Fighting with friends in the Battle Royale is a great way to ensure victory inFortnite. If your teammates are in bad shape after a battle, you’ve got to act quickly to get them up and going again. Reviving downed allies is a lengthy process that can leave you vulnerable if you’re not careful.

Even if you fail to revive a teammate in time, there’s still a way to bring them back to the battlefield. However, Rebooting another player is an even longer process that’s difficult to pull off. Here’s everything you need to know about Rebooting and saving downed allies.

A player being revived by two teammates at the Nitreodome in Fortnite.

How To Revive Downed Allies

When your health drops to zero, you will get knocked down. In this state,the only thing you can do is crawl around until you’re eliminated, or you’rerevivedby a teammate.

You’ll beeliminated once your health drops to zero againafter you’re knocked down.

A player standing near the Reboot Van on the outskirts of Lavish Lair in Fortnite.

You can approach downed allies andcarry them on your back.You won’t be able to attack while carrying an ally, but you’re free tomove them somewhere safer to be revived.

​​​​​​​To revive another player,stand close to them and interact with them for ten secondsto get them back on their feet.

you’re able to be interrupted if you’re attackedor if you look away from the downed ally, and this willreset the timer.

When an ally dies, they’ll drop aReboot Card. You mustcollect a teammate’s Reboot Card and bring it to a Reboot Vanto resurrect them.

A Reboot Card willstay on the field for roughly one minute before it disappears, making it impossible to resurrect your teammate after this time.

Once you Reboot a teammate,the Reboot Van will go on cooldownfor roughly a minutebefore it can be used again.

Interact with a Reboot Van for ten secondsto bring back your eliminated teammate.

If you stop interacting or look away from the van,the progress towards Rebooting will slowly deplete.

Once your teammate is Rebooted, they’llspawn back into the match without any items.

Reboot Vans honk loudly and produce a huge beam of light when used. These visual and audio cues willgive away your position to any nearby opponents.

​​​​​​​Be prepared to fight off enemies andprotect your newly Rebooted allyafter using a Reboot Van.