Apex Legends Season 14 Hunted patch notes

What changed

• CHANGE

  30-30 Repeater

  The 30-30 Repeater now takes Skullpiercer Rifling and has Dual Loader built in.

  Now takes Skullpiercer Rifling.

  • Dual Loader has been worked into the base 30-30 Repeater.
  • Now takes Skullpiercer Rifling.
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• CHANGE

  All Battle Royale Maps

  Ring timings on Kings Canyon, World's Edge, Storm Point and Olympus are longer, and Ring 1 hurts more and starts closing much sooner; replicators and crafting materials are also rebalanced across maps.

  Ring Adjustments: Kings Canyon 4:10 → 4:32

  • Replicators and Crafting Materials have been rebalanced across the maps.
  • Ring Adjustments
  • Kings Canyon 4:10 → 4:32
  • World’s Edge 3:42 → 4:32
  • Storm Point 4:15 → 4:35
  • Olympus 4:10 → 4:32
  • Ring 1 Damage increase from 2 to 3 hp/tick (equivalent to Ring 2)
  • Ring 1 Preshrink Time 180s → 60s
  • Ring 1 Closing Time:

  TipFaster ring phases force earlier team fights and rotation decisions; safety windows are tighter and reward map knowledge.

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• AS

  CHANGE

  Arc Star

  The Arc Star does much less armor damage when it sticks and no longer slows your aim on stick, but the detonation hits a little harder and still slows aim.

  • Stick damage on armor 40 → 10
  • Remove aim slow on stick, remains on detonation.
  • Detonation damage 70 → 75
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• AR

  NERF

  Assault Rifles

  Assault rifles are less accurate when firing from the hip.

  Base hipfire spread increased.

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• 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.

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• CHANGE

  CAR SMG

  The CAR SMG is back as floor loot but can no longer take barrel attachments.

  • CAR SMG returns to the floor.
  • No longer takes barrel attachments.
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• CR

  ROTATION

  Crafting Rotation

  The Wingman and CAR SMG are back on the floor, while the Devotion and an RE-45 with Hammerpoint now come from the replicator.

  • Wingman returns to the floor.
  • CAR SMG returns to the floor.
  • Devotion LMG enters the crafter.
  • RE-45 + Hammerpoint combo enters the crafter.
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• CU

  CHANGE

  Crafting Update

  Harvesters now give materials to your whole team, Laser Sights and three hop-ups become craftable, Shatter Rounds and base Hammerpoints leave the replicator, and some attachment prices go up while others go down.

  Removed Shatter Rounds from crafting.

  • Team-Use Harvesters: When any player interacts with a Materials Harvester, all players in their team will be given the Materials.
  • Removed Shatter Rounds from crafting.
  • Removed Hammerpoints from base crafting and added to RE-45 Weapon Craft.
  • Heavy, Energy, and Sniper mags price increased to 35 from 25.
  • Laser Sight added to crafting: 25 materials.
  • Stock and Barrel price 35 → 25
  • Added Skullpiercer Rifling Hop-Up to crafting.
  • Added Double Tap Trigger Hop-Up to crafting.
  • Added Kinetic Feeder Hop-Up to crafting.
  • Shotgun Bolt price 25 → 30
  • 2-4x ACOG optic price 35 → 30

  TipShared harvesters speed early rotations, and new hop-ups in crafting give every loadout more flexibility for your playstyle.

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• CR

  ROTATION

  Crate Rotation

  The G7 Scout and Volt return to floor loot, and the Bocek and Rampage now only come from care packages.

  • G7 Scout returns to the floor.
  • Volt SMG returns to the floor.
  • Bocek Compound Bow enters the crate.
  • Rampage LMG enters the crate.
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• CHANGE

  EVA-8

  The EVA-8 fires faster with one fewer but harder-hitting pellet, has better recoil, takes stocks and gets bigger fire rate bonuses from blue and purple bolts.

  • Recoil improvements.
  • Now takes stocks.
  • Removed 1 pellet from blast pattern.
  • Fire rate 2.0 → 2.3
  • Pellet damage 6 → 7
  • Bolt rate of fire bonuses increased.
  • Blue: 1.15 to 1.2.
  • Purple: 1.2 to 1.3.

  TipStocks reduce spread for reliable close-range fights, and faster fire rate with higher pellet damage lets you shred shields quicker.

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• NERF

  G7 Scout

  The G7 Scout is back on the floor but deals less damage and less on headshots, and its Double Tap burst fires slightly slower.

