I dropped into Tilted Towers and the match felt electric. You hold your breath at the skyline and then something snaps into place. I realized Spider-Man was back in Fortnite—and so were his Web Shooters.
I’m saying this as someone who left the island for a while: Epic Games and Marvel just handed players one of the more joyful mobility toys Fortnite has seen. Tom Holland teased a clip from Spider-Man: Brand New Day on YouTube and confirmed the Mythic Web Shooters are returning for the first time since Chapter 4, Season 2.
Players still glance at the skyline before they build.
You know the tiny thrill when you see a high rooftop and your brain starts planning a swing. The Web Shooters are back, and they behave the way mobility mythics should: fast, physics-driven, and prone to creating highlight clips.
Epic’s move to reintroduce Mythic items like the Web Shooters feels deliberate—timed with the movie release and a fresh set of cosmetics. Tom Holland’s announcement on YouTube doubled as marketing and a gameplay event; Jon Bernthal’s Punisher is also joining the roster, which ties the in-game drop directly to Marvel’s casting choices.
When do Spider-Man items return to Fortnite?
The shop updates on July 30, ahead of the movie’s July 31 release. That means the Web Shooters and the Brand New Day skins should be available the day before the film hits theaters.
The inventory holds stuff you forget until a tool rekindles interest.
You’ll find yourself booting the game again the second a movement toy drops. The Web Shooters change how you approach fights, rotations, and the island’s verticality.
Mechanically, they offer rapid, directional mobility tied to skillful aim. Expect chaos in close quarters and new tempo in pro play—streamers will pepper clips across Twitch and YouTube, and metas will shift as players learn how to counter or capitalize on swinging plays.
The Web Shooters are a passport to vertical chaos.
How do Web Shooters work in Fortnite gameplay?
They allow players to latch onto geometry and move quickly through the air; mastering momentum and aiming is the difference between escape and an instant elimination. If you follow Fortnite creators or tools like Overwolf and stat trackers, you’ll see data change fast once the item goes live.
People judge a skin by its first-second impression.
You scroll the item shop and make a split choice: mask on or mask off. The Brand New Day Spider-Man skins appear to include Tom Holland’s face as a selectable option, plus a Punisher variant for Bernthal fans.
These choices matter for collectors and streamers alike. Skins are visibility in the community: wearing Holland’s face is a statement. Pricing will follow Epic’s usual V-Bucks model, and expect the cosmetics to sit alongside event bundles and challenges tied to the movie campaign.
Tom Holland’s unmasked skin is a backstage pass.
I haven’t played Fortnite in a while, and yet I’ll be back to test swing routes, chase kills, and probably buy a skin or two. You should plan your jump back if you want the Mythic feel—things like this don’t stick forever in the shop, and streamers will make them trend fast. Will these Web Shooters change how competitive matches are played, or are they just another seasonal thrill?