Game mode
There are five Game modes permanently available in Apex Legends: Training, the Firing Range, the Normal "Play Apex" game mode, Duos, and Ranked Leagues. Limited Time Modes (LTMs) or Takeovers are available during some events.
Current Game modes[edit | edit source]
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Training The game's tutorial. Playing as Lifeline, you learn the basics of how to play from Bloodhound and Pathfinder. |
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Firing Range A small area where you and 1-2 squadmates can try out every weapon and item and practice your aim on multiple targets. If 2-3 players are in the range, any player is able to toggle friendly fire on or off, giving them the ability to shoot each other. |
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Trios The basic game mode. Twenty squads of three compete on the arena for last squad standing. Current maps are Kings Canyon and Olympus, on rotation. |
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Duos[note 1] The same as Trios, but thirty squads of two. Current maps are Kings Canyon and Olympus, on rotation. |
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Ranked Leagues Similar to Play Apex, but with the addition of skill-based ranking for more evenly matched games. This game mode has unique rewards based on your rank that is awarded at the end of every ranked season. Current map is Olympus. |
Past Game modes[edit | edit source]
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Apex Elite Queue This mode becomes available to players who come in Top 5 in a Play Apex match. To continue playing this mode, you would have to keep placing Top 5. Ran:  04 June 2019 - 02 July 2019
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Solos There are no squads in this game mode - everyone is on their own. Ran:  13 August 2019 - 27 August 2019
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Armed and Dangerous The only weapons available are shotguns and sniper rifles. Only Level 1 Body Shields are available. Ran:  03 September 2019 - 17 September 2019,  22 January 2020 - 23 January 2020, 15 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
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Shadowfall Killed players respawn as 'Shadows', and must seek revenge on the remaining legends. The last 10 survivors are put in one big squad together and must escape on a dropship. Played on King's Canyon After Dark, but without balloons. Ran:  15 October 2019 - 05 November 2019
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Winter Express Three squads fight to capture The Train in the northeast corner of World's Edge. Everyone has predetermined loadouts and respawn each round. Ran:  12 December 2019 - 07 January 2020, 1 December 2020 - 04 January 2021
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Gold Rush Duos All squads contain two players. All weapons are Fully Kitted Weapons and Care Package weapons. Ran: 14 January 2020 - 15 January 2020
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LIVE.DIE.LIVE Dead squadmates automatically respawn when The Ring closes and begins a new round. Ran: 16 January 2020 - 17 January 2020, 29 September 2020 - 05 October 2020
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Third Person Mode Everyone plays in third-person. Ran: 18 January 2020 - 19 January 2020
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Always Be Closing The Ring never stops moving (save for a brief period near the end of the game) and deals massive damage. Ran: 20 January 2020 - 21 January 2020
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Kings Canyon After Dark It's Kings Canyon as it was in Season 2, but at night. (Town Takeovers removed) Ran: 24 January 2020 - 25 January 2020, 07 April 2020 - 16 April 2020, 10 September 2020 - 15 September 2020
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DUMMIE's Big Day Everyone plays as DUMMIEs. Ran: 26 January 2020 - 28 January 2020, 08 September 2020, 22 September 2020 - 29 September 2020
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Kings Canyon Season 1 Play on Kings Canyon as it was at launch. Ran: 21 February 2020 - 24 February 2020 |
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Déjà Loot Similar to Play Apex, but with preset loot, and a different daily dropship route, ring locations, and care package drops. First week takes place at World's Edge, the second at Kings Canyon Ran:  03 March 2020 - 17 March 2020
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Kings Canyon Season 2 Play on Kings Canyon as it was at  Season 2.Ran: 21 March 2020 - 23 March 2020 |
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Battle Armor During the event rotation, only one armor type would be available, and players would drop into the match with it already equipped. Players also dropped with a P2020 equipped with a 1x Holo Sight and twenty light ammo. All armor was removed from the loot pool, but shield cells and batteries, as well as all the other loot were still available. There have been 4 levels. The 1st had Common shields, the 2nd had Rare ones. The 3rd had Epic armor, and finally, on level 4, players bore  Evo Shields. Ran: 28 April 2020 - 12 May 2020 |
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Armed and Dangerous Evolved The only weapons available are shotguns and sniper rifles. There are no Body Shields available, only Evo Shields. Respawn Beacons are also removed, and the only way to bring back your dead squadmates is through the newly introduced item, the Mobile Respawn Beacon. Available only on Kings Canyon. Ran:  23 June 2020 - 7 July 2020
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Hunt (PvE) There are nine Hunts this season, each Hunt completed unlocks a new piece of the Artifact piece, a reward and a new chapter in the ongoing story. Your squad will be dropped off, make your way to a target location, fight enemies, and recover a relic piece. Players have the option to play in squads like normal, or play solo. Ran:  12 May 2020 - 17 August 2020
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Always Be Closing Evolved The Ring never stops moving (save for a brief period near the end of the game) and deals massive damage. Players will drop into the match with an Evo Shield and a Mozambique Shotgun already equipped. The  Graffiti Mod is available in this game mode loot pool. Ran: 11 August 2020 - 17 August 2020 |
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Flashpoint Flashpoints around the map heal you over time. No healing items spawn on the ground. Always Be Closing circle rules. Available only on Kings Canyon. Ran:  06 October 2020 - 20 October 2020
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Shadow Royale Shadow Royale starts like any other trios match, but when you die you will be raised from the dead in a powerful "Shadow Form" to exact vengeance on your killers and help carry your squad to victory. Armed with a brutal melee attack, enhanced mobility and blistering speed, you will terrorize other squads and protect your own with infinite Shadow lives until your living teammates are eliminated or you emerge victorious as the last living squad. Ran: 22 October 2020 - 03 November 2020
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Airdrop Escalation[note 2] This game mode has significantly more Care Packages that drop in clusters. Each supply drop contains a fully-kitted weapon of different tiers, depending on the round. For example, Round one’s drops feature level two kitted weapons while Round four’s drops include red armor and crate weapons. As with regular fully-kitted weapons, you can’t break them down or swap their attachments onto other weapons. And, of course, regular weapons and weapons will still appear as ground loot. Ran:  05 January 2021 - 19 January 2021
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Locked and Loaded[note 2] Everyone drops with Common gear and a Mozambique Shotgun. All other items in the loot pool are Rare or better. No Common items, except for 1x optics. Ran:  09 February 2021 - 02 March 2021
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Ring Fury[note 2] An increasing amount of Ring Flares (smaller rings) spawn along with the primary ring. The  Heat Shield was available as a new loot item, and then added to the normal loot pool after the event.Ran:  09 March 2021 - 23 March 2021
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History[edit | edit source]
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Was a limited-time mode that ran from 05 November 2019 to 19 November 2019 and
12 February 2020 - 19 February 2020 before being turned into a permanent game mode on 07 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 This is a takeover of the normal Play Apex game mode.
