Fortnite Vault Nerf & Patch Notes: What Still Works?

01 / NOVEMBER 6 PATCH

What changed inside Vaults?

Fortnite Status said the floors and chests inside Battle Royale Vaults became unbreakable. Older runs that use cannon damage to destroy the floor or spill chest loot through the structure predate the reinforcement. Official patch post · Archived copy.

The patch describes the physical Vault change. Fortnite Status published the normal-match drop rates separately and gave no special token multiplier for Vault chests. A player clip identified as a Rare Chest is evidence of a reported find, with no way to estimate a Vault-specific rate from it.

02 / KEYED ENTRY

How to open a Vault after the patch

1. Loot on your normal route. Vault guides report that Rare Vault Keys can drop from chests. Clear the buildings you already planned to search so the route still pays off without a key.
2. Use the key at a nearby Vault door. If your squad finds one, check the map and storm. For example, the community Vault map lists stops around Crossbones Isle, including the S.S. Rocky.
3. Search each chest and leave together. Make sure each opener has time to loot and reach the next circle. Keep your chest tally to openings you actually completed.

03 / OLD CLIPS

Do cannons or Gum-Gum Fruit still help?

Epic’s season guide describes cannons as a way to travel across the island. Gum-Gum Fruit can help clear structures outside Vaults, but a destroyed chest has unverified token eligibility. Use the Search prompt when you want a count you can feed into the odds model. Epic’s season guide.