Apex Legends features special cosmetic items, recolored legend, and weapon skins every week or so. Players can also spend Apex Coins, Crafting Metals, and Legend Tokens to unlock specific skins in the game.

As a result, it is better to know what surprises lie ahead in the upcoming store rotation so you don’t miss out on your favorite cosmetic items. So, without further ado, let’s see what skins and bundles are coming to the upcoming store rotation in Apex Legends.

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Upcoming Store Rotation

The upcoming week’s store rotation will feature the 2024 Summer sale.

2024 Summer Sale skins

Corrupted Speedstar Octane

Corrupter Guardian Conduit

System Override Revenant

World Eater Peacekeeper

Biotech R-301

Upcoming Skins Release Date

Upcoming Apex skins in the Featured section will join the Apex store on July 9, 2024, bringing new and returning skins into the game.

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The ALGS 2024 Pro League ended recently. The 40 teams from 6 different regions have already been determined who’ll face off against each other in Galen Center, Los Angeles. All teams will be fighting against each other for 1 Million USD prize pool and the Playoffs title. But only one team will be victorious.

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All Qualified Team

Thanks to NA’s continuous dominance, the region has already occupied 12 slots from the 40. EMEA, APAC North, and APAC South, on the other hand, will send 8 teams from each region. This year, there is no Pro League for South American teams. However, 2 teams from South American teams are still going by competing through the challenger circuit. The remaining 2 teams have been directly invited from China by ALGS, making the total number of teams 40.

Here is a list of all the qualified teams from each region:

Group Stage Matchups

The 40 teams are evenly divided into 4 groups: A, B, C, and D. With the conclusion of the regional finals, the group stage matchups have already been drawn.

Format Explained

The tournament will consist of two phases: a group phase and a double elimination bracket structure to decide the winner. In the group stage, the 40 teams will be split up into 4 groups, each with 10 teams. In a six-match series, each group will compete against the other three groups to advance into the bracket stage.

After the group stage finishes, the top 20 teams with most points will advance to the winners bracket, and the bottom 20 teams will duke it out against each other in the losers bracket round 1.

After that, the top 10 teams from the winners bracket will directly go to the grand finals and the bottom 10 from the winners bracket will go to the losers bracket round 2, where they’ll face off against the top 10 teams of the losers bracket round 1.

The top 10 teams from the losers bracket round 2 also reach the grand finals. The bottom 10+10 teams from losers bracket round 1 and 2 will be eliminated from the Playoffs.

Now, what happens in the grand finals? The grand finals will be played out in a match point format. A team becomes match point eligible when it reaches 50 points. If the match point eligible team wins the next match, they’ll be crowned as the winner. Every other position apart from the winner will be determined by total points (highest to lowest.)

ALGS 2024 Split 1 Playoffs Schedule

The ALGS 2024 Split 1 Playoffs will run for 4 days straight. The tournament will begin on May 2, 2024, and end on May 5, 2024. The first two days are booked for the group stage and the later two for the bracket stage and grand finals.

Here’s the full schedule:

• Group Stage
  • May 2, 2024 matches:
    • Group A vs B: 10:00 AM PT
    • Group C vs D: 2:30 PM PT
    • Group A vs C: 7:00 PM PT
  • May 3, 2024 matches:
    • Group B vs C: 10:00 AM PT
    • Group B vs D: 2:30 PM PT
    • Group A vs C: 7:00 PM PT
• Bracket Stage
  • May 4, 2024 matches:
    • Losers Bracket Round 1: 10:00 AM PT
    • Winners Bracket: 2:30 PM PT
    • Losers Bracket Round 2: 7:00 PM PT
• Grand Finals
  • May 5, 2024 matches:
    • Match Point Finals: 4:00 PM PT

Standings

Here is the current standings for all the 40 teams in ALGS 2024 Split 1 Playoffs:

Match Point Finals

First team to win after reaching match point (50,) wins.

*P = Placement *K = Kill Points

Due to the drastic meta changes, the ALGS 2024 Split 1 Playoffs is expected to be very exciting. Even if you can’t be present at the venue in Los Angeles, you can enjoy the live matches on ALGS’ official YouTube and Twitch.

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Apex Legends introduced the rank system in Season 2: Battlecharge on July 2, 2019. Respawn named it the Ranked Leagues. At that time, the rank mode was only available for the Battle Royale playlist.

Since the rank system’s introduction, Respawn has made several changes to it throughout Apex’s lifespan. Additionally, millions of new players who now play ranked mode regularly joined the game later. So Respawn introduced additional ranks to maintain the game’s competitive integrity.

