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Bocek changes in Apex Legends

Latest change Season 30 Marked Midseason ·

  • 10documented changes
  • 10patches
  • 3buffs
  • 1nerf

Every documented change to Bocek

10 changes across 10 patches, newest first

Season 30 Marked Midseason Monday, 14 September 2026

  • BUFFLoot & Attachments / Weapons

    Bocek Compound Bow

    The Bocek carries more arrows and gets more explosive shots from each energize, with Sparrow's Quiver raised to match, so it runs dry less often.

    • Arrow stockpile 40 → 60
    • Explosive arrows per energize 7 → 10
    • Adjusted Sparrow’s Quiver accordingly
    • Arrow stockpile 50 → 70
    • Explosive arrows per energize 9 → 12
    Official source

Season 28 Breach February 2026

  • NERFWeapons / Marksman Weapons

    Bocek Compound Bow

    The Bocek Compound Bow deals less damage, both normally and when energized, and takes longer to draw.

    • Max damage 65 → 60
    • Max energized damage 55 → 50
    • Increased draw time

    TipThe Bocek asks more time per shot and returns less. Save it for targets holding still rather than reaching for it mid-fight.

    Official source

Season 27 Amped November 2025

  • BUFFWeapons / Marksman

    Bocek Compound Bow

    The Bocek can now use the 2x-4x AOG scope.

    Added 2x-4x AOG Scope as a compatible attachment

    Official source

Season 26 Wild Iron Event Wednesday, 10 September 2025

  • CHANGEWeapons / Marksman

    Bocek Compound Bow

    The Bocek draws a full-power arrow faster and has tighter hipfire spread.

    • Charge time to fully nock an arrow 0.45s → 0.35s
    • Improved hipfire spread
    Official source

Season 25 Future Icons Event Friday, 20 June 2025

  • BUFFWeapons / Marksman

    Bocek Compound Bow (Previous Hotfix)

    The Bocek fires faster, and both its explosive arrows and its fully charged shots hit harder.

    • Explosive arrow on hit damage 40 → 55
    • Increased rate of fire
    • Max charge damage 55 → 65
    Official source

Season 25 Prodigy May 2025

  • CHANGEWeapons / Marksman

    Bocek Compound Bow [Floor Loot]

    The Bocek now uses its own arrow reserve that you can pick back up, hits less hard and fires slower, loses Shattercaps, and can be energized with Frag Grenades for sticky explosive arrows.

    Uses its own reserve of 40 arrows, similar to a Care Package weapon: Arrows shot into the world can be retrieved to replenish supply

    • Can also be found on Sniper Arsenals
    • Added Sniper stocks as an accepted attachment
    • Uses its own reserve of 40 arrows, similar to a Care Package weapon
    • Arrows shot into the world can be retrieved to replenish supply
    • Arrows shot into players can be retrieved from top of Death Box (4 max)
    • Arrows cannot be found in floor looting
    • Max charge damage 75 → 55
    • Decreased rate of fire
    • Shattercaps removed
    • Frag Grenades can be used to energize the Bocek with explosive arrows
    • Must fully draw in order to fire an explosive arrow
    • Explosive arrows will stick into the world or a player on hit
    • Explosive arrow on hit damage reduced to 40 (headshot: 64)
    • Explosive arrows will explode in a 5m radius, dealing 25 extra damage after a 2s delay

    TipNow an endgame loot piece - reserve ammo sustains usage, and explosive mode gives area denial.

    Official source

Season 24 Takeover February 2025

  • CHANGEWeapons / Marksman

    Bocek Compound Bow [Care Package]

    The Bocek hits harder per arrow and Shattercaps do a little more damage per pellet, but it fires slightly slower and loses its Deadeye's Tempo passive.

    • Damage 70 → 75
    • Headshot damage: 120
    • Fire rate slightly reduced
    • Removed Deadeye’s Tempo passive
    • Shattercaps damage per pellet 12 → 13

    TipShots come slightly slower while each one hits harder, so the beat between them is not wasted time. Its headshot value sits far above its body value, so spend that beat aiming high.

    Official source

Season 19 Ignite November 2023

  • CHANGEWeapons

    Bocek Bow

    The Bocek Bow draws faster at the start, the Select Fire button now toggles Shatter Caps, and the Shatter Caps blast pattern is tighter.

    • Faster initial draw speed
    • Select Fire button now toggles Shatter Caps
    • Tightened Shatter Caps blast pattern
    Official source

Season 14 Hunted August 2022

  • CHANGE

    Bocek Compound Bow

    The Bocek moves into the care package with more full-draw damage, a faster Tempo draw and stronger Shattercaps, but arrows no longer spawn on the floor and fired arrows cannot be picked back up.

    • Bocek Compound Bow enters the crate.
    • Damage at full draw 60 → 70
    • Tempo draw speed 0.32 → 0.38
    • Shattercaps pellet damage 11 → 12
    • Fired arrows can no longer be collected.
    • Arrows spawns have been removed from the floor.

    TipFaster draw enables tempo shots for poke damage, and vanished arrow spawns force you to carry inventory or stay supplied through crafting.

    Official source

Season 12 Defiance February 2022

  • CHANGEHop Ups

    Shatter Caps - 30-30 Repeater & Bocek Bow

    Shatter Caps on the 30-30 Repeater and Bocek can no longer be toggled; they always affect hipfire while aiming stays a precision shot, and pellets do slightly less damage on both.

    No longer able to toggle on/off

    • Passively affects hip-fire for both weapons: ADS remains precision shot
    • No longer able to toggle on/off
    • 30-30 pellet damage 8 → 7
    • Bow pellet damage 12 → 11

    TipYour aim is the selector now: hip-fire throws pellets, ADS is the precision shot. That means you change modes mid-fight with nothing to press, and no wrong state to be caught in.

    Official source