The One Wish Willow Sprite landed in Fortnite on October 15 with update 42.40, arriving as the Fortnitemares 2026 tie-in with the Obsession film. Its base form is Mythic rarity, which makes it one of the hardest Sprites to pull in Chapter 7 Season 4. There is no guaranteed drop, so finding it comes down to running the right sources often.
Quick answer: Smash Pumpkin Chests during Fortnitemares and enter high-rarity Cheat Codes to roll for the One Wish Willow Sprite. Regular chests, boss drops, Bounty Hunter eliminations, and trading also feed the same pool.
Where the One Wish Willow Sprite drops in Fortnite
The Sprite spawns from several sources, and running more of them per match raises your odds. Pumpkin Chests are the cleanest option because every one of them drops a Fortnitemares Sprite, and they appear in every match. Because the base version is Mythic, Epic Cheat Codes and Pumpkin Chests give you the best shot.
- Pumpkin Chests — present across the map for the whole event and guaranteed to drop a Sprite each time.
- Cheat Codes — enter the arrow sequence on a wall rune; higher-rarity codes are more likely to produce the Sprite.
- Regular and rare chests — share the Sprite drop pool; rare chests sit inside Vaults.
- Bosses — some Chapter 7 Season 4 bosses drop a random Sprite when defeated.
- Eliminations with a Bounty Hunter Sprite equipped — each kill has a chance to drop a random Sprite.
- Trading — swap a duplicate with a squadmate who already has one.
Two Vaults hold rare chests on the island. One sits beneath the Stone Sanctum POI, and the other is at the Mega Maze Landmark. If you keep missing the Sprite, the Cheat Code Locator surfaces rare Cheat Codes that can spawn a rare Sprite, and the Lucky Locator Gizmo points you toward a Sprite you have not collected yet. If this is the only one left in your collection, the Lucky Locator is your most direct route.
Facing Freddy Krueger rewards Freddy’s Nightmare alongside a random Sprite, so a boss run doubles as a Sprite roll.
Best POIs to search
Because Pumpkin Chests only spawn inside Fortnitemares zones, where you land matters more than how many chests you hit. Freaky Fields and Nightmare Neighborhood were added in update 42.40 and pack a lot of chests and Cheat Codes, though they draw heavy contest. Reality’s Reign, Wonkeeland, and Chopped Shop are strong alternatives, and the Season 4 map changed little in those areas, which keeps the search predictable.
What the One Wish Willow Sprite does
Equipping the Sprite lets you claim an opponent’s equipped Sprite when you eliminate them, making it useful for completing your collection. Taking damage also knocks back enemies close to you, creating space to heal. In keeping with the film behind it, unequipping the Sprite reveals your location on the map to other players.
Search containers and chests, smash pumpkins, enter Cheat Codes, and get eliminations to level it up. Its ability grows stronger with every level, as shown below.
| Level | Ability increase |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5% |
| 2 | 6% |
| 3 | 7% |
| 4 | 8% |
| 5 | 10% |
Standard XP rules apply to every version except the Bounty Hunter variant, which needs four eliminations to reach Master on regular days, or two while double Sprite XP is active.
All six One Wish Willow Sprite variants
Six versions exist as of update 42.40. The base One Wish Willow is the Mythic version and the most common of the set; the other five are special-rarity variants that each add a perk on top of the base extraction and knockback powers. Each one can turn up in chests, Pumpkin Chests, and Cheat Codes.
| Variant | Rarity | Added perk |
|---|---|---|
| One Wish Willow | Mythic | Base powers only |
| Cheat Master One Wish Willow | Special | All inputs are correct when entering Cheat Codes |
| Gold One Wish Willow | Special | 3x bonus XP from eliminations |
| Loot Hacker One Wish Willow | Special | Higher chance to spawn items from Loot Hacks |
| Bounty Hunter One Wish Willow | Special | Chance to find Sprites from eliminations |
| Trick or Treat One Wish Willow | Special | Chance to find candy when opening containers |
Some variants are easier to land than others. Loot Hacker versions tend to show up more often than Cheat Master versions, so expect the Cheat Master roll to take longer.
How rare is the One Wish Willow Sprite?
Exact drop figures for the Sprite are not confirmed, but based on its rarity the chance from a roll likely falls between roughly 4.396% and 2.637%. That puts it alongside the other Mythic Sprites this season, so the fastest approach is simply to loot more Pumpkin Chests and Cheat Codes per match until the roll lands. Once a Sprite unlocks, it stays in your collection permanently, so there is no pressure to re-grind it after Fortnitemares ends.
