Fans of both Apex Legends and Halloween should be very excited for the Apex Legends 2021 Halloween event, Monsters Within. The Monsters Within Event started warming up in mid-October 2021 and is continuing to heat up every week until November 2, 2021.

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Whether Apex Legends players are more excited for new Halloween skins or new game modes, there is something for everyone in this year's Halloween event. Interestingly, most of the new content featured in the Monsters Within Event is available to players from October 26 to November 21, 2021, despite the event officially starting on October 12, 2021.

Shadow Royale LTM

Two Halloween-themed characters in the Shadow Royale LTM of Apex Legends

One of the most significant features Apex Legends players will have access to as part of the Monsters Within Event is the Shadow Royale Limited Time Mode (LTM) from October 26 to November 2, 2021. The Shadow Royale LTM is not a brand new development for Apex Legends, but is instead an updated version of the Shadowfall LTM from the 2019 Halloween event, Fight or Fright. In the 2019 version of this LTM, players were expected to face off with 34 other solo Legends on a nighttime version of the classic King Canyon's map. Once a solo squad was eliminated, that player would respawn as a "shadow" and join other shadows in an effort to eliminate any players who were still alive.

In the Shadowfall LTM, shadow players were restricted to melee attacks, but were given enhanced movement abilities reminiscent of Titanfall. The Shadow Royale LTM is a bit different, as players are expected to play alongside a full squad. As long as one squad member remains alive, fallen squad members will infinitely respawn as shadows to help defend their living squadmates against other squads and shadows.

Arenas Encore Map

The new Arenas Encore Map in Apex Legends

Apex Legends players who enjoy the Arenas game mode will be excited to experience the Encore Arenas map, a new map released alongside the Monsters Within Event on October 12, 2021. Apparently, the Encore map is taken from Boreas, Seer's home planet. Seer fans can use this map to feel more connected to their favorite Legend by seeing a small piece of what Seer's life was like prior to entering the Apex Games.

The Encore map is similar in layout to other Arenas maps, featuring a three-lane setup that offers players strategic ways to navigate both long-range and short-range battles. While the basic layout of this map isn't terribly different from other Arenas maps, the map seems to provide a good sense of balance for players, regardless of their spawn point.

Halloween Event Store

A monster in Apex Legends

The Apex Legends 2021 Halloween event also brings along a full Monsters Within Event Store separate from the standard Apex Store. The Monsters Within Event Store offers two different selections of items. The first selection spans from October 12 to October 26, 2021 and features Halloween-themed skins for Wraith, Gibraltar, Crypto, and Mirage, as well as a few spooky gun skins.

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The Monsters Within Event Store offerings will be remixed a bit from October 26 to November 2, 2021. Apex Legends players who prefer Legends like Lifeline, Bloodhound, Caustic, and Wattson will find skins for their favorite legends in this version of the Monsters Within Event store alongside the same Wraith and Mirage offerings from the previous store offerings.

Monsters Within Event Packs

The cover for the Monsters Within Event at Apex Legends

While the individual skins and specific bundles that players may purchase in the Monsters Within Event Store will be changed a bit throughout the event, players will be able to purchase Monsters Within Packs from the event store for 400 Apex Coins during the entirety of the Monsters Within Event. Every Monsters Within Pack guarantees that players will receive one Monsters Within cosmetic that they do not yet own.

However, all of the Monsters Within cosmetics will be available in standard Apex Packs and may be crafted if players happen to have enough crafting metals on hand. According to Apex Legends, the price of crafting these spooky cosmetics may be reduced after two seasons if players would rather wait for their favorite pieces to become more affordable.

Returning Skins

The Mistress of Evil in an attack posiition in Apex Legends

Despite the difference in the 2021 Halloween event's title compared to the Fight or Fright Events of 2019 and 2020, Apex Legends players may be excited to see the return of 13 Halloween skins from previous years. The Emerald Enchantress Bonus Bundle will be purchasable for the entirety of the Monsters Within Event, featuring the popular Mistress of Evil and Emerald Enchantress Wraith skins. Mirage fans will also be able to purchase the returning Old Town skin as part of the Old Town Bonus Bundle for the full duration of the event.

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Other returning Fight or Fright skins include Gibraltar's Born in Blood and Monster Mashed skins, available in the Born in Blood Bonus Bundle from October 12 through October 25, and Crypto's Midnight Cypher and Deadly Byte skins, available in the Midnight Cypher Crypto Bonus Bundle during the same time. Finally, from October 26 to November 2, 2021, players will be able to purchase Bloodhound's Wicked Harvest Bonus Bundle (featuring their Wicked Harvest and Protector of the Patch skins), Caustic's Sweet Dreams Bonus Bundle (featuring his Sweet Dreams and Last Laugh skins), Lifeline's Green Widow skin, and Wattson's Winged Menace skin.

Día De Los Muertos Sale

The Día de los Muertos skins in Apex Legends

Apex Legends fans will be able to access five different Día de Los Muertos-inspired cosmetics bundles in the Apex Store from October 26 to November 1, 2021. This year's Día de Los Muertos Sale offers players a colorful new Octane skin in the Muerte Rápida Bonus Bundle alongside the Altar Ego banner frame, the Flirting With Death weapon skin for the Volt SMG, and two Octane Apex Packs.

The Día de Los Muertos Sale will also give players the opportunity to purchase the Loba Banshee Bundle, the Darkside Gibraltar Bundle, and the Bangalore Soldado de la Muerte Bundle. However, players who have difficulty choosing just one bundle may opt to purchase the Día de Los Muertos Bundle instead. This final bundle offers players all of the cosmetics offered within the other bundles, plus 15 Apex Packs.

Season 11 Teasers

Ash in the Apex Legends Escape Launch Trailer

While the Monsters Within Event is an exciting Halloween event in its own right, dedicated Apex Legends players are sure to notice that the end of the event on November 2, 2021 lines up perfectly with the beginning of Season 11, "Escape." Therefore, it comes as no surprise that there are a few in-game teasers to be found throughout the duration of the Monsters Within Event.

Players who choose to participate in the 2021 Shadow Royale LTM may catch Shadow Revenant delivering a new voice line directed at standard Revenant which links this Legend to Ash, who has been announced as Season 11's new Legend. This voice line may give players a glimpse at future lore explaining the connections between these two Legends. Additionally, curious players may use the last few days of Season 10 to explore the Parachute Pod recently added to Olympus for hints regarding the new Storm Point map, set for release at the start of Season 11.

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