The Week 9 challenge in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 asks you to pull weapons out of containers at two specific Named Locations on the Golden Coast island. Only chests opened at Battlewood Boulevard or Sandy Strip register toward the counter, and you need to grab a weapon 20 times to finish it.
What counts toward the quest
The tracker only ticks up when a weapon is taken from a chest inside one of the two eligible POIs. Picking up floor loot, looting an opponent, or opening an ammo box will not move the counter. Each weapon you take from a chest counts as one, so a chest containing a single gun gives one tick.
The progress bar in the quest log will update in real time as you grab each weapon. If it does not move after a pickup, you are either outside the POI boundary or you opened a container that is not a chest.
Battlewood Boulevard vs. Sandy Strip
Both locations work, but they play very differently. Battlewood Boulevard is the dense urban POI in the south of Golden Coast, while Sandy Strip sits on the eastern coast with more open ground between buildings. Battlewood is a hot drop because of its high chest count and central layout, which means more competition early in the match.
| Location | Map position | Chest count | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlewood Boulevard | South of center | 70 chests | Solo runs after the initial fights clear, or late-game sweeps |
| Sandy Strip | East of center | Spread across beachside buildings | First drop, lower contest, faster looting routes |
Sandy Strip is the easier landing for this challenge. The chest spread is roomy enough to clear several without backtracking, and fewer players tend to fight you for them. Battlewood has more total chests, but you may need to survive a few skirmishes before you can loot freely.
How to complete it quickly
Step 1: Mark Sandy Strip or Battlewood Boulevard on the map before the Battle Bus launches. Drop directly onto a rooftop or building edge so you can break into the structure and reach a chest before anyone else.
Step 2: Open the first chest and pick up the weapon. The progress notification will appear on the left side of the screen with your updated count (for example, 1/20).
Step 3: Move to the next building and repeat. Drop weapons you already own to free inventory space, since picking up the gun from inside the chest is what matters, not keeping it.
Step 4: If you run out of chests in your area or the storm closes in, finish the match and queue another. The counter persists across games, so you can chip away at the 20 over several drops.
How to know it worked
Each successful pickup triggers an on-screen progress update reading "Steal weapons from containers at Battlewood Boulevard or Sandy Strip" with the new count. When you hit 20, the game pops a "Quest Complete" banner and credits the XP toward your Chapter 7 Season 2 Battle Pass.
If a chest opens but the counter does not advance, check that the weapon actually went into your inventory. Chests can drop consumables or shields alongside the gun, and you must pick up the weapon itself for the action to register.
Common reasons the counter does not move
- You opened the chest outside the POI boundary. The location name must be visible on screen when you loot.
- You searched an ammo box, produce box, or supply drop instead of a chest.
- The chest contained no weapon, or you walked away without picking the weapon up.
- You looted a weapon from the ground or from an eliminated player rather than from inside a chest.
Stick to one of the two POIs, focus on chests specifically, and the 20 pickups come together in two or three drops at most. Pair the run with the Decrypt a Recording quest at Sandy Strip's holotable to knock out two Week 9 objectives in a single match.