Apex Legends: From The Rift is the newest season of the class-based battle royale and is packed with powerful new abilities that will let you defeat your opponents with ease. Among the changes coming in today’s update are a Lifeline replay and a limited-time mode based on Apex Legends OG Seasons.

Here are the highlights from the From The Rift patch notes, including the revival of fan-favorite legend Lifeline. You can find the full list of changes on EA website.

Be original and experience the beginning of Apex Legends all over again. Relive the rush of that first drop in Launch Royale, then refresh with Lifeline, reinvigorate with new abilities to take the front line, slide to reposition, and more. Traverse the Realms with Rift Relics, offering cosmic abilities and weapons that increase your power. Wield the Raptor’s Claw, a new mythic melee universal, and harness the madness of science in the new Battle Pass Split 1.

Step back in time to the experience that started it all: Launch Royale. This new LTM brings players to Apex Legends originally around 2019 – the old weapons, Legends, skills, rules and map started it all. That means no EVO armor or skill upgrades – just pure skill and your wits to survive the Apex Games.

If you’re craving that old-school Apex vibe or just want to see how it all started, now is the best time to jump in and see where Legends were born. Beat Launch Royale Challenges to unlock Legends and earn rewards like Apex Packs and more. Get ready, because we’re coming back to experience the first drop all over again.

The original doctor is now a frontline threat! Lifeline jumps into action with an aggressive new kit, the ability to teleport DOC to your allies, glide for unmatched mobility, and deploy an indestructible force field that increases healing efficiency for your team. She doesn’t just save lives, she fights to reach the Champions Podium.

PASSIVE: COMBAT GLIDE

– Hold JUMP in the air to use DOC to glide briefly.
– Deploy DOC to revive teammates, leaving Lifeline free to defend.

TACTICAL: DOC HEAL DRONE

– DOC heals nearby allies.
– DOC can be assigned to track allies once deployed.

LATEST: DOC HALO

– Throw DOC to activate Halo Shield System.
– All indoor players use Health & Shield consumables faster.

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Rift Relics originate from the unstable Rift in the sky, creating a temporary rift in reality that gives Apex Games competitors powerful weapons and a new Slot survival item, Boost Kits, that can give you just the boost you need. You could say they are well named. Take the EPG-1 launcher with splash damage and rocket jumping capabilities. Unleash exotic Hop-Us like Lifesteal, healing with every hit and instantly recharging health and armor on headshots.

Rift Relics will spawn randomly throughout each match over multiple rounds. They will be easy to spot for you and your enemies and will also let you know if an enemy team got there first. Destroy the Rift Relic to get the reward, but be warned – the Ring messes with their stability.

Last season we gave the Recon and Controller classes unique gameplay benefits to help them define their areas of expertise in the game. This season will be the season of Support!

Along with Lifeline’s Revival, the support class gets a specialization of its own through two new perks: Heal Expert and Revive Expert. These new abilities empower them to reset and recover in the team and continue our efforts to bring more meaning and identity to classes in Apex.

Support Legends will still maintain access to extended supply containers (blue beacons), however, in the spirit of support, banner creation is no longer a class-only perk and will instead be accessible to all Legends.

The advantages of the support class

Expert in healing

– Support legends now move at full walking speed while healing

– The amount of healing from small potions is doubled

Revival Expert

– Support legends now have 25% faster cooldowns (4.5 seconds) and grant health regeneration to their ally on a successful cooldown

– This health regeneration will restore an ally to full health, but can be canceled by damage taken

– Support legends will also receive this health regeneration if revived

– Additionally, Banner Crafting and Ally Death Boxes now spawn a Mobile Respawn Beacon

– Support legends can see mobile reaction beacons inside Death Boxes

Collecting banners will automatically take a Mobile Respawn beacon into an allied deathbox if possible (it will not replace your current survival item).

In the Rift brings nostalgia, but we also bring something new: skill display improvements. This new feature will display the balance of each match and update live as each player loads into the match, giving you a real rank distribution of all players.

This is just the latest in our ongoing evaluation and improvement of Ranked. Players were looking for more insight and fairness in their matches and this is our next step.

Sharpen your arsenal with Raptor’s Claw, a new universal melee cosmetic. Unlock Raptor’s Claw through the Void Mercenary Shop between November 5, 2024 and January 7, 2025. After purchasing this new universal cosmetic, you can unlock the Crystal Chamber Death Box, as well as 5 other deadly variants and matching death boxes. After January 7, 2025, the Raptor’s Claw will move to the Mythic Store. Sleek, deadly and ready to strike – don’t miss your chance to grab this iconic melee weapon.

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