Magneto Power is needed to complete the Fortnite Magneto Quests and unlock the X-Men skin

Fortnite's Magneto Power is the latest Mythic item to spawn into the world, and despite it being a necessity for many Quests, it's quite hard to find.

The Magneto Quests have arrived in Fortnite this week, with Epic Games finally adding the iconic villain of Marvel's X-Men series as the secret skin of the Chapter 5 Season 3 Battle Pass. However, to complete these Magneto Quests – and by extension unlock the Wastelander Magneto skin – you'll need to harness the power of the new mythic item – Magneto Power. As the name implies, this will allow you to harness the powers of magnetism and hurl projectiles at your enemies, as well as create a shield to block oncoming attacks (sadly it won't let you decimate metallic skins, but what can you do).

But, to use the power of the Fortnite Magneto Power you'll need to actually find it first. Here's how you can nab the power of Magneto for yourself.

Fortnite Magneto Power location

The good news is that you'll be able to grab the Fortnite Magneto Power no matter where you are on the map. The bad news is that you'll need to rely on some good luck. Fortnite Magneto Power can appear in chests and Supply Drops, with Gold Chests having a very low drop rate for the item, while Blue Chests and Supply Drops being significantly higher odds-wise. And of course, you can always pick up the item from an enemy who drops it. From what we can tell, the item won't spawn by capturing Loot Island, so don't waste your time there.

The highest concentration of chests seems to be on the northwest side of the map with The Underworld and Grim Gate, and since these areas are at the opposite end of the map from all of the new POIs, they are relatively quiet in most games. So going there is probably your best bet because opening that many chests is bound to come up with one eventually.

However, there is one method to guarantee to acquire Fortnite Magneto Power, and that's by buying it off of the Magneto NPC which resides in Brawler Battleground. You may be wondering why we didn't lead with this, and that's because this is way harder to do than just finding it in the wild.

From what we can tell, Magneto only has one Magneto Power in stock in a given match, and since everyone is looking to grab it to complete the Fortnite Magneto Quests and it's marked on the map on the Questlist, it's nigh-impossible to get that one right now. Not only do you need to be fast, but you'll have to contend with countless other players to escape that area intact. So yes, you can guarantee getting a Fortnite Magneto Power item this way, but we don't recommend it until way later in the season, when fewer people are trying to find it.