Fortnite has a very steep learning curve, especially if you are considering playing Build Mode. Getting good takes a lot of tedious effort, practice, and consistency. Just being a good builder doesn’t cut it anymore. You need to have solid game sense, accurate aim, and even better movement to win.

Thankfully, Fortnite has grown to be more than just a Battle Royale. There are so many modes the game offers that are often ignored as casual modes. However, these modes can be your training grounds to improve as a player. So, here are a couple of great game modes that you can use to improve.

Creative: The Training Ground

Right off the bat, the best place to get better is Creative. There are so many community-made maps out there, each designed to help practice a specific aspect of Fortnite. There are edit maps to make you faster at editing, aim maps to make you accurate, and dueling maps to help you be a better fighter.

New players have to first get familiar with their binds and controls, which takes up time. Creative is the most apt at helping players get comfortable without any pressure or stress.

Edit Courses/Free Building

Regardless of your skill level, the first thing you should get started on is building. There are tons of free building maps out there that you can use to practice.

It’s even more important for new players as they are not as quick or efficient in their builds and edits because they haven't put in the time to work on those skills.

As such, the first thing you should do is focus on free building maps. These give the player full control over what they want to learn and how they want to build.

If you are new, you are probably going to play a lot with your binds and settings. This is why freebuilding helps so much, as it allows you to build that muscle memory.

Once players get comfortable with their build, edit, and movement binds, they can move on to doing edit courses. These courses help in building up speed and accuracy in your edits, which makes you a capable fighter.

Focus on accuracy first, don’t try to be the next Raider. Smoother is faster when it comes to edits.

Aim Training

Fast editing and building won't matter in-game if you can't hit a shot on your opponent. Aim training is the next arc for your training. Using third-party apps like Kovaaks, AimLabs does help in improving your aim and mouse control, but the best way is to practice your aim in-game with the weapons that the game uses.

Different games have distinct mechanics for their guns, so refining aim in-game makes the most sense, as you get the hang of the recoil, shooting pattern, etc.

For close-range duels, shotguns are the best. For medium to long-range duels, a rifle is your best choice. Perfecting your aim for these two weapons will go a long way in helping you become your best self.

Box Fights

Learning how to boxfight elevates a player's skill significantly. Fighting close range inside 1v1, 2v2 boxes is called boxfighting. Learning how to boxfight properly is one of the hardest skills a new player can learn.

You have to out-think, out-build, out-edit, and out-aim your opponent if you want to secure a boxfight win. There are plenty of maps in Creative that specifically focus on helping you get better at boxfighting. When you feel comfortable enough to fight against real players, search for a boxfight map and queue up next to players who challenge your skill.

Zone Wars

Another skill that not all players have is the ability to successfully rotate and stay alive in end-game scenarios. Zone Wars maps are specifically built to test players under strenuous circumstances and figure out who among them is the best.

Time and space in zone wars are limited, which forces players to fight each other and try to survive any third-party interference or the storm constrains the surrounding area.

The Problem With Creative

Despite being the best place to practice, Creative mode still has a couple of issues. Sure, Creative maps help players grow in skill and gain confidence in their abilities, but this confidence is lost as soon as they queue into a ranked game.

Creative games don’t have the same consequences that ranked games carry. Players crack under the pressure of losing their rank or getting eliminated, thus resulting in them losing their ability and confidence in themselves.

Ranked: Real Competitive Action

Ranked is the place where you put your training into practice. It doesn't matter if you play solo, duo, or trios. Ranked games place you against players similar to your skill level and force you into stressful fights and situations where your game sense, fighting, and teamwork are tested.

Solo

Improving your individual skill is the main component of Solo Ranked Battle Royale. Drop in wherever you feel most comfortable, gather loot, and start looking for players to fight. You may lose a lot early on, but with more repetitions and getting into more fights, your fighting skill (along with your game sense on which fights to take and which fights to retreat from) will drastically improve.

It also negates that carry factor. When you are on your own, you are forced to make decisions on your own. Your mistakes have even dire consequences. Dying means you are out of the game. As such, it forces you into situations where you have to be the better player all on your own.

Duo/Trio

Duos or Trios help improve your teamwork and coordination. It’s not as good as Solos when it comes to improving individual skill. However, Duos and Trios often put you in more stressful situations. For instance, if your teammate gets knocked out, you have to clutch to stay in the game.

Where these modes shine is helping you find your role and learning to adapt. If you are someone who’s not super mechanical and relies on strategy and gamesense to win duels, then you will be a great IGL (in-game leader). These modes help bring out your strengths and limit your weaknesses.

Reload: Non-Stop Practice

Reload is a game mode where constant respawns help you get continuous combat reps. You are constantly getting into action, and the lobbies are usually stacked. Reload maps are very small compared to BR maps, which makes the fighting even closer. Basically, you are constantly under threat everywhere.

Reload is where you can really learn how to be a better fighter. You constantly put yourself into fights where you might not even have the advantage. Sure, you can respawn, but you don’t get good weapons when you respawn. You have to survive in that chaotic lobby, find some good loot, and then fight again. This constant pressure helps you improve drastically.

The ceaseless barrage of enemies forces you to be aware of your surroundings and play safely, but your mechanics are also tested, which eventually develops your skills to a point where nothing worries you.

Scrim And Practice Servers

For any player looking to compete professionally, scrim servers are the ideal place to practice and get better. These scrim servers have set rules and regulations on who is allowed to get in and how games are played.

These games might not be the best representation of real tournaments, but they are very close. These servers have players with dreams of becoming the best, so this environment is the perfect catalyst for you to become the best.

Conclusion

To conclude, improving in Fortnite takes a lot of time and dedication. The best way is to train your mechanics for 15-20 minutes before queuing for a game. Queue up a couple of ranked games after warming up, keep calm, don’t panic, apply the skills you’ve learned along the way, and get that Victory Royale.