On top of that, Apex Legends also introduced Ranked Arenas on August 3, 2021. However, that was shut down due to its low popularity. So, in this article, we’ll solely focus on the BR rank distribution in Apex Legends Season 21.

Season 21 Rank Distribution

Respawn usually publishes rank data at the end of each season. So, there is no way of gathering Respawn’s data on Battle Royale Ranked Leagues before a season ends. However, Apexlegendsstatus, a third-party website, shares ranked data based on the 2.2 million active ranked players’ API databases.

Here is the graph for Apex Legends rank distribution in July 2024:

We updated the data on July 1, 2024.”

Although 2.2 million players do not represent the total Apex Legends population in ranked leagues, it is a huge sample size. So, the data from Apexlegendsstatus is the most reliable and accurate right now. Also, the website excludes players who were unranked at the time of data generation.

Moreover, keep in mind that not everyone plays Ranked every season. This Ranked distribution only accounts for the active Ranked players in an ongoing season. As a result, the Ranked population will always vary.

Overall Distribution

• Rookie – 33.94%
• Bronze – 18.50%
• Silver – 20.01%
• Gold – 17.60%
• Platinum – 9.43%
• Diamond – 0.84%
• Master – 0.02%
• Predator – 0.04%

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There you go! Now you know which portion of players in the Apex Legends rank distribution you belong to. Additionally, as was already mentioned, this data is not directly from Respawn. Therefore, it shouldn’t be regarded as 100% accurate. Nevertheless, this article will give you a decent understanding of the rank distribution in Apex Legends Season 21.

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Prestige skin appeared for the first time in Apex Legends during the 3rd anniversary event in Season 12. Since then, Respawn has introduced a total of 8 Prestige skins to the game. Prestige skins, like Heirlooms, are extremely expensive and can only be purchased using Heirloom shards or through collection events using Apex coins. Although all Prestige skins are amazing, some are regarded as preferable compared to others due to their unique designs, features, and appearances. Having this in mind, we will rank every Prestige skin in the game from best to worst.

To keep the list fair, we are not considering the skydive trails while ranking, as most of the Prestige skins don’t have one. However, other features like the design of the skins, animations, and finishers will be considered. So, without any further ado, let’s get into the ranking.

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1. Apex Contagion [Caustic]

• Release Date: April 25, 2023
• Season: 16
• Event: Veiled Collection Event

Unlike most Prestige skin releases, every tier in Apex Contagion offers extraordinary details. The combination of green and black, alongside the design of the bodysuit and headgear, perfectly complements Caustic’s toxic personality. Every other Prestige skin is incomplete in some way. However, this is not the case with Apex Contagion. Everything about Apex Contagion is perfect. As a result, we believe that Caustic Prestige is by far the best one Respawn released in the game.

2. Apex Voidshifter [Wraith]

• Release Date: December 6, 2022
• Season: 15
• Event: Wintertide Collection Event

We might’ve crowned Apex Voidshifter as the best Prestige skin if Wraith had a better tier 3 skin. Despite having a stunning hairstyle, the tier 3 skin, especially the helmet, doesn’t go with Wraith’s concept at all. Other than that, there is no complaint about Apex Voidshifter. The transition between the tier 1 and tier 2 skins, according to us, is by far the best. Moreover, the animated cape featuring a starry night sky is a great attention to detail that you won’t find in any other Prestige skin. The deep glowing eyes and the hairstyle make Wraith such a badass ninja who came from the future of the Apex universe.

3. Apex Nightmare [Revenant]

• Release Date: October 17, 2023
• Season: 18
• Event: Doppelgangers Collection Event

As Revenant already has so many great skins, it was a very hard decision to rank Apex Nightmare higher than this. However, ranking it lower won’t also do Apex Nightmare any justice. At first glance, Apex Nightmare doesn’t look much, and every upgrade looks kind of the same. However, upon closer inspection, you can see the meticulous detail in every part of Revenant’s simulacrum body in every tier.

4. Apex Lycanthrope [Loba]

• Release Date: December 5, 2023
• Season: 19
• Event: Uprising Collection Event

Apex Lycanthrope’s tier transition is one of our favorites. The tier 1 skin starts with a basic red and black-themed skin. In the next one, Loba receives a half-lycan helmet with a white and red suit. In the final tier, Loba’s suit turns white with a full futuristic Lycan helmet that makes her look like a boss character from a Power Ranger series. Although it isn’t the swimsuit everyone wants to see, it is still nice.

