Fortnite Kinetic Ore: how to find and use to Travel Distance

Kinetic Ore in Fortnite can help you fly across the map with great speed, but you need to know where to find it
Fortnite Kinetic Ore: how to find and use to Travel Distance
Fortnite Kinetic Ore: how to find and use to Travel Distance /

Kinetic Ore is a strange substance on the new map for Fortnite Chapter 4. These purple glowing rocks are big enough for you to stand on, and that’s because you should. If you set things up right you can launch yourself great distances in a flash, but you need to know where to find them first. We’ll show you where they most commonly spawn and how to use them in a hurry.

If you want to know more about Fortnite Chapter 4's new features, check out our guide on how to find Sky Jellies.

Kinetic Ore locations – Fortnite

Fortnite Kinetic Ore slab in Shattered Shards
Kinetic Ore is most commonly found at POIs around the map

Every POI has a chance to spawn Kinetic Ore around the place in Chapter 4, but the one place you should go to guarantee spawns is Shattered Slabs. This is a large POI on the west of the map, at the bottom of the autumnal biome.

How to use Kinetic Ore to Travel Distance – Fortnite

Fortnite activated Kinetic Ore
Fortnite's Kinetic Ore only takes one tap to activate

To launch a Kinetic Ore you’ll need to get out your pickaxe or gun and strike the ore on the opposite side to the direction you wish to travel. A purple beam of light will then shoot out from the ore indicating the direction it will travel. You’ll have a few seconds once that’s set up to hop on top of the ore, then just wait for it to fling itself into the stratosphere, as long as you don’t move you’ll be able to ride it as far as you want.


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Ryan Woodrow
RYAN WOODROW

Ryan Woodrow is Guides Editor for GLHF based in London, England. He has a particular love for JRPGs and the stories they tell. His all-time favorite JRPGs are the Xenoblade Chronicles games because of the highly emotive and philosophy-driven stories that hold great meaning. Other JRPGs he loves in the genre are Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nier Automata, and Pokémon. He also regularly dives deep into the indie scene trying to find hidden gems and innovative ideas. Some of his favorite indie games include FTL: Faster Than Light, Thomas Was Alone, Moonlighter, Phantom Abyss, and Towerfall Ascension. More of his favorite games are Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, and XCOM 2. He has a first-class degree in Games Studies from Staffordshire University and has written for several sites such as USA Today's ForTheWin, Game Rant, The Sun, and KeenGamer. Email: ryan.woodrow@glhf.gg