Apex Legends Season 26 Wild Iron Event patch notes

Full patch notes from EA

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BALANCE UPDATES › EVO Harvesters (Previous Hotfix)

• Spawn rate increased to 10-11 depending on map size (was 7-8)
• Reduced likelihood of multiple EVO Harvesters spawning in a single POI

BALANCE UPDATES › EVO Harvesters (Previous Hotfix) › Ring Exploit Prevention

• Adjusted to prevent system abuse

LEGENDS › Assault Class

• Stowed Reload: time to reload while stowed increased to 4s (was 2s)

LEGENDS › ASH › Abilities

• Passive: Predator's Pursuit: Increased dash cooldown to 12s (was 8s)
• Passive: Predator's Pursuit: Dash gives less of a boost when not dashing in the direction you're moving
• Tactical: Arc Snare: Breaks more easily, base duration now 6s (was 8s)
• Tactical: Arc Snare: Less pulling strength
• Tactical: Arc Snare: Doesn't deal extra damage to shields

LEGENDS › ASH › Upgrades

• Level 2: Dual Breach & Marked for Death: removed
• Level 2: NEW Longer Reach: increases Phase Breach range by 25m
• Level 2: NEW Ultimate Cooldown: reduces Phase Breach cooldown by 30s

LEGENDS › CAUSTIC › Nox Gas

• Damage from gas ramps up more slowly, increases every 2 ticks (was every tick)
• Removed aim punch when taking damage

LEGENDS › MAD MAGGIE › Abilities

• Tactical: Riot Drill: Firing animation sped up by 10%
• Tactical: Riot Drill: Drill now comes out immediately after releasing the button (was delayed by a few frames)
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Throw animation sped up 25%
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Wrecking Ball is now more reliable at moving around/over obstacles
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Explosions deal up to 25 damage (was up to 20)
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Reduced lifetime to 7s (was 10s)
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Speed pads increase movement speed for 3.5s (was 2s)
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Speed pads give fortified buff for the duration, doesn’t stack with already fortified Legends
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Speed pads last 20s (was 60s)
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Speed pads deactivate 6s for the player using it after being used
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball: Speed pads no longer drop from the final explosion

LEGENDS › MAD MAGGIE › Upgrades

• Level 2: Shots Shots Shots: removed
• Level 2: NEW Gunrunning: Passive movement speed increase also works with SMGs and Pistols
• Level 2: Fire Ball: now drops magma patches along the ground as it moves and Mad Maggie takes 50% less fire damage from all sources

LEGENDS › SEER › Abilities

• Passive: Heart Seeker: Long View upgrade now permanent, increasing range for Passive + Tac to 75m (was 50m)
• Passive: Heart Seeker: Now one constant heartbeat instead of differing beats for each enemy
• Passive: Heart Seeker: UI and audio pulse to indicate when the heartbeat scans happen
• Passive: Heart Seeker: Directional waveforms are now taller or shorter depending on whether the enemy is close or far from where you are aiming
• Passive: Heart Seeker: Improved UI visibility
• Tactical: Focus of Attention: Reduced weapon holster time by 60% when activating Tac with a gun out
• Tactical: Focus of Attention: Scanning someone with Tac now gives Seer a speed boost for 4s
• Tactical: Focus of Attention: Scan duration increased to 4s (was 2.5), slow duration to 1s (was 0.5s), and silence duration reduced to 2.5s (was 8s)
• Tactical: Focus of Attention: Cooldown reduced to 20s (was 30s)
• Tactical: Focus of Attention: Increased delay before the scan goes off to 1s (was 0.7s)
• Tactical: Focus of Attention: VFX adjusted including extra clarity on AOE effects that let you know where the scan will hit
• Ultimate: Exhibit: Artist's Reach upgrade now permanent, increased throw range to ~50m (was 15m)
• Ultimate: Exhibit: Sphere radius increased to 38m (was 34m)
• Ultimate: Exhibit: Seer gains enhanced jumping and ADS hover while inside any Exhibit
• Ultimate: Exhibit: Added threat indicator within 15m of the center that enemies will see
• Ultimate: Exhibit: Adjusted throw's pitch while aiming so you don't have to aim as far up to get longer throws

LEGENDS › SEER › Upgrades

• Level 2: Artist’s Reach: removed (improved and added to base kit)
• Level 2: Ultimate Cooldown: removed
• Level 2: NEW Lasting Beats: enemies who leave the dome have their locations shown for 5s
• Level 2: NEW Home Base: Tac recharges 4x as fast in your Exhibit sphere
• Level 3: Long View: removed (added to base kit)
• Level 3: NEW Energizing Focus: regen 25 shields when hitting an enemy with Tac
• Level 3: Split Focus: no longer has a downside

LEGENDS › SPARROW › Abilities

• Tactical: Tracker Dart: Tracking duration now 12s (was 15)
• Tactical: Tracker Dart: New VFX when aiming to show if your dart will activate a nearby Enemy Scan Beacon
• Ultimate: Stinger Bolt: Bolt health now 400 (was 550)
• Ultimate: Stinger Bolt: Bolt’s pulsing now slows Sparrow and his allies, not just enemies
• Ultimate: Stinger Bolt: Adjusted the animations when aiming Stinger Bolt to make it easier to see the trajectory

