Sprites are the companion system that defines Chapter 7 Season 3, and the fastest way to stack them is to stop opening random floor loot and start running a planned loot path. The goal of a good route is simple. You want to hit the highest concentration of Sprite Chests and vaults per match, level a companion to a safe tier, and extract it before anyone sends you back to the lobby empty-handed.
Quick answer: Drop into Zero Build, land on the perimeter of the Sprite Chest cluster, and open every active Sprite Chest while routing through vaults (the epic Sprite vaults each hold three guaranteed Sprite Chests). Spiral inward toward the storm, push your companion to tier three, then extract to bank the progress permanently.
Set up before you drop
Two settings and one playlist choice decide how much ground you cover. Get these locked in before you queue.
- Turn on Visualized Sounds. The HUD flags nearby Sprite Chests with a directional indicator, which matters because chests hide behind terrain and you will run past active spawns if you rely on your eyes alone.
- Play Zero Build. You get a Shockwave Grenade every 30 seconds, which cuts travel time between chest points far faster than running on foot.
- Carry a Portable Extractor when you can. It lets you bank a rare companion on the spot instead of hiking to a fixed Extraction Site.
Sprite Chests are the primary source of companions and hold the highest concentration of drops, so they are your main target. Relic Chests, the blue high-rarity containers, are a solid secondary pick because of their better loot tables. Standard chests can technically drop a Sprite, but the odds are low enough that they are not worth routing for.
The perimeter loop, stop by stop
Sprite Chests sit at fixed potential spawn points, but only a random selection of those points is active in any single match. That means the map is a list of possibilities, not guarantees. The most reliable pattern starts on the outer edge of the chest cluster and spirals inward, threading toward the safe zone instead of away from it. Routes that start on outlying points and work toward the center consistently produce more chests than bouncing randomly across the map.
Level a Sprite while you loot
Companions earn Mastery Points as you play, and a loot-heavy route feeds that climb naturally. Reaching level five grants Master status, which unlocks bonus rewards like the Sprite Pod Backbling, a Stealth Extraction Frame, large XP chunks, Portable Extraction Pods, and corresponding pilots for The Guardian Battle Pass outfit.
| Action | Mastery Points |
|---|---|
| Eliminate an opponent | 200 MP |
| Loot a chest, ammo crate, Sprite Chest, food box, or fishing barrel | 75 MP |
Do not try to push a companion from level one to five in one match. If you are eliminated at level four, progress resets all the way back to level one. The safe play is to level a companion to tier three, extract it to lock that progress in, then finish the grind across later matches.
Extract early so you keep what you farm
Looting Sprites is only half the job. If you die with an unextracted companion equipped, you lose it, and buying it back costs a pile of Sprite Dust. Extraction is how a farmed Sprite becomes permanent.
Extraction Sites are large platforms marked by white map icons and vertical light beams. Walk up to the terminal, start the process, and wait. The moment you activate it, your icon turns red and everyone nearby sees it, so hide immediately. When the timer ends, an Extraction Crate drops, and you have a short window to deposit the companion before it vanishes. A successful deposit adds the Sprite to your collection and pays out Sprite Dust. For rare pulls, a Portable Extractor is safer because it lets you bank on the spot without committing to a loud, static landmark.
You know it worked when the companion appears in your Sprite collection menu in the pre-match lobby. If you win the match, any Sprites still in your inventory extract automatically, so you never have to risk a public terminal. Note that if you are eliminated before an extraction finishes, the Sprite drops on the ground and anyone can grab it.
Time your runs around Mastery Monday
Drop rates for all Legendary and Mythic Sprites rise during Mastery Monday, which runs every Monday from 9 AM ET through 9 AM ET the following day. If you are chasing the top end of the rarity ladder, this is the window to grind. The Zero Point Sprite, the only Mythic this season, sits at a brutal 0.03% drop rate, so vault routing during this window is the most effective legitimate way to hunt it.
| Container | Priority | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sprite Chest | Highest | Marked by a Zero Point Shard design |
| Relic Chest | Medium | Blue chests with elevated loot tables |
| Standard chest | Lowest | Possible, not worth routing for |
Trading is the other realistic shortcut for the rarest companions. If a friend already owns a Sprite you want, they can drop it for you to extract without losing their own copy, since they can summon it back with Sprite Dust. Swapping spare Legendary Sprites between players is often faster than grinding chests for hours.
Keep a healthy reserve of Sprite Dust on hand. The buyback economy is steep, and a Mythic costs 7,500 SD to summon again after a bad drop, which also resets its level. The cleanest farming loop is the boring one. Land on the edge, sweep Sprite Chests and vaults inward, level a companion to tier three, and extract before the lobby thins out. Repeat that across a few matches, and your collection fills out without the gut-punch of losing a fully leveled Sprite to one careless fight.
