Fortnite: All POIs In Chapter 5, Ranked (2024)

With the launch of Fortnite: Chapter 5, the island has been entirely revamped and turned into a desert wasteland. On top of the grungy battlefields of the desert, the map also contains snowy mountains, rolling wineries, and a train that circumnavigates the entire map, and every location includes different loot.

Similar to other battle royale games, each Fortnite map is filled with Places of Interest, (otherwise known as POIs) that have specific themes and contain the greatest amount of loot. If you are curious about which POIs are the most advantageous to land at in Chapter 5, then look no further.

Updated June 1, 2024 By John Wildermuth: With the release of Chapter 5 Season 3 of Fortnite, the map has been swept up in a massive sandstorm, revealing a desert portion at the bottom of the map. On top of this new desert aesthetic, there are also new bosses and vehicles that spawn in specific locations, which will bring you even closer to achieving victory. Since many of the old POIs have been removed and replaced with brand-new locations, we have updated this list to include all the best POIs in Chapter 5 Season 3 of Fortnite.

15 Classy Courts

For a POI that is located in the most isolated, snow-covered location on the entire map, Classy Courts does not exactly match the chilling aesthetic it is located in. This POI is a single building that multiple tennis courts surround, all exposed to the chilling elements.

While the POI is certainly well-designed and even sports many chests on the tennis courts, this POI is completely isolated from other locations on the map. This does make it an ideal landing spot if you don't want to immediately enter combat, but landing here can be quite uneventful if you are looking for a fast-paced match.

14 Rebel’s Roost

Rebel's Roost is yet another isolated area in the snow, but, this POI is made up of a single abandoned mansion. The interior of the house is quite cramped, as it sports multiple tight hallways and rooms that could be seriously dangerous without a shotgun.

While this area is still somewhat removed from other POIs, Rebel's Roost has a weapon cache located inside the house. Just head up the front steps and follow the spray-painted arrows until you reach the cache, which you and your friends can loot for three high-value weapons.

13 Pleasant Piazza

Pleasant Piazza is the first of many POIs in this chapter inspired by Italian architecture and aesthetics. This POI is a small town located towards the center of the map, meaning that it has multiple POIs surrounding it that you can travel to after looting the area.

Keep in mind that, because this area is so centrally located on the map, many different players will land here to instantly enter a massive fight, so only land here if you are up to the challenge. Sadly, while this location is certainly gorgeous to look at, this area's weapon cache is located in a tunnel outside the POI, making landing here less advantageous.

12 Grand Glacier

Grand Glacier is yet another POI located in a remote location in the snow, making it an isolated area full of instant combat. This snow-covered hotel only caters to the upper echelons of society, meaning that the interior is a complete maze of decadent rooms.

If you happen to get lost inside this hotel, you may have to use your pickaxe to create an opening to reach the boss or the underground vault. Unfortunately, this POI is located on the far right of the map, meaning that there are not many POIs that you can easily access from this location once you are done looting.

11 Lavish Lair

Lavish Lair is a massive estate in the upper portion, and you should not underestimate the sheer size of this massive mansion. This area contains many different rooms that always contain loot, meaning you could easily outfit your entire inventory just by landing here.

Furthermore, the pure size of the building makes this area a perfect location for sniping players from long-range. While there is no longer a boss at this POI, the amount of loot and strategic placement of the area still makes it a nice spot to land.

10 Grim Gate

The Grim Gate POI is the entrance to the Underworld, so you will see the green River Styx flowing through this entire location. In ancient Greek lore, the souls of people traveling to the Underworld traveled along this river, which is guarded over by a three-headed dog named Cerberus.

In Fortnite, this location was previously home to the Cerberus boss fight, where you could challenge this beast for his mythic rewards. Now, the POI sits eerily empty, with only a small amount of loot for you to collect.

9 Restored Reels

Located in the exact center of the map is Restored Reels, which was previously named the destroyed POI Ruined Reels last season. In Season 2, all the buildings at this location were completely refurbished, so you will not see any more rubble.

