Machinist's Metal Detector
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Machinist's Metal Detector is a Rare pickaxe in Fortnite. It's part of the Summer Ignition set. It was introduced in Chapter 6, Season 4.
Last seen
20 August 2026
75 days ago
Days in the shop
15
since 31 July 2025
Longest absence
253 days
FNDB Rarity Score
12/100
Regular
- Type
- Pickaxe
- Rarity
- Rare
- Introduced
- Chapter 6, Season 4
- Added to the game files
- 29 July 2025
Item shop history
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 · 75 days ago
- Days in the shop
- 15
- Longest absence
- 253 days
- FNDB Rarity Score
- 12/100 · Regular
- Last price
- 500 V-Bucks
- Seen on
- 16 August 2026, 17 August 2026, 18 August 2026, 19 August 2026, 20 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.
Machinist's Metal Detector — common questions
When was Machinist's Metal Detector last in the item shop?
Machinist's Metal Detector was last seen in the Fortnite item shop on 20 August 2026. It has been in the shop on 15 days since 30 October 2017.
How much does Machinist's Metal Detector cost?
The last time Machinist's Metal Detector was in the shop it cost 500 V-Bucks. Epic can change an item's price between appearances.
Can you still get Machinist's Metal Detector?
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 Machinist's Metal Detector part of?
Machinist's Metal Detector is part of the Summer Ignition 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 Summer Ignition set
