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Sentinel changes in Apex Legends

Latest change Season 25 Future Icons Event ·

  • 6documented changes
  • 6patches
  • 3buffs

Every documented change to Sentinel

6 changes across 6 patches, newest first

Season 25 Future Icons Event Friday, 20 June 2025

  • BUFFWeapons / Sniper

    Sentinel

    The Sentinel rechambers faster while energized, so you can take the next shot sooner.

    Increased rechamber speed when energized

    Official source

Season 25 Prodigy May 2025

  • BUFFSniper

    Sentinel

    The Sentinel deals more damage when it hits arms and legs.

    Limb damage 0.7 → 0.9

    TipBody-shot damage improved - pick it if you value raw alpha damage on a single shot.

    Official source

Season 24 Takeover February 2025

  • CHANGEWeapons / Sniper

    Sentinel

    The Sentinel does less damage on limb shots and loses its Deadeye's Tempo passive; body shot damage stays the same.

    Limb damage 90% → 70%

    • Base damage unchanged
    • Headshot damage: 126
    • Limb damage 90% → 70%
    • Removed Deadeye’s Tempo passive
    Official source

Season 23 From the Rift November 2024

  • CHANGEWeapons

    Sentinel

    The Sentinel holds more charge and stays energized longer, charging it with a Shield Cell also reloads it, and with Boosted Loader a charge overloads the next mag.

    Increased energized capacity

    • Charging up the sentinel with Boosted Loader equipped (and within activation criteria) will overload the next mag as though it were a Boosted Reload
    • Increased energized capacity
    • Increased energize total time
    • Successfully charging up the Sentinel with a Shield Cell will also trigger a reload
    Official source

Season 19 Ignite November 2023

  • CHANGEWeapons

    Sentinel

    The Sentinel's Amped Shots have a larger projectile, so they are easier to hit.

    Increased Amped Shot projectile size

    Official source

Season 7 Ascent November 2020

  • BUFFWeapon Meta

    Sentinel

    The energized Sentinel now gets a flat damage boost against everything instead of bonus damage only against shields.

    • Energized Sentinel now has a pure damage increase, instead of bonus damage only vs shields
    • Energized Sentinel base damage 70 → 88

    TipCharged shots are now lethal to armored players - charge and peek to punish positioned enemies.

    Official source