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All Fortnite Cerberus Snapshot Quest Stages & How To Complete Them

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 continues the tradition of progressing the overarching plot via in-game quests. However, in Fortnite Season 2, players will have to complete the Cerberus Snapshot quests, which include some vague instructions.

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All Cerberus Snapshot Quest Stages & Locations in Fortnite

There are nine stages to the Cerberus quest which will have players running all around the map. Here is how to complete each stage:

Stage 1: Use a Scrying Pool To Speak With Cerberus

For this stage, players can visit any of the four Scrying Pools dotted around the Fortnite Island.

fortnite scrying pool locations

Stage 2: Eliminate Anything to see if they took the Artifact

There isn’t a specific location for Stage 2. All a player needs to do is eliminate 20 things. These can be players, NPCs, bosses, or even chickens.

Stage 3 Part 1: Did I Leave it under the Windmill

Players will need to dig up a glowing mound at the windmill between Lavish Lair and Grim Gate.

fortnite windmill location

Stage 3 Part 2: Maybe on a grassy island in the center of everything

This glowing spot is located on the smaller round island in the lake next to Fencing Fields, Restored Reels, and Reckless Railway.

fortnite grassy island

Stage 3 Part 3: I left it near the snow, where people bury yummy bones

The last glowing spot is located in a graveyard east of Lavish Lair, north of Reckless Railways, and South of Classy Courts.

fortnite graveyard

Stage 5: Use Scrying Pool To Talk To Hades

Again, players will need to visit one of the four Scrying Pools and speak with Hades.

fortnite scrying pool locations

Step 6: Defeat Cerberus to gain his tracking ability

This is the most challenging quest in the Fortnite Cerberus Snapshot story. Players must visit Grim Gate and defeat the boss Cerberus. Then, they must equip the Artifact he drops.

fortnite cerberus location

Stage 7: Follow the scent of and collect the Artifact

For this quest, you will need to visit Pleasant Piazza and follow a trail marked on the map below.

fortnite artifact scent

Stage 8: Return the Artifact to Cerberus’ Dog House

Visit the dog house marked on the map below and interact with the glowing space to complete Stage 8.

fortnite cerberus dog house

Stage 9: Use Scrying Pool to speak with The Oracle

Finally, to complete the Fortnite Cerberus Snapshot stages, players must return to a Scrying Pool one last time to speak with The Oracle.

fortnite scrying pool locations

And that’s all there is to completing the Cerberus Snapshot story quests in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2.


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Zackerie Fairfax is an Associate Editor at The Escapist. He's honed his skills as a Pokemon trainer from a young age, and fell in love with the quirky, imaginative side of gaming shortly after. Fairfax has had bylines in Screen Rant and Dexerto, as well as The LaRue County Herald News. He accepts any and all pitches at [email protected].