  • G7 Scout returns to the floor.
  • Damage 36 → 34
  • Headshot multiplier 2.0 → 1.75
  • Double Tap hop-up burst fire delay 0.375 → 0.4
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• KS

  CHANGE

  Knockdown Shield Gold Perk

  Gold knockdown shields now carry Guardian Angel, previously the gold backpack perk, and Self Revive has been removed from the game.

  • New Perk: Guardian Angel (Previous Backpack Perk).
  • Self Revive removed from the game.

  TipSelf Revive is out of the game entirely, not moved onto another item, so a last-one-standing plan built around getting yourself back up needs a teammate instead.

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• CHANGE

  Mad Maggie

  Mad Maggie's Wrecking Ball launches twice as fast, travels twice as far and lasts longer while dropping the same number of magnets, and now damages enemy placeables and destroys Gibraltar's dome.

  • Projectile Launch Speed doubled.
  • Wrecking Ball:
  • Will travel twice as far while dropping the same amount of magnets.
  • Duration 5 sec → 10 sec
  • Magnet Spawn delay 0.4 sec → 0.8 sec
  • Wrecking Ball will deal damage to enemy placeable objects: Black Market, Castle Walls, Exhibit, Death Totem, Mobile Shield, Black Hole, Amped Cover, and Gas Barrels. It will also destroy Gibraltar's Dome of Protection.

  TipLonger ability duration and range improve zone control and destroy enemy utility, but magnet spawn delay gives enemies more time to react.

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• CHANGE

  Mastiff

  The Mastiff fires more slowly, its pellets grow less, and the Dual Loader has been removed.

  • Projectile growth reduced.
  • Base fire rate 1.2 → 1.1
  • Dual Loader removed.

  TipFire rate came down and Dual Loader is gone with it, so a missed shell costs more than it did. Projectile growth also fell, so it is less forgiving at range and you want the distance closed first.

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• CHANGE

  Newcastle

  Newcastle moves and turns more freely while reviving and gives a sturdier knockdown shield, Mobile Shield has more health and moves faster, and Castle Wall's barrier now slows turning and slows movement more.

  Increased move speed during revive by 25%.

  • Retrieve the Wounded:
  • Increased move speed during revive by 25%.
  • Reduced turn slow while reviving by 50%.
  • White Knockdown shield health 150 → 200
  • Blue Knockdown shield health 250 → 300
  • Mobile Shield:
  • hp 350 → 500
  • Doubled max movement speed.
  • Castle Wall:
  • Added turn slow to electrical barrier effects and increased the severity of the slow effect to movement.

  TipRevive windows wider under fire; shield health lets you tank harder; speed and walls enable aggressive repositioning.

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• BUFF

  Rampage LMG

  The Rampage moves to the care package with more damage and comes with a Thermite Grenade.

  • Rampage LMG enters the crate.
  • Damage 26 → 28
  • Rampage comes with a Thermite Grenade.
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• CHANGE

  Revenant

  Revenant's Death Totem now shows a placement preview when activated instead of dropping immediately, so you can choose where it goes.

  Death Totem will now show a placement preview when activated instead of placing immediately.

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• S

  NERF

  SMGs

  SMGs are less accurate when firing from the hip.

  Base hipfire spread increased.

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• CHANGE

  Spitfire

  The Spitfire now uses light ammo and magazines and climbs upward more when firing, so it is harder to keep on target.

  • Recoil adjustments to increase vertical barrel climb.
  • Spitfire now uses light ammo and magazines.
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• V

  CHANGE

  Valk

  Valk's jetpack speeds up slower, burns more fuel and suffers more from slows, Missile Swarm no longer slows aim and has a smaller blast, and Skyward Dive goes less high and rises slightly slower.

  • Acceleration on activation decreased by about 8%.
  • Fuel consumption on activation increased by 33%.
  • Aerial boosting & strafing take a 20% debuff when hit by slowing effects.
  • Added a third orange state to the fuel meter UI between green (>60%) and red (<30%).
  • Missile Swarm
  • Aim/turn slow removed.
  • Move slow duration 2.5s → 2.0s
  • Explosion radius 175 → 125
  • Skyward Dive
  • Height reduction of 25%.
  • Launch time reduced from 5.5s -> 5.0s. Coupled with the height reduction, players in Valk ult now travel upward at a slightly slower speed.

