Apex Legends: Latest Update 8/21/2026
Developer-announced information. It may change before release.
Hey everyone, we're going to do something a little bit different. We're announcing changes today that will go live early next week (aiming for Tuesday morning).
🛠️ADJUSTING:
Axle
Tactical
-Nitro Gate launch speed will be reduced from 750 to 700
Ultimate
-Ultimate HP will be reduced down to 150 from 200
-Base Ultimate cooldown will increase from 90s to 120s
-Ultimate knockback arc will be widened and max height will also be reduced
-Ultimate stun duration will be reduced from 1.5s to 0.25s
Upgrades
-Jump Gate will be replaced with a new Drone Deployer upgrade that brings the ult cooldown back down to 90s
Bloodhound
-Will reduce cloak visibility while in dome
-Ring damage will no longer break cloaks
-Tactical scan will be increased by 1 second
-Scans will provide more frequent snapshots that fade over time
Seer
-Turn slow will be removed when hit by the Tactical