If you are looking for Fortnite's Rarest Skins then we've got all the rarest outfits, back bling, pickaxes, emotes, gliders, and items in this post. We're including the top 50 rarest skin based on how long ago they've been seen in the item shop. This isn't a perfect methodology, but it's as close to a scientific-method as we can get for this kind of list.
Rare skins in Fortnite has been a controversial subject. Players that have them don't want them to return because they want the reward of being around in the beginning of the game (OGs). Newer players obviously want to get a chance to grab all the skins they like.
Epic has made an interesting compromise for the Skull Trooper skin. This was a very rare skin and hadn't been in the shop for a year. When they brought it back, they gave OG owners of the skin a style that will not be available for people who buy the skin new. This is a nice way to reward older players, while not keeping popular skins away from people who just got into the game.
The rarest skin in Fortnite is probably Aerial Assault Trooper! Why do I think that? Well, because it's just not that great of a skin. While most people would put Renegade Raider at the #1 spot, but if you played back when it came out, you most likely picked it up. It's just an overall better skin, so it's way less likely that people bought Aerial Assault Trooper because it's a pretty bland outfit.
The fact of the matter is that we have no idea which skin is the rarest. There's no official way to tell! Epic would have to release the numbers or just outright tell us what skin is least owned across all accounts. It's unlikely that this will ever happen.
What is the rarest item shop skin?
To me it's Hacivat. It isn't a well-liked skin, they don't really fit any particular type of skin that I see people buy very often. It's only been in the shop a few times, and it hasn't been back in a very long time.
What are the top 5 rarest skins in Fortnite?
This is very tough, so I'm going to try to compile a list out of all the skins by age and how hard they were to get at the time. Here's the top 5 rarest skins in my opinion:
I think the first four are pretty obvious, these are really old skins when the game had just really come out. Fortnite wasn't a smash hit straight out of the gate, and it did take some time to really get going. So, I think those early battle pass skins are pretty rare. Double Helix is on the list because I'm not convinced people bought a Nintendo Switch to get a Fortnite skin. You likely already had a Switch, and I don't think a skin was going to encourage you to get one. When it comes to promotional skins, it's very hard to know how popular they are.
What are the top 3 rarest item shop skins?
We've got a better idea on how rare these are with the length of time since they've been seen, ratings, and how many times they've been in the shop before. So, here's the top 4 rarest item shop skins in my opinion:
I've already discussed the first two, they don't seem popular and they've been in the shop pretty infrequently. Axiom is just another of the skins that fits in the category of: "I have no idea why this was made?" It's just not an overly good looking skin, it's bulky, and I don't really see it being bought very much! Now that Far Out Man has returned, it looks like we've got to replace him! Psion is the addition I feel like belongs on the list. She hasn't been in the shop often, and I doubt she was very popular when she came out.
Rarest Fortnite Skins & Cosmetics
These are skins you CANNOT get anymore. They won't be back again unless Epic changes their policy completely. I'm only including the skins from the very first season of Fortnite because we know for sure these are rare. Trying to determine whether or not certain Battle Pass Seasons are rare is impossible. These skins were available for purchase if you got your Season level to a certain point. You could then purchase them with V-Bucks.
Outfits
Aerial Assault Trooper
Renegade Raider
Gliders
Aerial Assault One (Season Level 5)
Mako (Season Level 25)
Pickaxe
Raider’s Revenge
Rarest Fortnite Item Shop Cosmetics
Now, these skins are ones you might actually have a chance to get. These are being determined automatically based on the last time they were seen in the item shop. Do NOT ask if a certain skin is rare, there's no way to tell in any real practical sense. Do let me know if one of the dates is wrong on the list so I can correct it!
I've also removed Rogue Agent, because him being in the Item Shop seemed like a mistake.
6/1/20: Excluding World Warrior skin due to it reportedly not returning to the shop.
3/7/21: Excluding Reflex skin due to it reportedly not returning to the shop.
3/8/21: Excluding The Paradigm skin due to it reportedly not returning to the shop.
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Hey, my name is Mark, and I'm a video game enthusiast! My earliest memory was playing Worms on the Amiga against my Godmother, yes the Amiga, massive box type thing, needed eighty-five thousand floppy disks to play one game, maybe a slight exaggeration. Ah, those were the days!
I love RPG’s, and The Legend of Zelda series. Dogs are pretty awesome.
I have a question what is the ranking of the blue team leader on Fortnite: Battle Royale?
It’s a skin that I own and I feel like it is a rare skin and that I never see anybody else wearing it in-game. I think it deserves a top 50 spot
The rarest skin has to be the galaxy skin, you could only get it by purchasing a note9 or galaxy tab s4, back in 2017, the game was fresh out the door and not many adults were into it or willing to buy a note 9 to get it
Just saw now, but I believe Psycho bandit shouldn’t be added to the list, as it was confirmed to not come back bc of the game buying thing and such, just like World warrior or similars
Yeah, but it is confirmed to not return, just like World warrior skin, I don’t think its fair for WW to be excluded bc its not gonna return and Psycho not
Shouldn’t the Psycho Bandit skin be on the list? It has been over 600 days. There was a promotion to get it when buying borderlands but that is over now and now it is only a available from the shop.
Good question. I believe the Gaming Legends rarity hasn’t been added to the system. I’ll have a look into it. Appreciate you bringing this to my attention!
Thanks for telling me this. I know it takes a day for the page to change due to the Item Shop reset, but it shouldn’t take that long to change. I’ll look into it!
