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Here’s how to counter Iron Man’s Mythic item in Fortnite

Iron Man Flight Kit

Iron Man’s Mythic item in Fortnite has players raging, but it’s extremely easy to counter with the right approach. 

The latest Fortnite update added two new Iron Man Mythic items to the battle royale. There’s also an Iron Man skin and plenty of other Marvel-related additions to the game. The whole season is Marvel-themed, so fans already expected some new Mythic items. Iron Man’s Flight Kit is among the additions, which seems to be troubling some gamers. 

Fortnite is famous for adding items that completely shake the meta. The water-bending moves were controversial in the past, and now the Flight Kit is under fire. While the item is slightly overpowered regarding mobility, countering it is just as easy. 

What’s the Iron Man’s Mythic item in Fortnite 

The Iron Man Mythic item in Fortnite is the Flight Kit, which stands among the game’s best mobility items. 

While the item doesn’t directly damage players, it can be used to enter or escape battle. As the name suggests, the item lets players fly around the map like Iron Man, with unique visual effects. 

The Flight Kit can take players from one corner of the map to the other in one use. Its ability to quickly interject into a fight or ambush enemies is not sitting well with some players. The Iron Man Mythic item can be used to disengage swiftly and escape if a player is in low health. It’s a useful tool in several ways but

How to counter the Iron Man’s Mythic item in Fortnite 

Use an assault rifle to shoot the player using the Iron Man Mythic Item; the Flight Kit, to take them out of the sky.

Fortnite’s Iron Man Mythic Item is great for mobility, but durability is its weakness. So keen-eyed players can loot at the sky and shoot Iron Man down. A few hits from a rapid-fire weapon are enough to take the wannabe Tony Stark out of the sky. 

Iron Man Mythic item

The new item is similar to Wings of Icarus, another popular mobility item introduced in Chapter 5—Season 2. Both are great for mobility but equally easy to counter in the game. Despite the easy counter, fans are hoping Epic Games nerfs the Mythic item. 

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Written by Bilawal Bashir

Bilawal is a software engineer who loves video games, comic books, and anime. But he will never love pineapple on pizza. In over two decades of gaming, he has only broken two controllers. His work has also been featured by TheGamer and WhatIfGaming.

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