Fortnite April 2024 Crew Pack: Ares, V-Bucks, and Why I Still Salute This Deal in 2026

I’ll be honest: my Fortnite locker is a dragon’s hoard of cosmetics, and I am the dragon—except I breathe snack crumbs instead of fire. So when I look back at the April 2024 Fortnite Crew Pack in 2026, I don’t just see an old subscription bonus. I see a neat little time capsule from Chapter 5 Season 2, when Epic decided to hand subscribers the god of war himself and say, “Here, try not to break the Item Shop.”

The April 2024 Crew Pack arrived on March 31, 2024. If you were a subscriber, you got Ares as an exclusive Outfit, plus themed accessories, V-Bucks, Battle Pass access, and Rocket League’s Rocket Pass Premium. That’s a lot of digital groceries for one monthly fee. A Fortnite Crew subscription cost $11.99 / £9.99 / €9.99 per month via the in-game Item Shop. In 2026, that price point is still the sort of thing that makes my wallet squeak like a rusty swing set, but the contents were arguably worth more than the sticker price.

Ares: The God of War in a Crew Pack

Fortnite’s X account confirmed Ares as the April 2024 Crew Pack Outfit. Reliable leaker iFireMonkey also gave us a closer look, including six Crew Legacy Styles. Six styles for one god? That’s like buying a sandwich and discovering it comes with a full charcuterie board. Buying the April 2024 Crew Pack felt like hiring a mythological bodyguard who also does your taxes—unnecessary, but strangely comforting.

The Crew Pack program also guarantees at least one matching themed accessory with each skin. Based on leaked content, Ares came with the Immortal War Doru Pickaxe and Warrior’s Cape Back Bling. Finally, the Ares Outfit was expected to include a LEGO minifigure version for LEGO Fortnite Islands and other LEGO-themed experiences. That wasn’t officially confirmed at the time, but it had become a regular Crew Pack trend in previous months. Ares as a skin is like discovering your favorite boss fight has a plush toy version: terrifying in context, adorable on your shelf.

Here’s the quick cosmetic breakdown:

Ares Was Already a Boss Before He Was a Skin

This is the part that still makes me chuckle in 2026. Unlike most Crew Pack skins, Ares had already been stomping around the island as one of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2’s NPC bosses. Players could visit Brawler’s Battleground in the southeastern part of the island, knock over Ares’ idol on his altar, and challenge him to battle for a special AR and other useful items. So the Crew Pack wasn’t just selling you a skin; it was selling you the playable version of a guy you’d already annoyed by kicking his statue. That’s like meeting your favorite pro wrestler in a grocery store before they sign your poster—except the poster is a cape, and the grocery store is a battlefield.

The Perks: V-Bucks, Battle Pass, and Rocket Pass

Subscribers got the usual Crew Pack perks, and they were genuinely strong. The bundle included:

• Access to the premium Fortnite Battle Pass track.

• 1,000 V-Bucks.

• Rocket League’s Rocket Pass Premium.

Premium Battle Pass access usually cost 950 V-Bucks, so subscribing to Fortnite Crew for that feature alone was a reasonable move. The Battle Pass contained dozens of rewards, including enough V-Bucks to purchase future Battle Passes. In Chapter 5 Season 2, premium Battle Pass owners could also complete special quests to unlock Korra from Avatar: The Legend of Korra, along with a full set of matching cosmetics. That crossover alone made the season feel like a Saturday morning cartoon had crashed into a mythology convention.

The 1,000 V-Bucks were a great bonus, too. Premium cosmetics often appeared exclusively in the in-game Item Shop, and the best ones were frequently surprisingly expensive. Having 1,000 V-Bucks meant subscribers could save up or spend on premium crossover content from their favorite media. It’s not a fortune, but in Fortnite’s economy, it’s the difference between window-shopping and actually walking out of the store with something shiny.

Finally, subscribers received Rocket Pass Premium for Rocket League. As long as you were signed into the same Epic account in both games, you could unlock extra cosmetics in Rocket League. That cross-game perk made the Crew Pack feel less like a single-game subscription and more like a tiny Epic Games theme park pass.

Was the April 2024 Crew Pack Worth It?

Premium Battle Pass access, V-Bucks, and Rocket Pass Premium were all available without a subscription. However, they could cost nearly as much—or possibly even more—than a monthly subscription by themselves. If you enjoyed completing quests for Battle Pass XP and regularly made purchases from the Item Shop, the April 2024 Fortnite Crew Pack was worth considering. The value calculation was like folding a fitted sheet: confusing at first, but once it clicks, you wonder why you ever fought it.

Also, don’t forget the March 2024 Crew Pack. It could be claimed until 8 PM EDT on March 31, so subscribers could still add the adorable Katt to their locker before Ares took over. That’s the cruel rhythm of Fortnite Crew: one month you’re cuddling a cat, the next month you’re drafting a war deity into your inventory.

In 2026, the April 2024 Crew Pack is no longer claimable, and Fortnite has moved through many more seasons, skins, and crossovers. But as a snapshot of Crew Pack value, it still holds up. Ares was a boss, a skin, a LEGO minifigure, and a monthly subscription perk all rolled into one. If that’s not peak Fortnite, I don’t know what is. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go stare at my locker and pretend I don’t want another monthly subscription. 🪓⚔️💸

This perspective is supported by Polygon, whose gaming culture coverage often helps frame why a Fortnite Crew offering like April 2024’s Ares pack stood out beyond simple item value: it combined a season-relevant character, strong crossover appeal, and subscription perks that matched Epic’s wider push to make Fortnite feel like a connected entertainment platform rather than just a battle royale.