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40 changes across 3 patches (Feb 9, 2026 to Sep 14, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for Apex Legends, back to Aug 5, 2024.
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  1. Apex Legends: Marked Midseason Patch Notes (Sep 14, 2026)Adjust 6Fix 2Official notes ↗
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    Ultimate
    Reduced cloak visibility while in dome.
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    Reduced cloak visibility while in dome.
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    Ultimate
    Ring damage no longer drops cloak.
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    Ring damage no longer drops cloak.
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    Tactical
    Added 1 extra second on scan length.
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    Added 1 extra second on scan length.
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    Tactical
    Tweaked to provide more frequent snapshots, but the snapshots fade over time.
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    Tweaked to provide more frequent snapshots, but the snapshots fade over time.
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    Tactical
    Sonar snapshots begin fading more quickly.
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    Sonar snapshots begin fading more quickly.
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    Tactical
    Sonar snapshots should disappear more readily when seeing the head of either the snapshot or the player being tracked.
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    Sonar snapshots should disappear more readily when seeing the head of either the snapshot or the player being tracked.
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    Fixed a bug with True Predator where the timer UI would not show up in certain situations where you were uncloaked but eligible to re-cloak.
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    Bloodhound: Fixed a bug with True Predator where the timer UI would not show up in certain situations where you were uncloaked but eligible to re-cloak.
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    Fixed some issues where the Allies Cloaked stat tracker was counting improperly.
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    Bloodhound: Fixed some issues where the Allies Cloaked stat tracker was counting improperly.
  2. Apex Legends: Marked Patch Notes (Aug 3, 2026)Adjust 16Removed 2Official notes ↗
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    Passive
    Bloodhound can now see a red trail near fresh enemy clues to guide you to them.
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    Bloodhound can now see a red trail near fresh enemy clues to guide you to them
    • This is similar to the red footsteps Bloodhound would see in their previous ultimate, Beast of the Hunt.
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    To reduce visual clutter, many types of clues have been removed. Traversal clues and Eliminations are the only ones that remain.
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    To reduce visual clutter, many types of clues have been removed. Traversal clues and Eliminations are the only ones that remain.
    • Trails and clues now get hidden when the owner dies, except the Player Killed clue
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    Passive
    Adjusted some of the black raven behavior to help them spawn more reliably, and included information about how they work to the ability description.
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    Adjusted some of the black raven behavior to help them spawn more reliably, and included information about how they work to the ability description
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    Passive
    White ravens can fly up to 400m (was previously 190m baseline, 380m with Raven's Flight).
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    White ravens can fly up to 400m (was previously 190m baseline, 380m with Raven's Flight)
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    Passive
    You can now activate white ravens remotely by looking at them for a short time.
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    You can now activate white ravens remotely by looking at them for a short time
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    Tactical
    Tactical now full-body scans for 3 seconds (was a 2 second full-body scan with 2 more seconds of a diamond scan).
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    Tactical now full-body scans for 3 seconds (was a 2 second full-body scan with 2 more seconds of a diamond scan)
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    Tactical
    After the full-body scan finishes, create 4 "snapshot" scans with 1.5s in between them.
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    After the full-body scan finishes, create 4 "snapshot" scans with 1.5s in between them
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    Tactical
    If a scan hits a white raven and at least one enemy, cooldown no longer partially refunds.
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    If a scan hits a white raven and at least one enemy, cooldown no longer partially refunds
    • If a scan hits a white raven and no enemies, it still refunds the full cooldown
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    Ultimate
    Throw down a device that cloaks anyone who gets within range.
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    Throw down a device that cloaks anyone who gets within range
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    Ultimate
    While cloaked, players also gain 20% increased movement speed and threat vision.
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    While cloaked, players also gain 20% increased movement speed and threat vision
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    Ultimate
    Cloaking area lasts 8 seconds.