LEGENDS › SPARROW › Upgrades

• Level 2: Extra Traps: now gives 1 additional trap in world (was 2)

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › ATTACHMENTS › Gold Magazine

• Time to reload while stowed increased to 4s (was 2s)

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Accelerator

• Increased points to unlock to 300 (was 150)
• Removed from: Peacekeeper, L-Star, and Alternator
• Added to: G7 Scout, CAR, and Flatline

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Graffiti Mod

• Increased points to unlock to 425 (was 300)
• Added to: Mastiff

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Gun Shield Generator

• Increased points to unlock to 375 (was 250)

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Selectfire Receiver

• Increased points to unlock to 375 (was 250)

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Skull Piercer

• Increased points to unlock to 600 (was 400)

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOCKED HOP-UPS › Turbocharger

• 600 points to unlock
• Compatible with Havoc and Devotion

LOOT & ATTACHMENTS › LOOT › Amps (Previous Hotfix)

• Spawn rates reduced at match start
• Icon added to enemy health bar for which Amp they have

WEAPONS › LMG › Devotion LMG

• Removed perk that would turbocharge after equipping a purple barrel, magazine, and stock

WEAPONS › MARKSMAN › Bocek Compound Bow

• Decreased charge time to fully nock an arrow to 0.35s (was 0.45s)
• Improved hipfire spread

WEAPONS › PISTOL › RE-45 Burst (Previous Hotfix)

• Reduced projectile size to match other pistols
• Reduced magazine size by 3 at all tiers, including base
• Increased horizontal and vertical recoil

WEAPONS › PISTOL › Wingman

• Damage increased to 50 (was 48)
• Skullpiercer headshot multiplier reduced to 1.92 (was 2.0): Skullpiercer headshot damage stays unchanged at 96

WEAPONS › SHOTGUN › Mastiff

• Increased delay before firing when drawing the weapon to better match our other shotguns

WEAPONS › SHOTGUN › Peacekeeper

• Increased size of blast pattern when choked

MAPS › Unranked & Ranked

• Kings Canyon

MAPS › Mixtape

• TDM: Fragment, Skull Town, Zeus Station, Estates
• Control: Hammond Labs, Caustic Treatment, Barometer, Lava Siphon
• Gun Run: Wattson’s Pylon, Monument, Estates, Skull Town

MODES › Duos

• Reduced squad count to 15 (was 30): Reduced player count to 30 (was 60)
• Ring starts partially closed, timings adjusted
• Drop ship now starts at the edge of the ring (similar to Wildcard)
• Ring closes 4 times

MODES › WILDCARD › Wildcard Trios: Wild Iron (September 16-30, 2025)

• Kings Canyon Wildcard
• Rampart Care Packages: Mythic Flatline
• Increased spawn rate for explosive gear
• Added chance to find EPG in loot
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Crackerjack
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Down Bad
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Extra Ordnance
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Good Doctor
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Gren-Aid
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Sent Packing
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Shield’s Up
• 8 new Wild Cards available in Replicators (see above): Stowed Reload

RANKED › Ranked Ladder Scoring Changes

• Entry Cost no longer included in Ranked Ladder scoring

BUG FIXES

• Ammo notifications no longer broken after dropping the Infinite Ammo Amp
• Increased accuracy when pinging the map when zoomed
• Locked Hop-Ups + Points: Fixed some strings where the Locked Hop-Up Graffiti Mod was incorrectly named
• Locked Hop-Ups + Points: Points will no longer occasionally reset when moving between Ballistic's sling after leveling up
• Locked Hop-Ups + Points: Locked Hop-Ups once again work as intended after respawning in Firing Range
• “No Ammo” message no longer appears on screen when your knockdown shield’s destroyed
• Players once again spawn with primary weapon equipped in Wildcard
• Switch 2 dynamic mode will no longer occasionally switch joycon modes

BUG FIXES › LEGENDS

• Alter: “Celestial Essence” skin once again plays effects correctly
• Caustic: fixed an exploit that allowed him to accumulate research points quicker (Previous Hotfix)
• Mad Maggie: Tac no longer deals up to 33% less damage than intended
• Mad Maggie: Wrecking ball no longer gets caught/reflected backwards by friendly Mirage decoys
• Rampart: hexagon FX no longer missing from the amped shield

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Added “For You” section in the shop that contains personalized offers that rotate weekly
• Ranked Drop Zones: removed the jumpmaster, now all teammates skydive independently
• Wildcard Respawn notifications: Reduced the size of the announcements to take up less screen space
• Wildcard Respawn notifications: Removed the announcement for when individual teammates have died
• Wildcard Respawn notifications: Reworded death banner to read “Last Legend Standing”

QUALITY OF LIFE › ENGINE

• Shader count reduced by nearly 50%, improving performance and startup times especially on PC
• Now uses bindless resources for particle and FX rendering. This reduces CPU usage especially in cases of intense combat with lots of character abilities being triggered.
• PC: fixed an immediate crash when booting the game if the player has an Unknown Display Driver (sometimes the result of uninstalling previous drivers). Note: there may still be other issues with Unknown display drivers.