Pumpkin King boss Ultima Carver, who debuted in Fortnite’s Fortnitemares 2025 event, has turned out to be one of the hottest adversaries for gamers seeking legendary Halloween treasures. This ultimate guide shows precisely where to find this scary fighter. Keep reading till the end to find out.
Ultima Carver’s Location in Fortnite
Unlike certain Fortnite bosses who are pinned to a location, Ultima Carver has a rotating spawn system at various points on the island. The pumpkin-themed villain can spawn in any of the following locations, although he will not spawn in all of them at once within a single match:
Viney Shafts continues to be the most dependable and regular place to get Ultima Carver during Fortnitemares 2025. The location was once called Shiny Shafts but got a Halloween-themed revamp complete with crawling vines and giant carved pumpkins. Players encounter the boss here, roaming the POI regularly, especially around the signature vine rail system that now adorns the area.
Mt. Fetch, which is distinguished by its colossal wolf statue hewn into the mountain to the north of Canyon Crossing, is another well-known spawn site. Due to the monument’s high location, Ultima Carver is easily seen from afar as he dominates the mountainous landscape, even though climbing up to him involves a bit of steering.
Pumpkin Pass (previously Shining Span) is a third area where players have been able to find the boss. The bridge zone contains the typical pumpkin takeover as an indicator of possible boss presence.
Other reported spawn points are Gourdy Gate, Predator’s Peak, and sometimes around Freaky Fields, but these seem less common in player sight. The random spawning of his spawn makes it the best way to locate him by looking at the mini-map for the unique skull and crown that appear to signify a boss encounter.
How to Find Ultima Carver in Fortnite?
When reaching potential spawn sites, look out for a number of telltale indications of the presence of Ultima Carver. The giant glowing blue-eyed pumpkins found liberally about his territory sign his land. These giant jack-o’-lanterns leave an unmistakable Halloween ambiance that sets Ultima Carver’s overgrowth regions apart from regular map sites.
His boss version comes as a pumpkin-headed giant while carrying his trademark weapons. Unlike the passive NPCs, Ultima Carver shows instant hostility upon sensing players, rendering stealth tactics hard but not suicidal.
Defeating Ultima Carver successfully needs preparation and tactical consciousness. The boss has ample resilience with 300 health and 300 shields (totaling 600 HP), so players need to come prepared. Some preliminary accounts of Fortnitemares 2024 showed him with well above 500 health, but recent encounters confirm 600 total health points.
His main offense is provided by the Pumpkin Launcher, a deadly explosive launcher that has 130 damage per rocket. The explosive shells provide area-of-effect damage, so close-range combat is perilously dangerous. He also wields the Wood Stake Shotgun, which can inflict heavy damage at closer ranges.
Fortnitemares 2025 kicked off on October 9, 2025, and runs until November 1, 2025, leaving players with several weeks’ time to find and kill Ultima Carver more than once. The event’s short time constraint makes Fortnitemares quests urgent for players, which include killing this boss or his co-Halloween villains, Jason Voorhees and Doja Cat’s Mother of Thorns.