Fortnite Retakes and High Ground

Height wins until it does not. A retake is just taking height back after you lost it without giving a shotgun angle on the way up.

When height is worth it

Take height when:

• You have mats.
• They do not have a clean beam angle (AR / DMR).
• Zone is pulling toward you, not away.
• You can cone them after you arrive.

Give height when:

• You are low HP.
• They have a sniper and you would silhouette.
• It is moving zones and you would land in storm.
• Override Speed Shooter / Headshot is on and everyone can beam a retake.

A beginner retake (not a clip)

You do not need a 5-layer side jump.

1. Wall in front of their cone.
2. Ramp / cone up one layer out of their shotgun range.
3. Floor + cone on top.
4. Look down only after you own the piece.

If you cannot do that in Creative, do not do it in ranked. Practice on edit courses and box fights.

Common deaths

• Retaking with no shotgun.
• Side-jumping into their pre-aim.
• Holding W after you get height instead of coning.
• Retaking for the clip when you already had a fine low-ground box.

Piece control on top of the retake: piece control. Building base: advanced building.

Zero Build

There is no retake in the build sense. High ground is a hill, a roof, a vehicle. Take it early, leave before you are silhouetted. Zero Build.

Related pages

• Movement
• Box fight fundamentals
• Ranked