'Fortnite' Lump of Coal Location & How to Deal Damage Winterfest Challenge Guide

The Fortnite Winterfest event continues, giving players the chance to open up presents and get free cosmetics. Whether you're in the cheerful mood or not, completing these new challenges will net you the rewards and experience every battle royaler needs in their inventory. Challenges this week have included opening presents and finding Christmas trees, but now you get to do something a little more naughty.

Fortnite Deal Damage with a Lump of Coal

Today's unlocked challenge asks you to deal damage to an enemy with a well-placed piece of coal. Lumps of Coal are findable items in Fortnite that can only be located inside Presents or Ice Boxes. Presents can be found in loot boxes as legendary items, though they are fairly rare. Once you have a Present in your inventory, you can throw it and it will grow like a Port-a-Fort. If you need protection from coming fire while you loot the items, you can throw the Present at your feet to have the box built around you.

If you aren't lucky enough to find a Present, you can search the map for regular Ice Boxes. These places normally hold bags of ice or ice cream in the real world, but in Fortnite, these places seem to be great hiding spots for lumps of coal. There are five different ice boxes located around the Fortnite map for you to dig through.

Once you have a Lump of Coal, you can throw it just like a grenade. Because the projectile deals little damage and can be difficult to aim, you'll need to target an unsuspecting victim to land your shot. Game modes with large amounts of players like Team Rumble can make the task a little easier. In case you're curious, coal can also be used to stoke a fire instead of paying 30 wood.

This challenge is definitely one of the harder objectives to complete since you have to find a Lump of Coal before even targeting an enemy. Make sure you don't waste your shots, and you'll be completing your challenges in no time.

Fortnite is available now on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC and mobile.

Were you able to find a lump of coal in Fortnite? Which of the Winterfest Challenges has been your favorite so far? Tell us in the comments section!

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