To keep you up to date, we’ve put together this guide to highlight all of the biggest Apex Legends patch notes. Apex Legends is a live-service game, so naturally, things are always changing. We’ll cover the most exciting buffs and nerfs, character updates, and events of the season – adding new notes as they drop. So be sure to keep this page bookmarked and check back from time to time to keep up with the latest Apex news.
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We’ve made a note of the most important updates to the Apex Legends patch notes below, but if you need them, you can find all of the current patch notes over at the official Apex Legends site.
With multiple changes to the game arriving with each update, we’ve split our Apex Legends patch notes into new content and changes, so you can easily find the information most pertinent to you.

Apex Legends patch notes – new content for season 21
The most exciting addition to Apex Legends in season 21 is the arrival of new legend, Alter. Incredibly chaotic and unashamedly evil-inclined, Alter just wants to have fun and watch the world burn. We’ve all been there.
Season 21, Upheaval, will also see the return of the much-loved Solos mode, which takes over the Duos mode from May 7 to June 24, with pre-kitted weapons and attachments, an auto-heal mechanic, and a second chance to secure the win. The map rotation this season features Broken Moon, King’s Canyon, and World’s Edge, but nowhere is safe from Alter’s Void Passage tactical ability. Keep your wits about you…
Apex Legends patch notes – new content for season 20
Season 20 of Apex Legends, entitled Breakout, welcomes a very thick coat of fresh paint in the form of Legend Upgrades. Upgrades are an in-match progression system that allows players to tailor their mains to their own personal playstyle. It means no two Octanes are the same, and everything changes depending on who picks what.
Crafting also gets an overhaul this season, where replicators are now free to use and no longer require crafting materials. Instead, you’ll be able to craft player banners or other helpful items like shield batteries, but choose wisely, because each replicator is single-use. With consoles finally getting 120Hz performance mode and lots of bug fixes across the board, the 20th season of Apex Legends feels more like a 2.0.
Apex Legends patch notes – new content for season 19
With the latest Apex Legends patch notes, the most exciting reveal is the arrival of a new character, Conduit. Using the power battery from a fallen Monarch, Rowenna takes on the name Conduit and leaves her home planet to find a place in the Apex Games. With a passive ability to burst toward an out-of-range teammate, and a tactical ability allowing you to apply shields to a friendly, Conduit is a new support character that provides a lot of utility.
The other big news for season 19 is a new anti-cheat mechanic, removing banned players from games. There are also some changes to the Storm Point map and the usual balance updates to slightly alter the effectiveness of individual weapons and characters.
Apex Legends patch notes – new content for season 18
Season 19 was all about the rework of Revenant, with the character available to all until the end of the season. Outside of that exciting rework, it was much of the usual in terms of buffs and nerfs for existing characters and weapons.
The other big update included in the latest Apex Legends season 19 patch notes was the update to ring behavior. The shrink speed across each round is now slower, giving you more opportunity to stay in the game.
Apex Legends patch notes – changes for season 16
There are the regular crafting and crate rotations for this season, bringing some different options to the metagame. Besides the rotational change, it’s mainly buffs and nerfs for specific weapons and characters, and you can find it all in detail over on the official Apex Legends site.
If you want to keep an eye on what the devs are up to or see how you are progressing in the game, you should head over to our Apex Legends tracker guide. We’ve also got a list of the best mobile multiplayer games if you’re looking for something new to play.