How to locate a lightsaber in Fortnite

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Star Wars is here to stay in Fortnite. (Image credit: Epic Games)

In a galaxy far, far away, lightsabers are a force to be reckoned with but just where are they in Fortnite?

Star wars lightsaber
Star Wars is here to stay in Fortnite. (Image credit: Epic Games)

So... Star Wars is now a thing in Fortnite. Following the game’s announcement, the latest Star Wars event now has lightsabers in it and good God they’re incredibly strong but be warned, your lightsaber milage might vary. What's strange is that the Fortnite lightsabers in questions do not have a particular spawn point on the map, so going into your second or third game might send you somewhere completely different unfortunately, though the video below might be able to give you some additional tips:

Lightsaber tips

If you know anything from watching the Star Wars films, most lightsaber combat is done up close and personal and Fortnite is no different here. Once you've acquired your sizzling slasher, most attack patterns are enough to down an enemy, doing between 40-60 damage, which, of course, you'd never see in a Star Wars film let's be real here.Things over at Epic Games just keep getting bigger and bigger in terms of collaborations and we here at EarlyGame are always curious what they’ll do next. We’d love to hear your thoughts on what collabs and crossovers would Fortnite do next. We hope you can get the high ground on your enemies with these sizzling slashers and do well in your next drop!

Sam Batty
Sam Batty