Epic Games revealed on November 7 the exact odds for the treasures in Fortnite's Treasure Hunters mini-season: the Fortnite Pirate Token, which unlocks the Pirate Shop, appears in only 1 out of every 137,500 chests in normal matches. The disclosure came a week after the season launched, following player protests and public complaints addressed to the FTC, the United States consumer protection agency.
What the Fortnite Pirate Token is
The Pirate Token — officially Pirate Shop Access — is the rarest reward from the season's Treasure-Hunt chests. Whoever finds it unlocks the Pirate Shop, where almost every Item Shop item becomes free for 14 days from activation. The token can be activated twice: once in 2026, until December 15, and once in 2027, between January 1 and December 15. It cannot be transferred to another account, and it does not apply to the Battle Pass, gifting, or real-money bundles such as Fortnite Crew. The Treasure Hunters mini-season ends on December 5, 2026.
The official odds
The table with the Fortnite Pirate Token odds was published by the official Fortnite Status account on X on November 7. According to Epic, the odds have applied since the season launched and do not vary during the day, except during Treasure Hours — and no treasure repeats, except for Gizmos.
| Reward | Normal match | Treasure Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Gold Outfit | 1:1,562,500 | 7.5x |
| Pirate Shop Access (Pirate Token) | 1:137,500 | 1.5x |
| Weekly Vehicle & Decal | 1:7,813 | 10x |
| Weekly Pickaxe or Backbling | 1:568 | — |
| Weekly Jam Track | 1:391 | — |
| Weekly Loading Screen | 1:272 | — |
| Gizmo (any) | 1:127 | — |
With the 1.5x Treasure Hours multiplier, the Fortnite Pirate Token's odds improve to about 1 in 91,667. Epic also indicated that Treasure Hours rates may be even higher in future windows, citing as an example a window on the night of the announcement.
A week of pressure
The Treasure Hunters season began on November 1 with the One Piece collaboration, but Epic did not disclose the odds at launch. Players report opening thousands of chests without finding the Fortnite Pirate Token — one cited entire squads with more than 15,000 chests opened without receiving even the most common treasures, such as the car, the jam track or the pickaxe — while unsourced estimates circulated online, including 1 in 7,000. On November 3, the Fortnite Status account replied about the fairness of the system without giving numbers. On November 5, player @QuantSet posted a message addressed to the FTC, arguing that the lack of public odds created an anti-consumer, FOMO-driven scenario in a game played mostly by children, and asking the agency to act. Pressure grew with boycott threats and the #ReleaseTheOdds campaign until the table was published on November 7. The community's reaction was relief with reservations: “thank you for the transparency, but it should not have taken a week,” one player quoted by IGN summed up.
What is not confirmed yet
The FTC complaints are public messages from players — there is no confirmation that the agency has opened an investigation into Epic. There is also no evidence that the Fortnite Pirate Token odds changed during the week: Epic says they have been constant since launch, except during Treasure Hours.
Read the previous story on Geekiki: Fortnite Treasure Hunters arrives with One Piece collab and new Crossbones island.
Image credit: Epic Games, via IGN.
Sources
- IGN — Epic Reveals Drop Rate for Fortnite's Pirate Token Following Pressure From Fans
- Polygon — New Fortnite Item Makes Everything on the Item Shop Completely Free
Transparency: this article was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence, drawing on public posts on X and internet sources, including IGN and Polygon. We recommend consulting the original sources to confirm the information.
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