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Apex Legends™
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Respawn · Electronic Arts
Feb 13, 2026 · 6mo ago

Apex Legends: Latest Update 2/12/26

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This update focuses on various bug fixes and the reversion of previous nerfs to Octane and Horizon to return them to their pre-28.0 state.

Nerfs4

  • Octane
    • Swift Mend:Swift Mend max healing reduced from 9 to 6 as part of a reversion to previous balance states.96
    • Swift Mend:Swift Mend minimum healing reduced from 3 to 2 as part of a reversion to previous balance states.32
  • Horizon
    • Newt Scoot:Maximum duration of Newt Scoot reduced from 5 to 2.5 seconds.52.5 s
    • Newt Scoot:Maximum speed during Newt Scoot reduced from 700 to 550.700550

Bug fixes3

  • General
    • 7 Year Anniversary Prize Tracker now displays correct artist and creator attribution.
    • Fixed an issue where the View Cinematic button on Nintendo Switch 2 showed the incorrect cinematic.
    • Completing Road to Ranked Challenges now correctly unlocks Ranked play.

Other changes1

  • GeneralChampion Squad status now correctly resets after a loss or when no longer holding the highest score.

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Apex Legends™ · Feb 13, 2026

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.

    1
  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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