5. Apex Interceptor [Valkyrie]

• Release Date: July 25, 2023
• Season: 17
• Event: Neon Network Collection Event

Apex Interceptor may be the most purchased Prestige skin in the game. Whenever you enter a BR match, you’ll find at least one person jumping with the special yellow dive trail. Despite being sold most, the Apex Interceptor skin does not really offer much. Apart from the unique helmet, all three tiers look almost the same, which is kind of a letdown. In any case, the tier 3 version of the Prestige is really sick and one of our personal favorites.

6. Apex Riptide [Octane]

• Release Date: April 23, 2024
• Season: 21
• Event: Urban Assault Collection Event

To be honest, the tier 1 skin in Apex Riptide looks better than the tier 2 and 3 upgrades. The skins, in general, are well-designed. But we think they lack personality. Octane has always been an adrenaline junkie, and all of his skins are related to speed. However, Apex Riptide fails to establish that. The only reason why we are putting it before Bloohound’s Prestige skin is because of the finisher, which may arguably be the best Prestige skin finisher in the game.

7. Apex Hunter [Bloodhound]

• Release Date: February 15, 2022
• Season: 12
• Event: 3rd Anniversary Collection Event

When Respawn first introduced Apex Hunter Prestige, the community went crazy. Besides Loba’s Prestige, Apex Hunter is the only one that offers a cool color transition from tier 1 to 3. However, that’s really it. Despite having a cool tier 3 upgrade, the first two tiers of the skins look pretty ordinary, even compared to some of the average-looking Legendary Bloodhound skins.

8. Apex Commander [Bangalore]

• Release Date: July 19, 2022
• Season: 13
• Event: Gaiden Thematic Event

If we consider the premium price we must pay to obtain a Prestige skin, the Apex Commander does not justify it. Unlike other Prestige skins, it failed to entice players. You can compare the new Prestige skins with Bangalore’s and judge for yourself why this is the case. As a result, you won’t find many players running with this skin-equipped. However, it was Apex’s second Prestige skin, so we should cut some slack.

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So, this concludes our ranking of all the Prestige skins released in Apex Legends. Keep in mind that this ranking is subjective and mostly based on our views of the skins and the community’s feedback.

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Due to the huge success of the Final Fantasy event, the developers made the decision to carry on the pattern of releasing universal heirlooms in Apex Legends. So, here we are with the new Shadow Society Collection Event.

Similar to the Final Fantasy crossover, the Shadow Society event features 36 cosmetic items. The ultimate reward, which is the Cobalt Katar melee, is a universal heirloom. Apart from these two changes, everything else remains almost the same as the previous Collection Events. Here’s a glimpse of everything coming with the Shadow Society event on March 26, 2024.

Lockdown LTM

You have to stick together with your team and protect your turf in Lockdown, the first-ever four-squad free-for-all fight for control. You and your teammates will start off with regular TDM gear and aim to find capture zones scattered across small, chaotic maps like Thunderdome, Skulltown, Zeus Station, and Monument.

Your mission? Score points by grabbing those zones, keeping them safe, and knocking out rival players. Hit 500 points first, and you’ll claim victory. So, round up your squad, get ready for the showdown, and let’s dominate Lockdown!

New Universal Heirloom: Cobalt Katar

Since universal heirlooms will be released on a regular basis, Respawn decided to give them a name. According to Respawn, this mythic tier melee is classified as “Apex Artifacts.” Like the Buster Sword, any Legend in the game can equip Apex Artifacts. The same goes for Cobalt Katar. You can use it with any Legend once you unlock it.

36 Cosmetic Items

Unlike most Collection Events, the Shadow Society will feature 36 collectible items instead of 24. To get the Cobalt Katar Artifact, you have to unlock all 36 cosmetic items from the event. Here are some of the Legendary items from Shadow Society.

You can also get Milestone Rewards for unlocking 5, 10, 20, and 36 items.

• For unlocking 5 items, you receive the “Coin Purse Weapon Charm.”
• For unlocking 10 items, you receive the “Make it Rain Holospray.”
• For unlocking 20 items, you receive the “Clean the Pipes Emote.”
• For unlocking all 36 items, you receive the “Tax Collector Deathbox.”

Free Rewards

Like always, there are always free rewards for completing specific challenges during the event. For the Shadow Society event, you have to earn reputation by completing daily tasks. After that, you can use these reputation points to unlock rewards of your choice from the Reward Shop. The rewards will rotate every week.

