ASSAULT RIFLE
APEX LEGENDS / WEAPON
ASSAULT RIFLEnet nerf (minor)
Hemlok Burst AR
Hemlok Burst AR: 16 changes across 5 patches since Apex Legends launch — net nerf (breach charge cooldown 15→25, spread delay 0.21→0.28).
- Patches touched
- 5
- Cumulative score
- -9.5, minor
- First seen
- 2019-02-04
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Patch log
breakout_2024_02_12
view full patch- damage: 21 → 20−4.8%damage
- Hipfire spread increased
- spread delay: 0.21 → 0.28+33.3%spread_delay
shockwave_2024_08_05
view full patch- Burst Delay increased
- damage: 20 → 19−5.0%damage
- magazine size adjusted across tiers
takeover_2025_02_10
view full patch- damage: 19 → 20+5.3%damage
- Headshot damage now 26
aftershock_2026_03_23
view full patch- Mechanic update — see source
overclocked_2026_05_04
view full patch- 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
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2 patches touched
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Nemesis Burst AR
NEW+0.6
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Nemesis Burst AR: 2 changes across 1 patch since Apex Legends launch.
1 patch touched
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R-301 Carbine
NEW+0.8
untouched
R-301 Carbine: 4 changes across 3 patches since Apex Legends launch.
3 patches touched
Soft counters
Heuristic: weapons whose class typically holds an engagement-distance edge against Hemlok Burst AR. Not authoritative — how this is computed.