Don't Start Now
I'm better on the other side.
Don't Start Now is an Icon Series emote in Fortnite. It was introduced in Chapter 2, Season 5.
Last seen
18 August 2026
77 days ago
Days in the shop
93
since 3 January 2021
Longest absence
229 days
FNDB Rarity Score
18/100
Regular
- Type
- Emote
- Rarity
- Icon Series
- Series
- Icon Series
- Introduced
- Chapter 2, Season 5
- Added to the game files
- 3 January 2021
Item shop history
- Last seen
- 18 August 2026 · 77 days ago
- Days in the shop
- 93
- Longest absence
- 229 days
- FNDB Rarity Score
- 18/100 · Regular
- Last price
- 500 V-Bucks
- Seen on
- 15 August 2026, 16 August 2026, 17 August 2026, 18 August 2026
Shop dates combine fortnite-api.com's per-item shop history (from 30 October 2017) with fndb's own daily archive (from 5 August 2026, 91 days). Prices and full shop pages exist only for days in our archive.
Don't Start Now — common questions
When was Don't Start Now last in the item shop?
Don't Start Now was last seen in the Fortnite item shop on 18 August 2026. It has been in the shop on 93 days since 30 October 2017.
How much does Don't Start Now cost?
The last time Don't Start Now was in the shop it cost 500 V-Bucks. Epic can change an item's price between appearances.
Can you still get Don't Start Now?
Most Fortnite cosmetics return to the item shop on rotation, but Epic doesn't publish a schedule and some items — battle pass rewards and promotional items in particular — never come back. There's no reliable way to tell in advance which category any given emote falls into.
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