Fortnite Ranked Lists Reveal Rarest Emotes & Last Item Shop

Fortnite players chasing rare cosmetics have a new reference point: a pair of ranked lists spotlighting the game’s least-common emotes, along with the last time each was reportedly seen in the in-game Item Shop. The lists also stress that Epic Games doesn’t publish purchase figures for cosmetics, so the ordering relies on observation and shop history rather than official rarity stats.

How these “rarest emotes” are determined

The lists are built around how often each emote appears in the Item Shop, using shop sightings as the primary signal for rarity. The creators note that without official numbers for cosmetic sales, any ranking must be assembled from speculation and anecdotal evidence.

Epic tends to keep selling cosmetics that perform well by bringing them back to the Item Shop more often.
Emotes that do not sell well are described as returning less frequently.
Most of the lower-ranked emotes on the list are said to share the same pattern: they haven’t shown up in shops very often.

Both pages also include a timing warning: the page can lag the Item Shop refresh by about a day. The guidance given is to double-check if an emote appears to be mis-listed, and to re-check again the next day if something looks off.

Top rarest emotes (no holiday items)

This first ranking excludes holiday-only emotes and presents a top 50 lineup. The highest-ranked entry is listed as:

#1 Fresh
#2 Head Banger
#3 It’s Complicated
#4 Stuck
#5 Pelé’s Air Punch
#6 I Ain’t Afraid
#7 Buckets
#8 Flex On ‘Em
#9 Laugh It Up
#10 Glyphic

Completing the full top 50 (non-holiday) list:

#11 The Crane Kick
#12 The Look
#13 Team Burger
#14 Team Tomato
#15 Leave The Door Open
#16 Neo’s Bullet Time
#17 Trinity’s Kick
#18 Teth’s Throne
#19 Tidy
#20 Rambunctious
#21 Knife Tricks
#22 Time Out
#23 It’s Good!
#24 Penalty
#25 Best Mates (Emote)
#26 Update Journal
#27 PAC-Brained
#28 GALAXIAN
#29 Heart-rizon
#30 Paddle Royale
#31 Titan Run: Rush
#32 The Silencer
#33 Lil’ ED-209
#34 Leilt Elomr
#35 Warm-Up
#36 Brolly Stroll
#37 Beast Blastin’
#38 Target Training
#39 Eureka!
#40 Mind Blown
#41 Serve Stance
#42 Pump Me Up
#43 Victory Colors
#44 Heart Attach
#45 Champion’s Celebration
#46 Thumbs Up
#47 The Dip
#48 Spidey Landing
#49 Team Mech
#50 Team Monster

Top rarest emotes (including holiday items)

The second list expands the ranking to include holiday emotes, with one explicit exclusion: items that “will never return” to the Item Shop are not included. It also reiterates that the page may be slightly behind the shop refresh and recommends checking back if details seem off.

Unlike the non-holiday list, this holiday-inclusive ranking starts at #3 (with #1 and #2 not shown in the provided material):

#3 Raise the Cup
#4 Zombie Shambles
#5 It’s Complicated
#6 Stuck
#7 Pelé’s Air Punch
#8 I Ain’t Afraid
#9 Buckets
#10 Flex On ‘Em
#11 Laugh It Up
#12 Glyphic

Full holiday-inclusive top 50 list as provided:

#13 The Crane Kick
#14 The Look
#15 Team Burger
#16 Team Tomato
#17 Leave The Door Open
#18 Neo’s Bullet Time
#19 Trinity’s Kick
#20 Teth’s Throne
#21 Tidy
#22 Rambunctious
#23 Knife Tricks
#24 Snow Day
#25 Time Out
#26 It’s Good!
#27 Penalty
#28 Best Mates (Emote)
#29 Update Journal
#30 PAC-Brained
#31 GALAXIAN
#32 Heart-rizon
#33 Paddle Royale
#34 Titan Run: Rush
#35 The Silencer
#36 Lil’ ED-209
#37 Leilt Elomr
#38 Warm-Up
#39 Brolly Stroll
#40 Beast Blastin’
#41 Target Training
#42 Sparkler
#43 Eureka!
#44 Mind Blown
#45 Serve Stance
#46 Pump Me Up
#47 Victory Colors
#48 Heart Attach
#49 Champion’s Celebration
#50 Thumbs Up

What players are expected to do with the lists

The overall takeaway is practical: if you already own emotes that you believe are rare, the page suggests equipping them before heading into matches so you can flex them when the moment hits. For players looking to buy, the lists are framed as a way to spot emotes that may be less likely to show up again soon—especially given how shop rotation is tied to item performance rather than any published rarity metric.