Remember when Epic Gameschose to remove the infamous Nitro Fistsfrom Ranked inFortnite? Well, it has been 13 days and Nitro Fists are still obtainable in the Ranked mode.
Epic Games announced on May 17, 2025, that Nitro Fists and vehicles will not be available in Zero Build’s Ranked mode. While vehicles have been removed from Ranked, Nitro Fists persist. Somehow, the fists are eluding Epic Games, who have been working on a way to figure out the issue and come up with the necessary fix.
We are aware that players can still obtain Nitro Fists in Ranked mode. We are looking into this and will provide an update as soon as we have one.pic.twitter.com/jY1nMq9p84
It has taken an unusual number of days for Epic Games to deal with the matter, and it is particularly surprising as the removal should ideally not be a complicated matter.Fortniteconstantly rotates its pool of available items, with many weapons and consumable items making it to the vault and subsequently making a return after some time.
With Nitro Fists however, Epic Games is still looking into the matter, and shared an update on July 16 that the team is “aware of this issue” and thanked fans for their patience while theFortniteteam continues to look into the matter.
Hey there! 👋 Our team is aware that Nitro Fists can still be found in Ranked mode, and they’re looking into it. Updates will be posted here once more information is available:https://t.co/9Ygz8yJ49X
This is particularly interesting when you look back at the initial announcement that stated that this separation of Nitro Fists and vehicles was supposed to last until August 02, 2025. Well, it is July 18 at the time of writing, so it seems likeFortniteplayers have been running into Nitro Fists all throughout this specified period in Ranked mode.
Epic Games could extend the duration of this removal once the matter is finally resolved, and the same might apply to vehicles as well. If that does pan out. We’ll have to wait and see what Epic announces next.
