Power Hours returns this weekend in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4, and the theme this time is Cheat Master Sprites. For four total hours on Saturday, September 5, everyone drops in with a small stash of healing items, Cheat Master variants spawn more frequently across the island, and chests start coughing up 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors.
Quick answer: Play Battle Royale between 2PM and 4PM ET, or again between 9PM and 11PM ET, on Saturday, September 5. You’ll know the boost is active because you spawn holding one Golden Apple, two Jellyfish, and three Peppers.
Cheat Master Power Hours schedule for September 5
There are two sessions, each running two hours. The first lands in the afternoon for North America and the evening for Europe. The second runs late enough that most of Europe, Asia, and Oceania see it roll over into Sunday.
| Region | First session | Second session |
|---|---|---|
| PT (US West) | Sep 5, 11:00AM–1:00PM | Sep 5, 6:00PM–8:00PM |
| ET (US East) | Sep 5, 2:00PM–4:00PM | Sep 5, 9:00PM–11:00PM |
| BRT (Brazil) | Sep 5, 3:00PM–5:00PM | Sep 5–6, 10:00PM–12:00AM |
| UTC | Sep 5, 6:00PM–8:00PM | Sep 6, 1:00AM–3:00AM |
| BST (UK) | Sep 5, 7:00PM–9:00PM | Sep 6, 2:00AM–4:00AM |
| CEST (Europe) | Sep 5, 8:00PM–10:00PM | Sep 6, 3:00AM–5:00AM |
| JST / KST | Sep 6, 3:00AM–5:00AM | Sep 6, 10:00AM–12:00PM |
| AEST (Australia) | Sep 6, 4:00AM–6:00AM | Sep 6, 11:00AM–1:00PM |
| NZST (New Zealand) | Sep 6, 6:00AM–8:00AM | Sep 6, 1:00PM–3:00PM |
You don’t need to play both. Attending each one simply doubles the number of matches you get with the boosted spawn rates, which matters if you’re hunting the rarest variants.
What the Power Hours boost changes
Three things are different while the window is open, and all of them are match-wide rather than something you have to opt into.
| Bonus | What it means in a match |
|---|---|
| Free starting items | Every player lands with one Golden Apple, two Jellyfish, and three Peppers. |
| Boosted Sprite spawns | Cheat Master Sprites appear more often across the island. |
| Chest drops | 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors can drop from chests. |
The starting loadout is the practical one early on. Peppers give you movement speed off the drop, the Jellyfish cover chip damage, and the Golden Apple is a fast heal you’d normally have to go looking for. That combination lets you push contested Sprite spots without spending your first two minutes hunting for healing.
How to confirm the boost is active in your match
Check your inventory the moment you’re on the Battle Bus or right after you land. The Golden Apple, Jellyfish, and Peppers are the giveaway. If they aren’t in your slots, the session hasn’t started yet or has already ended, and Cheat Master spawn rates are back to normal for that match.
Note: The window is tied to the clock, not to the match. If a session ends while you’re mid-game, the match you’re already in keeps its rules, but the next one you queue into won’t have the boost.
1-Up Tokens and the Meowscles quest
A 1-Up Token brings you back with full health, full shields, and your loadout intact, which makes it the single most valuable thing a chest can hand you during the event. It’s effectively a free second life in a fight you’d otherwise lose.
The tokens also feed a quest. Open the Quests tab and look for the Meowscles objective, “Collect Extra Life Tokens or Invulnerability Llamas.” Every 1-Up Token you pick up counts toward it, and the boosted chest drops make Saturday the fastest window to clear the requirement.
Progress updates as soon as you pick a token up, so you can verify it worked by reopening the Quests tab and checking the counter rather than waiting for the match to end.
Portable Extractors and banking your Sprites
Finding a Cheat Master Sprite isn’t the same as keeping it. You have to extract it, and Portable Extractors let you do that without committing to a fixed extraction site while the storm closes in. Extra Extractors from chests mean more chances to bank a rare variant in a single match instead of gambling on surviving to the end.
Once a Sprite is extracted, it lands in your collection. You’ll find it on the Override screen under the Sprites tab, where you can select it and equip it for your next match.
Every Cheat Master Sprite and how to get it
Twelve Cheat Master variants exist. Several were originally locked behind lobby hack codes typed into the Admin Panel and have since joined the regular loot pool, while four arrived as in-match finds on August 27. The boosted spawn rate applies to the ones you find on the island, not to the code-based unlocks.
| Cheat Master Sprite | How you get it |
|---|---|
| Klombo | Found in matches; the rarest of the set |
| Shadow | Found in matches |
| Jackrabbit | Found in matches |
| Killswitch | Found in matches |
| Bush | Loot pool |
| Jonesy | Loot pool, or Admin Panel code Play4All |
| Adventure | Loot pool, or Admin Panel code Born2Play |
| 8-Bit | Loot pool, or Admin Panel code 8BitBlast |
| Sonic | Loot pool, or Admin Panel code GottaGoFast |
| Tails | Loot pool, or Admin Panel code IWannaFlyHigh |
| Crown | Admin Panel code GathererAndCraft, after full Mastery on the regular Crown Sprite |
| Bushranger | Unlocked after finishing the Ziggy Story questline |
Klombo, Shadow, Jackrabbit, and Killswitch aren’t simply lying on the ground. You trigger them by entering Cheat Codes at specific spots around the map, which drops the Sprite for you to collect and then extract.
Where to farm Cheat Codes during the event
Heatwave Harbor is the most efficient landing spot right now. The buildings there hold the densest concentration of Cheat Codes on the map, so you can chain several inputs in one drop rather than crossing the island between them. Pair that with the free Peppers you spawn with and you can clear the interiors before the first circle pulls in.
Because rarity still applies underneath the boost, expect to see the common Cheat Master variants long before Klombo shows up. The realistic plan for Saturday is to land in the same dense area every match, run the codes, extract whatever drops, and repeat until the two hours are gone.
