses
Chester gains a higher chance of producing an extra Treasure Chest item. Lil’ Squibbly awards more loot through fishing holes, while Transponder Snail increases the amount of bonus resources received from pickups.
Three Sprites have particularly notable maximum-level rewards:
| Sprite | Progression reward |
|---|---|
| Sweet Dreams | Gives a random item at every level, improves loot value as it grows, and drops Mythic loot at maximum level. |
| Exmarks | Produces an additional Treasure Map at maximum level. |
| Barry O’Fish | Grants the Slap effect at maximum level. |
Sweet Dreams offers repeated item drops as it grows. Exmarks adds another Treasure Map to its tracking ability, while Barry O’Fish gains Slap alongside its water-sprinting benefit.
How do Fortune and Cursed Sprites change abilities?
Fortune and Cursed forms keep their Sprite’s base ability and add another effect. Fortune helps you locate chests. Cursed improves your chances of finding rare Sprite variants, but introduces a water-damage penalty.
| Form | Added benefit | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Uses the Sprite’s normal ability. | No Fortune chest detection or Cursed discovery bonus. |
| Fortune | Highlights nearby chests in addition to the base ability. | No added water-damage penalty. |
| Cursed | Improves the chance of finding rare Sprite variants in addition to the base ability. | Water damages you. |
Fortune and Cursed forms cover Barry O’Fish, Halfpeel’d, Re-Pete, Wayfinder, Chester, Exmarks, Kelper, Lil’ Flacko, Lil’ Squibbly, Lil’ Uzi Vert Jr., and Plundarrgh.
Should you choose Fortune or Cursed?
Fortune’s chest detection is useful when you want to keep finding loot. Cursed is aimed at collecting rarer Sprite variants, with a penalty that directly affects water use.
For a comparison with Chapter 7 Season 4’s separate collection, the Bounty Hunter Sprite variants guide breaks down that roster.
When do Gold Sprites return?
Gold Sprites are scheduled to return on November 12, 2026. Their bonus awards extra XP for eliminating opponents, adding another variant effect beyond the Fortune and Cursed forms covered here. This guide’s base roster and abilities apply to update 43.00.
How do you claim Sprite Mastery rewards?
Open the Treasure tab in the Lobby to find Sprite Mastery rewards. A new rewards page unlocks each week, and mastering Sprites earns items including Lucky Locators, Golden Fireworks, and other Gizmos.
The Sprite Mastery Strongbox Back Bling upgrades as you progress. Mastering 40 Sprites unlocks the Navigator’s Nosedive Umbrella, giving you a longer-term collection target beyond finding the 13 base companions.
Wanted Posters provide a repeatable route to Sprite Chests, while the Treasure tab keeps your mastery rewards in view. For your next objective, browse the Fortnite guide collection.
