Fortnite weekly Sprite event beacon and shiny companions
Official weekly schedule

Fortnite Sprite Events

Track Mastery Monday, Thursday releases, daily limited events, and Saturday Power Hours without doing timezone math. The recurring schedule cards display the next window in your local time.

25
named Sprites
117
live entries
Local
timezone display

Gem Hours ended on August 9

The second August 8 session ended at 3 AM UTC on August 9. Both windows now remain below as verified event history. The tracker contains the verified 25-name, 117-entry roster without recording unpublished appearance or chest percentages.

Weekly Sprite event calendar

The cards below calculate the next recurring window and use your device timezone. Active special dates are listed separately, while completed events remain clearly labeled as history instead of being presented as upcoming.

Mastery MondayUpcoming

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  • Legendary and Mythic Sprites appear more often
  • 2× Sprite leveling speed
  • 2× Sprite Dust from extractions
Thursday Sprite DropUpcoming

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your local time

  • A new Sprite or special variant joins the mix
  • Check the in-game news panel for the weekly release
Saturday Power HoursUpcoming

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  • Weekly refreshed gameplay modifiers
  • A chance to obtain a missing Sprite variant
Saturday Power HoursUpcoming

Next window

your local time

  • Weekly refreshed gameplay modifiers
  • A chance to obtain a missing Sprite variant

What each Sprite event offers

Mastery Monday

Legendary and Mythic Sprites appear more often, leveling is twice as fast, and successful extractions award double Sprite Dust.

Thursday release

Every Thursday can bring a new Sprite or special treatment. The August 6 release added seven verified Gem treatments alongside Gem Llama, each granting 30% less fall damage.

Peeky Peely Hours · ended

Two daily sessions increased Peeky Peely and its treatments from July 30 through August 5, with the final window ending at 4 AM UTC on August 6.

Web Shooter Hours · ended

The two August 1 windows ended at 3 AM UTC on August 2. They guaranteed Web Shooters, boosted backpacks and Cube Sprites, gave every player a Self-Revive Device, and kept the Sprite Hunt Rift Anomaly active.

Gem Hours · ended

The August 8 windows ended at 3 AM UTC on August 9. They boosted Gem and other Sprite appearances, supplied Self-Revive Devices, and added event loot without publishing exact appearance percentages.

Completed special windows

Completed: Gem Hours ran on August 8 from 6–8 PM UTC and from 1–3 AM UTC on August 9. Epic has not announced another Gem Hours window.

Completed: Peeky Peely Hours ran daily from July 30 through August 5 at 4–5 PM ET (8–9 PM UTC) and 11 PM–midnight ET (3–4 AM UTC the next day), ending at 4 AM UTC on August 6.

Completed: Web Shooter Hours ran on August 1 at 2–4 PM ET (6–8 PM UTC) and 9–11 PM ET (1–3 AM UTC on August 2). No additional special window is currently announced.

Official source and update policy

Times, bonuses, and abilities are copied from Epic’s current update notes. The Tracker does not convert event language into invented percentages. When an event ends, its exact dates move to history instead of being presented as the next window.

Fortnite Sprite events FAQ

When are weekly Fortnite Sprite events?

Mastery bonuses run every Monday, Thursday introduces a new Sprite or special variant, and Saturday has two Power Hour windows. Special update events can use different times.

What happens on Mastery Monday?

Legendary and Mythic Sprites appear more often, Sprites level twice as fast, and extractions award double Sprite Dust.

Does this schedule use my timezone?

Yes. The recurring cards store the official windows in UTC and convert them with the timezone configured on your device.

What launched in v41.30?

Epic released Lootin’ Llama and Peeky Peely, new Quack rewards, Holofoil Grim, and Holofoil and Cube Zero Point treatments. The verified collection now contains 25 named Sprites and 117 entries, including Ironmouse and the seven Gem treatments released on August 6.

When did Peeky Peely Hours end?

