PATCH
2026-05-04
Apex Legends™: Overclocked Patch Notes
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Hemlok Burst ARnet nerf (minor), weighted score -9.5
- breach charge cooldown: 15 → 25+66.7%breach_charge_cooldown
- Breach Charge gains gas/smoke dispersal
- damage: 23 → 22−4.3%damage
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
- fix: Trophy Systems intercept Breach Charge
- horizontal and vertical recoil increased
- hipfire spread increased
SMG1
C.A.R. SMGuntouched
- Hop-Up removed: Galvanic
- blue magazine: 25 → 26+4.0%blue_magazine
LMG1
L-STAR EMGuntouched
- damage: 19 → 20+5.3%damage
- Hop-Up added: Redline
Pistol1
P2020mixed changes, weighted score +3.1
- base damage: 23 → 24+4.3%damage