Fortnite vault guide: Ice King and Seven Vaults

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 adds two big new PvE objectives to the Golden Coast island: the Ice King Vault under Frigid Fortress and The Seven’s Vault beneath New Sanctuary. Both can be opened with free‑to‑grab keycards, and both offer a dense burst of high‑tier loot plus a chance at Mythic Foundation’s Power Gloves. If you already like landing at these POIs, they’re great mid‑game power spikes; if you don’t, you’re not missing a must‑have item.

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2: Vault Guide

For most players on console and PC, the vaults are best treated as “bonus basements”: clear the main POI, grab the keycard once the area is stable, then drop in for shields, chests, and a possible Mythic. They’re strong for solos and duos but really shine in trios and squads where extra mobility charges let one teammate take more risky rotations for the team.

If you just want the quick route, here’s the short version.

Quick steps – how to open both vaults

1. Land at or near Frigid Fortress (Ice King) or New Sanctuary (Seven).

2. Loot up and clear nearby players so you don’t get third‑partied while underground.

3. Grab the Ice King Vault Key from the small ruined building southwest of Frigid Fortress, or the Seven Compound Vault Key from one of New Sanctuary’s security towers.

4. For Ice King, head to the southernmost castle at Frigid Fortress and interact with the special floor panel to open the vault hatch.

5. For New Sanctuary, ride a zipline into the main reactor basement and use the console by the big blue vault door.

6. Drop in, clear the room, smash the Slurp Barrels, and loot all chests and any Mythic gloves.

7. Leave via the internal ziplines or exits and rotate back into zone.

How to open the Ice King Vault at Frigid Fortress

The Ice King Vault sits beneath the southern castle at Frigid Fortress in the snowy region, and you no longer have to beat a boss to open it. Instead, you pick up a static keycard and use it on a floor panel.

Step‑by‑step Ice King route:

1. Land at Frigid Fortress or just outside it and gear up first; the initial fights here can be messy.

2. Once you’ve got weapons and shields, push toward the small ruined building southwest of the main castle, near the broken bridge.

3. Enter through the upper window and grab the Ice King Vault Key from the corner of the room. Multiple players can take this card in one match; it doesn’t disappear once picked up.

4. Head to the southernmost castle building in Frigid Fortress, look for a distinct floor pattern that hides the vault hatch, and interact with it.

5. Ride the zipline down into the vault and start looting.

Inside, community guides and creator footage show a tight vault room with several display cases and chest spawns plus a cluster of Slurp Barrels. You can go from zero shields to full here if you were already on full HP, which makes it a reliable reset after a rough early fight.

Expert insight: In matches where I won off‑spawn at Frigid Fortress but burned most of my heals, dropping into the vault to smash barrels and upgrade guns felt like turning a scrappy win into a real mid‑game power position. The main risk is someone hearing the hatch and riding the zipline down while you’re focused on barrels.

How to unlock The Seven’s Vault at New Sanctuary

The second vault, often called the Seven Compound Vault, is tucked into the basement of New Sanctuary’s main reactor. Functionally, it’s a mirror to the Ice King Vault, but the keycard works slightly differently.

The Seven Compound Vault Key can spawn in any of three security towers around New Sanctuary. Unlike the Ice King card, this one doesn’t have a single fixed spot, so you may have to sweep a bit more.

New Sanctuary vault steps:

1. Drop at New Sanctuary and loot the main buildings or your usual path first, winning or avoiding early fights.

2. Check the security towers / entrance checkpoints around the POI for the Seven Compound Vault Key; it can spawn in one of several tower interiors.

3. Once you have the card, head into the main reactor building and use the zipline down to the basement area.

4. Find the large blue vault gate, interact with the console beside it, and wait for the door to fully open.

5. Clear the room, loot chests and barrels, and grab any Mythic Foundation’s Power Gloves that spawned.

Again, you’re looking at a compact room with multiple rare and regular chests, Slurp Barrels, and a chance at Mythic gloves, making it essentially the Frigid Fortress vault but in a Seven‑themed skin.

What loot do the Ice King and Seven vaults give?

Both vaults are tuned to feel rewarding without completely breaking the match for the player who gets there first.

Typical rewards from either vault include:

• Around six chests total, split between rare (Epic) and regular chests in display cases.

• Roughly ten Slurp Barrels, enough to refill your shields from empty.

• Ammo, gold, and floor loot around the room depending on your drop.

• A chance (not guaranteed) for Mythic Foundation’s Power Gloves to spawn on a stand.

They’re also both one‑way PvE spaces. Once you’re inside, you can leave via ziplines or internal exits, but enemies can camp those exits or listen for the sound of the hatch/door opening.

Quick vault comparison

Mythic Foundation’s Power Gloves: what actually changes?

Both vaults can roll Mythic Foundation’s Power Gloves, an upgraded version of the Seven’s mobility/melee item already in the loot pool. The important thing: they don’t hit harder, they just last longer.

According to community stat tracking and the Fortnite wiki:

• Damage profile (Mythic): 50 damage Punch, 40 damage Ground Pound, 70 damage Uppercut Dash, with identical structure damage values.

• Charges: You get 4 charges at a time, just like the purple version.

• Total uses: The Mythic has 40 total uses before breaking, compared to 20 on the Epic gloves.

• Cooldown: Both rarities share roughly an 11‑second recharge for expended charges.