How to Extract Sprites (Keep Them Permanently)
Catching a Sprite only gives you its buff for that match. To keep a Sprite permanently you must extract it — either at an Extraction Site terminal or with a Portable Extractor, which channels for about 5 seconds. If you are eliminated before extracting, the Sprite is lost and does not count toward your collection.
Extraction Sites vs the Portable Extractor
There are two ways to bank a Sprite:
- Extraction Site — interact with the terminal, wait for the extraction crate to arrive, then submit your equipped Sprite. Safer but fixed to a location.
- Portable Extractor — the season's Extraction Gizmo, equipped in the pickaxe slot. It extracts your equipped Sprite from anywhere on the island after a ~5-second channel. Flexible, but you are vulnerable during the channel.
What extraction gives you
A successful extraction adds the Sprite to your permanent collection, awards Sprite Dust, and unlocks the Sprite's edit styles / customization.
Extracting duplicates is not wasted — it is a primary Sprite Dust source, which you then spend summoning the variants you still need.
Don't lose your progress
If you are knocked or eliminated while a Sprite is equipped but not yet extracted, it does not count. Treat extraction like a bounty run: get the Sprite, then play safe until it is banked.
Already-collected Sprites lost in a match can be re-summoned later with Sprite Dust, so a permanent collection is never truly gone.
FAQ
Do I lose a Sprite if I die?+
Yes — a Sprite you have caught but not yet extracted is lost if you are eliminated. Extract it at an Extraction Site or with a Portable Extractor first.
What does extraction give me?+
It permanently adds the Sprite to your collection, grants Sprite Dust, and unlocks the Sprite's customization/edit styles.