In LEGO Fortnite, farming rare resources is essential for crafting and upgrades, so you'll need the best weapons and tools to survive and gather materials. I've acquired most of the upgraded weapons and tools to eliminate enemies faster and farm resources easily, and here's how you can do it in-game.
How to get stronger weapons in LEGO Fortnite
The key to unlocking stronger and more durable weapons in LEGO Fortnite is to upgrade the Crafting Bench at your Village. This unlocks more recipes for tools and other essential items required for survival. However, simply upgrading the Crafting Bench won't unlock the recipes for weapons, so you must find the required materials beforehand. For instance, to make a Rare Longword, you'll need Copper Bars, so farm them from the Dry Valley region beforehand.
All weapon recipes in LEGO Fortnite
Here are all the weapon recipes in LEGO Fortnite:
- Recursive Crossbow (Common) - Wooden Rod (5 pieces), Cord (1 piece)
- Recursive Crossbow (Uncommon) - Knotroot Rod (8 pieces), Drawstring (1 piece)
- Recursive Crossbow (Rare) - Flexwood Rod (8 pieces), Drawstring (1 piece)
- Recursive Crossbow (Epic) - Frostpine Rod (8 pieces), Drawstring (1 piece), Iron Bar (3 pieces)
- Short Sword (Common) - Wooden Rod (5 pieces)
- Longsword (Uncommon) - Knotroot Rod (8 pieces)
- Longsword (Rare) - Copper Bar (12 pieces)
- Longsword (Epic) - Iron Bar (12 pieces)
Related: Where to find Caves in LEGO Fortnite
How to unlock better weapons in LEGO Fortnite
After upgrading your Crafting Bench, find the materials required for weapon upgrades to unlock their recipes. For instance, after upgrading your Crafting Bench to Epic level, you must find Iron (from Lava Caves in Frostlands) to unlock the Epic Longsword recipe. Materials like Drawstring, Copper Bars, Iron Bars, Frostpine Rods, Knotroot are essential to craft higher rarity weapons, so I recommend harvesting them in bulk. Create ample Storage Chests at your village to stow these materials for future upgrades.
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Dipanjan Dey started his gaming journey with Doom 2 and Contra: Legacy of War back in 1997. Naturally, he gravitated to RPGs and FPS titles like Call of Duty, Halo, and CS:GO. Dipanjan has been coverings stories and writing about video games for the past five years. For the past year, Dipanjan has been working as a Contributing Author for Pro Game Guides, covering shooter games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and CoD!