Apex Legends Latest Update: 2025/4/8
Balance adjustments focusing on Legend ability timings, SMG headshot buffs, and specific weapon tuning for the Hemlok and L-Star.
▲Buffs8
- MirageMirage Army:Increased the number of decoys created during Ultimate to 6.5→6
- ConduitReconnector:Increased Tactical health regeneration per tick to 4.3→4 HP
- Seer
- Focus of Attention:Decreased the time for Tactical to hit targets to 0.8s.1.4s→0.8s s
- Focus of Attention:Decreased the time for Tactical to finish to 0.9s.1.0s→0.9s s
- Hemlok
- Increased headshot damage by 2.→+2 damage
- Increased magazine sizes by 3 for base, white, and blue magazines.→+3 rounds
- SMGsIncreased all SMGs headshot damage by 1.→+1 damage
- Accelerated WeaponsUltimate Charge:Fixed an issue where assists with Accelerated Weapons would sometimes not grant additional Ult charge.→Fixed
▼Nerfs6
- Ash
- Arc Snare:Increased ultimate's max distance travel time to 2.5s, making it slower to reach distant targets.1.4s→2.5s s
- Arc Snare:Increased ultimate's minimum distance travel time to 0.5s.0.3s→0.5s s
- L-Star
- Increased vertical and horizontal movement in the recoil pattern.→Increased
- Reduced the projectile size.→Reduced
- P2020Decreased damage from 25 to 24.25→24 damage
- Accelerated WeaponsUltimate Charge:Ult gained from knocks and assists with Accelerated Weapons reduced to 20%.30%→20% %
◆Other changes1
- VoltHipfire:Normalized hipfire to match other SMGs.→Normalized
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Patch history
- →Matchmaking Test, Now LiveMay 19, 2026 · 3d
- Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/06/2026May 6, 2026 · 2w−1→
- →Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/05/2026, 2:00pm PTMay 5, 2026 · 2w
- Recent Server IssuesApr 7, 2026 · 1mo+1→
- →Apex Legends: Latest Update 04/03/2026Apr 4, 2026 · 1mo
- →An Update from the Anti-Cheat Team - 04/02/2026Apr 2, 2026 · 1mo
- Apex Legends: Latest Update - 04/02/2026 - Part 2Apr 2, 2026 · 1mo+1−2→
- Apex Legends: Latest Update - 04/01/2026Apr 1, 2026 · 1mo+4−1→
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