You can mark enemies in fortnite to follow people, show your teammates where to shoot and complete challenges.
We have detailed how to tag enemies in Fortnite below, with the easiest methods to mark enemies if you try to do it for challenges.
If you want to familiarize yourself with more mechanics, we also have explanations of boosts, gold bars, and how to get XP fast.
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How to tag enemies in Fortnite
There are several ways to tag enemies in Fortnite, including:
- Using the ‘Place Marker’ button (left on d-pad for consoles, middle button on default mouse on PC)
- Claim capture points
- Enabling Mark Boosts
- Using the Falcon Scout
The Recon Scanner was also capable of marking enemies, but at the time of writing was vaulted.
Anything that rings and places a red marker over an enemy counts as marking an enemy. For challenges, tagging characters and animals will not count.
There may also be a slight delay in your progress updating if you try to tag enemies for a challenge.
Besides challenges, marking enemies is extremely useful if you’re playing in Duos, Trios, and Squads, as it’s a great way to show your team where enemies are. It’s also useful if you’re playing solo, as the red marker above an enemy’s head sticks around for a while, allowing you to either plan your attack or find a route to avoid trouble.
If you want to consistently mark an enemy’s location, you’ll want to use the two best methods…
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Simple Ways To Mark Enemies In Fortnite
If you want to scan a large area and mark enemies for yourself and your teammates, there are two easy methods to mark enemies in Fortnite:
- Enabling Mark Boosts
- Using the Falcon Scout
Of these two methods, we recommend using the Falcon Scout to easily tag enemies in Fortnite, because you can ping as much as you want – as long as you don’t fly the hawk too far. Falcon Scouts can be found as floor loot, regular chests, Oathbound chests, and supply drops.
Once you find a Falcon Scout, equip it and then deploy it by pressing the fire button. You can then press the “Search Enemies” button to start marking nearby enemies. The search button for enemies is R2 on PlayStation, RT on Xbox, ZR on Switch, and left mouse button on PC.
You have to rely on some luck to get a boost that marks enemies for you, but you can re-roll a boost selection once for free per match. Any additional rerolls will then cost 100 gold bars.
There are two augments that can tag enemies in Fortnite:
With Bloodhound active, enemies hit by your sniper rifle or bowshots are marked for a brief duration. Storm Mark is the better of the two for marking, though, as when the storm changes it pings the area to highlight nearby enemies for a short duration.
Good luck marking enemies in Fortnite! If you want to learn more about battle royale, check out our guides on how to get XP fast, character locations, and animal locations.