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Respawn · Electronic Arts
Nov 3, 2025 · 10mo ago

Apex Legends™: Amped Patch Notes

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Season 27: Amped introduces a major overhaul to Valkyrie and Rampart, a complete redesign of Tridents, the new Mantle Boost movement mechanic for all Legends, and a shift in the weapon meta with new Hop-Ups and Care Package rotations.

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  • Valkyrie
    • VTOL Jets:Significantly reduced recharge delay, allowing Valkyrie to get back in the air much faster.82.5 s
    • VTOL Jets:Fuel recharge time is now drastically faster.10.93 s
    • Missile Swarm:Tactical cooldown reduced, allowing for more frequent use of Missile Swarm.3025 s
    • Missile Swarm:Increased maximum range of missiles to hit targets from further away.100m125m m
    • Missile Swarm:Missiles now apply a short scan on hit, enhancing Valkyrie's recon capabilities.Added
    • Skyward Dive:Ultimate cooldown reduced, allowing for more frequent squad rotations.3 min2.5 min min
    • Skyward Dive:Increased launch height by 15% by default.+15% %
  • Rampart
    • Amped Cover:Walls now gain significantly more health as Rampart levels up her Evo shield.400800 HP
    • Amped Cover:Walls now store damage to provide a speed boost to teammates who move over them.Added s
  • HorizonGravity Lift:Gravity Lift now moves players upward faster.300375
  • Tridents
    • Added Jump and Glide abilities to Tridents for more dynamic traversal.Added
    • Tridents now slowly regenerate health if they avoid damage for a period of time.Added
  • General
    • Mantle Boost:All Legends can now perform a Mantle Boost to gain velocity after mantling.Added
    • Ranked:Reduced the number of completions needed to earn the Ranked Ladder Champion Dive Trail.3 completions2 completions
  • Bocek Compound BowReplicator:Players can now craft Arrow Bundles at Replicators when carrying a Bocek.Added

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  • ValkyrieVTOL Jets:Total fuel capacity reduced to balance the increased speed and recharge rates.86 s
  • Rampart
    • Amped Cover:Reduced health while building walls to increase vulnerability during deployment.120100 HP
    • Amped Cover:Walls now take double damage from frag grenades to provide better counterplay.1.0x2.0x x

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  • TridentsTridents are no longer indestructible; they now have 800 health and can be destroyed.800 HP
  • GeneralHeat Shields:Heat Shields have been removed from all Core BR modes to encourage strategic rotations.Core BRRemoved

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Apex Legends™ · Nov 3, 2025

Patch history

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  1. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 06/24/2026 - 6:00pm PTJun 25, 2026 · 2mo

    Technical updates focusing on EA App stuttering and the 'code:truck' error resolution.

  2. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 06/23/2026Jun 23, 2026 · 2mo

    A maintenance update addressing ranked player counts, map rotation bugs, FPS drops, and a correction to the Executioner Hop-Up's shield regeneration speed.

    +1
  3. Apex Legends: Latest Update 5/29/2026May 30, 2026 · 3mo

    Balance updates focusing on reducing Axle's Nitro Gate presence and adjusting Conduit's healing output and duration.

    +25
  4. Latest Update 5/27/26 (As of 5:16 PM PT)May 28, 2026 · 3mo

    Technical update providing workarounds for crashes and performance issues, and an update on ongoing FPS investigations.

  5. Matchmaking Test, Now LiveMay 19, 2026 · 3mo

    A matchmaking test has been implemented to restrict the Ranked tier differential allowed in premade squads to one tier.

  6. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/06/2026May 6, 2026 · 3mo

    A small update focusing on a movement exploit fix for Axle and investigating stability issues on Xbox and specific CPUs.

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  7. Apex Legends: Latest Update - 05/05/2026, 2:00pm PTMay 5, 2026 · 3mo

    This update focuses on investigating Xbox-specific platform issues regarding Battle Pass purchases and system crashes.

  8. Recent Server IssuesApr 7, 2026 · 4mo

    Server stability improvements and compensation for recent outages.

    +1

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