How to upgrade weapons in Fortnite: Upgrade Bench locations

Liam Mackay
Jonesy and Fortnite Upgrade Bench

Looking to upgrade your weapons in Fortnite? Then you’ll need to visit one of Fortnite’s Upgrade Benches. Check out our handy guide on these useful stations, complete with a map of everywhere they can be found.

When you hop into a game of Fortnite, your first task is to find powerful weapons that you can use to eliminate opponents. Epic’s battle royale has plenty of guns available, including Exotic and Mythic weapons that could help you secure that Victory Royale.

You also have the option of improving your weapons by visiting Upgrade Benches, and one of the Fortnite Sideways Showdown Week Quests requires you to use these to upgrade a Sideways Weapon.

Here’s everything you need to know about upgrading weapons in Fortnite.

Fortnite player using weapon upgrade bench

Fortnite Upgrade Bench locations

The Fortnite map features Upgrade Benches at 21 different locations, so you should never be too far away from finding one. You can consult the map from Fortnite.GG and check out the locations below.

Here are the Fortnite Upgrade Bench locations:

  1. In the middle of Logjam Lumberyard
  2. Inside the gas station west of Logjam Lumberyard
  3. Near Washout Wharf’s docks just north of Logjam Lumberyard
  4. Inside the gas station at Sleepy Sound
  5. Inside a gas station at Camp Cuddle
  6. Inside the gas station that’s north of The Fortress
  7. At the gas station in Coney Crossroads
  8. Inside a garage that’s east of the Daily Bugle
  9. In the center of Launchpad island which is located south of the Daily Bugle
  10. In the gas station on the south side of Tilted Towers
  11. At a gas station that’s southwest of Sanctuary
  12. At a gas station on the east side of The Joneses
  13. Inside a gas station on the south side of Greasy Grove
  14. Inside a shed on The Minnows’ docks, just west of Greasy Grove
  15. The east side of Turbine island that’s located south of Greasy Grove
  16. Inside the tower on the west side of Rocky Reels
  17. Inside a garage near Butter Barn, just south of Rocky Reels
  18. Next to the bus station in the middle of Synapse Station
  19. In a garage on the south side of Chonker’s Speedway
  20. In a garage on the north side of Chonker’s Speedway
  21. At a gas station on the north side of Condo Canyon
Fortnite upgrade bench locations

How to use Fortnite Upgrade Benches

Once you’ve found an Upgrade Bench, you just need to approach it, press interact, and follow the prompt to upgrade your weapon’s rarity. This process will require you to spend Gold Bars at the Upgrade Bench.

Here’s how much it costs to upgrade your weapons in Fortnite:

  • Common (grey) > Uncommon (green): 200 Gold Bars
  • Uncommon (green) > Rare (blue): 300 Gold Bars
  • Rare (blue) > Epic (purple): 400 Gold Bars
  • Epic (purple) > Legendary (orange): 500 Gold Bars
Cube Assassin using Sideways Minigun in Fortnite

That covers everything that you need to know about upgrading weapons at Upgrade Benches in Fortnite! Be sure to visit one of these locations the next time you drop into a game and give your weapons a boost.


For more Fortnite, take a look at all the leaked Fortnite 20.40 cosmetics and how to complete Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 2 Quests

Image Credit: Epic Games / Fortnite.GG

About The Author

Liam is CharlieIntel's Editor who focuses on Call of Duty but also plays lots of fantasy RPGs or anything else in his massive gaming backlog. After graduating in Journalism from Edinburgh Napier University, Liam freelanced in games journalism before joining CharlieIntel in November 2020. You can contact Liam at [email protected].