1st Week Rewards

2nd Week Rewards

3rd Week Rewards

The Apex Legends Shadow Society event is set to launch on March 26, 2024. If you’re eyeing the Cobalt Katar heirloom, be prepared to dig deep into your pockets, as it comes with a hefty price tag. However, if it is not something you are looking for, the event also introduces the exhilarating Lockdown LTM, coupled with a bunch of free rewards awaiting your discovery.

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Like previous years, the ALGS 2024 Split 1 Pro League started with 30 teams from each region. However, the top 20 teams from each region have qualified for the regional finals.

The regional finals will have a big impact on who advances to the ALGS 2024 Split 1 playoffs. Naturally, all teams will give their all to make the most of the finals.

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ALGS 2024 Split 1 Pro League Regional Finals Teams

The tournament started with 30 teams playing in each region. However, only the top 20 teams from their respective regions will play in the regional finals. Here are all the teams that qualified to participate in the 2024 Split 1 Pro League regional finals:

North America

EMEA

APAC North

APAC South

ALGS 2024 Split 1 Pro League Regional Finals Schedule

*NA finals were postponed due to a hacker’s intervention. ALGS officials will decide a date for the finals at a later date.

ALGS 2024 Split 1 Pro League Regional Finals Result

The matches for APAC North and South have already concluded. The 8 teams from each region have qualified for the Split 1 Playoffs. However, the regional finals for NA and EMEA will be on March 17. 8 teams from EMEA and 12 teams from NA will advance to the Split 1 Playoffs.

Here is the detailed result for the ALGS 2024 Split 1 Pro League regional finals:

APAC North

APAC South

North America

Note: NA regional finals were canceled due to a hacker’s intervention in the pro players’ accounts. The result above is the cumulative points for all the teams after two matches. It is unclear whether Respawn will reset these two matches or not.

EMEA

You can watch the matches live on Apex Legends’ official YouTube and Twitch. However, if you want to experience funny and laid-back commentary, you can tune in to NiceWigg’s Twitch. Enjoy!

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Year 4 of the Apex Legends Global Series is now underway. Teams from around the globe are now participating in regional Pro Leagues for a slot in the Split 1 Playoffs. Only the best teams from around the world can qualify. So, prepare to watch the best Apex has to offer.

The first stage of the roadmap will be the regional Pro Leagues. The four regional leagues have all kicked off. There are multiple rounds yet to be played. The ALGS Year 4 standings are slowly starting to take shape.

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Notes: The live standings were updated on March 3, 2024, at 11:49 PM PT time.

ALGS Year 4 Pro League Team Standings

The Pro League runs between the two splits and has a prize pool of $125,000. The champion of the league will net $20,000 from the pool, and the top teams will qualify for the Playoffs depending on the slot allocation.

So, how are the ALGS Year 4 Standings looking like right now? Here are the standings in all the major regions.

North America:

EMEA

APAC North

APAC South

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Here you go! You now know whether your favorite teams from each region are performing well or not. Return on the next match day to get the latest and updated ALGS Year 4 Pro League live standings.

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Apex Legends was published in 2019 as a battle royale spin-off of Respawn’s successful FPS game Titanfall, and it quickly established itself as the greatest battle royale game in the BR genre. Because the game was free to play, it attracted a large number of players in a short amount of time.

Since its release, Respawn has brought a ton of new content into Apex Legends every season, including Legends, Maps, Weapons, Heirlooms, Skins, Limited Time Modes, and more. Most of the time, they also take user feedback into account when adjusting features and content.

As a result, Apex Legends’ player base keeps on rising. According to Respawn, Apex Legends’ player base crossed 100 million in April 2021, and since then, more than 30 million players have joined Apex Legends. And it shows no signs of stopping in 2023.

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How Many People Play Apex?

According to Steam charts, an average of 140,379 people played Apex Legends every day in June 2024. The peak player count for June 2024 was set at 326,928.

Keep in mind that only Steam players do not represent the total Apex Legends player base. So, we can use Activeplayers.io to get an idea of Apex Legends’ overall player count across all platforms. According to Active.io’s data, Apex Legends maintained an average of 2.12 million daily players in the last month.

However, Activeplayers.io doesn’t provide accurate data, and most of the data is based on the estimation of its built-in algorithm. So, it should not be used as a factual reference.

