The legends came to life. season 2 of Fortnite Chapter 5called ‘Myths and Mortals’ is now live with a new map that includes Mount Olympus and the underworld itself, new mythical weapons that represent Greek mythology and a battle pass with the skins of gods and monsters such as Cerberus, Aphrodite , Poseidon, Medusa, Zeus, Artemis, Hades and Avatar Korra herself.
All this new content is available from the morning of Friday March 8, 2024. You can see the news in the following trailer.
New map
This is what the new map looks like Fortnite after the season 2 update of chapter 5. The entire southeast area has been occupied by Mount Olympus and the Duelist Domain, while the Underworld and the Stygian Gate is in the northwest of the map.
New mythical weapons and items
- Thunderbolt of Zeus: we rise into the air to throw lightning. It has three charges and requires cooling after using each one. It can be obtained randomly or after defeating Zeus.
- guard shotgun: Can shoot three times very quickly. Although the normal version is found throughout the island, the mythical version can only be obtained by defeating Cerberus.
- Heraldo submachine gun: A high-precision submachine gun that gains recoil if the burst is maintained. It is found throughout the island, but the mythical version is only achieved by defeating Hades.
- Hunter Designated Marksman Rifle: The beloved ‘DRM’ is back and we can eliminate Zeus to get a mythical version.
- Battle assault rifle: a machine gun with high power and cadence, but also high recoil. It is everywhere except its mythical version, which requires defeating Ares.
- Wings of Icarus: They allow you to fly and attack from above, but they will burn if we use them for a long time or if they receive a lot of damage.
Las Chains of Hades y Avatar control powers They will be mythical weapons that will arrive later in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 and are not available at launch.
The thermal sight and the speed grip They are new accessories for weapons that we can equip accessory banks. This time we find them in the new weapons bunkers that will appear on the new map Fortnite halfway through the game.
The weapons that return from the previous season are hammer slide shotgun, Automatic Shotgun Frenzy, Nemesis assault rifle, Thunder Burst Subgun, Reaper Sniper Rifle and the Scout gun.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Battle Pass Skins
The skins or outfits that we can unlock in this season’s paid pass are Cerberus, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Medusa, Zeus, Sagebrush y Hades. The bonus ‘skin’ that we can unlock in the middle of the season is the Age of Avatar.
Of course, they will all have their LEGO versions.
Korra is part of collaboration with Avatar that had been leaked before. Skins for Aang and other characters should arrive in the store in the future.
And Ares? The ‘skin’ or outfit of the god of war will be for Fortnite Club subscribers in April 2024.
When does the season end?
The end date of season 2 ‘Myths and Mortals’ Fortnite Chapter 5 will be the May 24, 2024.
If what interests you is the competitive scene, we recommend taking a look at the new Epic Games blog on the subject.
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