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    Cloaking area lasts 8 seconds
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    Ultimate
    Cloak lasts 12 seconds after leaving the area.
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    Cloak lasts 12 seconds after leaving the area
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    Ultimate
    Cloak breaks when taking damage, firing your weapon, or when using most abilities.
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    Cloak breaks when taking damage, firing your weapon, or when using most abilities
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    Ultimate
    Bloodhound's abilities can be used without breaking cloak.
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    Bloodhound's abilities can be used without breaking cloak
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    (NEW) Hidden Sight: Using the Ult refreshes your Tactical, and using your Tactical while cloaked hides the visuals effect from enemies.
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    (NEW) Hidden Sight: Using the Ult refreshes your Tactical, and using your Tactical while cloaked hides the visuals effect from enemies
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    (NEW) Bird's Eye: White ravens will split and fly to the two nearest enemies (on different squads).
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    (NEW) Bird's Eye: White ravens will split and fly to the two nearest enemies (on different squads)
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    Removed Taste of Blood, Raven's Flight buffed and integrated to base kit.
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    Removed Taste of Blood, Raven's Flight buffed and integrated to base kit
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    Upgrades
    (NEW) True Predator: Shooting temporarily interrupts your cloak instead of breaking it.
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    (NEW) True Predator: Shooting temporarily interrupts your cloak instead of breaking it
  3. Apex Legends: Breach Patch Notes (Feb 9, 2026)Adjust 14Official notes ↗
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    Passive
    Enemies outside of 13m no longer block white ravens from spawning (Flock upgrade brought into base kit).
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    Enemies outside of 13m no longer block white ravens from spawning (Flock upgrade brought into base kit)
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    Passive
    Clues more than 13m away no longer block White ravens (was ~50m).
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    Clues more than 13m away no longer block White ravens (was ~50m)
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    Tactical
    Total scan duration up to 4s (was 3s), full-body duration remains half the full scan duration (so now 2s, was 1.5s).
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    Total scan duration up to 4s (was 3s), full-body duration remains half the full scan duration (so now 2s, was 1.5s)
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    Tactical
    Reduced screen coloration during scan.
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    Reduced screen coloration during scan
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    Tactical
    Fewer clues will pop-up on screen when your tactical successfully scans an enemy.
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    Fewer clues will pop-up on screen when your tactical successfully scans an enemy
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    Ultimate
    Cooldown reduced to 2.5 minutes (was 4 minutes).
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    Cooldown reduced to 2.5 minutes (was 4 minutes)
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    Ultimate
    Activation time reduced by ~20%.
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    Activation time reduced by ~20%
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    Ultimate
    After activation, the wider FOV gradually shifts back to your normal FOV.
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    After activation, the wider FOV gradually shifts back to your normal FOV
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    Ultimate
    Knocks while your ultimate is active increase the duration by 5s (will always reset to 10s if below).
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    Knocks while your ultimate is active increase the duration by 5s (will always reset to 10s if below)
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    Ultimate
    (Unchanged) Knocks while your ultimate is active resets your tactical duration.
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    (Unchanged) Knocks while your ultimate is active resets your tactical duration
    • This has been active for a while but is now called out in the ability description
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    Taste of Blood
    Regen 50 health when getting a knock while your ultimate is active.
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    Taste of Blood: Regen 50 health when getting a knock while your ultimate is active
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    Raven's Flight
    When activating your white ravens, they can ping enemies twice as far as normal.
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    Raven's Flight: When activating your white ravens, they can ping enemies twice as far as normal
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    Hunter's Agility
    Your tactical is faster to use and has -5s cooldown.
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    Hunter's Agility: Your tactical is faster to use and has -5s cooldown
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    Upgrades
    Eye of the Allfather removed from level 2.
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    Eye of the Allfather removed from level 2

Each step links to the full patch breakdown and to Respawn Entertainment's official notes. Changes listed under a general heading such as "Bug fixes" are not included here; search to find every mention.