Why did you remove reflex and marshmallow from top 50 when they are coming back marshmallow came back today not tying to Hate I’ve been on this website since December 2020
Marshmallow is Icon. That’s why he was removed. We try and make the page as fair as possible without the top 50 being the same cosmetics. Reflex I’ve heard from multiple sources that it’s not coming back. If a cosmetic is not coming back, like above, it’s unfair to the ranking system. It’s not perfect, but it allows change to happen.
the rarest skin could be indigo kuno because only 6000 people have it also if youre trying to see what skin is the rarest you can use the amount of times its been out as a resource
The list of the rarest skins is really interesting, but I don’t like seeing collab skins on the list because they won’t return unless there is a special event.
do you think the emotes that went along with the season x event (welcome and go home) count as exclusive? just curious since paradigm is excluded for that reason.
for skins i have 48 41 35 32 23 16 9 6 and 4. for emotes i have 18 15 6 3 2 and 1 . i have none of the back blings wraps or gliders. for pickaxes i have 14 10 and 6 and for bundles i remember buying the rex bundle
Skins that probably return in the upcoming 2 weeks: radiant striker, Deep Sea Dominator, Marshmello, Deap Sea Destroyer, Sun Tan Specialist, Asmodeus and bravo leader
The NFL skins are outdated, so they shouldn’t be here
I dont think the NFL skina should be there because we got new ones and the old ones probably wont return
Cloudbreaker and Wingtip returned
I have a question what is the ranking of the blue team leader on Fortnite: Battle Royale?
It’s a skin that I own and I feel like it is a rare skin and that I never see anybody else wearing it in-game. I think it deserves a top 50 spot
Out of curiosity, Why is scourge and Plague not listed between Jaeger and fyra? just checked out on normal list and was wondering the reason
mime time and cheer up came back
nvm the page wouldn’t refresh for me
The rarest skin has to be the galaxy skin, you could only get it by purchasing a note9 or galaxy tab s4, back in 2017, the game was fresh out the door and not many adults were into it or willing to buy a note 9 to get it
galaxy skin?
This list exclusively holds item shop cosmetics
Just saw now, but I believe Psycho bandit shouldn’t be added to the list, as it was confirmed to not come back bc of the game buying thing and such, just like World warrior or similars
He was also available in the item shop though, not just from buying the game.
Yeah, but it is confirmed to not return, just like World warrior skin, I don’t think its fair for WW to be excluded bc its not gonna return and Psycho not
Switch Up music returned from June 26. Please update it. Thank you
Shouldn’t the Psycho Bandit skin be on the list? It has been over 600 days. There was a promotion to get it when buying borderlands but that is over now and now it is only a available from the shop.
Good question. I believe the Gaming Legends rarity hasn’t been added to the system. I’ll have a look into it. Appreciate you bringing this to my attention!
Edit: It’s fixed!
Why is the Star Wars skins and the marvel skins on there they will only come back if an Event happens
Confused is back
Masked fury and the rarest shop pickaxe returned a few days ago
Only masked fury, the piledrives is already removed from the list.
For me it takes a couple of days to update
Thanks for telling me this. I know it takes a day for the page to change due to the Item Shop reset, but it shouldn’t take that long to change. I’ll look into it!
Why did you remove reflex and marshmallow from top 50 when they are coming back marshmallow came back today not tying to Hate I’ve been on this website since December 2020
Marshmallow is Icon. That’s why he was removed. We try and make the page as fair as possible without the top 50 being the same cosmetics. Reflex I’ve heard from multiple sources that it’s not coming back. If a cosmetic is not coming back, like above, it’s unfair to the ranking system. It’s not perfect, but it allows change to happen.
Will you ever make a top 100 rarest ?
Thanks! But reflex is on the leak sheet so it will be coming back any time soon?
The storm sigil glider is missing from the rare glider list it says it was last seen 815 days ago.
the rarest skin could be indigo kuno because only 6000 people have it also if youre trying to see what skin is the rarest you can use the amount of times its been out as a resource
The rarest pickaxe is the Axe of Champions, it is owned by 14 people, 2 from each region.
its actually owned by 21 people because fncs is trios so 3 people get it on all 7 regions
Squat kick and Absolute Zero came back
Where did marshmello go?
I think he was removed because he is an icon skin
Uhhh I thought Sash Sergeant & Grill Sergeant just returned to the item shop a few days ago…?
I’ve just checked, and multiple sources still say they haven’t returned since 2019
The list of the rarest skins is really interesting, but I don’t like seeing collab skins on the list because they won’t return unless there is a special event.
That’s a good shout actually! I’ll remove collab skins
do you think the emotes that went along with the season x event (welcome and go home) count as exclusive? just curious since paradigm is excluded for that reason.
You are correct! I can change that 🙂
for skins i have 48 41 35 32 23 16 9 6 and 4. for emotes i have 18 15 6 3 2 and 1 . i have none of the back blings wraps or gliders. for pickaxes i have 14 10 and 6 and for bundles i remember buying the rex bundle
hey man. there’s a wrap called “golden clouds” that should have first place on here. hasn’t been out since early 2019. check it out.
Golden Clouds is a Luna New Year wrap. We only show the non-holiday-oriented wraps on this list.
The World Warrior skin wasn´t in the shop for 646 days.
Ranger finally in the top 50.
A lot of rare skins got updated in the last 2 updates (10+ skins), so a lot of rare stuff might return soon
Sunflower is in the shop right now.
How fully gold peeely isn’t in top 50 is beyond me.
Because it’s a battle pass item. These are Item Shop items.
Skins that probably return in the upcoming 2 weeks: radiant striker, Deep Sea Dominator, Marshmello, Deap Sea Destroyer, Sun Tan Specialist, Asmodeus and bravo leader
Never thought I’d see the orignal Marvel outfits make it to top 10