Gummy Zero Level Sprite. 4 phrases that till just lately meant nothing to me in any respect. At the moment? All I hear is Gummy Zero Level Sprite. I see it on social media, I hear it in video games, even my little cousin is asking me about it. You may rely the variety of Fortnite followers who’ve managed to extract a Gummy Zero Level Sprite on one hand, however that would all change this Saturday when the Gummy Energy Hour takes place.
Sprites have been first launched again in Fortnite Chapter 6, Season 1, all the way in which again in December 2024. Since then, they have been a constant function within the sport, however it’s solely with Chapter 7, Season 3, which kicked off on June 6, that they’ve turn out to be an enormous aspect of the sport.
These cute little critters are equippable gadgets which are assigned to their very own distinctive spot in your stock. Every Sprite offers you passive talents throughout matches, from granting shields to rising your probability of discovering a uncommon merchandise. Discover them in a match, and you’ll extract them, unlocking them and their talents completely. Whereas sure Sprites will be fairly widespread, some are rarer than others, and one of the vital sought-after within the battle royale proper now’s the Gummy Zero Level Sprite.
The conventional model of the Zero Level Sprite, which spawns a Defend Bubble Jr. round you when you find yourself utilizing a therapeutic merchandise, is uncommon sufficient, with a base drop charge of simply 1.044% each time you open a Sprite Chest. If that does not sound powerful already, every Sprite has variants, and the Gummy model is the rarest of all.
In actual fact, in keeping with Fortnite.gg, which has been gathering stats, it seems in Sprite Chests simply 0.006% of the time, and in Uncommon Chests 0.0021% of the time. To place that into perspective, your odds of discovering a Gummy Zero Level Sprite in a Sprite Chest are solely barely increased than your odds of getting struck by lightning in your lifetime, which is 0.005%. Stunning stuff.
On the time of writing, there has solely been one confirmed extraction of the Gummy Zero Level Sprite, though there have been a few individuals claiming to have executed it floating round on social media. Fortunately, that will change, as this week’s Energy Hour is all about Gummy Sprites.
Energy Hours are occasions often held on Saturdays the place Epic tinkers with gameplay. This may imply introducing a basic weapon for a brief time frame, altering harm stats, or ensuring gadgets simpler to seek out. Final week, Epic made it extra widespread for Gold Sprites to be present in chests, and this week, Gummy Sprites are getting the identical therapy. Not solely that, the developer confirmed they’d be doubling the size of the Energy Hour to 2 hours, giving gamers additional time to seek out one.
Like many, I will be leaping on this weekend in a determined try to attempt to discover a Gummy Zero Level Sprite of my very own. And no, I will not be giving it to my little cousin if I discover one. Good luck, and pleased searching – you will want it.
