Apex Legends is heading into Season 31, the follow-up to Marked, and the picture already splits cleanly into two halves. Respawn has publicly committed to a set of features on its roadmap, while a steady run of datamines and leaks fills in the gaps around a Legend rework, weapon swaps, and the next Battle Pass. Here is where the confirmed material ends and the rumors begin.
Quick answer: Season 31 launches November 5, 2026. Respawn has confirmed a Legend rework, ring and ranked updates, a map update, and ALGS Year 4; Crypto’s rework, the Battle Pass contents, and weapon swaps remain leaks.
Season 31 release date and event calendar
Season 31 is slated to go live on November 5, 2026. That lines up with the game’s roughly three-month seasonal cadence and with the end of the current season, Marked, which began on August 4.
The days around the launch are busy. The ongoing Blood Pact event, set in a haunted Kings Canyon where Legends side with Beasts or Demons, concludes on November 3. Leaks then point to a content kickoff on November 4, the day before the new season proper begins. In practice that means almost no downtime between the end of one event and the start of the next.
Confirmed Season 31 roadmap
Respawn laid out the following items for Season 31 on its “The Road Ahead” roadmap. These are the pieces the studio has stated directly, separate from anything circulating through leaks.
- A full Legend rework
- Weapon changes (listed on the roadmap as an “Awaiting Weapon”)
- A Battle Royale mode update centered on the Ring
- Ranked updates
- A major map update
- The ALGS Year 4 Championship
- Two Wildcard events
The ranked work carries extra weight. Respawn moved ranked updates onto the Season 31 roadmap after already promising a larger ranked overhaul for Season 32, so players should see changes to the competitive mode across both seasons rather than waiting for the bigger package.
Crypto rework and Prestige skin (leaked)
The Legend rework on the official roadmap does not name a character, but leaks consistently point to Crypto. Preview audio tied to his kit has surfaced alongside claims that the overhaul ships with the November 5 update. Crypto last received a major touch in Season 3, Meltdown, so a rework would be his first significant change in some time.
Leaks pair the rework with a Mythic-tier Prestige skin for Crypto. That follows a familiar pattern, where Respawn lines up a big kit overhaul with a premium cosmetic to mark the moment.
Respawn has not detailed or confirmed any specific ability changes for Crypto. Treat the exact kit adjustments as unverified until the studio publishes patch notes.
Weapon changes: L-Star, Hemlok, and a possible Akimbo Wingman
The roadmap’s open “Awaiting Weapon” slot has drawn most of the weapon leaks. Two guns are reported to roll out of the elite weapon tier and back into standard ground loot on the November 5 launch day, reversing changes made earlier in the year.
| Weapon | Leaked change | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L-Star | Returns to the standard ground loot pool | November 5 |
| Hemlok | Reverts to standard burst-fire assault rifle (elite since March 25) | November 5 |
| Akimbo Wingman | Datamined dual-wield variant, no confirmed date | Unconfirmed |
Both the L-Star and the Hemlok were pulled into the game’s elite weapon system, which rotates stronger, less-available guns on a roughly six-month cycle. Moving them back to normal loot would widen the pool of weapons players pick up off the ground.
The Akimbo Wingman is the loosest of the weapon leaks. Datamined references describe a dual-wield setup built for close range, with a high rate of fire, lower damage per shot, and heavy recoil. Akimbo pistols already exist in the game, having arrived in Season 22, Shockwave, so the mechanic has precedent even if this specific variant is not confirmed.
Season 31 Battle Pass leaks
A leaked Battle Pass lineup has circulated, led by a reactive Wingman skin. Reactive skins change appearance as you rack up kills, and tying one to the Wingman sits neatly alongside the rumored Akimbo variant of the same gun. The leaked Legendary and Epic rewards break down as follows.
| Rarity | Legend skins | Weapon skins |
|---|---|---|
| Reactive | — | Wingman |
| Legendary | Ballistic, Mad Maggie | R-301 |
| Epic | Bloodhound, Sparrow, Wattson, Wraith | CAR, Longbow, and Rampage; EVA-8, P2020, and G7 Scout; plus Prowler and Volt. |
As with any pre-release lineup, these entries are unconfirmed and can shift before launch.
November 4 event and collaboration
Leaks around the November 4 kickoff list three main pulls. A Volt SMG Mythic skin is reported as a headline cosmetic, the Crypto Prestige skin lands alongside the rework, and a brand-new collaboration event rounds things out. The crossover’s final reward is described as a Universal Spar Legend, though the partner brand has not been named, which has fed speculation about a possible sports tie-in.
Apex Legends has leaned heavily on collaborations through 2026, including tie-ins with Street Fighter 6 and Cyberpunk, so another crossover for Season 31 would fit the pattern. Until Respawn publishes its patch notes, the confirmed picture is the roadmap: a Legend rework, ring and ranked changes, a map update, two Wildcard events, and the ALGS Year 4 Championship, all built on a November 5 launch.
