Apex Legends Season 26 Split 2 Start Date, Timings & More

The Apex Legends community is gearing up for Season 26 Split 2, which will bring some shakeup to the game with some new additions. Respawn Entertainment is sending this mid-season update into the wild, including adjustments, various tweaks to weapons, and a handful of quality-of-life fixes that players have been waiting for.

When Will it Start? 

The end of Season 26 Split 2 will take place on September 16, 2025, at 10 AM PT. Below is a chart that shows when that time starts for other regions.

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• PT: 10 AM
• MT: 11 AM
• CT: 12 PM
• ET: 1 PM
• GMT/UTC: 5 PM
• EET: 6 PM
• MSK: 8 PM
• IST: 10:30 PM
• CST: September 17, 1 AM
• JST: September 17, 2 AM
• AEST: September 17, 3 AM

Players should prepare for temporary server downtime while Respawn deploys the update and applies changes.

What’s new in Season 26 Split 2?

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This mid-season patch will bring tweaks to Legends and weapons in order to reinvigorate the competitive side.

Legend Changes:

• For Ash, who’s been strong for a bit, she’ll be nerfed for balance.  
• Mad Maggie is receiving buffs with new Tier 2 and Tier 3 upgrades and is seeing an overall change to her Riot Drill and Wrecking Ball abilities.  
• Seer, who was hurting, is getting a small buff to improve his recon while keeping him in a balanced spot with the meta.

Weapon Adjustments:

• The Devotion lost its Turbocharger, meaning players will now have to use purple-tier attachments, and that will affect its utility in mid-range fights. 
• The Bocek, Mastiff, and Peacekeeper all got some nerfs, meaning players will have to change their loadouts and strategies.
• There will be some extra hotfixes for the 30-30 Repeater and the Peacekeeper after launch because they are still wildly used.

Other Updates: there is a new event, there will be updates to the Wildcard playlist, and there are some changes to attachments and locked Hop-Ups, all of which are meant to shake up strategies in the second half of the season.

All in all, Season 26, Split 2, looks like a significant mid-season update in Apex Legends. Casual and pro players will have to buckle up and get ready to adapt to the new meta.

Farjana Jamal

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