Apex Legends Season 21 early patch notes: Release date, new Legend Alter, Solo mode, more

❘ Updated: 2024-04-25T11:32:55

apex legends season 21 key art with Alter

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Apex Legends Season 21 is set to arrive soon, but what can you expect to see in the new update? Here are the early patch notes for Upheaval, including details on the new Legend Alter, Broken Moon map changes, and more.

Apex Legends Season 21 is the next major update for the free-to-play battle royale, and after Season 20 skipped a new Legend, many are excited to learn more about the new Legend Alter.

So, here are the early patch notes for Apex Legends Season 21, which is also known as Upheaval, including the release date, Alter’s abilities, the new Solo Takeover mode, and more.

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Apex Legends Season 21 release date & time
Apex Legends Alter abilities: New Season 21 Legend
Broken Moon map changes in Apex Legends Season 21
Solo mode arrives in Apex Legends Season 21
Apex Legends Season 21 expected content & changes

Apex Legends Season 21 release date & time

Apex Legends Season 21 will start on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, according to the in-game Battle Pass timer for Season 20. Apex updates always arrive on Tuesdays at around 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST, so this is the time we expect the update to go live on May 7.

While Respawn Entertainment have always been consistent with their season release dates and times, there’s always a chance that things get delayed, so we’ll be sure to update this article if anything changes.

Apex Legends Alter abilities: New Season 21 Legend

Alter is the new Legend arriving in Apex Legends Season 21. She is described on the Apex Legends website as a “trickster with an unknown past.” Here’s all of Alter’s abilities in Apex Legends:

Passive – Gift from the Rift
- Can remotely interact with a deathbox to claim one item. Cannot be armor.
Tactical – Void Passage
- Creates a portal passageway through a surface.
Ultimate – Void Nexus
- Create a regroup point that all allies can remotely interact with to open a phase tunnel back to that location.

Alter is all about getting in and getting out, so Apex Legends players who like to play quickly and aggressively will feel right at home with the new Season 21 Legend’s playstyle.

Broken Moon map changes in Apex Legends Season 21

Following Olympus’ crash into Cleo’s status node, Broken Moon has changed drastically in Apex Legends Season 21. The map has been reshaped and there are even some new POIs to explore.

Players can also expect to see more subtle updates such as a new skybox and environment details. Ziprails have also been revamped, and Promenade has been removed for the all-new Quarantine Zone on Broken Moon.

New POI on Broken Moon in Apex Legends Season 21

Apex Legends Season 21 brings some hefty changes to Broken Moon, including new POIs.

Solo Takeover mode arrives in Apex Legends Season 21

A brand-new Solo Takeover mode is replacing Duos for a limited time in Season 21 of Apex Legends. Players will dive into this mode completely solo and take on a lobby of other players to be the last man standing.

In Solos, players get access to “Battle Sense,” a new mechanic exclusive to Solo Takeover that allows you to detect nearby enemies. The mode also features auto heal and a new “Second Chance” mechanic which gives you two lives.

Apex Legends Season 21 early patch notes & expected changes

Here’s the Apex Legends Season 21 Upheaval content we know of so far, as well as the expected changes:

110 Tier Upheaval Battle Pass
New Legend Alter
Broken Moon map changes
Solo Takeover mode
Apex Artifacts
Weapon & Legend balance changes
New events

Apex Artifacts are a new universal Mythic Heirloom melee cosmetic item that any Legend can use in any mode. It can also be heavily customized to make it a more personalized melee cosmetic.

That was everything we know so far about Apex Legends Season 21. For more on Respawn’s battle royale, check out some of our other guides: