Example: How rare is Black Knight?
Black Knight is one of the most-searched rare Fortnite skins. It unlocked from the Chapter 1 Season 2 Battle Pass, sits at Legendary shop-color rarity, and has never been sold as a normal Item Shop outfit — scarcity score 96/100 (OG / Exclusive).
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OG / ExclusiveLegendary tierOutfit
Black Knight
The odious scourge of Wailing Woods.
0 common · 100 ultra scarce
Never sold in the modern Item Shop rotation — classic early-season exclusive. Extremely scarce in locker terms.
- Shop appearances
- 0
- First seen
- —
- Last seen
- —
- Days vaulted
- Never sold
- Source
- Battle Pass / season reward
- Typical V-Bucks
- Not shop-priced
Introduced in Chapter 1, Season 2. · Set: Fort Knights
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Famous rare Fortnite skins people search for
These names show up constantly in “rare skins” searches. Use the calculator above to pull live shop history — the notes below are a quick static guide.
Black Knight
OG / Exclusive
Chapter 1 Season 2 Battle Pass — never a normal shop sale.
Renegade Raider
Check last seen
Season 1 classic. Still famous, but it has returned to the shop in later years.
Aerial Assault Trooper
High nostalgia
Early Chapter 1 unlock / exclusive vibes — verify current shop history in the tool.
Galaxy
Promo exclusive
Samsung promo exclusive — not purchasable with V-Bucks in the regular rotation.
Honor Guard
Pack exclusive
Honor pack / region exclusives often skip the daily shop entirely.
Travis Scott
Icon Series
Icon Series collab — rarity tier is Icon; scarcity depends on how often it rotates back.
Shop color rarity vs real rarity
When players Google “rare Fortnite skins,” they often mix two different ideas. The blue / purple / orange / gold label on a cosmetic is Item Shop rarity — it mainly sets the V-Bucks price when that item is for sale (for example Rare outfits around 1,200 V-Bucks and Legendary around 2,000).
Collectibility is different. A Legendary skin that returns every other week is easy to buy. A Rare Battle Pass reward from early Chapter 1 that never hit the shop can be far harder to own, even if its color tier looks “lower.”
What this Fortnite skin rarity calculator checks
Search any outfit by name. We pull live cosmetics data, including shop appearance history when available, then score scarcity from appearance count, how long the skin has been vaulted, and whether it came from the Item Shop, Battle Pass, Crew, starter packs, or promos.
The example above uses Black Knight — a Chapter 1 Season 2 Battle Pass Legendary with zero recorded shop sales — so crawlers and first-time visitors see a complete report without needing to type anything.
OG skins, vaulted shop skins, and Battle Pass exclusives
OG usually means early Chapter 1 cosmetics tied to Season Shop, Battle Pass, or limited unlocks. Some of those names later returned to the Item Shop, which lowers scarcity even if the skin still feels special culturally.
Vaulted shop skins sit in the middle: they were buyable, but long gaps between appearances make them feel rare again. Battle Pass and many promo outfits often never become standalone shop offers, so their unlock path stays closed after the season or campaign ends.
How to use the scarcity score
Scores run from 0 (common rotation) to 100 (ultra scarce / OG exclusive). Use them to compare skins, not to price accounts. FortniteTools does not estimate real-money value, and buying or selling accounts violates Epic’s rules.
If you only care what is available today, switch to our Item Shop tracker. If you are planning spends, the V-Bucks calculator helps map outfit tiers to pack costs.