The Shadow Society event has arrived in Apex Legends, bringing with it a treasure trove of new cosmetics, a brand new heirloom weapon, and a mid-season patch that shakes things up. Let’s dive into the details!
Apex Legends Shadow Society Event Guide
Duration
The Shadow Society Event runs from March 26th to April 16th. This three-week window gives you ample time to earn event currency, complete challenges, and unlock the event’s exclusive rewards before they vanish (or become available for a higher price later).
A Feast of Skins
This event boasts one of the biggest collection shops in Apex history, featuring a whopping 36 new legendary and epic skins for your favorite Legends and weapons. But the true highlight is the introduction of the first-ever universal heirloom weapon – the Cobalt Katar Artifact!
- Universal Heirloom: Cobalt Katar Artifact – This permanent addition to any Legend’s arsenal is the ultimate status symbol. Don’t worry, you don’t need to complete the entire collection to have a shot at acquiring it – it has a small chance of dropping from any event pack during the event.
- Cobalt Death Box Skin: Complete the entire Shadow Society collection and unlock this exclusive customization option. This bad-to-the-bone Death Box skin adds a touch of gold and skull imagery, leaving a lasting impression on your vanquished foes.
- Legendary Skins:
- Lifeline & 30-30 Repeater
- Ballistic & G7 Scout
- Horizon & Devotion
- Revenant & Wingman
- Epic Skins: Bloodhound & Mad Maggie
Mid-Season Patch Notes: Balance Changes and More
The Shadow Society Event isn’t just about cosmetics – it also brings a mid-season patch that tweaks Legend abilities, refreshes the map rotation, and potentially alters the meta. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the changes:
Map Changes
- Casual
- Storm Point
- Olympus
- Broken Moon
- Ranked
- Storm Point
- Olympus
- World’s Edge
- Mixtape
- Control: Barometer, Production Yard, Thunderdome
- Gun Run: Monument, Skulltown, Thunderdome
- TDM: Monument, Thunderdome, Zeus Station
Legend Changes
Ballistic
- Upgrades
- Ammuvision: removed
- Lasting Bullet: moved to Level 2
- NEW Speedy Whistler: successful hits with Tactical give a 2s burst of speed (Level 3)
Bangalore
- Rolling Thunder: Cooldown increased to 4.5 min (was 4)
- Smoke Launcher
- Cooldown increased to 35s (was 33)
- No longer deals damage
- Smoke duration decreased to 11s from 18s
- Smoke particles now dissipate faster
- Upgrades: Level 2
- Big Bang: removed
- NEW Tactical Cooldown: reduces Tactical cooldown by 5s
- Upgrades: Level 3
- Cover Me: Auto-Ping no longer tracks the player who triggered double time
- Refuge : Heal Rate increased to 3.5 HP/s from 3HP/s
Bloodhound
- Upgrades
- Odin’s Glare: moved to Level 2
- Tactical Cooldown: moved to Level 3
Caustic
- Gas Damage increases by 1 each tick (was 5/5/6/6 etc. and now 5/6/7/8 etc.)
- Downed players still only receive 5/tick
- Gas Slow effect now only applies on the first damage tick for 2s
- Upgrades
- Particle Diffuser: moved to Level 3
- Residual Toxins: moved to Level 2
Conduit
- Radiant Transfer
- Cooldown Increased to 31s (was 26)
- Regen Interruption delay time increased to 2s (was 1)
Lifeline
- Upgrades: Level 2
- Tactical Cooldown+: removed
- NEW Tactical Cooldown++: Tactical Cooldown reduced by 25s, making the cooldown time equal to the deploying time, so you always have DOC
- Upgrades: Level 3
- Gift Wrapped: removed
- NEW Gold-Plated: The next Package spawns with Golden Gear, which can contain EVO Cache, Gold Knockdown Shield, or Gold Backpack. It can also include 1 Shield Battery, 1 Medkit, and either a Phoenix Kit or a Mobile Respawn Beacon
Pathfinder
- Upgrade – Zipline Zen: damage reduction increased to 50% (was 25%)
Revenant
- Forged in Shadows
- Knocks no longer refresh the Tactical during Ultimate
- Tactical Cooldown is no longer shorter during Ultimate
- Ultimate Cooldown Increased by 60s
- Upgrades
- Agile Assassin: removed
- Tactical Cooldown: moved to Level 3
- NEW Ultimate Cooldown: reduces Ult Cooldown by 30s (Level 2)
Seer
- Focus of Attention: decreased activation delay to 1.2s (was 1.4)
- Upgrades
- Artist’s Reach: moved to Level 2
- Long View: moved to Level 3
- Racing Hearts: removed and is a part of the passive
- NEW Ultimate Cooldown: reduces Ult Cooldown by 30s (Level 2)
Wraith
- Upgrades
- Tactical Cooldown: moved to Level 3
- Ultimate Cooldown: moved to Level 2
QoL Updates
- Ammo loaded into extended magazines will now be refunded to the player if the extended magazine is removed
- Crypto: new VO line when drone is destroyed by the environment instead of another player
- Default Legend pick (whoever you were in Lobby) now shows as your selection to teammates unless you hover over another legend
- NEW Firing Range options
- Dummy Highlights On/Off
- Lock Legend Upgrades
- Jumpmaster selection updated to make it less likely that you’re the jumpmaster if you’re under level 5 or were the Jumpmaster last match
- Reduced FPS stuttering
- Reactives now appear at the top of lists and have a shimmer effect
So, what are you waiting for, Legends? Jump into the Apex Legends Shadow Society event, unlock incredible cosmetics, and master the new map rotations and Legend tweaks in the mid-season patch!
