Fortnite Gold Sprites Release Date and When You Can Unlock Them - VICE

Epic Games added Gold Sprites to Fortnite in the November 12 Captain’s Day update, but you can’t unlock them just yet. Here’s when Gold Sprites go live in the battle royale and the full list of variants you’ll be able to find.

According to Epic Games, Gold Sprites will be available to unlock in Fortnite on Sunday, November 22, 2026, when Oscar arrives for Captain’s Day. If you’re jumping into the battle royale and wondering why you haven’t found a Gold Sprite yet, the November 12 update only added the variants to the game’s files ahead of their release.

Although the new variant were technically included in the list of 25 new Fortnite Sprites added in today’s patch, they are currently disabled. Epic will enable them in next week’s Captain’s Day update.

There are 14 Gold Sprites in the Fortnite Treasure Hunters mini-season so far. More Sprites could get Gold variants later, although the season ends on December 5, so this might be all we’re getting.

Gold Sprites will be available to unlock in Fortnite on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 4 AM PT / 7 AM ET, when Oscar’s Captain’s Day update goes live.

Here’s when you can start looking for Gold Sprites in your region. All dates and times are local:

Interestingly, the new variant is called “Liquid Gold” in the game’s files, which could be a reference to its new texture. As for their power, the Treasure Hunters Gold Sprites work the same way they did in Chapter 7 Season 3. They give players 3× XP from eliminations.