How to Tactical Sprint in Fortnite

Andrew Highton
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Tactical Sprint in Fortnite has proven to be an essential ability to use in the Battle Royale game due to it’s boost of increased speed. Here’s how exactly to Tactical Sprint in Fortnite.

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 shocked many players after Epic Games shaked up the game’s key movement fundamentals back in 2022. This season’s update also overhauled other classic parts of the Battle Royale, but it is the addition of Tactical Sprint that has stuck around and remained a key part of the game.

Tactical Sprint has proved to a vital ability for players to use which activates an temporary increased speed boost. Whether you are making your escape from combat or the storm, or even when attacking during combat, there is various reasons it is an essential ability to master.

Furthermore, here’s a comprehensive guide on what Tactical Sprint is and how do Sprint in Fortnite.


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Tactical Sprint could revolutionize end-game battles.

What is Fortnite’s Tactical Sprint?

The Tactical Sprint option in Fortnite allows players to move at a much faster rate of speed than they would ordinarily be able to with traditional running.

There is only a limited amount of time in this Tactical Sprint window though, so it will need to be used in the most crucial of situations. Furthermore, triggering the use of Tactical Sprint will automatically disable the use of weapons, so that needs to be considered when deploying it.

fortnite keyboard settings screen
Simply assign a bind to ‘Sprint.’

How to Sprint in Fortnite

First things first, you will need to need to make sure you have ‘Sprint’ binded to a key/button on your controller pad. Many players won’t have this set up, and if you don’t, you will be unable to use the Tactical Sprint function.

Here are a complete set of instructions on how to properly Tactical Sprint in Fortnite:

  1. Go to the game’s ‘Settings’
  2. Head to the ‘Wireless controller’ tab on console or ‘Keyboard controls’ on PC
  3. Now, make sure to assign an input to ‘Sprint’
  4. Once you’ve done that, head into a game of Fortnite
  5. When you have full control of your character on solid land, simply click your Sprint button and you will perform the Tactical Sprint

And there you have it! If you do use Tactical Sprint, there is a bar in the bottom corner of the screen which you can use to monitor how long you can do it for and how long is left for it to fully recharge.


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About The Author

Andrew Highton is a former Games Writer for Dexerto. He has a Creative Writing degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously written for games websites such as Twinfinite and Keengamer. With 13,000+ PlayStation Trophies to his name, Andrew is a fan of a huge variety of video games, his favourites being God of War and Metal Gear Solid. Contact him at andrew.highton@dexerto.com, on Twitter @AndyHighton8 or at www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-highton.