Apex Legends Arenas Mode: Abilities, Maps, and How It All Works Apex Legends’ worst-kept secret is coming in the Apex Legends: Legacy season with the launch of the new Arenas game mode releasing on May 4th. The mode adds non-battle royale PvP experience to Apex Legends for the first time ever and should look familiar to those who’ve frequented games like Valorant. It plays much differently than the traditional battle royale mode because of that, but it’s easy to transition between the flows of the battle royale and Arena modes after a few matches. The best thing about the Arenas mode right from the start is that it’s permanent, so unlike the other rotating game modes that stick around for a while and then get replaced, this one isn’t going anywhere. What will change, however, are the maps that players battle on.