All Apex Legends seasons & events start dates, end dates, new content & weapons
Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends, now over four years old, is still pumping out new seasons and events, keeping the player base entertained with new content. Here, we’ve compiled the history of Apex Legends’ updates, and when every season and event began and ended.
EA says they expect Apex to be a global franchise for at least a decade. To do that, the developers at Respawn need to keep the game fresh, and they do that with new releases of seasons and events.
They’ve certainly been successful in doing so, keeping the player count of Apex Legends growing over time.
Each new season brings a new Legend to the Apex Games, as well as an assortment of other content, like maps, game modes, weapons, and cosmetic content. Here’s a rundown of the history of Apex Legends, and when each season started and ended.
When did each Apex Legends season start & end?
Each Apex Legends season lasts approximately three months, although there have been a few exceptions to this, such as season three, which went on much longer than anticipated.
Season | Start Date | End Date | Content |
Preseason | Feb 4, 2019 | March 19, 2019 | Havoc, Wraith Heirloom |
Season 1 – Wild Frontier | March 19, 2019 | June 18, 2019 | Octane |
Season 2 – Battle Charge | July 2, 2019 | Oct 1, 2019 | Wattson, L-STAR, Ranked Play |
Season 3 – Meltdown | Oct 1, 2019 | Feb 4, 2020 | Crypto, World’s Edge, Charge Rifle |
Season 4 – Assimilation | Feb 4, 2020 | May 12, 2020 | Revenant, Sentinel |
Season 5 – Fortune’s Favor | May 12, 2020 | Aug 18, 2020 | Loba, Quests |
Season 6 – Boosted | Aug 18, 2020 | Nov 4, 2020 | Rampart, VOLT SMG, Crafting |
Season 7 – Ascension | Nov 4, 2020 | Feb 2, 2021 | Horizon, Olympus, Clubs, Steam release |
Season 8 – Mayhem | Feb 2, 2021 | May 4, 2021 | Fuse, 30-30 Repeater, Nintendo Switch release |
Season 9 – Legacy | May 4, 2021 | Aug 3, 2021 | Valkryie, Bocek Bow, Arenas |
Season 10 – Emergence | Aug 3, 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | Seer, Rampage LMG, Ranked Arenas |
Season 11 – Escape | Nov 2, 2021 | Feb 8, 2022 | Ash, Storm Point, C.A.R SMG |
Season 12 – Defiance | Feb 8, 2022 | May 10, 2022 | Mad Maggie, Control Mode |
Season 13 – Saviors | May 10, 2022 | August 8, 2022 | Newcastle, Ranked Reloaded |
Season 14 – Hunted | Aug 9, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | Vantage, Laser Sights, Level Cap increase |
Season 15 – Eclipse | Nov 1, 2022 | Feb 14, 2023 | Catalyst, Divided Moon Map, Gifting |
Season 16 – Revelry | Feb 14, 2023 | May 9, 2023 | Legend classes, TDM, Nemesis AR |
Season 17 – Arsenal | May 9, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | Ballistic, Ranked Overhaul, Firing Range 2.0 |
Season 18 – Resurrection | Aug 8, 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | Revenant Reborn |
Season 19 – Ignite | Nov 7, 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 | Conduit, Cross Progression, Promotional Trials |
Season 20 – Breakout | Feb 13, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Legend Upgrades, Next-Gen Upgrade, |
Season 21 – Upheaval | May 7, 2024 | Aug 6, 2024 | Alter, Solo Mode return |
All Apex Legends events
In addition to the new seasons, major events chronicle the history of Apex Legends and the various characters. These include collection events, thematic events and season events.
Here’s every major event in Apex so far, and what they included. Most events last two weeks.
