Apex Legends has a kaiju problem. EA announced the Apex Legends | Godzilla Event on November 5, and the premise is refreshingly blunt: Godzilla has landed in the Outlands, turned Storm Point into its stomping ground, and you cannot kill it. The only way to beat the monster is to outlast it.
That does not mean spending the whole match running away. Squads can fight each other in the wreckage Godzilla leaves behind, or take a bigger gamble and dive into a blast zone before the Heat Ray hits to claim a custom Devotion that fires a heat ray of its own.
The event celebrates the theatrical release of Godzilla Minus Zero, which opened across North America on November 6.
If you searched for the Apex Godzilla event because you want to know when it ends, how the Devotion works, or what you can earn without paying, this guide covers all of it: the dates, the map Godzilla appears on, the Heat Ray Devotion as EA describes it, both Event Pass tracks, the Twitch Drops window and the E-District night change.
Everything here is checked against official announcements as of November 10, 2026. Where we add our own tactical advice, we label it as our take.
When does the Apex Godzilla event start and end?
EA's event page says the Godzilla Event runs from Tuesday, November 10 to December 1. It does not list a start or end time, or a time zone, so check the in game news tab on launch day instead of assuming a specific hour.
The event is live on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via the EA app, Epic Games Store and Steam. Godzilla shows up as a Wildcard takeover of Storm Point, so you meet it in the Wildcard mode, and there is no announcement that it appears in ranked.
Separately from the event, the regular rotations changed too. When Season 31 launched, the pubs and ranked rotations were Storm Point, E-District night and Broken Moon. The November 6 update removed E-District night from every rotation and swapped in E-District day.
Respawn said it is reducing fog density, pushing fog distance out and adjusting color balance, and expects to bring the improved night map back near the end of November. For everything else that changed this season, from the Crypto rework to Akimbo Wingman and ranked Legend bans, see our Apex Season 31 breakdown.
How to survive Godzilla and grab the Heat Ray Devotion
- 1Queue Wildcard for Storm PointGodzilla appears as a Wildcard takeover of Storm Point during the event. Regular pubs and ranked queues will not put you in front of it, so pick Wildcard in the mode select. There is no announcement that ranked includes Godzilla.
- 2Pick a drop with the damage in mindEA describes damaged buildings, burnt trees and fallen signs scattered across the map. Our take: even POIs you know by heart may have new cover or new sightlines, so spend your first few drops relearning a familiar spot instead of hot dropping somewhere new.
- 3Decide on the blast zone as a squadThe Devotion comes from a Care Package inside a blast zone, and you have to reach it before Godzilla's Heat Ray strikes. Our take: nearby squads will want the same package, so agree on who opens it and who covers the approach before anyone commits.
- 4Loot it and leave right awayOur take: once the Devotion is in hand, lingering in a spot that is about to be hit is the fastest way to lose it. Plan an exit route, high ground or a zipline before you go in, and heal after you are clear of the zone.
- 5Learn the Devotion on your first pickupEA only says the weapon has a devastating heat ray attack that tracks enemies on hit. Ammo count and duration are not published, so watch the ammo counter and how the beam behaves the first time you hold it. And since Godzilla cannot be defeated, every bullet you fire at it is a bullet your enemies never take.
Apex Legends Godzilla Event at a glance (as of November 10, 2026)
| Item | Details | When / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | November 10 (Tuesday) to December 1. No start or end time on the official page | EA event page (November 5) |
| Platforms | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (EA app, Epic Games Store, Steam) | EA event page |
| Godzilla | Takes over Storm Point in the Wildcard mode. Cannot be defeated, the goal is to survive. Damaged buildings, burnt trees and fallen signs across the map | EA announcement |
| Heat Ray Devotion | Found in the Care Package inside a blast zone, before the Heat Ray strikes. Heat ray attack tracks enemies on hit | EA event page |
| Event Pass | Premium track unlocks for 950 Apex Coins (as of November 10, 2026). Free: Tracker Set, badges, crafting metals, event packs, XP, Jet Jaguar Epic Octane skin. Premium: Ghidorah 1991 Iconic Catalyst skin, Legendary Prowler skin, Epic P2020 skin, 2 Epic Apex Packs and more | Earned by completing challenges |
| New cosmetics | Dorsal Dagger universal melee based on Godzilla's dorsal fins (drops from event packs, unlocks a matching Death Box), 10 Legend skins, 10 Legendary weapon skins | EA event page |
| Twitch Drops | Watch select creators for 30 minutes for the Chibi Godzilla weapon charm, 60 minutes for a Mothra themed Tracker Set. EA and Twitch accounts must be linked, rewards arrive within 24 hours of your next login | November 10 to 17 |
| E-District night | Removed from all rotations and replaced with the day version. Improved night map expected back near the end of November | November 6 update |
Godzilla event checklist
- On launch day, confirm in game that the event is live, since the official page gives no start time
- Finish Event Pass challenges before December 1. The free track alone includes the Jet Jaguar Octane skin
- Link your EA account to Twitch before November 17 if you want the Twitch Drops
- Godzilla cannot be defeated, so save your ammo for enemy squads
- Godzilla lives in the Wildcard mode, separate from the pubs and ranked rotation of Storm Point, E-District day and Broken Moon
- If you want to keep a Heat Ray escape or your first Devotion kill, make sure recording is on
Turn your Godzilla moments into Shorts
Godzilla sweeping across Storm Point is the kind of moment you rarely get to see the same way twice. DOR is a free Windows app that detects Apex Legends when you launch it and records each match in full.
Recordings land in the app's My Clips, so after the match you can trim just the second you slid out of a Heat Ray or wiped a squad with the Devotion. Choose 9:16 when you trim and you get a vertical clip ready for Shorts or Reels; 16:9 and 1:1 are there too.
Clips from several matches can be merged in DOR Studio (dor.gg/studio), where you can add effect templates like Shake Zoom and Punch Zoom, text and background music, then export an mp4 or share a dor.gg link.
On supported NVIDIA graphics cards such as the RTX series, DOR records with NVENC hardware encoding. For pulling fights out of a full match, see how to clip Apex Legends; for sending a trimmed match to friends, see how to share Apex gameplay; and the recording overview lives on our Apex Legends page.
