Metal Detectin'
The ultimate get-rich-slow scheme.
Metal Detectin' is an Uncommon emote in Fortnite. It was introduced in Chapter 5, Season 3.
Last seen
6 March 2026
243 days ago
Days in the shop
4
since 31 May 2024
Longest absence
239 days
FNDB Rarity Score
33/100
Regular
- Type
- Emote
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Introduced
- Chapter 5, Season 3
- Added to the game files
- 24 May 2024
Item shop history
- Last seen
- 6 March 2026 · 243 days ago
- Days in the shop
- 4
- Returned after
- 239 days
- Longest absence
- 239 days
- FNDB Rarity Score
- 33/100 · Regular
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, 92 days). Prices and full shop pages exist only for days in our archive.
Metal Detectin' — common questions
When was Metal Detectin' last in the item shop?
Metal Detectin' was last seen in the Fortnite item shop on 6 March 2026. It has been in the shop on 4 days since 30 October 2017.
How much does Metal Detectin' cost?
We don't have a recorded price for Metal Detectin'. We only know an item's price from days it has appeared in the shop while we were tracking it, and this emote hasn't.
Can you still get Metal Detectin'?
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.