Fortnite LEGO Mode: How to Craft a Shortsword?

Epic Games' popular battle royale title Fortnite recently introduced a creative new game mode that allows players to construct their own worlds out of digital LEGO bricks. As part of the LEGO theme, crafting weapons and tools plays an integral role in advancing through the game. This guide will discuss how to craft a shortsword in Fortnite LEGO mode, one of the most useful early-game melee weapons.

How to Craft a Shortsword in Fortnite LEGO Mode

To be able to build a Shortsword, the first thing you'll need to set up is a Lumber Mill structure. This building lets you process raw wood into Wooden Rods and Wood Planks for crafting. Constructing the Lumber Mill requires gathering some basic materials first:

• 8 Wood (chopped from trees)
• 15 Granite (mined from rock outcroppings)

Once built, interact with the Lumber Mill and choose the "Wooden Rod" option from the menu. You'll need 5 Wooden Rods to eventually craft the Shortsword, so input 5 Wood to produce 5 rods. After some processing time, collect the rods when they are ready.

Upgrade Your Crafting Bench

The starter bench that you likely placed down initially can only craft basic tools like axes. If you have not made one, check out our guide on how to craft a crafting bench.

• To unlock better weapons, it needs upgrading to Level 2 by using 10 Wood Planks.
• Interact with the bench and navigate to the "Bench Upgrade" tab to improve its crafting capability.

Craft the Shortsword!

With the higher-tiered crafting bench assembled, open up its recipe list and select the Shortsword.

• This handy 3-damage melee weapon will help greatly in early skirmishes against the various mobs that spawn at night.
• Craft it by confirming the 5 Wooden Rods as materials.

Gear Up for Adventure

Getting a solid weapon like the Shortsword sets you up well to take on Fortnite's LEGO world. Make sure to continue advancing your crafting recipes to equip yourself with even stronger gear over time!