With Season 8 of Apex Legends now underway, we can turn our attention to the first event in the season.
Apex Legends' next Collection Event kicked off today, February 9!
If you weren't aware, the popular Battle Royale game turned 2 years old on the 4th of February 2021.
With a new update and the previous Fight Night update, we've been given plenty of hints as to what is coming thanks to dataminers.
Here's what we know about the Anniversary Collection Event in Apex Legends.
- Latest News
- What Is The Anniversary Collection Event?
- Release Date
- Trailer
- Rewards
- Challenges
- Locked And Loaded LTM
- Trackers And Badges
- Skins
- Bundles
Latest News
New colour variations inbound? - February 10
Shrugtal, one of the Apex community's most reliable dataminers, has found hints at recolours coming in the next patch from the Iron Crown event.
Incoming Iron Crown recolors next patch. pic.twitter.com/NKocnyo4KF
— Shrugtal (@shrugtal)
February 9, 2021
What Is The Anniversary Collection Event?
Just like previous events, this is a special in-game event for players to celebrate their favourite battle royale game.
This one also has the privilege of celebrating the game's creation.
Special edition skins, items and collectables will be available for players to grab as well as LTMs.
Anniversary Collection Event Screen
Release Date
The event starts at 3PM today.
Trailer
Rewards
The reward for completing the collection not be a new Heirloom, rather you will receive 150 Heirloom Shards to purchase an existing one of your choosing.
The collection itself is rammed full of fan-favourite items, 24 in total, all of which have red and gold touches.
Players will be able to get 22 earnable items, including two Event Packs and ten Apex Packs.
Challenges
- “Daily Discovery” earn the Nessie Badge by completing 75 Daily Challenges
- “Respect your elders” earn the Mozambique Badge by dealing 102,816 Damage
- “Time to Win and Stay Alive” using 8 different Legends to get the Smolfinder Badge
- “Mozambique Here” Weapon Charm - deal 3,333 Damage with the Mozambique.
Locked And Loaded
The event will add the Locked and Loaded LTM as a takeover mode.
The LTM is actually set to go live a little later than the collection event at 6 PM GMT!
In this mode, you'll hit the ground with a full loadout of level 1 gear.
You’ll start with a Mozambique, White Shotgun Bolt, HCOG Classic Scope, White Evo Shield, White Helmet, White Backpack, White Incap Shield, two Syringes, two Shield Cells, and one stack of shotgun ammo.
All Common/White level attachments and equipment will also be removed from the loot pool (outside of Common scopes) during the takeover.
Trackers And Badges
Photos via @shrugtal
Skins
ACE Mirage "Red Carpet"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Octane "El Tigre"
Photo via @Shrugtal
ACE Wattson "Rocket Scientist"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Crypto "Awoken Fury"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Revenant "Blood Ritual"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Bloodhound "Hunter's Moon"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Gibraltar "Golden God"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Caustic "Mad King"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Bangalore "Crimson Queen"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Wraith "Hellcat"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Pathfinder "Friendly Fire"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Lifeline "Hell Raiser"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Loba "Red Handed"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Lifeline "Hot Blooded"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Wraith "Wraith's Wrath"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Bangalore "Fire with Fire"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Mirage "Lens Flare"
Photo via @shrugtal
ACE Octane "Burn Out"
Photo via @shrugtal
Recolours
We'll also get recolors for:
- Bloodhound: "Wise Warrior"
- Gibraltar: "Gibraltron"
- Pathfinder: "SRVN MVRN"
- Wraith: "Void Prowler"
- Caustic: "Prince of Darkness"
- Mirage: "Man Made Man"
- Octane: "Jade Tiger"
- Wattson: "Silver Age"
- Crypto: "Seeker of Knowledge"
- Revenant: "Relic of Death
All the Iron Crown legendaries, apart from Wattson, will get recolors in the first Season 8 event.
According to @Shrugtal, the codename for these is "Eoswar". Suggesting, there is some war theme going on.
Wattson appears to be getting some form of recolor.
It looks like some weapons will also get a recolor...
"Anniversary" Bone Saw Recolor
Photo via @Shrugtal
Phasewalker-themed recolor of the Season 1 BP 110 Havoc
Photo via @Shrugtal
Bundles
The bundles and skins for this event include recolor skins, Apex Packs and the returning Paradigm Shifter R-99 skin will be in the store.
Players will be able to get 22 earnable items, including two Event Packs and ten Apex Packs.