The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth collaboration for Apex Legends starts today, bringing in new themed cosmetics, a BR Takeover and more.

Final Fantasy VII Takeover

A new event will be joining the party in the form of the Final Fantasy VII Takeover which will be replacing unranked BR.

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Wield the power of a Buster Sword R2R5, which will have gameplay abilities and can be picked up and used as a weapon as part of the Takeover.

With gameplay mechanics such as light & heavy attacks, blocking, dash, and the iconic Limit Break will be added in this new event.

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New Materia Hop-Ups are scattered across the map, each having its own impact and will only be attached to selected weapons.

The available Materia are as follows:

Blue Materia (HP Absorb): Damage enemies to heal yourself
Green Materia (Lightning): Reload an empty weapon to emit a shock nova, damaging and slowing nearby enemies.
Purple Materia (Crit Rate Up): Random criticals provide extra damage.
Red Materia (Summon): Summon a Nessie companion to attack your foes.
Yellow Materia (Assess): Damage enemies to see their remaining health.

Cosmetics

A total of 36 themed items will be available in the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth crossover event in the form of event packs, which includes iconic skins for Horizon and Newcastle, sticker sets, and more.

All of the crossover items will be randomly awarded via event packs with no duplicates of event items.

Unlike the Takeover’s Buster Sword R2R5, the Buster Sword R5 Melee Cosmetics is a Universal Mythic Melee Cosmetic that has no gameplay abilities and can be equipped in place of your heirloom or fists.

Do note that the Buster Sword cosmetic is a limited-time item and will not be coming to the Mythic Shop after the event ends.

Gil & Reward Shop

Players can earn Gil, an event currency, while playing the event mode and completing challenges to exchange for event-limited items in the Rewards Shop, which will rotate inventory weekly and feature select event items, badges, and more.

Store Tab

6 iconic Legend skins will be available via the store as well as the Apex Legends & Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Event packs, including Wraith, Horizon, and Crypto skins.