The Rarest Fortnite Emotes and Why You Can No Longer Get Them
The rarest Fortnite emotes are the ones locked to a promotion or an old Battle Pass: Scenario (Samsung Galaxy S10 bundle), Freestylin’ (Twitch Prime Pack 2), Introducing… (a PlayStation Plus pack), Sweaty Rotation (a 2022 quest set) and Chapter 1 Battle Pass emotes like The Robot and Floss. None of them return to the Item Shop.
One thing first. Epic doesn’t publish how many players own each emote, so any “top 10 by ownership” is a guess. What we can check is how players got each emote and whether there’s still a way to get it. That’s the basis, and the data comes from the Fortnite Wiki emote pages, which list the unlock method and price for practically every emote in the game.
Rarest Fortnite emotes at a glance
| Emote | Rarity | How you got it | Can you get it now? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario | Rare | IKONIK Bundle with an eligible Samsung device, Season 8 | No |
| Freestylin’ | Epic | Twitch Prime Pack 2, Season 4 | No |
| Introducing… | Rare | PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack 10, July 2020 | No |
| Sweaty Rotation | Uncommon | 14 No Sweat Summer Quests, July to August 2022 | No |
| The Robot | Epic | Chapter 1 Season 3 Battle Pass, tier 95 | No |
| Floss | Rare | Chapter 1 Season 2 Battle Pass, tier 49 | No |
| Take The L | Rare | Chapter 1 Season 3 Battle Pass, tier 31 | No |
| Best Mates | Rare | Chapter 1 Season 3 Battle Pass, tier 63 | No |
| Orange Justice | Rare | Chapter 1 Season 4 Battle Pass, free tier 26 | No |
Which is the rarest Fortnite emote?
Scenario has the best claim among the ones on this list. It came only with the IKONIK Bundle, which you got by buying an eligible Samsung device; the wiki lists the Galaxy S10 range at $749 to $1,599. So the price of entry was a phone, not V-Bucks.
The emote itself uses the choreography from iKON’s “LOVE SCENARIO” with an instrumental remix of the song. Funny enough, the wiki points out that Scenario isn’t an Icon Series emote, even though it looks and sounds like one.
Rarest Fortnite emotes from Twitch Prime and PlayStation Plus
Freestylin’ came in Twitch Prime Pack 2 during Chapter 1 Season 4, together with the Trailblazer outfit, the True North back bling and the Tenderizer pickaxe. You needed an active Twitch Prime subscription (now Prime Gaming) while the pack was live. Code promos ended the same way; every past Fortnite redeem code has expired.
Introducing… was part of PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack 10 in Chapter 2 Season 3, released on July 11, 2020, alongside the Stratosphere back bling and the Down Arrow pickaxe. PlayStation players with a Plus subscription could claim it for a limited time, and that was it. If you’re on PC or Xbox, there was never a way in.
Quest and Battle Pass emotes you can’t get back
Sweaty Rotation is the newest one here. You earned it by completing 14 No Sweat Summer Quests, which ran from July 21 to August 9, 2022 in Chapter 3 Season 3, and Epic hasn’t offered it again. Three weeks. That’s all.
Then there are the Chapter 1 Battle Pass emotes. Battle Pass items don’t go to the Item Shop afterwards, which is why The Robot, tier 95 of the Season 3 pass and near the very end,, Floss, Take The L, Best Mates and Orange Justice are permanently tied to those early seasons. The Robot is arguably the rarest of the five. Why? Simply because tier 95 took a lot more play than tier 31 or tier 49.
Want the dates of those passes? Our list of every Fortnite season has them.
Emotes people call rare that you can still buy
Plenty of “rarest emote” lists, including an older version of this page, name emotes that actually come back to the Item Shop. Honestly, this is the most common mistake on the topic.
| Emote | Item Shop price | First released |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh | 800 V-Bucks | Chapter 1 Season 2 |
| Hot Marat | 0 V-Bucks, free in the shop | Chapter 1 Season 6 |
| Kiss The Cup | 200 V-Bucks | Chapter 1 Season 9 |
| Welcome! | 100 V-Bucks | Season X |
| Zombie Shambles | 200 V-Bucks | Chapter 2 Season 4 |
| Out With The Old | 200 V-Bucks | Chapter 2 Season 5 |
They may go a long time between appearances, sure. But “hasn’t been in the shop for a while” and “gone for good” are different things, and only the second makes an emote truly rare.
Can you still get rare Fortnite emotes?
Not the ones in the first table, put simply. Promo packs and Battle Pass rewards don’t come back, and Epic has kept to that for years. Look at Floss. What does change is the shop: emotes that haven’t appeared in a long time can return without warning, so check the shop before you assume something is gone.
For more on cosmetics, see our pages on popular Fortnite dances, the rarest Fortnite skins and rare banners. As for the rarest Fortnite emotes, the rule of thumb is simple: if it came from a promo or a pass, it’s gone; if it came from the shop, wait.
FAQ
What is the rarest emote in Fortnite?
Scenario is one of the hardest to own, because it came only with the IKONIK Bundle for buyers of eligible Samsung devices in Season 8. Epic does not publish ownership numbers, so no list can rank emotes by exact count.
Is Floss a rare emote?
Yes, in the sense that it can’t be obtained anymore. Floss was a tier 49 reward in the Chapter 1 Season 2 Battle Pass, and Battle Pass emotes do not return.
How did you get the Freestylin’ emote?
By claiming Twitch Prime Pack 2 in Chapter 1 Season 4 with a Twitch Prime subscription.
Can you still get Sweaty Rotation?
No. Sweaty Rotation was a reward for completing 14 No Sweat Summer Quests, available from July 21 to August 9, 2022.
Is Hot Marat rare?
No. Hot Marat appears in the Item Shop and was offered for 0 V-Bucks, so it is not a rare emote.
Do Battle Pass emotes ever come back?
No. Battle Pass emotes stay exclusive to the season they came from and are not sold in the Item Shop later.
