Fortnite C5S4 Kickstart quests guide: SHADOW briefing, Avengers chests, and boss locations

A new set of Kickstart quests is now available in Fortnite to commemorate the launch of Chapter 5 Season 4, and this Marvel-themed season is filled with new heroic Mythics and items that shake up the standard battle royale gameplay.

This season’s Battle Pass is filled with Marvel heroes and villains like Mysterio, Shuri, War Machine, and Gwenpool. You’ll need quite a bit of XP to unlock most of them, though, and these Kickstart quests are the best way to get a headstart on the leveling process in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.

All Kickstart quests in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4

There are eight Kickstart quests available at the start of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.

• Discover Doomstadt, Castle Doom, and The Raft
• Hit opponents while aiming down sights with the Monarch Pistol
• Destroy objects or damage opponents with War Machine’s Arsenal
• Search Dr. Doom Chests or Avenger’s Chests
• Damage opponents with Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets Mystical Bomb
• Collect War Machine’s Arsenal, War Machine’s Auto-turret, and War Machine’s Hover Jets
• Accept a SHADOW Briefing: Armory
• Defeat Doom, Emma Frost, or Mysterio

Discover Doomstadt, Castle Doom, and The Raft

Doomstadt, Castle Doom, and The Raft are the three major new POIs added to the island in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4. To complete this quest, you just need to visit each of them once to fill in the blank spaces on your map. The Raft is located on the western side of the island, while Doomstadt and Castle Doom can be found in the northern and northeastern parts of the map respectively.

Hit opponents while aiming down sights with the Monarch Pistol

The Monarch Pistol is an all-new sidearm added to the Fortnite loot pool in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4. You can find it pretty commonly as floor loot, but if you want to complete this quest as quickly as possible, you can get a guaranteed Mythic Monarch Pistol by defeating Doombot at Castle Doom in the northeastern corner of the map. Once you obtain the handgun, take advantage of its slow fire rate and high accuracy to nail some long-distance shots.

Destroy objects or damage opponents with War Machine’s Arsenal

War Machine has multiple Mythics in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, and this quest requires you to specifically find War Machine’s Arsenal. This can be found as normal floor loot, but it has a higher chance of dropping from Avenger’s Chests throughout the map. These are special chests similar to the Greek ones from earlier in the Chapter. Once you find War Machine’s Arsenal, use the bullets and rockets to deal damage to complete this quest.

Search Dr. Doom Chests or Avenger’s Chests

For the best chance at obtaining the new Marvel Mythics introduced in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, you’ll want to look for Dr. Doom Chests or Avenger’s Chests across the island. These are special chests that are practically guaranteed to contain at least one Marvel item. You can find them at the new Marvel POIs like The Raft, Doomstadt, Doom’s Courtyard, and Castle Doom.

Damage opponents with Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets Mystical Bomb

Since it’s a Doctor Doom-themed season, the imposing Marvel villain gets a Mythic of his own in the form of Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets. These have a special ability called Mystical Bomb, which launches a huge explosive projectile at enemies. You can find this Mythic anywhere on the island, but it has a higher chance of appearing in Dr. Doom Chests. These chests are commonly found at Doomstadt, Doom’s Courtyard, and Castle Doom.

Collect War Machine’s Arsenal, War Machine’s Auto-turret, and War Machine’s Hover Jets

This is the second War Machine Kickstart quest in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4. War Machine has multiple Mythics this season, and this quest requires you to collect all three of them. War Machine’s Arsenal is the primary weapon for War Machine, while War Machine’s Auto-turret is a shoulder-mounted machine gun and War Machine’s Hover Jets allow you to fly through the air. Just pick up all three of them at once to complete this quest.

Accept a SHADOW Briefing: Armory

This Kickstart quest isn’t related to any of the new Marvel shenanigans introduced in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, so it should be familiar to anyone who has played the previous seasons of this Chapter. There are SHADOW terminals across the map that give short quests like usual, and they’re marked on the map with small icons when you approach them. To complete this quest, find a SHADOW terminal and accept an Armory challenge.

Defeat Doom, Emma Frost, or Mysterio

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 introduces a bunch of new bosses to the island, and this quest requires you to defeat either Doom, Emma Frost, or Mysterio. You can find Emma Frost at The Raft, while Mysterio and Doom are located at Doomstadt. Each boss drops a Medallion upon defeat plus Mythic gear.

Completing all eight of these Kickstart quests will give you a decent headstart on the Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 Battle Pass. More quests will be released throughout the season to give you even more chances to earn XP, but if you’re desperate for levels now, you can always farm Accolades and other minor challenges.