Not all chests in Fortnite are hidden inside houses or locked away in vaults, as there are some that are found buried under the surface. Such chests require excavation before you can pry them open, but give similar rewards to their equivalent type of chest above the ground.
Buried chests in Fortnite Treasure Hunters are quite prevalent across the Crossbones Isle Battle Royale map, thanks to the mini-season being themed around pirates and treasures. Moreover, while some of these chests can be discovered naturally, others require equipping the Treasure Map item first.
You can read more about the abundance of these chests this Fortnite season and find out their approximate locations in the game by going through the guide below.
All buried chest locations in Fortnite Treasure Hunters
There are a total of 62 buried chests scattered throughout the entire One Piece-inspired map, per Fortnite.gg. The same source has also identified map locations for finding these chests, as given below.
| Approximate location on the map | Number of buried chests found |
|---|---|
| The bridge connecting Rubber Resort with the mainland | 2 |
| The cliff edge far south-east of Buggy’s Beachhead | 1 |
| The rocky cliff to the north of Cursed Cavern | 4 |
| The remote island far north-east of Lil’ Uzi’s Stronghold | 11 |
| The small island to the east of the $.$. Rocky ship | 2 |
| The south-eastern tip of the map, a small distance away from Busy Bay | 1 |
| The island with the big beachside shack, located to the south-east of Loguetown and to the north-west of Plunder Port | 2 |
| On the beach horizontally opposite to Windmill Village | 2 |
| On the steep cliff, located at the far south, on the Windmill Village island | 1 |
| On the stretch of the beach directly opposite the south-western tip of Arlong Park | 2 |
| The surrounding area of the Chest POI | 34 |
How to find buried Sprite Chests using Treasure Maps and gizmos
There are certain Sprite Chests buried deep into the ground whose respective locations are only revealed through using Treasure Maps and certain gizmos, namely Sprite Locator and Lucky Locator. These methods guarantee one sprite per chest, which may or may not be one that you already have.
To obtain a Treasure Map, you must encounter a Wanted Poster first and interact with it. On the other hand, to get a Sprite Locator or Lucky Locator, you must reach certain Sprite Mastery milestones or complete certain quests that have one of these two items as a reward.
Further, to ensure you discover a Sprite Chest that gives you a sprite that is missing from your collection, you should use the Lucky Locator. It is advisable to also carry a Portable Extractor when you are using this particular way to get a new sprite, so that you can extract it as soon as it’s in your possession.
Best sprite for finding buried chests
Hands down, Fortune Exmarks emerges as the most apt sprite to equip on your playthroughs focused on opening buried chests by the dozen. Being an Exmarks Sprite, it marks the locations of nearby Wanted Posters (Treasure Maps) and, being a Fortune variant, it simultaneously reveals the location of all kinds of chests in the player character’s vicinity.
If you can’t find this exact sprite, any Fortune sprite or any other Exmarks Sprite variant can also prove useful, as they possess at least one of the aforementioned traits that can facilitate finding buried chests. It will be interesting to see which one of these sprites becomes more popular, as players strive to unlatch as many chests as they can to get their hands on valuable items such as the Pirate Shop Access or the Sweet Dreams Sprite.
