How to Get a Fishy Sprite in Fortnite Runners

• The Fishy Sprite is a Rare companion added in the June 25, 2026 Gone Wild update.
• Unlike the Striker Sprite, it has no fixed unlock method. It’s random loot.
• You can get it from regular chests, Sprite Chests, Supply Drops, floor loot, or by fishing.
• Golden fishing spots boost your odds and can also drop rare variants of other Sprites.
• Equipped, it boosts your base swim speed and gives a movement speed burst whenever you take damage.
• Swim speed scales from 25% at level 1 up to 200% at max level.
• Extract it fast, since rarer variants make you a visible target for other squads.

Here’s how to get a Fishy Sprite in Fortnite Runners: loot chests and Supply Drops as usual, or fish it up directly from any Fishing Spot on the map. There’s no dedicated challenge like the Soccer Pitch requires for the Striker Sprite, so this one comes down to where you loot and how much fishing you’re willing to do. Below is the fastest route, the full swim speed breakdown by level, and what to do once you’ve got one.

Where to Find the Fishy Sprite

The Fishy Sprite has no fixed spawn point. It drops as random loot across the whole map, so the more containers you open, the better your odds. It can come from:

• Regular Chests
• Sprite Chests
• Supply Drops
• Floor loot
• Fishing Spots, using a Fishing Rod or Harpoon Gun

Water-heavy POIs give you the best shot at all five sources at once. Coastal and river-adjacent locations pack more loot containers and more fishable water in one spot.

How to Fish for a Fishy Sprite

• Look for a Fishing Spot on the water’s surface. It shows up as a distinct circle with fish visibly swimming beneath it.
• Check the shoreline nearby for a wooden barrel. Fishing Rods usually spawn there.
• Equip the rod like a weapon and cast into the circle. You need to land the cast inside the ring to register a bite.
• Prioritize golden ripple spots. These glow gold on the water and carry a higher chance of rare loot, including the Fishy Sprite itself and rare variants of other Sprites.

Golden spots can appear at any fishable location on the map, so it’s better to keep moving between fishing spots as you loot than to camp one area and wait.

Best Places to Look

Coastal and river-heavy POIs give you the most efficient loop, since they combine chest density with fishing access in one landing zone. Prioritize areas with multiple Fishing Spots clustered close together so you’re not wasting time rotating between them.

What Does the Fishy Sprite Do?

Equipped, the Fishy Sprite gives you two effects at once: a permanent boost to your base swim speed, and a short burst of extra movement speed the moment you take damage. In practice, that means faster river crossings and a built-in escape tool when you get shot at.

Fishy Sprite Stats by Level

• Level 1: 25% swim speed, 10% movement speed on hit
• Level 2: 50% swim speed, 20% movement speed on hit
• Level 3: 100% swim speed, 30% movement speed on hit
• Level 4: 150% swim speed, 40% movement speed on hit
• Level 5 (max): 200% swim speed, 50% movement speed on hit

At max level, your swim speed is roughly tripled, which makes crossing the map to hunt other rare Sprites noticeably faster.

Extracting and Leveling the Fishy Sprite

Finding a Fishy Sprite in a match doesn’t add it to your collection. You have to extract it first, or you lose it if you’re eliminated. Head to an Extraction Site, or use a Portable Extractor to bank it from anywhere on the map. Once extracted, it’s unlocked permanently and you can summon it in future matches with Sprite Dust.

One thing worth knowing: carrying a rare variant unextracted makes you a visible target. Other players can see what you’re holding and will actively hunt you for it, so the safest move with a Gold, Gummy, or Galaxy Fishy Sprite is to extract it as soon as possible rather than finish out the match with it equipped.

You level it up the same way as other Sprites, by searching containers and getting eliminations. Our how to level up Sprites guide covers the fastest way to get one to max.

Fishy Sprite Variants

Like most Sprites this season, the Fishy Sprite comes in Gold, Gummy, and Galaxy variants on top of the base version. Higher rarity variants amplify both effects, making the swim speed boost and the damage-triggered movement burst more noticeable. Golden fishing spots are your best shot at pulling one of these directly instead of upgrading a base copy through normal play.

Is the Fishy Sprite Worth Getting?

If you play near water or like using terrain to escape fights, yes. The damage-triggered speed burst works well for repositioning out of a losing gunfight, and the swim speed boost makes river-heavy rotations much faster. It’s one of five new companions from the same update as the Striker Sprite, so if you’re building out the full set, it’s worth grabbing alongside that one. For the complete rundown of every companion in the game right now, check our full list of all Sprites in Fortnite Runners.

FAQ: Fishy Sprite in Fortnite Runners

Playing Fortnite Runners

Fortnite Runners is free to play across every major platform. Jump in through the official Fortnite site, or download it directly on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch 2, the Epic Games Store on PC, or mobile through the Google Play Store and App Store.