Summary
For years,Fortnitehas provided players with a near-endless supply of creative skins that they can use in Battle Royale, and the more recent metaverse content with Rocket Racing,FortniteFestival, and evenLEGO Fortnite. Yet, with these skins featuring as part of Battle Passes, events, and even in something as simple as the Item Shop, they often disappear without a trace, far longer than fans would have expected considering their popularity.
As such,Fortnite’s rarest skins are often sought after due to their rarity, with many players seeking to claim these outfits for themselves. There is a deep history with these rareFortniteskins, and some have not been seen for multiple years for seemingly no reason, whether it’s aFortniteoriginal or a collab, the disappearance of these rare skins should be noted.
This list does not involve Battle Pass cosmetics.
Updated on July 27, 2025, by Jake Fillery:Fortnite isn’t afraid to get nostalgic with the impending release of Fortnite OG as a continuing season method. While the OG Battle Passes won’t be returning, there is still hope for some rare cosmetics that have since been and gone. Whether exclusive to certain platforms, quests, or just rare in the Item Shop, here are the rarest skins in Fortnite.
18Blue Team Leader
Last Seen: Jun 22, 2025
The Blue Team Leader outfit was one of the original outfits designed forFortniteand features the classic model with a blue beanie and a tank top. The outfit itself is nothing completely original, especially in today’s spoiled cast of Item Shop goodies with collabs and bundles galore.
However, this is a true mark of a veteran, as PlayStation andFortniteoften collab on unique packs for PS Plus users, with Celebration Pack 1 being the very first. So, while Blue Team Leader doesn’t look all that special, her rarity in the community is something to keep in mind.
17Tart Tycoon
Last Seen: May 25, 2025
One of the most impacting events to come out ofFortnitein the real world was their feud with Apple and the amount of money the company would take from V-Bucks purchased on the App Store. With such restrictions in place, Epic Games decided to enter into legal warfare against Apple, and thus iOS and macOS players were punished.
The campaign for “Free Fortnite” began with a seemingly parodying skin of Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, with a free and villainousFortniteskin that saw him with an Apple for a head with a suit and in the same TV-static that was featured in Apple’s famous 1984 commercial. While obtaining the skin just required a victory in the #FreeFortnite Cup, it’s something that’s been and gone, and will likely never return due to its controversy.
16Havoc
Last Seen: May 28, 2025
In the early days ofFortnite, most skins were not all that unique from one another, and the concept of V-Bucks wasn’t worth what they are today. One such skin that promoted a lot of love was Havoc, a skin exclusive to those who claimed aFortnitePack from Twitch Prime which provided them with a rather unique outfit.
Havoc is one of the rarest skins due to how it comes from Twitch’s first collab withFortnite, and it’s a skin that hasn’t returned, and probably won’t. It’s still a well-used skin to this day thanks to its status among veterans for its distinct style and OG status.
15Royale Bomber
Last Seen: July 22, 2025
The Royale Bomber joins a long list of outfits that are exclusive to those who purchase specific consoles. PlayStation 4 was infamous for the Royale Bomber Bundle, which would provide players with this skin with 500 V-Bucks. It’s an outfit only obtainable through this purchase, and that’s not something everyone can splash some cash out on.
Purchasing a PS4 just for an obsolete skin might not be the best investment, and most Royale Bomber codes can be found on the internet for over $100. It’s a mediocre skin now, but at the time it was a luxury item that allowed players to brag.
14Reflex
Last Seen: August 04, 2025
Perhaps the rarest skin inFortnite, Reflex has not been seen in the Item Shop for over 5 years. Whilst there is nothing special about this skin in terms of its design, it’s worth noting that the reason it’s so rare is because of its accidental release into the Item Shop, as it wasoriginally an exclusive skinfor those who purchased the GeForce Bundle. Yet, even when the GeForce Bundle was replaced with a new skin, Reflex didn’t return to the shop, and so he remains as the rarest outfit inFortnite, perhaps forever.
13World Warrior
Last Seen: June 24, 2025
An uncommon skin, World Warrior was to promote and celebrateFortnite’s competitive World Cup for 2019. With the skin announced on July 16, 2025, byFortnite’s official channels on X, players didn’t expect that to only be for one weekend, asFortniteconfirmed in the following days that the World Warrior Outfit was only around “for this weekend”. Never taking it as a literal “one-chance Item Shop purchase”, World Warrior still has not returned, despite the fact that it’s almost been 5 years, and other World Cup skins have been and gone.
12The Paradigm
Last Seen: Jun 16, 2025
Perhaps the first of its kind, the Paradigm is a limited-time outfit that ended up being an exclusive skin to Chapter 1’s final live event, The End. This outfit could be purchased from the Item Shop and brought about yet another mysterious member of The Seven. Only arriving in the Item Shop for 3 days in 2019, players didn’t have long to purchase this rarity, even afterFortnite’s X account announced it was exclusive andavailable for a limited time, which has led many fans of The Seven to expect a comeback, to no avail.
For an unknown reason, the Paradigm was released briefly on Jul 26, 2025, but was quickly removed. Fortnite was quick to state that this was a mistake, and Paradigm will remain out of the Item Shop, but those who purchased her get to keep her.
11Shaman
Last Seen: June 07, 2025
A mystical-looking skin that helps access the world of good and evil, the Shaman was an interesting outfit that took influence from real-life shaman culture in Asia and America. Whilst the design is pretty good forFortnite’srenders, it’s debatable why this skin has been absent from the Item Shop for almost 5 years.
Whether it’s due to the real-life respect for shamans, or simply because those in charge of the Item Shop have forgotten about it, fans can only speculate on if this skin will ever return.
10Trench Raider
Last Seen: June 02, 2025
Chapter 2 is when Fortnite really started to enter the market with collabs, so it’s no surprise that an outfit that seems as standard as Trench Raider is lost. There’s nothing too special about it, as it’s more or less a generic soldier in a sneaking suit. Strangely enough, other cosmetics from the Fathoms Deep set have seen the light of day in the Item Shop, but for whatever reason, the Trench Raider is lost to the depths.
9Fourth Down Skins
Last Seen: Jul 30, 2025
A set of skins that sawFortniteteam with the NFL, the Fourth Down set brought about new NFL outfits to the game, which were perfect for those who loved American Football and the Super Bowl. The outfits featuredFortnite-original characters in football gear but with the addition of their favorite teams to the outfits, like the New York Giants, Patriots, and other iconic teams. However, despite this collaboration with the NFL, these outfits have beenmissing for quite some time, which leads to speculation on perhaps a team or two from the NFL not agreeing to return.
