Fortnite Power Hour Guide: Start Times, Pirate Token Drop Rates, and Best Chest Farming Methods

What Is the Fortnite Power Hour Event?

The Fortnite Power Hour — officially branded as the "Fortune Treasure Hours" — is a limited-time event during Epic Games' pirate-themed Treasure Hunters season. During each scheduled session, the drop rates for two ultra-rare cosmetics are boosted: the Pirate Shop Access Token and the Weekly Gold Outfit. Because the Pirate Token normally sits at a base rate of roughly 1 in 137,500 per chest, these boosted windows are by far the best chance most players will ever get.

Beyond the drop rate boosts, every match during a Power Hour gives you a head start: you spawn with A$AP Rocky's Shock Rocket and a Self-Revive Device, and Fortune Sprites appear more frequently across the island. That loadout matters more than you might think, because the Shock Rocket doubles as one of the best chest-clearing tools in the event (more on that below).

Fortnite Power Hour Start Times by Region

Each event day features two Treasure Hour sessions. Using the November 7, 2026 schedule as the pattern, the first round starts at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET and the second round starts at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET, with the evening session running until 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET. The second session is the one to prioritize — it carries the stronger drop rate boost.

For the latest daily schedule, check VICE's Fortnite Power Hour coverage, which tracks each session as Epic announces it.

Fortnite Treasure Hours: Schedule, Start Times, and Pirate Token Odds

Pirate Token Drop Rates During Power Hours

Epic has confirmed that the Pirate Shop Token gets a direct drop rate multiplier during every Treasure Hour session. The size of the boost depends on which round you play:

The takeaway is simple: if you can only play one session, play the second. Doubling the Pirate Token drop rate means every chest you open is worth twice as much, which is why the fastest chest-farming routes below matter so much.

Best Chest Farming Methods for the Fortnite Power Hour

Content creators have studied clips of players who actually pulled the token, and clear patterns emerged. These are the highest-value techniques, adapted from this Power Hour breakdown:

• Open every chest, then break it. Opening a chest and immediately destroying the container counts as two separate rolls at the token table. It's the single most overlooked habit and effectively doubles your chances per chest.
• Prioritize vaults and Mythical Chests. A disproportionate number of recorded token pulls come from vaults and Mythical Chests, so build your route around them.
• Use the cannon vault glitch. Place two cannons on either side of a vault door and fire — every chest inside pops open instantly. At Lantern Land, drag the cannon to the nearby vault, get close to the door, hop in, and shoot. You can leave and rejoin the match to repeat it.
• Kick vaults with the Gum-Gum Fruit. If you have the Gum-Gum Fruit, the kick move opens vault doors and shatters chest walls instantly — no cannons required.
• Try the AFK squad fill trick. Queue with squad fill, drop mid-island (so you're inside the next zones), and hide inside a cannon or a tucked-away spot on a ship. If any squadmate finds the token, the whole squad gets it, making this a zero-effort lottery ticket.

Fastest Routes: 20 to 100+ Chests Per Match

Volume is everything when your odds are 1 in 68,750 per chest. These routes deliver the highest chest counts in the shortest time:

A few route-specific tips:

• Lighthouse trick: There's no literal vault inside, but igniting the lighthouse light magically spawns one or more Mythical Chests per floor cluster, plus a launch pad on top for fast travel between them.
• Fortune's Fork waterfall vault: Walk through the waterfall next to Fortune's Fork, break the rock in the secret cave, open the chest, then emote in the corner to clip into the keyless vault. Inside you'll find a Mythical Chest and two normal chests — open the normals first, break everything, then open the Mythical. Leave and rejoin to farm it repeatedly.
• A$AP Rocky's boat: Take the Gum-Gum Fruit to the lowest deck and kick. Destroying the connected walls collapses the entire ship, auto-opening all 31 chests at once while loot rains down.
• Fish Island boat route: Grab 10–11 buried chests on the fish-shaped island, stock up on med kits (you'll be living in the storm), then pilot the boat along the coast firing Shock Rockets at the giant crab (5 chests), beach buildings (4 chests), hanging chests, and the offshore ship carrying nearly 20 more. Players have opened 40+ chests before the first storm even closes.

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Fortnite Power Hour FAQ

What time is the Fortnite Power Hour today?

The schedule repeats each event day: the first Treasure Hour starts at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET and the second starts at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET, running until 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET. Times shift per region using the table above, so confirm the current day's sessions with recent coverage or Epic's official channels.

What are the odds of getting the Pirate Shop Token in a Power Hour?

During the second (evening) Treasure Hour, you have a 1 in 68,750 chance per chest thanks to the 2× boost. The first session's 1.5× boost works out to roughly 1 in 91,667 per chest. Opening and breaking chests doubles your effective rolls.

Do squadmates share the Pirate Token?

Yes. If one member of your squad finds the token during a match, every squad member receives it. That's what makes the AFK squad fill method viable — you can win the token without personally opening a single chest.

Does breaking a chest after opening it really count?

Based on documented player clips, yes — the opened chest and the broken container are treated as separate loot events, so breaking every chest after looting it is a free extra roll at the boosted drop table.

What do I spawn with during a Treasure Hour?

Every match during the event starts you with A$AP Rocky's Shock Rocket and a Self-Revive Device, and Fortune Sprites spawn more frequently — so even if the token doesn't drop, you still have boosted targets to hunt.

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Sources: VICE — What Time Is Fortnite Power Hour Today? November 7 Treasure Hours and YouTube — Fortnite Pirate Shop Token Boosted (Power Hours).