Fortnite v41.20 Brings Three New Sprites and a Beach-Themed DC Summer Event

The Fortnite v41.20 update on July 16, 2026, is one of the season's biggest content drops. For the first time since the Sprite mechanic returned at the start of Chapter 7 Season 3, three new Sprites are launching simultaneously — the Air Sprite, Seven Sprite, and Batman Sprite — alongside a full DC Summer Event with beach-themed cosmetics. Here is everything confirmed and leaked so far.

The Three New Sprites

Three Sprites are going live with the v41.20 patch — the first time three Sprites have been added in a single update since the mechanic returned at the start of Chapter 7 Season 3 .

Air Sprite

The Air Sprite was listed as "Coming Soon" during the v41.10 update and is now releasing in v41.20 . Its abilities include:

• Increases sprinting speed and jump height
• Nullifies fall damage
• Jump height increases with each level-up

Like other Sprites in Chapter 7 Season 3, the Air Sprite is expected to have multiple rarity variants (e.g., base, Gold, Holofoil) that stack bonus passives (bonus XP, extra Sprite Dust, etc.) on top of its core ability . Air Sprite variants were added to the Sprite Pod system starting in v41.20 .

Seven Sprite

The Seven Sprite functions as a squad-wide enemy tracker. Its ability :

• Reveals enemy player foot trails in the world for your entire squad
• Duration scales with level: 10 seconds at base → 15 → 20 → 25 → max 30 seconds of visible trails

It has confirmed variant/level-up editions similar to other Sprites, with duration increasing per level-up . Dataminers have showcased its Gold, Gummy, Galaxy, and Holofoil styles .

Batman Sprite

The Batman Sprite is part of the DC Summer Event crossover . Key details:

• Ability: Not yet officially confirmed by Epic Games
• Speculation includes detective vision, batarangs, or grappling-hook-like mechanics
• Will have special variants like Gummy and Galaxy Sprites
• Found in random chests

Epic Games officially confirmed the Batman Sprite will arrive on July 16, 2026, alongside the broader DC Summer Event .

DC Summer Event — Beach-Themed Skins & Cosmetics

The DC Summer Event goes live alongside the v41.20 update on July 16 at 4:00 AM PT / 7:00 AM ET .

Confirmed/leaked cosmetics include:

• Summer-themed (beach/swimsuit) skins for Batman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy — described as a "beach-ready aesthetic" moving away from dark comic themes
• Ace the Bat-Hound as a Sidekick pet cosmetic
• Batmobile as a new Car Body
• Additional DC-themed Sprites appear in datamined assets
• The skins are expected in the Item Shop upon update release

The leaked promotional art (spotted via the Nintendo eShop) shows Batman in a shirtless, beach-ready style, with Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy all getting swimsuit variants .

Significance: First Triple Sprite Drop

This marks the first time three Sprites have dropped in a single update since the Sprite mechanic returned at the start of Chapter 7 Season 3 . Previously, Sprites were introduced in smaller groups (e.g., five in v41.10, then Holofoil variants on July 9) . Dropping three at once — including a major crossover Sprite (Batman) — signals an acceleration of content rollouts as the season progresses.

When Does v41.20 Release?

The update goes live on Thursday, July 16, 2026 . Matchmaking will be disabled shortly before downtime begins, and servers are expected to return after approximately two hours .

• 4:00 AM PT
• 7:00 AM ET
• 8:00 AM UTC (approx. 2-hour maintenance)

How the Sprite System Works

If you're new to Chapter 7 Season 3, here is a quick refresher on Sprites :

• Find Sprites in chests, by eliminating opponents carrying them, or exploring the map
• Equip a Sprite to gain its power (passive ability while carried)
• Level up equipped Sprites by eliminating players, opening chests, and extracting Sprites
• Extract at an Extraction Site to save the Sprite to your permanent collection and earn Sprite Dust
• Use Sprite Dust to summon lost Sprites back or at Sprite Stations for upgrades
• Each Sprite has five levels to mastery, with abilities getting stronger at each level