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All Winterfest 2023 Quests
It's the special time of year when the snow hits the island and Sgt. Winter rains down destruction in Fortnite. As with the last few years, you can now log in and accept free cosmetics and quests to further complete the battle pass.
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Updated December 30, 2023: We've updated this guide to include the latest quests and information. There are now enough Winterfest Quests to complete the main objective.
How To Claim Winterfest 2023 Presents
When you log in during Winterfest 2023, you can scroll over to the 'Quests' tab, where there will be a 'Daily Gift' section at the top. If you haven't already received the gift for the day, you'll be able to press or click the prompted button to open your present for the day.
If you're subscribed to the Fortnite Crew, you may get the first gift automatically when you log in, since it's already connected to a bonus style that you'll get as part of that subscription.
If that happens, there will be no cosmetics shown when you open the first gift.
There will be 14 days of free cosmetics, lasting from December 14 -28, 2023, offering opportunities for gifts even after the major holiday rolls around.
Even if you don't get an opportunity to open them each day, you'll still have the opportunity to claim the multiple earned gifts until Jan. 2, 2024, at 9am EST.
The two new skins being gifted during Fortnite's Winterfest 2023 will have figurines available to play in the Lego Fortnite game mode.
All Winterfest 2023 Quests
There's also the chance to earn multiple battle pass levels thanks to the new holiday and seasonal-themed quests. This year, the quests are separated into the character-specific Snapshot Quests, more general Winterfest Quests, and the Ship It! Express Quests. There are also overall goals to be met for Winterfest; unlocking more cosmetics.
Overall Winterfest Goals
Quest Objective | Reward |
|---|---|
Complete 19 Winterfest Quests. | Snowglobe Smasher |
Complete Ship It! Express Snapshot. | Battle Pass Level Up |
Complete Ship It! Express Snapshot. | Battle Pass Level Up |
More Winterfest Quests will be released as the event continues.
Snapshot Quests
There are currently multiple Ship It! Express Snapshot quest, similar to other character-specific missions in previous seasons. As part of the event, you will see new corporations on the island, like Ship It! Express. Each Snapshot is a multi-stage quest, and you won't be able to unlock the general reward until all four stages are completed.
Stage | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
One | Visit a Ship It! Express Location. | 15,000 XP |
Two | Investigate three stolen present stashes. | 15,000 XP |
Three | Visit Crackshot's Cabin when the floating loot island appears. | 15,000 XP |
Four | Talk to Holiday Boxy about the stolen boxes. | 15,000 XP |
Thankfully, all the locations for this quest are marked on the map. That means you'll be able to mark them at the start of the match or as you go, which will allow you to get through each objective in less time.
The only place that isn't marked is Crackshot's Cabin, but you can find that on the floating island that appears in the middle of each match.
Stage | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
One | Destroy the hacked Ship It! Express Drones at Hot Spots. | 15,000 XP |
Two | Use a Sneaky Snowmando prop near Krampus and his presents. | 15,000 XP |
Three | Place a beacon near Krampus's stolen present stash. | 15,000 XP |
Four | Eliminate Krampus to save Winterfest. | 15,000 XP |
Krampus is slightly weaker than the Society's bosses around the island, so facing him by yourself at full shields with weapons won't be a long fight.
As with the first quest, all the locations are easily markable on the map. The only location without a specific objective marker appears in Hot Spots, which are the yellow-tinted names of major POIs that change each match. For that objective, shoot the flying blue drones out of the sky, which also drops loot.
There is currently a Snapshot quest that requires players to collect a gift from Sgt. Winter around the map, but he was not added for about 12 hours after the quest went live.
The next Snapshot quest is fairly easy once you find Sgt. Winter, but he's much easier to track down than in previous years. Simply head to the Christmas-themed island with the present production system to the right of the in-game marker. It has a large ice-lake in the middle that's hard to miss.
Stage | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
One | Collect an item from a present thrown by Sgt. Winter. | 15,000 XP |
Two | Deliver three packages to their rightful destinations. | 15,000 XP |
Three | Place three festive snow creatures. | 15,000 XP |
Four | Emote with Holiday Boxy or Sgt. Winter. | 15,000 XP |
All the other stages of the quest outside Sgt. Winter's location have accurate markers on the map, with the Santa knock-off only being a little to the right of his objective marker. Just stand near him for around ten seconds, and he's likely to throw a gift.
Winterfest Quests
Each stage of Winterfest Quests counts toward the goal of completing the Winterfest Quests.
Epic Games has removed the Icy Grappler from the game for the rest of Winterfest on December 20, with it being replaced by the regular Grappler instead. Due to this, Epic Games also replaced one of the quests that required you to slide with the ice effect.
The new quest requires players to hit 50 weakpoints with their pickaxe instead.
Stage | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
One | Hit opponents three times with snowballs from the Snowball Launcher. | 15,000 XP |
Two | Hit opponents seven times with snowballs from the Snowball Launcher. | 15,000 XP |
Three | Hit opponents 15 times with snowballs from the Snowball Launcher. | 15,000 XP |
Four | Hit opponents 30 times with snowballs from the Snowball Launcher. | 15,000 XP |
One | Land from the bus at Winterburg and make it to 20 players remaining. | 15,000 XP |
One | Hit 50 weakpoints. | 15,000 XP |
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One | Land in two snowy regions in different matches. | 15,000 XP |
Two | Land in four snowy regions in different matches. | 15,000 XP |
Three | Land in six snowy regions in different matches. | 15,000 XP |
Four | Land in eight snowy regions in different matches. | 15,000 XP |
One | Talk to three characters to receive items. | 15,000 XP |
One | Assist in opening five Winterfest presents on the map. | 15,000 XP |
One | Travel 1,000 meters by sprinting. | 15,000 XP |
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One | Eat three Snowy Floppers or hide in three Sneaky Snomandos. | 15,000 XP |
One | Emote on a dance floor. | 15,000 XP |
One | Damage opponents for 250 in a snowy region. | 15,000 XP |
Two | Damage opponents for 700 in a snow region. | 15,000 XP |
Three | Damage opponents for 1,500 in a snowy region. | 15,000 XP |
Four | Damage opponents for 2,500 in a snowy region. | 15,000 XP |
One | Light off a firework at a marked location. | 15,000 XP |
One | Earn 20,000 XP in Creative experiences. | 15,000 XP |
The Snowball Launcher can be easily acquired from Boxy if you have enough gold, so it may be worth robbing a vault before you pay her a visit. The NPC enemies also count as opponents, so hitting them with the Snowball Launcher is sure to work.
You can find Winterfest presents if you land on the island where Sgt. Winter can be found on the northernmost middle part of the map. You can tell the difference between Winterfest presents and decorative ones by the golden glow and loot noise, similar to the base chests. There are also Christmas trees at many POIs that have the chance to spawn presents as well.
Sneaky Snowmandos and Frozen Floppers seem to be more likely to appear in the snowy areas of the map, which you will have plenty of time to explore as you damage NPCs and enemy players to complete the four-part objective.
Ship It! Express LTM Quests
The Ship It! Express Limited Time Mode is a special take on Battle Royale that Epic Games is releasing for a limited time during Winterfest this year. In it, you will become employees of Ship It! Express and will only be able to use items on the island that can be thrown.
Stage | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
One | Damage enemy players for 300 with thrown items in Ship It! Express. | 15,000 XP |
Even though it takes place in a different mode, any Ship It! Express quests will count towards your Winterfest Quests total.
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