Apex Legends Season 8 Mayhem patch notes

What changed

• FK

  ROTATIONWeapon Meta

  Fully Kitted Rotation

  The fully kitted Wingman, Sentinel, Havoc, G7 and Alternator leave the rotation, and fully kitted versions of the R-301, 30-30 Repeater, Mozambique, Longbow DMR and Spitfire replace them.

  • Removed: Wingman, Sentinel, Havoc, G7, Alternator
  • Added: R-301, 30-30 Repeater, Mozambique, Longbow DMR, Spitfire

  TipHow much a kitted find is worth depends on how many attachment slots the gun carries, so a kitted Mozambique is barely a prize. Spend early looting time on optics and mags if a precision gun is your plan.

  Official source
• CHANGELegend Meta

  Caustic

  Caustic's gas now clears straight away once Caustic's team is eliminated, so it no longer hangs around after that squad is gone.

  All gas now dissipates as soon as Caustic’s team is eliminated.

  Official source
• HU

  ROTATIONWeapon Meta

  Hop Ups

  The Double Tap hop-up leaves the loot pool and the Anvil Rounds hop-up is added.

  • The Double Tap hop up will be removed from the loot pool
  • The Anvil Rounds hop up will be added into the loot pool
  Official source
• CHANGELegend Meta

  Octane

  Octane's jump pad now launches you on a lower, longer arc if you hit it crouched, and a standing hit still gives the old high super-jump, so you can pick distance or height.

  From a crouched position, players will launch along a low arc, meaning they’ll fly lower but farther in the horizontal direction.

  • Hitting the jump pad from a standing position will launch players along a high arc (the speed and trajectory of the old super-jump).
  • From a crouched position, players will launch along a low arc, meaning they’ll fly lower but farther in the horizontal direction.
  Official source
• BUFFLegend Meta

  Rampart

  Rampart's Sheila now covers a wider angle, and walls have some health while building instead of breaking at once, though sniper rounds still go through.

  • Sheila angle increase from 120° to 180°
  • Wall health in build phase increased from 1hp to 45hp (sniper rounds still pierce through)

  TipPlant Sheila sideways to cover multiple angles, and use walls to block entry points knowing they'll survive more spam.

  Official source
• CHANGE

  2/4 Hotfixes

  Late-game circles in Kings Canyon are less likely to end on Mirage Voyage and The Pit.

  Reduced likelihood of late-game circles ending on Mirage Voyage and The Pit in Kings Canyon.

  Official source
• A

  CHANGEWeapon Meta

  Attachments

  The Gold Barrel is no longer in the loot pool.

  We are removing the Gold Barrel from the loot pool

  Official source
• CHANGELegend Meta

  Crypto

  Arc stars can no longer be stuck to a friendly Crypto drone.

  Remove ability to stick arc stars to friendly drones.

  Official source
• CHANGELegend Meta

  Horizon

  Horizon's Gravity Lift has a longer effective cooldown because the timer now only starts once the lift is gone, so you can use it less often.

  Gravity Lift effective cooldown increased from 21s to 25s. The 15s cooldown timer will now start when the Gravity Lift disappears.

  TipYou can't rely on repositioning as often - plan rotations around the longer window between uses.

  Official source
• CHANGELegend Meta

  Loba

  Loba can now see the loot inside unopened care packages with Eye for Quality and take it through the Black Market Boutique.

  Loot inside unopened care packages is now visible with Eye for Quality and accessible through the Black Market Boutique.

  Official source
• CHANGEWeapon Meta

  Spitfire

  The Spitfire does slightly more damage per bullet but takes longer to reload, both normally and from empty.

  • Bullet damage 18 → 19
  • Reload speed 2.8 seconds → 3.2
  • Empty Reload speed 3.33 seconds → 3.8

  TipHigher damage rewards precision, but reload times are now a real penalty between engagements.

  Official source
• CHANGELegend Meta

  Wraith

  Wraith's hitbox has been adjusted.

  Hitbox adjustments.

  Official source
• BUFFWeapon Meta

  Alternator

  The Alternator does a little more damage per bullet.

  Bullet damage 15 → 16

  TipThe gain is per bullet, so it shows up across a full magazine and barely at all in the opening shots of a trade. It is not a reason to swap off a gun you already shoot better.

  Official source
• E8

  CHANGEWeapon Meta

  EVA 8

  The EVA 8 fires slightly faster.

  Fire rate 2.0 → 2.1

  Official source
• NERFWeapon Meta

  Volt

  The Volt does a little less damage per bullet.

  Bullet damage 16 → 15

  TipLosing one point in sixteen means about one bullet in every sixteen no longer counts, which only shows in a long spray. Land the extra round rather than swapping the gun over a single point.

  Official source