Apex Legends™ Seasons and updates

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Overview

See what’s new in this Season of Apex Legends and what earlier Seasons introduced.

Table of Contents

What’s new in Apex Legends: Breach?

Breach, the newest Season of Apex Legends, launches on February 10, 2026. Read the patch notes for the latest info.

Hardlight hits the Outlands 

Hardlight is the newest mechanic in Apex Legends: Breach: destructible and repairable windows that turn buildings into close-quarters battlefields. When intact, you can see through Hardlight Mesh but can’t shoot or move through it until it’s broken.Hardlight windows are purple. When you start a match, all Hardlight windows will be intact—but if you can see them, you can damage them.Hardlight windows take extra damage from explosives, melees, weapons like shotguns and snipers, and certain Legend abilities. They also take damage from the Ring.Once a Hardlight window has been broken, it’ll eventually start rebuilding itself. Rebuilding is only activated if the window is fully broken. Controller Legends can reinforce or rebuild Hardlights: if they reinforce a Hardlight window, it’ll increase its strength. You’ll find Hardlight windows in all Core maps.

Fuse, Catalyst, and Bloodhound updates 

Fuse, Catalyst, and Bloodhound have had their abilities upgraded this Season. Fuse
  • Fuse’s tactical ability has a faster weapon stow time, reduced delay before explosions, and increased damage. His second set of cluster explosions has been removed. 
  • Fuse’s ultimate, The Motherlode, has been reworked to now fire a mortar that explodes against the ground, then sprays out smaller explosives around its landing point. 
Catalyst
  • Catalyst’s passive can now reinforce up to four doors. 
  • Her tactical has an increased toss range and reduced delay on spikes, making it better for distracting enemies. 
  • Her ultimate can now be deployed horizontally, build up through doors, and has an increased placement range. Bullets going through her wall deal 50% less damage.
Bloodhound
  • Their tactical scan duration has increased to four seconds. Fewer clues will appear on-screen when your tactical successfully scans an enemy. 
  • Their ultimate cooldown and activation time has been reduced. If Bloodhound gets a knock while in their ultimate, their ultimate duration extends knocked.  
Check out the patch notes to see changes to each Legend’s upgrades, or learn more about other Legend abilities in our abilities guide. 

Play against bots and people in Bot Royale Evolved

Bot Royale Evolved is a Battle Royale experience similar to Unranked Trios where you play against a mix of humans and bots.It’s a more relaxed mode with tighter matchmaking compared to Trios, which means you’ll only play against either bots or human players at a similar level to you. If there aren’t enough humans at a similar rank, the game will add more bot squads. Bots can’t be part of your squad.Check out our game modes guide to learn more.

What are Seasons in Apex Legends?

Seasons are a set period of time when Apex Legends releases new content. Each Season has new content, including Battle Passes for each Split, game-balance changes, and cosmetic items. They can also introduce new features, map changes, weapons, and Legends. 

How long is an Apex Legends Season?

A Season is about three months long and coincides with Ranked play. 

When will Season 29 come out?

For the latest updates on new Seasons, check out ea.com.

What carries over to the new Season?

Here’s a breakdown of what will and won’t reset each Season.

What resets?

What won’t reset?

  • Apex Coins
  • Exotic Shards
  • Heirloom Shards
  • Legend Tokens
  • Crafting Metals
  • Cosmetic items

Previous Apex Legends Seasons

Haven’t played in a while? Here’s what you missed in each Apex Legends Season, and the start and end dates of each Season.

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