Epic Games has announced a new cross-promotion tie-in: pre-purchase LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on the Epic Games Store and you'll unlock the Golden Batarang Knucks pickaxe in Fortnite at no extra cost. The offer is live now, and it also throws in the Bricks and Batarangs Loading Screen for good measure.
What you're actually getting (and what it costs)
The word "free" is doing some heavy lifting here. The pickaxe itself costs zero V-Bucks, but it's tied to a $69.99 pre-purchase of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on the Epic Games Store. So it's more accurate to say the pickaxe is bundled as a loyalty reward rather than a standalone giveaway.
That said, this is the same cross-promotion model Epic has used before. Players who buy the game through the Epic Games Store automatically receive the cosmetic in their Fortnite locker. No redeem codes, no separate claim steps.
Make sure the Epic Games Store account you use to buy LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the same account tied to your Fortnite locker. Mismatched accounts mean the pickaxe won't appear.
The catch with the Item Shop
Epic Games has not confirmed whether the Golden Batarang Knucks will ever appear in the Fortnite Item Shop. That's a meaningful gap in the information right now. If the pickaxe stays exclusive to this promotion, the pre-purchase window could be the only realistic path to owning it.
This follows a familiar pattern with collaboration cosmetics. Some eventually surface in the Item Shop months later; others remain tied to their original promotion permanently. Until Epic says otherwise, treating this as a limited opportunity is the safer assumption.
LEGO Batman on Epic Games Store
How the promotion actually works
The process is straightforward once you're committed to the purchase:
- Open the Epic Games Store (desktop app or browser)
- Search for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight or find it on the homepage
- Pre-purchase the title at $69.99
- Launch Fortnite and open your locker
- The Golden Batarang Knucks pickaxe and Bricks and Batarangs Loading Screen will be waiting
Pro tip: The promotion is listed prominently on the Epic Games Store homepage right now, so you won't need to dig for it.
Batman keeps showing up in Fortnite
This isn't the first time the Caped Crusader has landed on the island, and the LEGO angle fits neatly into Fortnite's ongoing LEGO mode content. Epic has been consistent about rewarding players who engage with its broader game ecosystem through the Epic Games Store, and this collaboration continues that trend.
For players already interested in LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the pickaxe is a solid bonus. For players who want the cosmetic but not the game, the math is harder to justify at $69.99.
Chapter 7 Season 2 has been stacking free cosmetic opportunities, from earning the Fish Stick Pickaxe through Rivalry Ranks to completing Star Wars Unleash the Force quests for five free items. The full picture of what's claimable this season is worth checking before the window closes on any of them. The Fortnite guides hub has the current season's free cosmetic opportunities in one place.
