How Fortnite Weapon Mods Work: Attachments Explained

Discover all of the Weapon Mods available in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 and learn how to utilize them to personalize your weapons, incorporating various attachments to craft the ultimate guns that suit your unique gameplay style.

The Weapon Mods feature, which was first introduced at the start of Chapter 5, has been carried over into Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4. Despite Epic’s constant changes to the game’s weapon roster, the mods available for attachment to your guns have remained unchanged, keeping the meta fresh and exciting.

In Fortnite matches, players have the ability to upgrade their weapons with different attachments through the use of Weapon Mods, a feature that is also present in popular Battle Royale games like Apex Legends. This season, we will provide a comprehensive explanation of how Weapon Mods work.

How to Use Weapon Mods in Fortnite

Fortnite players can utilize Weapon Mods by engaging with one of the 9 Mod Benches found within Weapon Bunkers scattered throughout the Chapter 5 Season 4 map.

Upon entering the bunker, simply make your way to the Weapon Mod Bench and use the designated button to access the mod menu and personalize your weapon.

Fortnite Weapon Mod Bench in Chapter 5 Season 3. — Epic Games

Fortnite introduced a new Mod Bench UI in the last season.

Despite not including any new Weapon Mods for this season, Epic has replaced the previous Mod Bench interface used to attach mods during matches with a more streamlined and simplified menu design, which will be a permanent fixture.

You can obtain mods for various weapons by trading in 75 Gold Bars each. There is a maximum of four weapon attachments that can be added, including Optic, Barrel, Magazine, and Underbarrel options.

To make a purchase, all you need to do is choose the attachments you want for each of your guns and then press and hold the “Buy & Equip”button.

Additionally, players have the option to obtain weapons from a loot chest that come pre-equipped with a mod. Each weapon, regardless of rarity, will have a set number of mods already attached to it.

This weapon is an uncommon rarity and comes with one pre-installed Weapon Mod.
This rare weapon comes with two pre-installed Weapon Mods.
The weapon is of epic rarity and comes with three pre-installed weapon mods.
The Legendary Rarity Weapon comes with four pre-installed Weapon Mods.

Even if you come across weapons with pre-installed mods, you have the option to swap them out for your desired attachments at a Mod Bench. Remember, mod-compatible weapons cannot be purchased from Characters or Vending Machines, so be sure to scavenge for loot.

Weapon Mod Attachments in Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 offers a total of 12 Weapon Mod Attachments for players to acquire. These attachments provide various benefits when equipped on your guns. Below is a comprehensive list of all available Weapon Mod Attachments and their corresponding advantages.

Fortnite Weapon Attachments — Epic Games

There are four Weapon Mod Attachment categories in Fortnite.

Weapon Mod	Weapon Mod Category	Benefits
Red Eye Sight	Optic	1.15x Scoped view
Holo-13 Optic	Optic	1.3x Scoped view
Thermal Optic	Optic	2.1x Scoped View
Sniper Scope	Optic	4x Scoped View
DrumMag	Magazine	Increases magazine capacity
Speed Mag	Magazine	Increases reload speed
Angled Foregrip	Underbarrel	Reduces ADS time
Laser	Underbarrel	Increases hip fire accuracy
Vertical Foregrip	Underbarrel	Improves ADS recoil and spread
Speedgrip	Underbarrel	Increases movement speed while aiming
Muzzle Break	Barrel	Reduces recoil
Suppressor	Barrel	Reduces muzzle flash and dampens audio

The latest installment of Fortnite, Chapter 5 Season 4, features an abundance of Marvel superpowers, along with new weapons and a brand new set of NPCs.