Apex Legends Patch Notes History: Every Major Update

Season 30LatestAugust 4, 2026
Marked
- No new Legend or map: Bloodhound is reworked with a new ultimate, Allfather's Cloak, and World's Edge points of interest are rebuilt.
- Energy weapons drop ammo boxes for a regenerating stockpile, and five Corrupted Attachments each give a buff and a drawback.
- Fewer high-tier loot spawns, time-locked Arsenals, no gold attachments, and Ranked ladders extended to five days.
Sources (1)
- EA: Apex Legends MARKED patch notes
Season 29May 5, 2026
Overclocked
- New Legend Axle, a Skirmisher with a speed-gate tactical and a knockback drone ultimate.
- Vantage and Ash buffed, Conduit reworked and Alter nerfed.
- Tridents removed from Storm Point and Olympus, and most rotational Ziprails taken out of Broken Moon.
For buyers
Each season resets ranked, which is when rank boosting demand peaks.
Sources (2)
- EA: Apex Legends Overclocked patch notes
- EA Help: Apex Legends seasons and updates
Season 28February 10, 2026
Breach
- Hardlight Meshes: breakable windows across the maps that Controller Legends can rebuild or reinforce.
- Fuse reworked with a new ultimate and passive; Catalyst and Bloodhound updated.
- Ranked drops Drop Zones and returns to a single dropship; Knockdown Shields leave the loot pool and are tied to Legend level.
For buyers
Each season resets ranked, which is when rank boosting demand peaks.
Sources (2)
- EA: Apex Legends Breach patch notes
- EA Help: Apex Legends seasons and updates
Season 27November 4, 2025
Amped
- Valkyrie was reworked, including her jetpack (now VTOL Jets) and her Missile Swarm tactical.
- Olympus was overhauled, with the new Somers University point of interest replacing Orbital Cannon.
- Ranked kill-point values rose at every placement; first place went from 20 RP to 22 RP.
Sources (2)
- EA: Apex Legends Amped patch notes
- EA Help: Apex Legends seasons and updates
Season 26August 5, 2025
Showdown
- Caustic got a new passive, Field Research, that can unlock all four of his upgrades, and Bangalore received a new Legend Upgrade tree.
- E-District Daytime: the E-District map with a daytime lighting overhaul.
- Wildcard, a new mode built around cards, ran August 5 to 18, 2025.
Sources (2)
- EA: Apex Legends Showdown patch notes
- EA Help: Apex Legends seasons and updates

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What is the latest Apex Legends patch?

The latest update we track is Season 30, Marked, released August 4, 2026. The full list is on this page, newest first, and we re-check it regularly.

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How far back does this Apex Legends patch history go?

It covers the major updates from August 5, 2025 onward, 5 patches in total. Small hotfixes are left out unless they change trading or buying.

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Apex Legends Patch Notes History

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