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Apex Legends buffs and nerfs: May 2025
Every buff and nerf from the 1 official update Nerf Radar tracked for Apex Legends in May 2025: 6 buffs and 5 nerfs in all.
Buff 6Nerf 5
Most buffed and nerfed
The entries ranked by the number of buffs and nerfs in May 2025. A count of changes, not a measure of their size.
| Changed | Buffs | Nerfs | Patches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bocek | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charge Rifle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Devotion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EVA-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Havoc | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Longbow | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pathfinder | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sentinel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triple Take | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes (May 5, 2025)
· 6 buffs and 5 nerfs among its 137 changes · Full breakdown → · Official notes ↗
Buffs (6)
Buff
Zipline Gun · Damage mitigation
Damage mitigation on Pathfinder's Zipline Gun increases from 25% to 50%.
25%→50%
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Damage mitigation increased to 50% (was 25%)
Buff
Purple mag capacity
Devotion's purple mag capacity increases from 48 to 52.
48→52
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Increased purple mag capacity to 52 (was 48)
Buff
Damage per bullet
Triple Take's damage per bullet increases from 22 to 23.
22→23
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Damage per bullet increased to 23 (was 22)
Buff
Limb damage
Charge Rifle's limb damage increases from 0.7 to 0.9.
0.7→0.9
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Increased limb damage to 0.9 (was 0.7)
Buff
Limb damage
Longbow's limb damage increases from 0.7 to 0.8.
0.7→0.8
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Increased limb damage to 0.8 (was 0.7)
Buff
Limb damage
Sentinel's limb damage increases from 0.7 to 0.9.
0.7→0.9
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Increased limb damage to 0.9 (was 0.7)
Nerfs (5)
Nerf
Ult max distance travel time
Ash's ult max distance travel time increases from 1.4s to 2.5s.
1.4s→2.5s
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Increased Ult max distance travel time to 2.5s (was 1.4s)
Nerf
Ult min distance travel time
Ash's ult min distance travel time increases from 0.3s to 0.5s.
0.3s→0.5s
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Increased Ult min distance travel time to 0.5s (was 0.3s)
Nerf
Damage
Havoc's damage decreases from 21 to 19.
21→19
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Damage decreased to 19 (was 21)
Nerf
Max charge damage
Bocek's max charge damage decreases from 75 to 55.
75→55
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Max charge damage decreased to 55 (was 75)
Nerf
Damage per pellet
EVA-8's damage per pellet decreases from 8 to 6.
8→6
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Damage per pellet reduced to 6 (was 8)