The Week 2 quest that asks you to destroy props with explosions looks simple, but it can be slow if you land in the wrong place or use the wrong items. The fastest way to clear it is to combine a prop-dense location with basic explosives like grenades or shockwave grenades and destroy several props at once with each blast.
What “props” are in this Fortnite quest
In this challenge, “props” are the decorative objects used to build out scenes, especially around the film-themed area Sus Studios at Painted Palms. These include set pieces like fake buildings, monsters, and other scenery elements placed around and behind the studio. They are not player-built structures; they are part of the environment.
The quest tracks each qualifying object that is destroyed by an explosion. If an explosive merely moves a prop without breaking it, it will not count. Look for large clusters of set dressing so that one explosion can hit multiple props at once.
Best location: Sus Studios at Painted Palms
Sus Studios at Painted Palms is the most efficient spot for this quest because it packs a high number of props into a compact area. There are decorative sets all around the studio, and even more behind the main building, including multiple monster models and other big pieces that are easy to hit with splash damage.
Walking the perimeter of the studio, especially behind it, puts you near dozens of breakable props. With a few explosives, it is possible to finish most or all of the quest in a single visit as long as you avoid being eliminated mid-fight.
Which explosives count for destroying props
Standard thrown explosives are the most reliable way to complete the quest. Frag-style grenades work well because they have a generous blast radius and are simple to use. You only need to throw them into the middle of a pile of props and wait for the detonation.
Shockwave grenades also work for the quest. Even though they are usually used for mobility, their blast can disrupt and destroy props if you detonate them underneath or directly beside clusters of objects. Shockwaves tend to be easier to find than some other explosives, so they are a good fallback if regular grenades do not show up early in the match.
Method 1: Clear the quest with regular grenades
Method 2: Use shockwave grenades to destroy props
How explosives interact with environment props in Creative
In Creative and Unreal Editor for Fortnite, environment props follow specific damage rules. The dedicated Explosive device can be configured to damage environment props within its blast radius and has separate settings for player damage, structure damage, and line-of-sight checks.
Structure damage controls how much damage an explosion deals to environment props in the blast radius. When damage to indestructible buildings is enabled, the explosion can still affect props even if general environment damage is disabled in the island settings. Blast line of sight can also be toggled so that props behind cover either take or ignore damage, depending on how the device is configured. Full configuration options for the Explosive device are documented in Epic’s Fortnite Creative documentation at dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite/using-explosive-devices-in-fortnite-creative.
Tip: For creators building islands around this type of quest, tuning blast radius and structure damage lets you control how many props a single detonation can reasonably destroy and how quickly players can meet an objective.
With the right landing spot and a handful of grenades or shockwave grenades, the Week 2 “destroy props with explosions” quest becomes a short detour instead of a match-long grind. Focus on Sus Studios at Painted Palms, target dense prop clusters, and use each explosion to take out as many objects as possible.
