If you're looking for the Fortnite vault keycards and how they work, this is everything you need to know. Being a more recent addition to the game, there's quite a lot to figure out when it comes to Fortnite vaults. Let's go over how to find the vault keycards and where to find the vaults.
There are a total of seven to find and they need keycards instead of the vault keys in the past. Though you should never rely on cracking one open to win a match, getting lucky enough to bust them open will give you the guns and gear you'll need to stand a fighting chance at a victory royale.
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How to get a Fortnite vault keycard
Vaults have come back in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 and there are seven of them scattered across the island. To open them, instead of keys, you will need to defeat a very difficult boss with a huge health bar that defends the vaults.
You will have to face the boss Highcard who holds a vault keycard that can open the vault. They are located at each of the vault locations, but they will only spawn in the middle of the game.
The best way to make these bosses appear is to defeat all enemies in the location, prepare your best gear and weapons, and wait.
In a few moments, the Highcard and his two henchmen will appear, so defeat them to loot the vault keycard.
How to use vault keycards
There are a total of seven vault locations on the whole island and we all know where to find them. Check out the island map in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 with its changes and such.
Here are the vault locations:
Vault | Location | How to Unlock |
|---|---|---|
Estate Vault | Eclipsed Estate basement level | Estate vault keycard dropped by Thorne |
Retreat Level | Relentless Retreat basement level | Retreat vault keycard dropped by Heart |
Suites Vault | Sanguine Suites basement level | Suites vault keycard dropped by Diamond |
Mega City Vault | Center of Mega City | Mega City vault keycard dropped by The Dealer |
Slappy Shores Vault | Slappy Shores southern factory | Rumble Ruins vault keycard dropped by The Dealer |
Rumble Ruins Vault | Underneath the center of Rumble Ruins | Rumble Ruins vault keycard dropped by The Dealer |
Loot Island Vault | Only found at Loot Island which spawns randomly during the game | Can be unlocked via two keys |
Only the Loot Island Vault needs two keycards and it will only spawn randomly in a game. The rest of the vault locations are fixed and have a boss that needs to be defeated to drop the vault keycard.
To open the vault, just stand in front of the computer by the vault and interact with it. After successfully interacting with the computer, the doors will open.
Only Loot Island has keys used to open the vault.
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