Top-Level Fortnite Battle Royale Players Win Without Weapons

Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode is incredibly addictive with moments of intense anxiety when hiding in a bush or the frantic rush of a shotgun fight. This mode is all about getting the best gear and using it well, while also always being aware of one’s surroundings. Dropping in and getting a bad weapon, or no weapon at all, can often lead to a quick trip back to the main menu. In high level play, there will always be someone seeking an even crazier challenge, this is why things like Nuzlocke Challenges were so popular in the Pokemon scene.  

So are you looking for a crazy way to play Fortnite? Try winning Battle Royale without using weapons or taking out a single foe. Watching someone attempt this almost makes the adrenaline rush that much more exciting. While there are plenty of attempts online, the amount of people who have actually succeeded in a pacifist run are few and far between. However, there was one successful run from September 29th by MitchGames247, only three days after the release of the Battle Royale mode! 

With at least one player proving it could be done, many others jumped at the opportunity to test their mettle and try to make it happen as well. One of the defining factors of these types of playstyles is staying out of the sights of enemies by any means necessary. That means hiding in lush bushes, climbing trees and hills, building paths that lead one direction while you hide in another, and other such sneaky tactics that keep you undetected by enemy players. Then there’s just the sheer factor of luck and adaptation.

Popular Fortnite player and YouTuber Muselk has made several attempts and came in at second place a few times like in the run below. The problem though is getting to the very end, staring down a foe without a way to defend yourself, and hoping they make a mistake, fall to a trap, or get caught in the constantly shrinking barrier. It’s tense throughout, but especially when Muselk is at the end with one other player, a gun in their hands, and delicious victory within reach. (Mind the language involved, not quite safe for work.)

Muselk’s efforts were valiant, but despite being sufficiently sneaky, the moment you’re down to face to face with another player in a small space with very little area to hide, quick reflexes, shifty building, and mastery of misdirection are a must. Try as he might, Muselk could not confuse his opponent enough in the end to put them off his trail and keep them from turning his character into swiss cheese with an assault rifle.

Though Muselk failed to make it to the winning spot several times, one fateful attempt in a team-up with fellow YouTuber Vikkstar123 brought the two of them to the end of the match. A careful blend of sneaking and finding the right places at the right time to sit and camp out get them down to the final ten players as the circle of play continued to shrink. Things looked terribly intense with the duo building a fortress inside only a few meters of available play area while two other aggressors chased after them. (Similarly, a bit of foul language here.)

Fortunately for them, one of the enemy players had a rocket launcher and chose to use it in some very confined space, accidentally killing both of them in the maze of walls and stairs that Muselk and Vikkstar123 had crafted and leading to glorious victory.

Challenges like this are what allow games like Fortnite to be the games that keep on giving to the players. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart, but it is most certainly a neat and unique way to challenge yourself to win. Whether you decide to do it with a friend or take on the even more daunting task of going solo with this task, pacifist Fortnite Battle Royale is a style of game that’s going to take more than a little luck and tons of patience. Can you pull it off?