If you’re unfamiliar withFortnite, you might not know what the floating crates with blue smoke are inLego Fortnite Odysseywhen they appear, but long-term fans will recognise these as Supply Drops. These are super rare occurrences within the game, so you might not have encountered one at all yet.

If you see Supply Drops at any point when playing, you should definitely head over and grab it while you may. We’ve got everything you need to know about Supply Crates right here.

Doughberman near a supply drop in Lego Fortnite Odyssey.

Updated Jul 18, 2025:We’ve updated this guide to ensure it’s up to date since the Odyssey update.

What Are Supply Crates?

Supply Crates areblue boxes attached to a yellow balloon with blue smokebillowing out from them.

They arefull of rare items and resources, all you have to do is go up to it and choose’Search’for all the items to pop out for you to claim them. Items can include resources, tools, weapons, consumables and more.

A player in Lego Fortnite running towards a Supply Drop in the distance with an arrow icon pointing towards its location.

Supply Crates only last for a limited time, so if you find one, be sure to head towards it as soon as possible.

How To Find Supply Crates

The appearance of Supply Crates issuper rare. We have seen far fewer of these than therare fireflies that lead to Loot Llamasduring our playtime. However, much like the fireflies, their appearance in the world around you is signified by a unique soundlike cracking thunder, so listen out for this.

If you hear a strange sound, scan your surroundings to see if you can spot the appearance of a rare event. Supply Drops are noticeable because of the blue smoke that comes out of them.

If you’re near your village when you spot a Supply Crate, be sure to offload your inventory items into a Chest so you can ensure you can collect all the rare Supply Crate items.