Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 — subtitled Showdown — launched with a fresh wave of quests designed to push you across the revamped map and into the conflict between The Foundation and The Ice King. New weekly challenges drop every Thursday at 9 AM ET, and they sit alongside a Dark Voyager–themed story questline and a set of milestone objectives that reward passive play. Here's everything you need to knock them all out efficiently.
Quest categories and XP structure in Showdown
The season splits its quests into several distinct buckets, each with its own XP payout and reset cadence.
| Quest Type | XP per Quest | Bonus | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly Highlights | 20,000 XP | 35,000 XP for every 4 completed | New batch each Thursday at 9 AM ET |
| Daily Quests | 1,000 XP | 25,000 XP per Daily Bonus Goal card stage; 10,000 XP per completed card | Refresh daily |
| Milestones | 5,000 XP | 20 stages per milestone | Completed passively through normal play |
| Story (Path of the Voyager) | 4,000 XP per Chaos Cube; 80,000 XP for collecting all 70 | — | Persistent; does not expire during the season |
| Battle Pass Quests | TBD | Unlocks bonus skin styles | Not yet active |
Weekly quests appear under the Quests tab in the "Weekly Highlights" section. They persist for the remainder of the season once they go live, so missing a Thursday reset won't lock you out.
Week 1 Kickstart Quests and how to finish them
The first batch of weekly challenges introduces the season's key mechanics and new POIs. Each quest awards 20,000 XP.
| Quest | Requirement | Completion Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Visit Zero Point Shards for The Foundation | 3 | Giant purple crystals at Squiggly Shores, Frigid Fortress, and north of New Sanctuary. Jump into one to rift into the air and receive three Zero Point crystals. |
| Power on a Holotable to help The Foundation connect to a Seven Secure Server | 1 | Holotables are located between Ripped Tides and Humble Hills, at New Sanctuary, Sandy Strip, and Wonkeeland. Walk up and interact to activate. |
| Use the Jam Track Player | 1 | Open your emote wheel and select any Jam Track. It counts as soon as the track starts playing. |
| Land at Frigid Fortress, Dark Dominion, and New Sanctuary to assess weakpoints | 3 | Visit each location across separate matches or in one run. Frigid Fortress and Dark Dominion sit close together in the north; New Sanctuary is just south of them. |
| Headshot enemy players | 5 | Scoped weapons and DMRs make this straightforward at range. A shotgun works at close quarters if you aim high. |
| Collect ammo | 500 | Happens naturally through looting. Open ammo boxes and chests at any busy POI. |
| Damage players before the first Storm Phase closes | 250 | Land at a hot drop and engage immediately. The first storm circle is generous, so early fights count. |
Additional Kickstart objectives round out the first week. Using the Skyline Deployer three times is easy since each one has three charges before cooldown — grab one from a chest or floor loot. Collecting 25 items from chests for The Foundation completes itself through normal looting.
Path of the Voyager story quests
The Dark Voyager is the puppet master behind the Foundation-versus-Ice King conflict, and the season's story quests revolve around tracking down Chaos Cubes scattered across the map. There are 70 total, and collecting all of them pays out a massive 80,000 XP bonus on top of the per-cube rewards.
Each POI-specific sub-quest asks you to find five Chaos Cubes in or around a named location, with each cube worth 4,000 XP individually.
| Location | Chaos Cubes Required | XP per Cube |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Dominion | 5 | 4,000 |
| Battlewood Boulevard | 5 | 4,000 |
| Painted Palms | 5 | 4,000 |
| Wonkeeland | 5 | 4,000 |
| Sus Studios | 5 | 4,000 |
| Humble Hills | 5 | 4,000 |
| Fore Fields | 5 | 4,000 |
| Latte Landing | 5 | 4,000 |
That accounts for 40 cubes across the eight listed POIs. The remaining 30 are spread elsewhere on the map, so keep an eye out for the distinctive purple glow while rotating between zones. Story quests don't expire during the season, making them a low-pressure way to farm XP over time.
Milestone quests
Milestones are the background grind of Showdown. Each one has 20 stages, and every completed stage earns 5,000 XP — that's up to 100,000 XP per milestone if you max it out. Six milestones are active this season:
| Milestone | Per-Stage Target |
|---|---|
| Thank The Bus Driver | 10 |
| Eliminate Players | 25 |
| Spend Gold | 500 |
| Survive Storm Phases | 25 |
| Deal Damage to Opponents | 5,000 |
| Outlast Players | 750 |
None of these requires special effort. Thanking the bus driver is a single button press before you jump. Surviving storm phases and outlasting players reward you for simply staying alive. Spending gold at vending machines or NPC shops ticks that counter forward without any detour from your normal game plan.
Battle Pass quests
Battle Pass quests will unlock bonus styles for skins, including The Foundation (Reforged), Exalted Ice King, and Elite Jules.
With weekly challenges refreshing every Thursday, a 70-cube story hunt, and six milestone tracks running in the background, Showdown offers a steady XP pipeline for anyone pushing through the Battle Pass. Prioritize the weekly quests first for their 20K payouts and stacking bonuses, chip away at Chaos Cubes whenever you're near a listed POI, and let milestones handle themselves. The season's XP economy is generous enough that consistent play — even a few sessions per week — should keep your Battle Pass progression on track.