Event | Start Date | End Date | Content |
Legendary Hunt (Themed) | June 4, 2019 | June 18, 2019 | Apex Elite Queue, Challenges |
Iron Crown (Collection) | Aug 13, 2019 | Aug 27, 2019 | Solos, Bloodhound Heirloom, Octane Town Takeover |
Voidwalker (Themed) | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 | Armed & Dangerous, Wraith Town Takeover |
Fight or Fright (Collection) | Oct 15, 2019 | Nov 5, 2019 | Shadowfall, Lifeline Heirloom |
Holo-Day Bash (Collection) | Dec 12, 2019 | Jan 7, 2020 | Winter Express, Pathfinder Heirloom, Mirage Town Takeover |
Grand Soiree (Themed) | Jan 14, 2020 | Jan 28, 2020 | Gold Rush Duos, LIVE.DIE.LIVE, Third Person Mode, Always Be Closing, Armed and Dangerous, Kings Canyon After Dark, DUMMIE’s Big Day |
System Override (Collection) | Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | Deja Loot, Octane Heirloom, Evo Shields |
The Old Ways (Themed) | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | Duos, Bloodhound Town Takeover |
Lost Treasures (Collection) | June 23, 2020 | July 7, 2020 | Armed & Dangerous Evolved, Mobile Respawn Beacons, Mirage Heirloom, Crypto Town Takeover |
Aftermarket (Collection) | Oct 6, 2020 | Oct 20, 2020 | Flashpoint, Cross-play, Caustic Heirloom |
Fight or Fright (Themed) | Oct 22, 2020 | Nov 3, 2020 | Shadow Royale |
Holo-Day Bash (Themed) | Dec 1, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 | Winter Express |
Fight Night (Collection) | Jan 5, 2021 | Jan 19, 2021 | Airdrop Escalation, Gibraltar Heirloom, Pathfinder Town Takeover |
Anniversary (Collection) | Feb 9, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 | Locked and Loaded |
Chaos Theory (Collection) | Mar 9, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 | Ring Fury, No-Fill, Heat Shields, Bangalore Heirloom, Caustic Town Takeover |
War Games (Themed) | Apr 13, 2021 | Apr 27, 2021 | Second Chance, Armor Regen, Ultra Zones, Auto Banners |
Genesis (Collection) | Jun 29, 2021 | July 13, 2021 | Legacy Maps, Revenant Heirloom |
Thrillseekers (Themed) | July 13, 2021 | Aug 3, 2021 | Overflow Arenas Map |
Evolution (Collection) | Sept 14, 2021 | Sept 28, 2021 | Rampart Heirloom, Rampart Town Takeover |
Monsters Within (Themed) | Oct 12, 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | Shadow Royale, Encore Arenas Map |
Raiders (Collection) | Dec 7, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Winter Express, Wattson Heirloom |
Dark Depths (Themed) | Jan 11, 2022 | Feb 1, 2022 | Habitat Arenas Map |
3rd Anniversary | Feb 15, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | Control, Bloodhound Prestige Skin |
Warriors (Collection) | Mar 29, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | Crypto Heirloom, Drop Off Control map |
Unshackled (Themed) | Apr 19, 2022 | May 3, 2022 | Flashpoint LTM |
Awakening (Collection) | June 21, 2022 | July 5, 2022 | Valkyrie Heirloom, Control LTM |
Beast of Prey (Collection) | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 4, 2022 | Loba Heirloom, Gun Run LTM |
Fight or Fright | Oct 4, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | Olympus After Dark |
Wintertide (Collection) | Dec 6, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | Wraith Prestige Skin |
Spellbound (Collection) | Jan 10, 2023 | Jan 24, 2023 | Seer’s Heirloom, Control LTM |
Celestial Sunrise (Collection) | Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 | Reactive Peacekeeper skin, Hardcore Royale |
4th Anniversary (Collection) | Feb 14, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | 150 Heirloom Shards |
Imperial Guard (Collection) | Mar 7, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 | Wraith’s Heirloom |
Sun Squad (Collection) | Mar 28, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 | Ash Heirloom, Heatwave LTM |
Veiled (Collection) | Apr 25, 2023 | May 9, 2023 | Caustic Prestige skin, Deadeye LTM |
Threat Level | May 23, 2023 | June 6, 2023 | TDM Unshielded, |
Dressed to Kill (Collection) | June 20, 2023 | July 4, 2023 | Horizon Heirloom, Armed and Dangerous LTM |
Neon Network (Collection) | July 25, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | Valkyrie Prestige Skin, Node Tracker Takeover |
Death Dynasty (Collection) | Aug 8, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 | Revenant Heirloom (recolor) |
Harbingers (Collection) | Sep 19, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | Living Shell Trios, Fuse’s Heirloom Set |
Doppelgangers (Collection) | October 17, 2023 | October 31, 2023 | Tricks N’ Treats Trios, Revenant’s Prestige Skin |
Post Malone | Nov 7, 2023 | Nov 21, 2023 | Three Strikes LTM, Iconic Cosmetic Rarity |
Uprising (Collection) | Dec 5, 2023 | Jan 2, 2024 | Revenant Uprising, Loba’s Prestige Skin |
Final Fantasy VII | Jan 9, 2024 | Jan 30, 2024 | FINAL FANTASY VII Takeover LTM |
Inner Beast (Collection) | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 19, 2024 | The Hunt Takeover, Octane Heirloom Recolor, Recolored Legendaries for Octane, Bloodhound, Gibraltar, Caustic, Rampart and Loba |
Shadow Society | Mar 26, 2024 | Apr 16, 2024 | Lockdown LTM, Cobalt Katar |
Urban Assault (Collection) | Apr 23, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | Three Strikes LTM return, Apex Rumble, Octane Prestige Skin |
In addition to these events, there have been minor events and store sales too, such as Valentine’s Day, Black Friday, and the September Soiree.
With Apex now in its fifth year, expect to see even more events as the seasons roll on. We’ll keep a complete record of them all right here.