Dread Strikers
Strike dread into the competition. Unsheathe from the Dread Shield back bling when both items are equipped.
Dread Strikers is an Epic pickaxe in Fortnite. It's part of the Darkening set. It was introduced in Chapter 2, Season 4.
Last seen
17 October 2026
17 days ago
Days in the shop
42
since 4 September 2020
Longest absence
304 days
FNDB Rarity Score
20/100
Regular
- Type
- Pickaxe
- Rarity
- Epic
- Set
- Darkening
- Introduced
- Chapter 2, Season 4
- Added to the game files
- 27 August 2020
Item shop history
- Last seen
- 17 October 2026 · 17 days ago
- Days in the shop
- 42
- Longest absence
- 304 days
- FNDB Rarity Score
- 20/100 · Regular
- Last price
- 1,800 V-Bucks
- Seen on
- 15 October 2026, 16 October 2026, 17 October 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.
Dread Strikers — common questions
When was Dread Strikers last in the item shop?
Dread Strikers was last seen in the Fortnite item shop on 17 October 2026. It has been in the shop on 42 days since 30 October 2017.
How much does Dread Strikers cost?
The last time Dread Strikers was in the shop it cost 1,800 V-Bucks. Epic can change an item's price between appearances.
Can you still get Dread Strikers?
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 pickaxe falls into.
What set is Dread Strikers part of?
Dread Strikers is part of the Darkening set. Items in a set are usually released together and often return to the shop together, though Epic sometimes rotates them individually.
Rest of the Darkening set
