The lobby is an old map, menus folded into corners. I froze on the Quests tab when I realized my chest count had climbed without me keeping score. You know that small panic—you’ve been farming Treasure Hunters and the Pirate Shop might be one chest away.
I’ve spent enough hours in Epic Games’ menus to know where the useful stuff hides. Let me walk you through the exact clicks so you can track your progress and stop guessing whether a Treasure Hour just passed you by.
Most players miss the Quests tab the first time they open the menu. How to track how many chests you’ve opened in Fortnite
Open Fortnite and follow these micro-steps. I prefer quick checks between matches—no more guessing games.
- Load Fortnite.
- Select Battle Royale as your mode.
- Click the Quests tab in the top bar (it sits between Passes and Compete).
- Scroll to the Treasure Chest Hunt section.
- Read the three counters: Open Treasure Chests, Open Rare Chests (blue), and Open Sprite Chests.
Each of those goals advances across five stages. Hit a stage and you get bonus XP; the target count rises so you can keep tracking as you grind. Note one limiter: missions only track up to 1,000 chests per type—once you reach that cap the counter disappears from the display.
How do I see how many chests I’ve opened in Fortnite?
The Quests tab is the source of truth. If you want visual proof for Reddit or to post on X (Twitter), take a screenshot of the Treasure Chest Hunt counters—it’s the only in-game tally Epic Games exposes this season.
You can open dozens of chests in a single match if the island cooperates. Does opening more chests increase Pirate Shop Access odds in Fortnite?
The short answer: no. The loot system is RNG-driven, and Epic Games ties special drops like Pirate Shop Access to random chance rather than a visible counter you can sway.
The loot pool is a bag of marbles: colored marbles represent rare drops and grey marbles represent standard loot. Each chest is a reach into that bag. If you draw a grey marble it goes back; if you draw a colored one it stays out.
That imagery explains everything you need to know about probability. Your odds on any single chest remain unchanged, but opening more chests gives you more attempts—more tickets in the raffle, not a higher percentage per ticket. Treasure Hours are the scheduled windows when Epic boosts those rare marble counts, so plan your sessions around them if Pirate Shop gear is the goal.
Where is Treasure Chest Hunt in the Quests tab?
It’s listed under Battle Royale Quests. If you play Arena or other modes switch to Battle Royale first, then scan the top-row tabs to spot Quests. The Treasure Chest Hunt sits plainly inside that list—just sometimes buried by seasonal missions.
If you want to measure progress over time, pair screenshots with a simple note in Notion, Google Keep, or a tweet thread. The community on Reddit and X often shares milestone posts and Treasure Hour alerts, which can save you grinding time.
Want to keep chasing that Pirate Shop key or will you let the RNG gods decide your fate?