While we already know that Apex Legends’ next season called “Arsenal” will bring a new legend in “Ballistic,” EA has also lifted the lid on the other new features it will roll out into the game come May 9. Players can expect a World’ Edge map update, the Weapon Mastery feature and more!

Apex Legends Arsenal Gameplay Trailer and Info Overview:

• New Legend Ballistic

  • The ultimate competitor of the original Thunderdome Games, new Legend Ballistic has come out of retirement, and with decades of fighting experience, Ballistic’s arsenal is a force to be reckoned with. As far he’s concerned, this old dog has learned all the tricks he needs to teach his foes some manners.

• World’s Edge is Healing

  • Time heals all wounds as World’s Edge lava levels have risen and cooled, and construction crews have implemented considerable repairs. Climatizers have changed the landscape with new snowbanks, less volcanic smoke and clearer visibility. Apex Games Museum Players can even explore the history of the Apex Games in the new Apex Games Museum in Fragment East.

• Weapon Mastery

  • The new Weapon Mastery system lets Legends flex their proficiency with every weapon in game by earning weapon XP and completing difficult challenges across all modes. Once players progress to specific milestones, they will unlock in-weapon trials. Trial rewards include weapon specific badges, trackers, a Legendary Banner Frame and a Legendary Weapon Pack. Master every weapon in the game to unlock special Weapon Master rewards.

• Upgraded Firing Range

  • Practice makes perfect in the newly-updated and majorly expanded Firing Range. Players can now hone their skills even more with Core, or they can take a stab at Duel Pit, Training Grounds and Agility Course to perfect close quarters, combat and navigation. The Range’s new buildings allow for parkour traversal experimentation and, for the first time, customized dummies can now run, strafe and even fight back with various difficulty settings.

• High-Caliber Battle Pass Rewards

  • New weapon skins, character skins, emotes and more are launching alongside Arsenal on May 9.

Read on for more info regarding Weapon Mastery and the new info on the new survival item, the Evac Tower.

WEAPON MASTERY

Weapon Mastery is our first new long-term progression system outside of account level! As we look to make Apex Legends more approachable for new players, this system incentivizes them to learn about the strengths and character of all our weapons. The goal here was to deepen player engagement across the board regardless of who you main or which mode you prefer.

When the feature launches, all players will start with every weapon at level 1 and can start progressing their weapon levels by using them in any game mode. These levels are account wide and do not reset with seasons. Having a weapon in hand, dealing damage, securing kills, and fighting with style will all generate Weapon XP for that weapon. Every 20 levels, a weapon specific trial will unlock for you to test your skill with that weapon and reward you for completion. Get your weapon to level 100 and finish all five trials to fully “master” that weapon and earn the final rewards. Each weapon mastery track will earn players weapon-specific badges, lifetime performance trackers, Legendary weapon mastery banner frames, and a guaranteed Legendary skin for each weapon.

FIRING RANGE

This season, we are debuting an all-new Firing Range, re-design from the ground up as your ultimate evolving training platform. Learn, experiment, practice, improve!

• Familiarize yourself with Apex Legends
• Warm up before matches
• Sharpen your shooting and movement skills
• Experiment with weapons, attachments and gear
• Develop and hone tactics with your squadmates
• Practice combat in duels with friends, and against combat dummies that shoot

However you’d like to sharpen your skills, the ever-expanding tools and features will have you covered!

NEW SURVIVAL ITEM: EVAC TOWER

Evac Towers provide a new means for Legends to traverse the dangerous Apex Games and gain a positional advantage over their adversaries. Expect to find this new survival item on the floor, inside loot bins, and in care packages. Deploying an Evac Tower will send a rocket skyward, eventually exploding into a balloon high above the action. Once the anchor brings the zipline to ground level, Legends will be able to ride up and initiate a skydive, redeploying to a new location.

Be careful though – the Evac Tower has a limited duration and will slowly take damage over time. Enemies and allies can also shoot the balloon to accelerate this process, destroying both the Evac Tower and your hopes of escaping. Pay attention to where you deploy because your evac may be hotter than anticipated!

For more info regarding the map changes, Firing Range new features, head on over here.

Apex Legends’ Arsenal season will kick off this May 9 on all platforms.