For a long time, vaults have been a source of abundant high-quality loot in Fortnite. The ongoing Treasure Hunters season is no different in that regard. There are nine hidden vaults scattered across the length and breadth of the One Piece-themed Battle Royale island, and each one opens only with a Rare Vault Key.
These massive vaults not only have three Rare Chests that spawn epic and legendary tier loot, but they also have a Sprite Chest that stands a chance to offer the most elusive sprites in the game. Since your player character can go from zero to fully equipped, from highly powerful weapons to rare sprites, by ransacking just a single vault, it becomes imperative to focus on these loot hotspots if you want to quickly build a highly effective arsenal during a match.
Below, you can check out all the marked locations where you will find these vaults in Fortnite, along with a description of how to open them using a vault key.
Fortnite vault locations map
There are known to be a total of nine vaults on the Battle Royale island in Fortnite Treasure Hunters. These locations are as described below:
- On the beach, south-west of Rubber Resort.
- Behind the waterfall, south of Loot Lagoon.
- Inside Fortune’s Fort, around its south-western part.
- In the hill just east of Lantern Landing.
- In the structure west of Cursed Cavern, on the edge of the violet forest near the center of the map.
- On the $.$. Rocky ship.
- In the sewers beneath the southern part of Loguetown.
- Inside the cliff on the beach south of Busy Bay.
- Close to the cliff, located to the north-west of Windmill Village.
How to find vault key and access the vault
It’s important to know that finding the vault without the key in your possession is useless. No matter which weapon or item you use, you can’t break through the vault door or its walls in the game. Hence, it becomes imperative to grab a vault key quickly, to avoid an opponent getting to the vault first.
The Rare Vault Key drops at random from regular chests, so the best approach is to open as many chests as you can. Leveling up the Sweet Dreams Sprite can also reward a key, while equipping the Chester Sprite may improve your odds when looting chests. Once you get the key in your inventory, you will see a lock icon appear on your map and minimap.
This lock icon points you towards the nearest unopened vault, so you must follow it to reach the vault. Unlocking the vault door is quite a simple task, and you only have to press the interact button when you are facing it.
How vaults have changed in Fortnite Treasure Hunters
Vaults definitely come in very handy in Fortnite, thanks to the high concentration of valuable loot in those places. They have been available in previous seasons as well—including Chapter 7 Season 4, which concluded in October—but, owing to the ongoing season having a pirate theme, their number has been considerably increased for Treasure Hunters.
Hence, this mini-season emerges as a good time to raid vaults, because they will not be quite as highly contested as in past seasons, simply because of the bump in the number of vault locations. Just don’t wait too long: the mini-season wraps up with the Chapter 7 end event on Saturday, December 5. It will be interesting to see how Fortnite devs decide on the total vault count for future seasons based on the feedback from this one.