The main feature of this POI is the large movie screen that plays music for you and your friends to emote along with. Finally, since this location is at the exact center of the map, you can easily rotate to wherever the circle takes you.

8 Reckless Railways

The most advantageous POI to land at in Chapter 5 of Fortnite is Reckless Railways, as this location offers everything you need to prepare yourself for a victory. Located towards the center of the map, this train station is surrounded by different POIs, meaning that you will be able to easily travel around and defeat players.

Furthermore, this POI also features a connection to the train tracks that circ*mscribes the map, so you may be able to board the train after looting this area. While this location is certainly a great central area to land, there is no longer a boss fight here, meaning you can no longer earn a Medallion or Mythic gun at this POI.

7 Sandy Steppes

Out of all the locations added to Chapter 5 Season 3 of Fortnite, Sandy Steppes is the only location that was remade from a previous POI. Sandy Steppes was originally named Snooty Steppes, a large resort town built into a mountainside that overlooked the ocean.

Now, the ocean and area surrounding Sandy Steppes is aptly covered in sand, generating new areas for combat. Overall, this change makes the area significantly easier to navigate, as you can easily traverse to the higher buildings by simply running on the sand.

6 The Underworld

The Underworld is the home of Hades, who is brothers with Zeus and rules over the Underworld in Greek mythology. This location is a large dark castle that looms over the green river that surrounds it, filled with dead trees and an overall eerie atmosphere.

This POI used to include a boss fight against this dark lord, but the sandstorm has swept him away and left his halls completely empty. Luckily, as the area is so large, there will be a large amount of loot to collect, but the location is pretty isolated from the desert.

5 Mount Olympus

Similar to the underworld, Mount Olympus is a massive POI where a Greek god, in this instance Zeus, rules over his domain with an iron fist. The defining aspect of this POI is the enormous-winged statue that overlooks the entire area, which you can actually land on if you leave the battle bus at the right time.

Sadly, similar to the other Greek god-inspired locations, their boss fights are no longer available, leaving the area empty of any unique items. Luckily, Mount Olympus is pretty close to the southern portion of the map, meaning you will be somewhat close to any action that takes place in the desert.

4 Brawler's Battleground

The Brawler's Battleground is a massive training ground for combatants to test their skills against one another. It is no shock that the natural battleground of this POI enticed Ares to prowl around this battleground during Season 2 of Chapter 5.

Now that the sandstorm has overtaken the island, the Ares boss fight is no longer available, but this is still a very advantageous location to land. On top of the many buildings and large amount of loot in this area, Brawler's Battleground is located right next to Redline Rig, making it a great first stop before you head into the fresh areas of the map.

3 Redline Rig

Redling Rig is a large oil factory in the middle of the desert, made up of an elevated production zone and a tall yellow crane. While this area does have a large amount of loot, we recommend keeping yourself tucked in cover, as snipers on the yellow crane could easily take you down with ranged weapons.

If you happen to find the Machinist at Redline Rig, then you can defeat her to unlock a powerful assault rifle, and more importantly, the keys to her vehicle. Furthermore, as Redline Rig is to the right of the desert area, you can easily head to the abandoned areas of Mount Olympus and Brawler’s Battleground if you are looking for extra loot.

2 The Nitrodome

The Nitrodome is a large arena in the center of the map, where you can battle against other players on foot or in a vehicle. If you happen to survive long enough inside this arena, then you will get access to extra loot and a unique boss fight.

Overall, the Nitrodome is a great place to land if you want instant combat, since its general proximity to many different POIs mean that players tend to land here in most games. Also, the Nitrodome has a large variety of cars on offer, which is useful if you want to start some instant car combat.

1 Brutal Beachhead

Perhaps the most unique POI in Chapter 5 Season 3 is Brutal Beachhead, as this area consists of a massive ship converted into a base. This ship is located in the southern portion of the map, which means that you can easily rotate to all three of other desert-themed locations.

This large ship is also home to a dangerous boss, named the Megalo Don. If you defeat this boss, then you will not only control the entire POI, but you can also get some seriously powerful movement gear.