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Vantage: change history

23 changes across 5 patches (Aug 5, 2024 to May 4, 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: Overclocked Patch Notes (May 4, 2026)Buff 2Adjust 8Fix 2Official notes ↗
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    Passive
    Tracking a team with Spotters Lens will generate 70% of an ultimate bullet.
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    Tracking a team with Spotters Lens will generate 70% of an ultimate bullet
    • 10 second cooldown per team
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    Tactical
    Vantage is immune to hard landings exiting the tac.
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    Vantage is immune to hard landings exiting the tac
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    Tactical
    Increased velocity from 20 Meters Per Second to 21 Meters Per Second.
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    Increased velocity from 20 Meters Per Second to 21 Meters Per Second
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    Tactical · Double jump range
    Double jump range on Vantage's Tactical increases from 4m to 7m.
    4m→7m
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    Increased double jump range from 4m to 7m
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    Tactical
    Reduced deceleration at final destination by ~25%.
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    Reduced deceleration at final destination by ~25%
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    Tactical · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Vantage's Tactical decreases from 20s to 17s.
    20s→17s
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    Cooldown reduced from 20s to 17s
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    Ultimate
    Toggle fire to equip your Canted Sight: A 2x optic mounted on the side of the rifle.
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    Toggle fire to equip your Canted Sight: A 2x optic mounted on the side of the rifle
    • While canted rechamber time is decreased from 1.2s to 1.1s
    • While canted ADS time reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s
    • Bullet scaling is drastically reduced in Canted sights (so be accurate!)
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    Ultimate
    Increase aiming responsiveness with Normal sight.
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    Increase aiming responsiveness with Normal sight
    • Reduced ADS time from 0.6s to 0.5s
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    Ultimate
    Default Normal scope magnification increased from 3x to 4x.
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    Default Normal scope magnification increased from 3x to 4x
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    Upgrades
    Tactical Cooldown replaced with Herd Tracker: Pinging an enemy will track the entire team.
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    Tactical Cooldown replaced with Herd Tracker: Pinging an enemy will track the entire team
    Fix
    Fixed bug where Vantage could equip weapons in fight night.
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    Fixed bug where Vantage could equip weapons in fight night.
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    Fixed how Spotter's Lens gave decoys a low priority so the real Mirage is less obvious to find.
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    Fixed how Spotter's Lens gave decoys a low priority so the real Mirage is less obvious to find.
  2. Apex Legends: Showdown Patch Notes (Aug 4, 2025)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Scanning an enemy will no longer show shield information if enemy's eliminated. Previously, dead enemies would show if banner was active. (Previous Hotfix).
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    Vantage: scanning an enemy will no longer show shield information if enemy's eliminated. Previously, dead enemies would show if banner was active. (Previous Hotfix)
  3. Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes (May 5, 2025)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Moved energizing Sniper's Mark's sniper with an Ult Accelerant to "reload".
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    Vantage: moved energizing Sniper's Mark's sniper with an Ult Accelerant to "reload"
  4. Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes (Feb 10, 2025)Adjust 1Official notes ↗
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    Sprinting no longer available while using Ult Accelerant.
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    Vantage: sprinting no longer available while using Ult Accelerant
  5. Apex Legends: Shockwave Patch Notes (Aug 5, 2024)Adjust 8Official notes ↗
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    Echo Relocation
    No longer requires LOS to Echo to launch.
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    Echo Relocation: no longer requires LOS to Echo to launch
    • Can launch when LOS is blocked
    • Can now cancel the tac mid charge
    • Tac reticle will turn red when echo is behind you and you are launching
    • Will slide-around boxes and geometry as best it can to reach Echo
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    Sniper's Mark
    2nd Shot Multiplier is now 2.5x (was 2x).
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    2nd Shot Multiplier is now 2.5x (was 2x)
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    Sniper's Mark
    Can hit "Reload" when in ult to use an Ult Accel.
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    Can hit "Reload" when in ult to use an Ult Accel
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    Ranged Tracking
    Waypoint on PING within Passive range will track enemy for 10s.
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    Waypoint on PING within Passive range will track enemy for 10s
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    Ranged Tracking
    Will not show within 100m (for each ally individually).
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    Will not show within 100m (for each ally individually)
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    Recon Info
    Added to all optics.
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    added to all optics
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    Recon Info
    Expanded passive scanning screen area to be more consistent.
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    expanded passive scanning screen area to be more consistent
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    Upgrade - Ult Reload
    Now also doubles Ult Accel use speed in addition to providing 2 extra bullets.
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    Upgrade - Ult Reload: now also doubles Ult Accel use speed in addition to providing 2 extra bullets

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