Apex Legends x Gundam event
When the Gundam collab ran, the Gundam Takeover mode, every skin and the merch — from EA's announcement.
From 10 March 2026
EA gave the start date but not an end date for the event itself. The skins stayed on sale until 14 April 2026. It is over, and EA hasn't announced a return. EA
Wildcard: Gundam Takeover
Wildcard on a Broken Moon dressed with wrecked Mobile Suits, climbable Wing Gundam statues and ships fighting overhead.
- Buster Rifle from Care Packages: launches you up for recon, scans through walls and fires a beam that cuts through cover.
- Bit Staves: hold them as a damage-absorbing shield, or send them out as drones that patrol, scan and attack.
- Four Gundam Wild Cards: Epyon's Lash (magnetic melee pull), Heavyarms Salvo (missile strikes on marked enemies), Zero Sacrifice (self-destruct on knock) and Zero Rebirth (come back from knocked at 1 HP).
Gundam skins
| Legend | Gundam skin |
|---|---|
| Alter | Gundam Epyon |
| Conduit | Gundam Aerial |
| Crypto | Freedom Gundam |
| Gibraltar | Xi Gundam |
| Mirage | Destiny Gundam Spec II |
| Octane | GQuuuuuux |
| Revenant | Gundam Deathscythe Hell |
| Valkyrie | Wing Gundam Zero |
All eight Legend skins could be bought directly in the Apex Legends x Gundam Event Store until 14 April 2026.
- Weapon skins
- Eight Gundam-themed weapon skins, including the “Buster Rifle” Kraber, “Destiny 99” R-99 and “Aerial 301” R-301.
- Mythic
- Two Mythic Universal Melees: the Epyon Heat Rod, a possible drop from Gundam Heat Rod Event Packs, and the Beam Saber, from Gundam Beam Saber Event Packs.
- Free Reward Shop
- Medals earned during the event unlocked an Epic Char Aznable-inspired Sparrow skin, a Gundam banner frame, trackers and a sticker.
Gundam merch
Three limited-edition RG 1/144 Gunpla kits from BANDAI NAMCO: Freedom Gundam (Crypto Ver.), Wing Gundam Zero EW (Valkyrie Ver.) and Gundam Epyon (Alter Ver.). Pre-orders opened on 18 March 2026, while supplies last, through the Apex Legends Shop and PREMIUM BANDAI.
Questions
- When was the Apex Legends x Gundam event?
- It started on 10 March 2026; EA didn't publish an end date for the event itself. Its skins could be bought until 14 April 2026.
- Is the Apex Legends Gundam event still on?
- No. The event started on 10 March 2026; EA didn't publish an end date for the event itself. Its skins could be bought until 14 April 2026. EA hasn't announced a return.
- Which legends got Gundam skins?
- Alter (Gundam Epyon), Conduit (Gundam Aerial), Crypto (Freedom Gundam), Gibraltar (Xi Gundam), Mirage (Destiny Gundam Spec II), Octane (GQuuuuuux), Revenant (Gundam Deathscythe Hell), Valkyrie (Wing Gundam Zero).
- What was the Gundam limited-time mode?
- Wildcard: Gundam Takeover. Wildcard on a Broken Moon dressed with wrecked Mobile Suits, climbable Wing Gundam statues and ships fighting overhead.
- Was there Gundam merch?
- Three limited-edition RG 1/144 Gunpla kits from BANDAI NAMCO: Freedom Gundam (Crypto Ver.), Wing Gundam Zero EW (Valkyrie Ver.) and Gundam Epyon (Alter Ver.). Pre-orders opened on 18 March 2026, while supplies last, through the Apex Legends Shop and PREMIUM BANDAI.