Welcome to our Fortnite How To Build Fast In Battle Royal Guide, we will start by covering the basics and then move onto the fun stuff. Tips, tricks, and strategies to get you a jump start when building in a fight with other battle royal players. We are also will go through how you can edit your walls. First, let’s talk about the 3 different building materials and which is the Best Fornite Material to build with Wood, Stone or Metal.
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Floor/Stairs HP | min 95 max 190 |
min 84 max 280 |
min 74 max 370 |
Floor/Stairs HP Per Tick | +12 (8 ticks) | +9 (22 ticks) | +8 hp (37 ticks) |
Wall HP | min 100 max 200 |
min 90 max 300 |
min 80 max 400 |
Wall HP Per Tick | +13 (8 ticks) | +9 (24 ticks) | +9 (36 ticks) |
Credit for these stats goes to a Reddit User by the name of srsCookie.
Stat | What Does It Mean? |
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Floor/Stairs HP | Min = The amount of HP a wall or stairs will start with when you build it. Max = The amount of HP the wall or stairs will have once it is completed. |
Floor/Stairs HP Per Tick | HP Per Tick = The amount of HP a wall or stairs receive Per Tick. Ticks = numbers found within the brackets ( ) are the total amount of ticks before the stairs or wall is completed. |
Roofs? | Roofs have the same stats as Floor/Stairs. |
Whats the Best Material In Fortnite? | Wood = Fast and your go-to for staying alive and fast building in Fornite. Stone = Second best option if wood is not available. Metal = Slow and weak early on but the strongest once completed, only worth building ahead of time. |
Fornite How To Build



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Fornite Building
If you haven’t yet you can view the different Fornite Building Patterns above to help you in Battle Royal. When it comes to Fast Fortnite Building you should know the controls below for Fornite PS4, XBOX and PC, depending on which platform you are playing on.
# | Tips, Tricks, and Strategies |
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1 | You can Heal your Stairs, Walls and Roof HPs by using some of your Materials. |
2 | If you opponent has Grenades, Grenade Launcher or Rocket Launcher make sure you build a Roof to avoid their explosives. |
3 | Wood is the fastest Fortnite building material, it is however also easy to see-through. This will allow your opponent to see your position, something all players should keep in mind. |
PS4 Fortnite How To Build Fast
- [Circle]: Toggles the building menu.
- Hold [Circle]: Hold circle to edit a structure.
- [Triangle]: Press this to cycle through the building menu.
- [Square]: Tap this to pick a trap, tap and hold to interact, or just hold it to jump to your trap inventory.
- [R1]: Rotate a structure.
- [R2]: Place a structure.
- [L1]: Change building material.
- [L2]: Equip your targeted building piece.
- [Right Stick]: Reset your building edit.
XBOX1 Fortnite How To Build Fast
- [B]: Toggles the building menu.
- Hold [B]: Hold circle to edit a structure.
- [Y]: Press this to cycle through the building menu.
- [X]: Tap this to pick a trap, tap and hold to interact, or just hold it to jump to your trap inventory.
- [RB]: Rotate a structure.
- [RT]: Place a structure.
- [LB]: Change building material.
- [LT]: Equip your targeted building piece.
- [Right Stick]: Reset your building edit.
PC Fortnite How To Build Fast
- Q: Brings you to the building menu instantly and defaults to build walls.
- F1, F2, F3, F4: Click these to cycle through your building options (ramps, platforms etc.)
- F5: You can place traps on almost any flat surface.
- RMB: When you’re in the building menu, simply right click to cycle through which material you’re using.
- G: Press this to edit an existing structure. You can add doors, create ledges and more.
- R: Rotate a structure.
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