How to Get the Chester Sprite in Fortnite Treasure Hunters

Fortnite players chasing every companion in the Treasure Hunters mini-season now have a new target: Chester, a cat-themed Sprite that lives inside a miniature treasure chest and wears an eyepatch. The Sprite grants a chance at bonus chest loot and removes fall damage, making it a practical pick for looters rather than just a collectible.

Chester is one of 13 base Sprites introduced in the pirate-themed season, which replaced the prior collectible system built around Cheat Codes. Anyone grinding Fortnite‘s latest roster of companions will want to know where Chester tends to show up and how its drop odds compare to the rest of the set.

Where to Find the Chester Sprite

Chester carries Epic rarity, so it will not appear as often as common Sprites scattered across the map. Players have four main ways to obtain it: searching regular, rare, buried or Sprite chests; completing Wanted Posters, which have taken over the role Cheat Codes played last season; eliminating an opponent who is currently using Chester; or using a Lucky Locator, an item that can summon a specific Sprite if the player has one to spare.

Trading is also possible between players, though Epic-rarity Sprites tend to be harder to pry loose from other squads. Completing Wanted Posters is considered the most consistent route, since it does not depend purely on random chest spawns.

Best POIs to Search

Loot Lagoon is the strongest starting point, with four rare chests and two Sprite chests clustered nearby. Busy Bay, Windmill Village, Arlong Park and Rubber Resort round out the list of recommended search zones. Fortnite Treasure Hunters matches cap lobbies at 80 players, which leaves more ground to cover solo or in a squad compared with standard Battle Royale counts. The Gum Gum Fruit’s Rocket ability can also speed up traversal between these points, a tool also useful for players hunting down Zoro’s Fortnite melee weapon during the same loop.

What the Chester Sprite Actually Does

Equipped, Chester gives a chance for treasure chests to drop extra loot and removes fall damage entirely. Those two effects combine well for players who want to loot aggressively and drop from height without worrying about damage. The Sprite also improves the odds of finding a Pirate Shop Token, the currency used at in-match pirate vendors this season.

Leveling Chester up requires eliminating opponents or opening regular, rare or Sprite chests, so players who favor combat and those who prefer quiet looting routes can both make progress. Multiple outlets, including the data referenced in Yahoo’s rundown of Fortnite Treasure Hunters Sprites and their abilities, confirm the chest-boost and fall-damage-removal combination as Chester’s core effect across sources.

Chester Sprite Variants So Far

As of Fortnite update 43.00, only two Chester variants exist in the wild:

• Chester Sprite: Chance to spawn extra loot from treasure chests and removes fall damage.
• Fortune Chester Sprite: Same base powers, plus reveals nearby chests on the map.

Epic Games is expected to add more variants with the next content update on November 12. One is labeled Cursed, and the other falls under the Gold Sprite category, a rarity tier that has existed since Chapter 7 Season 3. Players tracking weekly quest rewards tied to the mini-season can check the Fortnite rewards schedule for how XP earned this season ties into unlocking more content.

How Rare Is Chester, Really

Drop rates for Chester’s different variants reportedly range from roughly 9.28% down to about 0.09%, depending on which version a player is chasing. Epic Games has not published an official drop-rate table for Treasure Hunters Sprites, so those figures come from community tracking rather than developer confirmation. Chester is also among a smaller group of Sprites obtainable in bot-filled lobbies, which can make early grinding easier for players still building up their collection before the next update arrives.