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.
What is the rarest Fortnite skin in 2020?
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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About the Author
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.
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
All the items on this list have an error, when you click on an item the number of days ago is 10 days less then what is displayed before you click on the picture.
Well the emote isn’t actually apart of the set so we MIGHT see it return in the next World Cup but the wrap is exclusive so that can be removed from the list
I had to ask the previous owner Evident as he was the one that excluded the item. If you want I can bring it back. But as you said it’s World Cup related so it’s kinda unfair!
Does epic just forget to put these skins/cosmetics back in the shop? Cause if they broght back sone skins they would get so much more money, more people would come back to fortnite because they can enjoy skins they never got to back then.
They did bring a few back, which annoyed a lot of people due to owning the rare skins. I do get where you’re coming from. They would make a lot of money from it, especially if it was limited!
You can only get them in a bundle, that’s why. The skins are those you can purchase individually on the Item Shop. With those two, you can only get them via the Zone Wars Bundle. I did add a rarest bundle section at the bottom and Zone Wars is there.
Uh, Why’s the rarest 4 thing only showing 3 and Pillar being listed as rare, even tho it returned a few days ago?
Also I don’t think Paradigm is a confirmed no return, Epic said she’d take a while after the end but not that’d she wouldnt return unlike Reflex or the Wc2019 skin, principally with the Seven being back this season and everything
There is an error with when Kitbash was last out. He came out one other time after his first 2 days in shop. This date was on May 15th 2019. The Item Shop was reset early for the John Wick skin to come out. This does not make him the #6 rarest skin, but knocks him down to #12 rarest right after Star Lord and right before Sash Sergeant.
Shouldn’t the Golden Clouds wrap be the rarest in the game right now? According to your site and fnbr.co it’s been 773 days since it’s been in the item shop.
Golden Clouds is a Holiday wrap. We excluded all Holiday wraps as it was unfair to the others, as Holidays only come around once a year, sometimes even longer.
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
the world cup 2019 rap is exclusive
All the items on this list have an error, when you click on an item the number of days ago is 10 days less then what is displayed before you click on the picture.
That’s strange. It’s fine on my end. Are you using Desktop or Mobile? Have you tried a different browser?
why is Widow’s Pirouette rarer than dance off they were both on the same day
Where is kiss the cup emote?
Wasn’t it exclusive? Anything exclusive has been excluded, to keep it legitimate and fair.
Well the emote isn’t actually apart of the set so we MIGHT see it return in the next World Cup but the wrap is exclusive so that can be removed from the list
I had to ask the previous owner Evident as he was the one that excluded the item. If you want I can bring it back. But as you said it’s World Cup related so it’s kinda unfair!
Whatever works best I guess
I’ve excluded the World Cup wrap to make it balanced.
Epic just bullied me so hard.
They brought back zany, idk, lama conga, jumping jacks, and fist pump
They are building up hype for something big
Does epic just forget to put these skins/cosmetics back in the shop? Cause if they broght back sone skins they would get so much more money, more people would come back to fortnite because they can enjoy skins they never got to back then.
They did bring a few back, which annoyed a lot of people due to owning the rare skins. I do get where you’re coming from. They would make a lot of money from it, especially if it was limited!
Why don’t you put on the hot zone and danger zone skins???
I’ll take a look and see!
So ?
You can only get them in a bundle, that’s why. The skins are those you can purchase individually on the Item Shop. With those two, you can only get them via the Zone Wars Bundle. I did add a rarest bundle section at the bottom and Zone Wars is there.
Skins that probably return soon: Recon Tower Specialist, Triage Trooper, Shot Caller, Splode, Munitions Expert and Slugger.
Emotes that probably return: Zany and Llama conga
One of the rarest skins is the bleuchat teamleader season 2 exclusive
So um the Blue Team Leader is for the 4th of July… also it did come out in Season 2. I believe you are actually thinking about the Royale Bomber skin.
There is a mistake in the list with the backpacks, namely the rarest backpack is the cat empress, which was last in the shop before 739 and only once
The Cat Empress is classed as a Pet and is excluded from the list!
Can’t believe you just made me witness back bling racism. Jk lol😝
Wouldn’t it be petism haha?
me angry i want renengade raidiuer !!!!!!!
Uh, Why’s the rarest 4 thing only showing 3 and Pillar being listed as rare, even tho it returned a few days ago?
Also I don’t think Paradigm is a confirmed no return, Epic said she’d take a while after the end but not that’d she wouldnt return unlike Reflex or the Wc2019 skin, principally with the Seven being back this season and everything
That must have been an error, thanks for catching that. We just gotta wait and see, comments have told me otherwise, but it can easily change.
There is an error with when Kitbash was last out. He came out one other time after his first 2 days in shop. This date was on May 15th 2019. The Item Shop was reset early for the John Wick skin to come out. This does not make him the #6 rarest skin, but knocks him down to #12 rarest right after Star Lord and right before Sash Sergeant.
Hey, i think you forgot the empress backbling? I think he is the rarest
I think that’s classed as a pet if I’m remembering correctly. And pets are not excluded from the lists!
Shouldn’t the Golden Clouds wrap be the rarest in the game right now? According to your site and fnbr.co it’s been 773 days since it’s been in the item shop.
Golden Clouds is a Holiday wrap. We excluded all Holiday wraps as it was unfair to the others, as Holidays only come around once a year, sometimes even longer.
Kitbash is probably the only skin that returns in the upcoming weeks. He got a new edit style.
Yup! I’m currently drowning in leaks, so it will all get updated haha.
How rare do you reckon Golden Peely is?
Twisties came back to the shop
Pillar has came back in the shop
On March 12 2021
Don’t forget to change teh overall opinion about rare skins and replace Pillar with something else that you think because it’s back in the shop
Yeah we’re on it, sadly it’s the weekend. It’s the only time I get off, so bear with me 😀
NICE, they even added back pillar….. any predictions for next rare skin they add back??
At this point it could be anything! As you said look at Pillar, I don’t think anyone expected that.
Synapse is back in the shop as of March 11th, 2021!