Skip to main content

Fortnite season 4 week 9 challenge guide: Strike enemies with shockwave grenades

Season 4 week 9 of Fortnite has just gone live, and joining it are its new weekly challenges. This week, there’s one for knocking back three enemies with shockwave grenades — a task that is much easier said than done. The hardest part is actually getting your hands on the shockwave grenades since they don’t spawn as often as you might hope. In this guide, we’ll show you how to reliably acquire them and how to use them effectively in the heat of battle.

Here’s how to knock back three enemies with shockwave grenades in Fortnite.

Recommended reading:

Recommended Videos

What are shockwave grenades?

Image used with permission by copyright holder

Shockwave grenades are epic items that are used for launching enemies away from you. These grenades emit a powerful blast that can send opponents through buildings and other structures. Typically, you’d want to use them as a means to get away from an enemy who just got the jump on you. It puts tremendous distance between you and your foes, making it an ideal way of getting away safely. They’re often tough to track down and come in the form of epic rarity.

How to find shockwave grenades

Image used with permission by copyright holder

It can be tricky getting your hands on shockwave grenades since they don’t spawn too frequently throughout the map. They do spawn in random locations as floor loot, in rare chests (as opposed to standard chests), vault chests, and from supply drops. From our experience, the least stressful way of finding them is to boot up a Team Rumble match (so you can respawn if you die) and land at one of the main hubs to begin your search. We like the area to the southwest of Stark Industries, just north of The Ruins, as this is usually a secluded spot with decent loot. In the image above, you can see a shockwave grenade on top of a trailer at the aforementioned spot.

Keep in mind, they typically only spawn two at a time, so you’ll have to find multiple drops to complete the challenge. Another great way to acquire them is from supply drops, which are plentiful in Team Rumble. Alternatively, you should keep a lookout for them to drop after you eliminate an enemy. It might be best to simply play normally and only go for the challenge when you find the shockwave grenades — because specifically trying to find them gets frustrating, due to their spawn rate. Either way, get your hands on them to begin the second part of the challenge — knocking back enemies.

How to knock enemies back with a shockwave grenade

After you’ve found some, track down an enemy player so you can knock them back. The idea is to throw it at their feet, but since enemies typically don’t stand in one spot, you might have to lead your throw a little. In the video above, you can see how we anticipated the enemy’s path and threw the grenade in front of them, rather than right at them. This way, they’d run into the blast so we’d get credit for the challenge. If you throw it at them while they’re running, they might run past the blast and won’t get knocked back.

It’s also a good idea to try throwing your shockwave grenade indoors, since they’ll have a higher chance of connecting with your opponent. Luckily, the blast radius is generous, but you’ve probably thrown and missed your shot before due to the enemy outrunning your shot. Do your best to not waste them — better safe than sorry in this case. Once you’ve knocked an enemy back three times (it can be the same opponent) with shockwave grenades, you’ll get credit for completing the challenge and earn 25,000 XP.

Joseph Yaden
Joseph Yaden is a freelance journalist who covers Nintendo, shooters, and horror games. He mostly covers game guides for…
Fortnite’s overhauled battle pass system will make your life easier
The Device event in Fortnite Chapter 2

Fortnite players will see a big change to how they gain experience starting in December. Epic Games announced Monday that it's simplifying progress so that players can earn experience toward all three battle passes at once.

This battle pass for the battle royale portion already works like this: You can earn experience to progress through the battle pass track by playing in any Fortnite section. However, this wasn't the case with the Festival and Lego passes for Fortnite Festival and Lego Fortnite, respectively. That's changing after the current seasons and passes end later this year.

Read more
Fortnite is cutting down on item FOMO with new store change
The TMNT Fortnite skins. We have all four turtles in fighting poses in front of a purple background.

Fortnite practically runs on FOMO (fear of missing out). if you don't get the item you want in a battle pass, you'll most likely never get the chance again. So if you wanted to run around as Goku and missed when the excellent skin was available? Tough luck.

But that policy is changing soon. Developer Epic Games announced in a blog post that items could be made available in the Shop 18 months after their respective battle passes expired at the least. That includes alt styles, which might also come to the Shop, along with licensed outfits you may have missed out on. This also applies to items that may have been unlocked after a battle pass launch.

Read more
All Medallion locations in Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 3
Ringleader scarr on a car in Fortnite.

A new season of Fortnite means a new cast of bosses with unique items to obtain. This season, your reward for besting the new Mad Max-inspired bosses is Medallions. These items, which first appeared in Season 1, grant your character some of the best buffs in the game. Unlike previous seasons, this time there are only three new bosses, and thus three Medallions to find and equip during a match. The only way to get them is to locate the bosses and manage to take them down. We can't help you in the fight itself, but can at least show you where to go and what each Medallion does.
All Medallion locations

The three bosses this season are Ringmaster Scarr, The Machinist, and Megalo Don. Each one appears in a different POI on the map and drops a unique Medallion.
Ringmaster Scarr
Scarr is found in the Nitrodome near the center of the map toward the south. She drops the Ringmaster's Medallion, which grants you unlimited ammo and a minor damage boost.
The Mechanist
Down near the south coast and slightly east is the Redline Rig POI, which is The Mechanist's lair. His Medallion will allow your shield to regenerate over time.
Megalo Don
The big bad of the season, and the most difficult boss of the trio, is Megalo Don. You can find him in the Brutal Beachhed POI, which is the giant ship beached far to the south and west of Redline Rig. If you manage to take this boss down you can get his Medallion, which gives your character, and by extension your vehicle, infinite Nitro.

Read more