Overview
- Epic Games launched Gem Hours on Saturday, August 8, 2026, running two separate two‑hour sessions (totaling four hours) so players worldwide can log in during either window.
- During each session all seasonal weapons and items drop at Mythic rarity and every player starts matches with a Self‑Revive Device, creating higher‑power matches from the opening moments.
- Spawn rates for every Sprite variant are significantly increased, with an extra, larger boost for the eight new Gem Sprite variants that were added this season.
- Regular chests can now roll the Mythic Goldfish during Gem Hours, and the event is being billed as a key last‑chance collector window because Gem Sprites complete Chapter 7 Season 3’s lineup.
- Epic has confirmed Sprite collections will carry over into Chapter 7 Season 4, and reports that this could be the final Sprite Hour before the August 15 “Unstable” live event remain speculative and unconfirmed.