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Lil Uzi Vert Takes Over Fortnite's Stronghold for Captain's Day With a New SMG and Sprite

REPORTED Written by GPN · Nov 9, 2026, 8:45 AM ET · Fortnite · Gaming

Lil Uzi Vert has taken over the Stronghold in Fortnite's Treasure Hunters season. The rapper headlines the season's latest Captain's Day, a 24-hour event that began at 9 AM ET on Sunday, November 8.

For the day, Lil Uzi Vert is the boss holding the Stronghold, the fort in the north-east of the season's Crossbones Isle map. Players who beat him can pick up two new items: the Lil' SMG, which fires faster the longer you hold the trigger and gives a movement speed boost, and the Lil' Uzi Vert Jr. Sprite, which triggers a Chug Splash effect when you restore shields.

Variants of the new Sprite drop more often for the full 24 hours, Cursed Sprites have started appearing in the wild, and a second Map Fragment has washed ashore for the season's treasure hunt.

The boss fight is separate from the shop release. Lil Uzi Vert arrives in the Item Shop on November 12, the same day Kasane Teto's Music Pass begins. Captain's Days continue on November 12, 15 and 22, with Cap'n Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto still to come, and Treasure Hours run every Saturday.

Treasure Hunters is Fortnite's four-week mini-season on the 80-player Crossbones Isle, built around One Piece locations and powers. It runs until the Chapter 7 end event on December 5.

Facts gathered from

• GGRecon

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