How to Get the Free Death Smasher Pickaxe in Fortnite

Published: May 2025
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Meta Description: Learn how to unlock Fortnite’s free Death Smasher pickaxe during the Galactic Battle season through Ranked Quests. Here's every milestone reward and deadline.

Fortnite’s Galactic Battle season brings a fresh wave of Star Wars content — including the free Death Smasher pickaxe, a sinister space-themed harvesting tool. The best part? You can earn it without spending a single V-Buck.

Here’s exactly how to unlock it before the deadline hits.

🪓 What Is the Death Smasher Pickaxe?

The Death Smasher is a limited-time Star Wars Series pickaxe available only during the Galactic Battle event. It’s the grand prize for completing Fortnite’s Ranked Quests Bonus Goal — a challenge-based reward track tied to Ranked gameplay.

✅ How to Unlock the Death Smasher Pickaxe

To claim this free cosmetic:

Complete 25 Ranked Quests during the Galactic Battle season
Quests are available in Ranked Battle Royale and Ranked Zero Build modes
Daily challenges refresh and track automatically while you play

You can queue up solo or with friends — progress counts as long as Ranked Mode is enabled.

🔍 Sample Ranked Quest Objectives

Here are a few examples of tasks that count toward your bonus goal:

Survive 5 storm circles in Ranked matches
Eliminate 3 players in Ranked
Place Top 10 in two matches
Win a Ranked match

Your current quest status is available under the Bonus Goals tab in the Ranked menu.

🎁 All Ranked Bonus Goal Rewards

Even if you don’t hit 25 quests, there are free rewards at every step:

Quests Completed	Reward
3	Skull with Sunglasses banner, Skull Bolt emoticon, Galactic Ranked Back Bling
6	GG Split emoticon, Hazard Spider banner
9	Arctic Achiever spray
12	Point Blanc spray
15	Victory Hop spray
18	Red Revenge spray
21	Splode’s Journey loading screen
25	Death Smasher Pickaxe (Star Wars Series)

⏳ Deadline: June 7

The Galactic Battle Ranked Quests will end on June 7, 2025. After this date, the Death Smasher pickaxe and other cosmetics will no longer be available. Be sure to start your Ranked grind before time runs out.