Apex Legends Player Count in Previous Seasons [Steam]

Here, we’ll list the Steam player count data for Apex Legends’ previous seasons. The chart will include average players and the highest player count for the available seasons. As Apex Legends was made available on Steam in Season 7, the chart will not show the Steam data before Season 7.

Most players switched from Origin to Steam during Seasons 7 and 8. As a result, the average and peak player counts for those two seasons aren’t overly impressive. However, after the majority of players switched to the Steam platform, there was a steady increase in the seasonal player base in the following seasons.

Hunted and Revelry were the two most successful seasons, with a significant increase in the overall player base.

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Apex Legends, which entered the battle royale gaming genre as a dark horse in 2019, surprised everyone with its extraordinary gameplay and features. The combination of a fast-paced BR game was exactly what people wanted, and this has allowed Apex to survive and thrive for 5 years. The 2024 Apex Anniversary event will celebrate this amazing milestone.

With all that said, the anniversary event this year is unlike anything before. Respawn has changed the entire mechanics of the game, from the fundamentals to the gimmicks. So, prepare yourselves for a new era of Apex Legends in 2024!

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Apex Legends 2024 Anniversary Collection Event

Skins and Cosmetic Items

Legend Skins

There’ll be 9 legendary character skins for the following legends in the Year 5 Anniversary Collection Event:

• Mirage
• Bangalore
• Catalyst
• Octane
• Loba
• Wraith
• Seer
• Pathfinder
• Valkyrie

Heirloom Shards

Respawn will feature 150 Heirloom Shards for collecting all the items from the Anniversary Collection Event, similar to previous years. Players will be able to unlock any available Heirloom or Prestige skin using the Heirloom Shards. The newest heirloom to be added is a recolor of Octane’s butterfly knife. The recolor has a distinct blue tint instead of the regular green stim. It’s a growing trend of Respawn adding fan favorite items as recolors for more customization option

New LTM Straight Shot

The biggest addition is the new Limited Time Mode called Straight Shot. As the name suggests, get straight into the action without the hassle. Some core features of this LTM mode make it super fast-paced:

• No Jumpmaster, as players spawn in set locations alongside another team.
• There will be less teams (down to 30).
• Weapons will spawn fully kitted with different rarities.

Free Community Reward Tracker

Players can earn free cosmetic items by earning points throughout the duration of the Collection Event. The event reward will include the following:

• Ballistic Skin
• Bloodhound Skin
• R-99 Skin
• Prowler Skin
• Loading Screen, Banners, and trackers.

Read More: Apex Legends Season 20 “Breakout” Release Time Across Different Regions

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Apex Legends Season 20 will go live today. Only a few hours remain before the new chapter emerges, bringing a truckload of content into the game. Since Season 16, Breakout seems to be the only promising season to make the game great again.

If you’re looking for the exact changes, you can go through the Season 20 early overview and patch notes. A lot of game-changing updates are coming to the game! However, that’s not all. Season 4 Battle Pass reactive Flatline skin recolor, a brand new Battle Pass, an anniversary collection event, and tons of free rewards are also coming with the season launch.

More surprises will also come as the season progresses. Understandably, everyone is excited to get into the game as soon as possible. So, it is better that you know exactly when the new season is going live.

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Apex Season 20 Breakout Release Date & Time

Apex Legends Season 20 Breakout will go live on Tuesday, February 13, 20234. Here is the release date and time across different time zones:

North America, US

• Pacific Time Zone (PDT) – 10am on February 13
• Mountain Time Zone (MDT) – 11am on February 13
• Central Time Zone (CDT) – 12pm on February 13
• Eastern Time Zone (EDT) – 1pm on February 13

South America

Brasilia Time (BRT) – 2pm on February 13

Europe and UK

• British Summer Time (BST) – 6pm on February 13
• Central European Summer Time (CEST) – 7pm on February 13

Asia

• Malaysia Time (MYT) – 1am on February 14
• Singapore Time – 4 am on February 14
• India Standard Time – 10:30 pm on February 13

Japan

Japan Standard Time (JST) – 2am on February 13

Australia and New Zealand

• Australian Eastern Time (AET) – 3am on February 13
• New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) – 5am on February 13

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Naturally, players are really excited and afraid of all the launch day server issues that have become synonymous with new Apex updates at this point. Hopefully, Respawn took enough precautions for a smooth launch of the new season.

This is just a friendly reminder for players who haven’t reached level 110 yet. The current Season 20 features two legendary reactive Rampage skins exclusive to this Season only. And it won’t be available in the future. So, if you want to max out your Battle Pass, now is the last chance.

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