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RE-45: change history

13 changes across 5 patches (Aug 5, 2024 to Aug 3, 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 Patch Notes (Aug 3, 2026)Nerf 2Official notes ↗
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    Damage
    RE-45's damage decreases from 17 to 16.
    17→16
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    Reduced damage to 16 (was 17)
    Nerf
    Purple magazine
    RE-45's purple magazine decreases from 27 to 24.
    27→24
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    Purple magazine reduced from 27 to 24
  2. Apex Legends: Amped Patch Notes (Nov 3, 2025)Adjust 2Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Horizontal and vertical recoil improvements (Previous hotfix).
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    Horizontal and vertical recoil improvements (Previous hotfix)
    Adjust
    Purple mag size increased by 3 (Previous hotfix).
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    Purple mag size increased by 3 (Previous hotfix)
  3. Apex Legends: Showdown Patch Notes (Aug 4, 2025)Adjust 3Official notes ↗
    Adjust
    Added to floor loot.
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    Added to floor loot
    Adjust
    Also found on Energy Arsenals.
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    Also found on Energy Arsenals
    Adjust
    Removed from floor loot.
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    Removed from floor loot
  4. Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes (Feb 10, 2025)Buff 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Damage
    RE-45's damage increases from 13 to 14.
    13→14
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    Damage increased to 14 (was 13)
    Adjust
    Headshot damage: 18.
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    Headshot damage: 18
  5. Apex Legends: Shockwave Patch Notes (Aug 5, 2024)Buff 4Official notes ↗
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    Base
    RE-45's base magazine size increases from 16 to 18.
    16→18
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    Base: 18 (was 16)
    Buff
    White
    RE-45's white magazine size increases from 19 to 20.
    19→20
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    White: 20 (was 19)
    Buff
    Blue
    RE-45's blue magazine size increases from 22 to 23.
    22→23
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    Blue: 23 (was 22)
    Buff
    Purple/Gold
    RE-45's purple/gold magazine size increases from 25 to 26.
    25→26
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    Purple/Gold: 26 (was 25)

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