{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2ec44977f269bc44f25ee07a","clusterId":"c_bd34fc938ba03293883851c7","slug":"apex-legends-season-31-cipher-adds-crypto-rework-and-legend-bans","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Apex Legends Season 31 Cipher Adds Crypto Rework And Legend Bans","summary":"Electronic Arts will open Season 31 of Apex Legends, subtitled Cipher, on November 4 at 3:00. The update reworks the Recon-class Legend Crypto, whose surveillance drone moves from an unlimited deployment to a battery system. Placing the drone in an optimal spot activates Sentry Mode, which marks enemies in its line of sight for Crypto and his squadmates, and the EMP ultimate can now fire from a single button press. Revenant and Lifeline are strengthened: Revenant gets a shorter ultimate cooldown and a faster tactical, and Lifeline gets a shorter D.O.C. cooldown and can self-heal while sliding. A new Akimbo Wingman lets players carry two Wingmans at once. The map gains Stronghold, a raid-able facility that yields Care Package weapons for the whole squad but takes time to open and sounds an alarm that reveals the squad's position. Ranked adds Legend BAN in Diamond-and-above lobbies, where each player votes for one Legend and a weighted random draw sets the ban chance.","whyItMatters":"Legend BAN replaces the fixed pick order of high-rank lobbies with a weighted vote draw, so the developers are building unpredictability into team composition rather than leaving the meta to settle on one lineup.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRespawn Entertainment\u0026#39;s Legend Design Lead John Ellenton said the Crypto rework targets a change in how the character is played. \u0026#34;The goal of this rework was to shift from a passive playstyle of placing the drone and waiting to a style of gathering information more actively,\u0026#34; he said. The in-fiction reason for the change is a firmware upgrade performed by Crypto\u0026#39;s sister Mira.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevenant and Lifeline also get new upgrade options alongside their base buffs. Revenant\u0026#39;s upgrades extend the Ultimate\u0026#39;s duration on each knockdown, silence nearby enemies after a Shadow Pounce lands, and make Shadow Pounce reusable while an enemy is marked. Lifeline\u0026#39;s upgrades shorten her Ultimate cooldown, bring back a shield deployed while reviving an ally, and improve mobility in the air. Ellenton said the Revenant changes are meant to bring back \u0026#34;nostalgic elements from his previous ability set.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeapon Designer Casey O\u0026#39;Brien framed the Akimbo Wingman around accessibility. \u0026#34;We want players to freely experience the dream of dual-wielding a powerful, iconic weapon like the Wingman,\u0026#34; he said. Battle Royale System Lead Connor Monahan said Stronghold addresses the over-supply of loot, concentrating items into a single point of interest and encouraging PvP contests.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn ranked, Associate Design Director Chris Cleroux said the weighted draw is meant to keep team compositions fresh rather than simply excluding the most-voted Legend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe season also adds a Mythic Volt SMG skin called Cryptic Core, built around Exotic Shards and a nanomachine design with a dot-art assistant named PALS. The Premium Battle Pass unlocks Legendary skins for Ash and Octane, a Legendary Triple Take skin, 10 Exotic Shards, and a reactive Wingman skin at Tier 60.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Apex Legends Season 31 puts Legend bans only in Diamond-and-above lobbies, where each player picks one ban and a weighted random draw decides. The vote does not settle it, so the ban lands as a probability rather than a choice.","twitterPost":"Apex Legends Season 31 restricts Legend bans to Diamond-and-above, and a weighted random draw sets the outcome. Players vote, but the draw decides.","threadsPost":"Apex Legends Season 31 adds Legend bans only for Diamond-and-above lobbies, and the vote is not binding: each player picks one Legend, then a weighted random draw sets the ban chance. Crypto's drone also moves to a battery system, so Recon play gets a resource to manage.","newsletterBlurb":"Apex Legends Season 31 Cipher lands November 4 with a Crypto rework, dual-wielded Wingmans, and a new Stronghold facility that trades stealth for high-tier loot. Ranked lobbies at Diamond and above get a Legend BAN vote.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2152324.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"Apex\\\" Implements \\\"Legend BAN\\\" in Diamond-and-Above Lobbies. 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