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 between two skins... Pillar and Hacivat. These aren't well liked skins, they don't really fit any particular type of skin that I see people buy very often. They've only been in the shop a few times, and they haven'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 5 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 5 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. Far Out Man falls into that same category, and could jump up and down the list a bit. Yee-Haw! is another skin I don't think that was popular, plus there was a skin just like it in the Season 6 Battle pass called Giddy-Up. I doubt people who had the battle pass were wasting their V-Bucks on a skin they already pretty much owned. Axiom is just another of the skins that fits int he 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!
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!
After the release of Recon Expert, I'm making a couple of changes to this list. I'm no longer including Holiday Skins, since they all seem to return to the Item Shop around their respective holiday. 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.
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I see you said it’s considered a holiday skin but I respectfully disagree. That holiday has already come and gone and skins like crimson scout and scarlet defender returned. They also are in the shop somewhat frequently I don’t think they are considered holiday skins. True holiday skins only return on the holiday examples of tire holidays that have skins are: Christmas, Halloween, st Patrick’s day, Easter, Valentine’s Day and the 4th of July.
hope you are not declining my response I do not see it posted. As said previously in the comment that never made it up, in my opinion it was an accident. It was an exclusive skin for the g force graphics card. Just like the galaxy skin with a Samsung phone, it’s exclusive to those who own the phone. That’s why they rewarded original owners with a variant (stealth reflex). Again thanks for the reply and really enjoyed the article I hope my comment gets posted this time.
Sorry, but I meant to say midnight ops came out longer than far out man because far out man last came in Nov 27 2018 and midnight ops last came in Oct 24 2018
Empress should probably be included alongside backbling since she’s still the only pet to be released in the shop since Gunner got removed. Only in the shop once 500+ days ago.
I don’t think it counts. It will never really be available for the general population, so it’s specifically meant to be rare. I might mention it at some point.
You forgot golden clouds on the wraps that’s the rarest item shop wrap and it was only available for 24 hours.
I see you said it’s considered a holiday skin but I respectfully disagree. That holiday has already come and gone and skins like crimson scout and scarlet defender returned. They also are in the shop somewhat frequently I don’t think they are considered holiday skins. True holiday skins only return on the holiday examples of tire holidays that have skins are: Christmas, Halloween, st Patrick’s day, Easter, Valentine’s Day and the 4th of July.
Fair points, but I’m not going to change it for now.
And one more thing if your excluding rogue agent because you believe it was accidentally released why is reflex on the list?
Reflex wasn’t accidentally released, and it’s possible it returns.
hope you are not declining my response I do not see it posted. As said previously in the comment that never made it up, in my opinion it was an accident. It was an exclusive skin for the g force graphics card. Just like the galaxy skin with a Samsung phone, it’s exclusive to those who own the phone. That’s why they rewarded original owners with a variant (stealth reflex). Again thanks for the reply and really enjoyed the article I hope my comment gets posted this time.
I’m not declining your responses, I just don’t approve everything right away. All the people who purchase the graphics card ended up getting a whole new skin: https://progameguides.com/fortnite-cosmetic/stealth-reflex/
So it’s possible that Reflex comes back to the store.
Where’s Flex on ’em? That was last seen at the same time as Buckets.
It’s been added now. That was actually a major bug I needed to fix, so thanks for pointing it out!
Hey Evident, Golden Clouds should be the #1 wrap since it hasn’t been seen in the item shop in 585 days. https://progameguides.com/fortnite-cosmetic/golden-clouds/
Thanks for running the list again been checking it for a year now.
We don’t count holiday cosmetics, and that falls under Lunar New Year.
You forgot the World-Cup-Warrior wich wasn‘t Seen in the Item shop since 407 days
It was mentioned in the intro paragraph to the skins list, but it has been removed because it won’t be returning to the shop.
This should be edited Midnight Ops came out longer than Far Out Man!
I’m not sure what you are talking about?
Sorry, but I meant to say midnight ops came out longer than far out man because far out man last came in Nov 27 2018 and midnight ops last came in Oct 24 2018
I have Far Out Man listed as September 3rd, not sure where you got November 27th from.
Their is a back bling that called Empress, last seen 500+
Empress is a pet, not a back bling. Here’s the page: https://progameguides.com/fortnite-cosmetic/empress/
Empress should probably be included alongside backbling since she’s still the only pet to be released in the shop since Gunner got removed. Only in the shop once 500+ days ago.
She’s a pet, which is why she’s not included.
The tracker skin was last seen in the item shop a year ago so ain’t it kind of rare?
Maybe, it’s a pretty old skin and doesn’t have much going on with it.
Bruh can u keep up with pickaxes and other items not just skins please
Which is wrong? If you saw something from a recent shop on there it’s possible the page is cached and you just need to refresh the page.
Isnt the rustbucket rare it was in the item shop in season 3
It would be kind of rare, but it was given out for free to basically every player at the time.
Relax axe for pickaxes
Relax Axe was almost 400 days, so it’s not quite on the list yet: https://progameguides.com/fortnite-cosmetic/relax-axe/
Would the axe of champions count? It’s not a shop item but it’s still a rare thing that you could obtain(but in a very rare rate)
I don’t think it counts. It will never really be available for the general population, so it’s specifically meant to be rare. I might mention it at some point.
Why doesn’t poplock return?
Was there some sort copyright issue with it?
Dang they are really bringing back Desperado on June 24th. RIP
when did kitbash return?
You can click on the image to read when it returned last.