The final session ended at 4 AM UTC on August 6 after running twice daily from July 30 through August 5. Epic has not announced another Peeky Peely Hours window.

When were Web Shooter Hours?

The August 1 sessions ran from 2–4 PM ET and 9–11 PM ET, ending at 3 AM UTC on August 2. They featured guaranteed Web Shooters, more backpacks and Cube Sprites, a Self-Revive Device for every player, and the Sprite Hunt Rift Anomaly. Epic has not announced another Web Shooter Hours window.

When were Gem Hours?

The two August 8 sessions ran from 6–8 PM UTC and 1–3 AM UTC on August 9. Gem Hours boosted Gem and other Sprite appearances, gave every player a Self-Revive Device, and added a chance to find seasonal Mythic items and the Mythic Goldfish in chests. Epic has not announced another Gem Hours window.

What does the Quack treatment do?

Whenever a Quack Sprite gains progress, every other Sprite carried in the match inventory gains an extra 50% of that progress.

Can event details change?

Yes. Epic states that modifiers and featured Sprites change weekly, so check the in-game news panel near the start time.

Complete weekly Sprite event strategy

How the weekly rotation works

Runners uses a repeating three-day rhythm rather than one permanent event. Mastery Monday focuses on progression and Dust. Thursday introduces a new Sprite or special variant into the mix. Saturday Power Hours use refreshed gameplay modifiers and give collectors another opportunity to obtain a missing treatment. The schedule cards calculate the next occurrence from the official ET timetable and convert it to the browser timezone. A one-off promotion such as Shinier Hours is documented separately with exact times and moved to history after it ends, so a past date cannot be mistaken for the next live window.

Plan for Mastery Monday

Monday is the strongest general progression day. Epic lists increased Legendary and Mythic appearances, double Sprite leveling speed and double Sprite Dust from extractions. Start with companions that are expensive to replace or close to the next mastery level. Build a safe extraction route before chasing a rare target, because the Dust bonus only becomes useful when the extraction succeeds. Record the starting balance, target levels and missing entries. At the end, compare actual gains with an ordinary session. This makes Monday useful for both collection completion and funding future summons.

Use Thursday for freshness

Thursday is a release checkpoint, not a promise that every new entry appears at the same time or source. Check the in-game news panel and an official announcement before changing the tracker. Identify whether the addition is a named Sprite, a treatment for existing companions, or a limited collaboration. Then review chest sources, rarity, ability and summon cost. Avoid marking leaked or datamined entries as available until live evidence exists. For collectors, Thursday is the right day to update the hunt list and remove assumptions carried over from the previous week.

Prepare for Saturday Power Hours

Power Hours are limited, so preparation matters more than browsing during the session. Confirm the device timezone, install updates, filter the collection to missing variants and choose no more than a few priorities. Select a route that balances chest volume with extraction safety. Squad players should divide targets and decide who protects the carrier. Keep enough time to extract before the window closes. Epic says modifiers and featured Sprites change weekly, which means an old strategy may not match the current session. Always read the active modifier before the first queue.

Interpret event bonuses carefully

An official statement that appearances are increased does not reveal a numeric drop rate. Do not convert boosted, more common or improved chance into an invented percentage. Personal samples can help compare two sessions, but a few chests are not enough to describe the global loot table. Record container type, event window, target treatment, successful finds and patch version. Separate discovery attempts from completed extractions. This evidence-first approach prevents event excitement from producing misleading rarity claims and makes later corrections easier when Epic changes a modifier.

After the event ends

Update the collection immediately while the results are still clear. Mark exact treatments rather than only the named companion, record mastery changes and remove completed targets from the next-match plan. If a special event had exact start and end times, move it into history with its source. Do not keep a countdown running after the final session. Review which route produced safe extractions and which target consumed too much time. The next weekly plan should be based on those observations, the current collection gaps and the newly announced modifier—not a copied routine from the previous Saturday.

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