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With the release of a newFortnitechapter comes fresh gameplay mechanics that can boost your chances of winning games and obtaining victory crowns. In Chapter 5 Season 1, you’re able to land at specific POIs, (Places of Interest) and challenge an NPC boss opponent to obtain a new item called a Society Medallion.
Holding a Medallion allows you to unlock a vault in the same location as the boss battle, which contains three chests that hold high-value loot. Most importantly, holding a Medallion provides you with constant buffs to your shields, so you’ll want to remember which POIs to land at to secure these valuable rewards.
How To Obtain A Medallion
At the start of every match, you can familiarize yourself with the map layout before you drop. If you look closely, you can see Medallion symbols atLavish Lair, Fencing Fields, Grand Glacier, Reckless Railways, and Snooty Steppes, and each logo corresponds to a specific NPC boss that is holding a Medallion.
Luckily, these boss fightsall spawn in the same area every match,so you should plan to drop together as a team andglide down to securethese valuable prizes before anyone else can.
While these bosses are not the hardest challenge to complete, they do have a unique gameplay mechanic thatregenerates their shields and spawns a large assortment of NPC grunts that will hunt you down. Once you defeat the main boss,they will drop their Medallion as a reward.
Every medallion in the game comes in two different versions. One version willincrease the maximum amount of shieldsyou can have at once, while the other medallion makes your shieldconstantly regenerate over time.
Medallions do not take up a weapon slot in your inventory,so you can hold up to five at once. Holding more than one medallion makes the effects of these items more potent,meaning that you will regenerate shields faster or have a larger amount of maximum shields.
Keep in mind that, while holding a medallion,your location is shown on the mapvia a large orange circle that moves wherever you go. The more medallions you or your team are carrying,the more accurate this identification circle becomes.
Oscar’s Medallion
Location: Lavish Lair Mansion
One of the POIs in Chapter 5 containing a Medallion is Lavish Lair, a massive snow-covered mansion.Inside Lavish Lair is the ferocious tiger Oscar,who can sharpen his blades to heal his shields and spawn NPC grunts.
If you are playing alone, thenmake sure you have enough bullets and shieldsbefore you start this fight, since the massive amount of enemies that spawn can easily overwhelm and defeat you.
While he won’t spawn in the exact same area every match, Oscar is typically waiting inside the library or greenhouses on the right side of the mansion. If you ever have trouble locating one of the NPC bosses,just look for the medallion logo on the map.
Nisha’s Medallion
Location: Fencing Fields
To obtain Nisha’s Medallion, you’ll have to head to the Fencing Fields POI located in the center of the map. This POI is inspired by an Italian villa and even contains a fencing court where the powerful NPC Nisha can be found practicing her fencing techniques.
Just like the other bosses, she has a unique animation that plays when you first destroy her shields, which spawns numerous NPC grunts and fully regenerates her shields. If you are lucky enough to defeat her in combat and dodge her sword attacks, then you can claim her Medallion as a reward.
Montague’s Medallion
Location: Grand Glacier Hotel
The other snow-themed boss fight in Chapter 5 is against the NPC Montague at the expensive Grand Glacier Hotel. This POI is an enormous hotel located on the cliffside of the map’s mountains, soit may be difficult to locate Montague inside the maze of different rooms.
Furthermore, if you do decide to challenge Montague, then keep in mind that this boss fight is slightly different from the others. Specifically,Montague is incredibly mobile and will sprint, jump, and climbduring the fight to avoid attacks and summon bodyguards.
Valeria’s Medallion
Location: Reckless Railways
Valeria is yet another NPC boss that you can challenge for a Medallion, butshe also drops some extra loot.If you want to find Valeria, then land at the Reckless Railways POI,a large train stationand town near the center of the map.
In one of the houses, you will find Valeria wearing a black-and-red coat while wielding an SMG, alongside many of her own henchmen. If you are lucky enough to defeat her, thenshe will drop her mythic SMG alongside her Medallion.
Valeria is not the only NPC that holds a mythic weapon.Every boss has the chance to drop their Mythic Weapon alongside their Medallion when you defeat them.Besides Valeria’s Mythic SMG, Peter drops a pump shotgun, Oscar drops an automatic shotgun, Montague drops a scoped Assault Riffle, and Nisha drops a Striker Assault Rifle.
Peter Griffin’s Medallion
Location: Snooty Steppes
If you are a fan of Family Guy, then you will be thrilled to know that Peter Griffin is one of the bosses who holds a Medallion.Peter is located at the mansion on the top of the Snooty Steppes POI.
Inside this house, you will find Peter in a golden suit wielding a shotgun, andhe can also throw out sticky grenadesthat will destroy the surrounding terrain. Just like all the other bosses, Peter can also regenerate his shields when they break and summon bodyguards that will fight for him.
