All Legend buffs & nerfs in Apex Legends Season 18
Respawn EntertainmentApex Legends Season 18 introduces a variety of Legend buffs and nerfs. Here are all of the balance changes for Legends in the Season 18 patch.
It’s that time again, a new Apex Legends season has arrived, as Season 18 brings a heap of new content and updates, including changes for Ranked Leagues.
Apex Legends Season 18 also brings players a complete overhaul for Revenant, as well as a variety of buffs and nerfs for weapons and balance changes for the game’s Legends.
The Legend meta for each season is heavily influenced by the changes the devs decide to introduce for a seasonal update, and Season 18 is no different as the patch notes have revealed a variety of interesting buffs and nerfs for the game’s characters.
For those interested, here’s every Legend buff and nerf for Apex Legends Season 18.
Every Legend buff & nerf in Apex Legends Season 18
Thanks to the Apex Legends Season 18 patch notes, we now have all of the official changes for the Legends in the new season, which you can check out below.
Revenant has been reborn
- Updated class to Skirmisher (was Assault)
- New abilities:
- Passive – Assasin’s Instinct
- Highlight nearby visible enemies who are low on health. You crouch walk faster and have improved wall climbing.
- Tactical – Shadow Pounce
- Unleash a powerful pounce forward. Hold to charge for farther distances.
- Ultimate – Forged Shadows
- Forge a shroud of hardened shadows around you that blocks direct damage and regenerates after breaking. Your shadows and tactical are refreshed on knockdowns.
- Passive – Assasin’s Instinct
Ultimate Cooldowns
- Bangalore: Rolling Thunder to 240s (+60s)
- Catalyst: Dark Veil to 150s (+30s)
- Gibraltar: Defensive Bombardment to 180s (-90s)
- Horizon: Black Hole to 210s (+30s)
- Loba: Black Market Boutique to 150s (+30s)
- Ultimate Accelerants grant 25% ult charge (up from 20%)
- Mad Maggie: Wrecking Ball to 120s (+30s)
- Pathfinder: Zipline Gun to 180s (+60s)
- Wraith: Dimensional Rift to 180s (-30s)
Tactical Updates
- Ballistic’s Whistler
- Reduced delay before an overheated weapon starts cooling down to 1s (was 2s)
- Reduced how long it takes an overheated weapon to cooldown to 8s (was 12s)
- Loba’s Burglar’s Best Friend
- Cooldown reduced to 25s (was 30s)
- Seer’s Focus of Attention
- Slow Duration reduced to 0.5s (was 2.5s)
- Silence Duration reduced to 8s (was 10s)
- Firing Speed increased to 1.4s (was 0.9s)
Well, there you have it, that was all of the Apex Legends Season 18 Legend changes. For more, make sure you also check out some of our other helpful guides on Respawn’s battle royale below:
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