How to Get the Plundarrgh Sprite in Fortnite

Fortnite players chasing the Mythic Plundarrgh Sprite in Treasure Hunters can get it by looting chests, completing Wanted Posters or using the Lucky Locator tool, according to a guide detailing the item’s powers and best search locations.

Key points

The Plundarrgh Sprite is a Mythic-rarity item in Fortnite Treasure Hunters that boosts pickaxe and movement speed when opening chests.
Players can find it by looting Treasure Chests, completing Wanted Posters or using the Lucky Locator tool.
Cursed Cavern, The Chest, Loot Lagoon and Plunder Port are the recommended POIs to search for the Sprite.
A Fortune variant reveals nearby chests, and a Cursed Plundarrgh variant is scheduled to arrive November 12.
Epic Games has not published official drop rates for the Sprite, so figures circulating online remain unverified.

Treasure Hunters, the pirate-themed mini-season that launched November 1 with update v43.00, built its loot chase around a new lineup of Sprites. Plundarrgh stands out for its design — a skull encrusted with teeth and dunloons, the in-game currency — and for the practical boost it gives players hunting the Fortnite Pirate Shop Token.

What the Plundarrgh Sprite Does

The Plundarrgh Sprite grants increased pickaxe and movement speed whenever a player opens a chest, according to a breakdown of the item’s chest buffs. That combination makes it useful for squads racing between buried chests to collect loot quickly, rather than relying on slower methods for clearing an area.

A Fortune variant adds to the base ability by revealing nearby chests, letting players chain discoveries across a map without wasting time searching blind. A third variant, Cursed Plundarrgh, is scheduled to arrive November 12 and is said to boost rare variant chances while making water deal damage, though Epic has not detailed exactly how that will play out in matches.

Where to Find It

Cursed Cavern is the recommended starting point for players hunting Plundarrgh, given the density of Treasure Chests at that point of interest. Other strong locations include The Chest, Loot Lagoon and Plunder Port.

The Chest POI offers the richest loot pool but carries the most risk. It’s a hot-drop location, meaning large numbers of players land there at the start of a match, which lowers the odds of surviving long enough to search thoroughly.

Players without luck finding the Sprite through chests can also complete Wanted Posters, a recurring objective system in Fortnite that has become a reliable way to earn Sprites this season. Trading with teammates is another option, though it depends on whether a partner already owns Plundarrgh and is willing to part with it — unlikely unless offered something equally rare in return.