  TipReposition more often instead of hovering; play closer for missile accuracy since the radius shrinks.

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• CHANGE

  Wingman

  The Wingman is back on the floor and now uses sniper ammo and magazines.

  • Wingman returns to the floor.
  • Wingman now uses sniper ammo and magazines.
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• 10

  CHANGE

  14.0 Ranked Changes

  In ranked, each kill now keeps its full RP value however many you get, entry cost goes up for every tier, and the rank reset stays the same.

  Kill RP: Removed diminishing returns on eliminations .

  • Entry Cost: +5 to all.
  • Kill RP: Removed diminishing returns on eliminations .
  • Rank Reset: No change. Resuming ranked reset of 6 divisions.

  TipEvery elimination in a match pays the same now, so a late kill is worth as much as your first. Entry went up at all ranks, so a quiet placement game loses more ground than it did.

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• BG

  CHANGE

  Backpack Gold Perk

  The gold backpack's new Deep Pockets perk lets batteries, medkits and Phoenix Kits stack higher in your inventory.

  • New Perk: Deep Pockets.
  • Deep Pockets: Large medical supplies stacks higher in your inventory.
  • Batteries and Medkits now stack to 3 in inventory.
  • Phoenix Kits now stack to 2 in inventory.
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• EH

  CHANGE

  Explosive Holds

  Explosive Holds can now drop blue attachments and Laser Sights, and gold magazines turn up less often.

  • Added Blue attachments to possible spawns.
  • Added Laser Sights to the pool.
  • Reduced spawn rate of gold magazines.
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• CHANGE

  Horizon

  Horizon's N.E.W.T. in Black Hole is easier to hit and takes more damage from explosives, so it is easier to destroy.

  • Black Hole: Adjustments to N.E.W.T’s hitbox to make destroying it more reliable.
  • Black Hole: N.E.W.T. takes 50% more damage from explosives.
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• LS

  BUFF

  Laser Sights

  Laser Sights are a new attachment that replaces barrels on SMGs and pistols and tightens hipfire spread.

  • New attachment to replace barrels for SMGs and Pistols.
  • Reduced hipfire spread.
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• CHANGE

  Lstar

  The L-STAR's shots travel faster and it fires more before overheating, and hitting unarmored targets no longer causes a bright red flash.

  • Increased projectile speed.
  • Number of shots before overheat at base 20 → 24
  • Removed bright red flash when hitting non-armored targets.

  TipMore shots before overheat sustains fire in longer engagements, and removed flash stops enemies from tracking you mid-spray.

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• CHANGE

  Mirage

  Mirage's decoys now show up in Valk's skydive scan and are picked up by Seer's Heart Seeker.

  • Mirage Decoys will now be scanned by Valk when skydiving.
  • Mirage Decoys will now be picked up by Seer’s Heart Seeker.
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• CHANGE

  Rampart

  Rampart's Amped Cover now ignores teammates during placement, so putting walls down around your squad goes more smoothly.

  Now ignores friendly collision on Amped Cover placement (i.e. placing walls around teammates will feel more smooth).

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• CHANGE

  RE-45

  The RE-45 gets a wider ironsight view and faster strafing to match other pistols, and a version with Hammerpoint is now in the replicator.

  Increased ironsight FOV to 70 to be consistent with other pistols.

  • RE-45 + Hammerpoint combo enters the crafter.
  • Increased ironsight FOV to 70 to be consistent with other pistols.
  • Increased strafe speed by 5% to be consistent with other pistols.
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• SA

  BUFF

  Sniper Ammo

  Sniper ammo stacks higher in your inventory and each box holds more rounds.

  • Sniper ammo inventory stack 24 → 28
  • Sniper ammo boxes now contain 14 rounds instead of 12.
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• CHANGE

  Volt SMG

  The Volt is back on the floor but deals less damage per shot.

  • Volt SMG returns to the floor.
  • Damage 17 → 15
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• CHANGE

  Wattson

  Wattson's Perimeter Security fences have an improved placement system.

  Improvements to Perimeter Security placement system.

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• CHANGE

  World’s Edge

  World's Edge no longer has some frustrating final rings at Staging that led to heal offs, Fragment East has better loot, and the west rocks at Lava Siphon are now out of bounds.

  • Removed some frustrating final rings at Staging that were causing heal offs.
  • Fragment East Loot buffed from Low Tier to Medium. .
  • Added OOB to west rocks at Lava Siphon.
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