Fortnite players can start off this season with some in-game goodies, and they also have a chance to earn awesome physical rewards. To do this, they have to participate in the Fortnite Showdown Global Leader Challenge. This event will only be live for four weeks, so players who want to join should do it as soon as they can.
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This article tells players how the Fortnite Showdown Global Leaderboard Challenge works, including how they can register and what they need to do in order to eligible to win the free rewards. Gamers who are interested in earning some freebies in Fortnite can learn more about this event below.
How to Join the Fortnite Showdown Global Leader Challenge
Gamers can join the Fortnite Showdown Global Leaderboard Challenge picking a team the first time that they boot Fortnite this season. After this, they have to visit the official Showdown Challenge webpage and log in with their account to register for the event. This is crucial, as it is here that players can check out their place in the leaderboard and their quest progress.
Players must choose between Team Foundation and Team Ice King. In order to be able to record their stats, players need to a pick a team; otherwise, their progress will not be taken into account.
Fortnite Showdown Global Leader Challenge Rewards
The Global Leader Challenge gives fans the opportunity to obtain in-game and real world rewards. To get in-game rewards, players have to complete the weekly quests. However, if they want to get the physical prizes, they need to take on a more competitive stance, as it requires them to be at the top of the leaderboards at the end of the week. Real world rewards will be given to those who are able to win the most rivalries each week.
In-Game Rewards
Players will receive the Original Rivalry spray simply for registering for the event online. After this, they will have to complete quests as they come out weekly to receive more freebies.
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Week |
Release Time |
Quest |
Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
March 19 at 7 AM ET |
Eliminate 50 players |
Rivaled Runners kicks |
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2 |
March 26 at 7 AM ET |
Survive 30 Storm Circles |
Goofyfoot Flail pickaxe |
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3 |
April 2 at 7 AM ET |
Earn a Victory Royale |
Enticing Pie emote |
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4 |
April 9 at 7 AM ET |
Win 15 Rivalries |
Eagle's Talons pickaxe |
The first weekly challenge became available on Thursday, March 19, when Chapter 7 Season 2 launched. Quests will continue to release each Thursday at 7 AM ET. In total, there will be four quests for gamers to complete, and they will remain available until April 16, 2026.
Physical Rewards
Physical rewards will be granted to players who win the most rivalries each week. Each rivalry victory is worth 1 Point, and if there is a time, the winner will be based on number of victory royales, eliminations, average placement, and average time alive.
Each week the Top 5 players on the global leaderboard will receive the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card. At the end of the challenge, the Top 20 players will receive a PlayStation 5; the Top 100 players of each team will get Team Foundation or Team Ice King apparel - based on their choice; and the Top 500 players of each team will receive a custom Fortnite keychain.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84/100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Epic Games
WHERE TO PLAY
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms (except iOS/Mac)
- Cross Save
- Via Epic Account
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- PC Release Date
- September 26, 2017
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- November 10, 2020
- PS5 Release Date
- November 12, 2020
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- June 12, 2018
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- June 5, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC, Android, iOS
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-4 players (certain modes)
- How Long To Beat
- 64 hours
- X|S Optimized
- YES
- File Size Xbox Series
- 89.89 GB
