Fortnite players are calling on Epic Games to reveal the odds of finding Pirate Shop Access after days of failed chest hunts, conflicting community estimates, and claims that a server-side system called “Clover” controls the reward.
Pirate Shop Access was added with the Treasure Hunters mini-season on November 1. Players who find it receive two activations, each opening a 14-day window during which eligible Item Shop cosmetics can be claimed without spending V-Bucks. Real-money offers, gifting, and Battle Pass rewards are excluded.
Epic has not published a percentage explaining how often Pirate Shop Access can appear. Fortnite has only said that the reward works like a normal Battle Royale chest and that every player has an equal opportunity to find it. That statement does not explain whether the chance is one in 100, one in 10,000, or the rumored 1/700,000.
The lack of an official figure has allowed several different estimates to spread online, with no way for players to verify which, if any, is accurate. That has become especially frustrating for players who have spent hours opening chests without knowing whether they are experiencing normal bad luck or chasing a reward with an effectively unreachable chance.
Epic reveals official Pirate Shop Token odds
Epic Games has now revealed the official odds of finding Pirate Shop Access after players spent days demanding answers.
In a Fortnite Status post on November 7, Epic said Pirate Shop Access has a 1 in 137,500 chance of appearing each time a player opens a chest in a normal match. The company said those rates have remained constant since the Treasure Hunters season began and do not change throughout the day, except during scheduled Treasure Hours.
During Treasure Hours, the Pirate Shop Access rate is boosted by 1.5x, with Epic warning that future events could offer even higher multipliers. Epic also said players cannot receive the same treasure twice, except for Gizmos.
The newly revealed rate confirms that the reward is extremely rare, but it does not guarantee a token after a certain number of chest openings. Each chest remains a separate chance, meaning players can still open thousands without receiving Pirate Shop Access.
Why players are asking for the odds
Streamer Jynxzi has reportedly spent more than 75 hours searching for the token, while Stable Ronaldo claims he’s spent over 70 hours hunting. Both streamers have called on Epic to publish the odds.
The “Clover” claims have added another layer to the controversy. Fortnite leaker Egyptian_Leaker claimed Epic created a system that can adjust the token’s odds without exposing the numbers in the game files. Llamalaxy later claimed that the reward roll is handled by a live backend service when a chest is opened, which would explain why dataminers cannot find a fixed percentage in the client.
Those claims have not been independently confirmed by Epic.
Epic’s official Treasure Hunters announcement says Treasure Hours will feature boosted drops, but it does not specifically confirm whether Pirate Shop Access becomes more likely during those events.
That leaves players with several unanswered questions. Are the odds fixed for the entire season? Are they the same for every player and chest type? Can Epic change them during the event? Do Treasure Hours affect the token at all?
Is Pirate Shop Access gambling?
Traditional gambling definitions generally involve chance, a prize, and something of value being risked. A federal definition of a bet or wager specifically excludes contests where participants risk only personal effort or internet access, although state laws differ.
Because Pirate Shop Access is earned by playing Fortnite and opening chests without paying V-Bucks for each attempt, the available facts are not enough to call the system illegal gambling.
The FTC has discussed both paid loot boxes and random rewards earned through gameplay. Its guidance focuses on whether odds or costs are presented accurately and without misleading players. The agency’s 2025 action involving Genshin Impact concerned paid loot boxes, virtual currency, and allegedly misleading odds.
Based on those public materials, the absence of a published Pirate Shop percentage alone does not establish an FTC violation. The key questions would be whether Epic made misleading claims about the reward, whether players were required or encouraged to spend money, and whether the odds changed without accurate disclosure.
Epic’s public response has addressed equal access and scams, but it has not provided the numerical odds players are asking for.
I’m Abhishek Sharma, an author at TigerJek.com. I enjoy exploring games, testing different strategies, and turning what I learn into clear, useful guides. My goal is to help players understand the game better and improve without the usual confusion.
