Fortnite is a gift that keeps on giving, as the game celebrates Christmas in-game with Winterfest 2025. With quests to complete, presents to open, and even new, colorful bosses to beat, Winterfest 2025 definitely raises the bar. On top of that, players have free rewards to unlock, and not just through the Winterfest Cabin.
Fortnite has its fair share of free rewards constantly rolling out, from a range of limited-time skins to other rewards that come with events like Fortnitemares and Winterfest. But Rust Bucket Back Bling, originally given away for free after a server outage in 2018, is making a comeback. Here is how to get Rust Bucket Back Bling for free in Fortnite.
All Winterfest 2025 gifts and freebies in Fortnite
Kick off the Christmas festivities in Fortnite with Winterfest 2025, which gives players gifts to unwrap in-game. Here are the free rewards.
How to get the rust bucket back for free in Fortnite
For those who missed out on claiming the Rust Bucket Back Bling back in 2018, you have a second chance to claim it again, but the offer is ending quickly. The Rust Bucket is one of the rewards that players can earn through the NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cupwhich awards the first prize of $4,000, along with additional cash prizes for the top 100 players. Top performers can also win an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU.
To get Rust Bucket Back Bling for free, players simply need to earn 8 points in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX Solos Cup. Each elimination gives 2 points, meaning players can get Back Bling with just 4 kills. Players can also earn placement points, with 1st place awarding 60 points, 11th place awarding 40, 21st place awarding 30, 31st place awarding 20, and 50th place awarding just 1 point. See below for the full breakdown:
- Places 1-10: 1st (60), 2nd (53), 3rd (49), 4th (47), 5th (46), 6th (45), 7th (44), 8th (43), 9th (42), 10th (41)
- Positions 11–20: 11th (40), 12th (39), 13th (38), 14th (37), 15th (36), 16th (35), 17th (34), 18th (33), 19th (32), 20th (31)
- Ranks 21–30: 21st (30), 22nd (29), 23rd (28), 24th (27), 25th (26), 26th (25), 27th (24), 28th (23), 29th (22), 30th (21)
- Ranks 31–40: 31st (20), 32nd (19), 33rd (18), 34th (17), 35th (16), 36th (15), 37th (14), 38th (13), 39th (12), 40th (11)
- Ranks 41–50: 41st (10), 42nd (9), 43rd (8), 44th (7), 45th (6), 46th (5), 47th (4), 48th (3), 49th (2), 50th (1)
When does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup start in Fortnite?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup starts Sunday, December 21, 2025. The Cup is exclusively a Solos Cup and only lasts a few hours, with start times varying depending on your region. To participate, players must have at least Gold Rank or higherri Battle Royale, Zero Build or Reload Ranking, and must have participated in at least 14 tournaments in the last 180 days.
Check the competition page at Fortnite to see when it starts in your region.
