Whether it be the limited Item Shop space or less desirable items over the years, there are some true rarities in the selection of Fortnite cosmetics. Back Blings, in particular, are often overlooked in favor of skins or pickaxes, but they have their selection of hard-to-find items. Below you can find the rarest ten back blings in Fortnite to date.
Penguin
To celebrate the Chinese launch of Fortnite, players had to create an account on Tencent’s messenger app QQ and then play Fortnite through the WeGame launcher for 24 hours. However, you had to refer a player and have them play for 10 hours before you got the Penguin. Though the stringent requirements already made it rare, the fact that WeGame has since shut down guarantees very few people actually got it which makes it one of the rarest back blings in Fortnite.
Mythic Prized Llama
The Mythic Prized Llama back bling is so difficult to unlock as you have to earn a series of medals to even get the chance of winning. To claim each level of Prized Llama back bling players are required to earn a number of Survivor Medals.
These medals are won by completing a series of increasingly difficult challenges which culminate in the final challenge ‘Win a Victory Royale with 10 Eliminations’. That sounds achievable, right? But can you do it NINE times within the season? The tough challenge means this is one of the rarest back blings available today!
Squire/Royal Shield
It might seem like Fortnite instantly took off, but not everyone was sold on the battle pass. For this reason, the first Back Blings ever offered through the battle pass in Season 2 were the similarly designed Squire Shield at tier 1 and the Royal Shield at tier 21.
It’s impossible to say how many people bought in that early, so it’s reasonable to expect that not many players have this in their lockers. It doesn’t help that the early battle pass wasn’t all that easy to progress as it is today, so that added a barrier. Like many cosmetics from back in the early days of Fortnite, this back bling is now one of the rarest in-game.
Blue Shift
While this was available for free in the second PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack, it not only required players to be on PlayStation but also be subscribed to PlayStation Plus. The PS4 didn’t have the easiest way to see newly added DLC bundles without seeking them out, so it is completely possible players missed out on this bundle or any of the following few. As this was the first one with a Back Bling, it can easily be considered rare.
Telemetry
It’s tough when a smart cosmetic is only available as part of a console bundle. The item is nice enough, but nothing overly special, so we doubt anyone would pay $300 to claim it. This rare Back Bling was available as part of a Nintendo Switch console bundle. That price tag probably has kept many collectors from avoiding this specific piece. For this reason, the bundle also appears in our list of rarest skins.
Galactic Disc
The Galactic Disc is second rarest only to Penguin due to what it took to obtain it. Much like the Telemetry, there was a hefty price tag attached. Galactic Disc is part of the Galaxy Set that required players to purchase a Samsung device released in 2019. You could choose between a Galaxy Note 9 smartphone or a Galaxy Tab S4 tablet. Surprisingly, the set was also available for a single day in the item shop on July 10, 2020.
Claptrap
Claptrap has the dual honor of being both a part of a promotion and being released onto the Item Shop. As far as the former goes, the bundle including Claptrap was free for anyone who pre-ordered Borderlands 3. As for the Item Shop, Claptrap has appeared on three sequential days but not since. It exited on May 31, 2020, which was 1,632 days ago.
Neo Phrenzy
In another case of buying hardware for cosmetics, the Neo Phrenzy was a little less expensive than a Samsung device. Fans hoping for this must have bought a specially marked PlayStation 4 Slim, DualShock 4 controller, or a Gold Wireless headset. This meant anywhere from $65 to $300 for a bundle with the Neo Phrenzy Black Bling. However, it has also been available in the Item Shop on five separate days, though the last was on Feb. 5, 2020.
Rift Rock
Rift Rock has a neat look, but it unfortunately suffers from not having a related set. As it can’t be grouped with other items easily, it usually makes things much more rare. It has a look that wouldn’t seem out of place with the lava cosmetics but Epic just hasn’t thought to add it to the bundle. To that end, it has been seen three times total since it was released in Chapter 1 Season 10. The most recent time was on Oct. 4, 2019, a whopping 1,656 days ago.
Rust Bucket
Unlike most other entries on the list, the Rust Bucket Back Bling was entirely free. As an apology for unexpected downtime the game faced in Chapter 1 Season 3, Epic Games added the Rust Bucket to the Item Shop for free across a single week from April 13 to 19. This was a nice gesture after the game had been inaccessible to players, but it likely means this specific Back Bling won’t see the Item Shop again. But at 2,133 days since it was last seen, it tops our list of rarest Back Blings.
As the Item Shop constantly offers surprises, this list of rarest Back Blings could shift at any point, so we will keep an eye on them. If you have any suggestions or stories about rare items in your locker, tell us in the comments below.
