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Apex Legends: Latest Update - 10/01/2026 (Oct 1, 2026): what changed

Apex Legends: Latest Update - 10/01/2026 was published on Oct 1, 2026 and includes 1 buff, 8 nerfs, 1 adjustment and 1 fix.

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TL;DRA quick update nerfs Axle's slide control, Nitro Gate and Kickstart drone, tones down Fighters in the Wildcard Apex KO mode while adding passive Fight Gauge regen, and fixes Alter's abilities near large moving structures. It is a small mid-season update rather than season patch notes.

Who this matters to

Axle players

Slide control, Nitro Gate push speed and the Kickstart drone's knock-up and chase time are all reduced.

Wildcard (Apex KO) players

Fighters take more gun damage and store one fewer Ultimate, but Fight Gauge now regenerates passively.

All 11 changes

Alter

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Fix
Fixed unreliable Tactical and Ultimate usage near large moving structures.
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Unreliable tac and ult usage near large moving structures

Axle

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Nerf
Passive
Sliding lateral control is reduced by 50%, making it harder to keep slide momentum while cornering tightly.
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Sliding lateral control nerfed by 50%
Nerf
Tactical
Sliding lateral control is reduced by 25% for Nitro Gate users.
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Sliding lateral control nerfed by 25% for Nitro Gate users
Adjust
Tactical
Aim assist is disabled for players under the effect of the Nitro Gate.
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Aim assist is disabled for players under the effect of the Nitro Gate
Nerf
Tactical
Nitro Gate initial push speed is reduced from 700 to 650.
Tactical700650Direction not stated
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Nerfed Nitro Gate initial push speed to 650 from 700
Nerf
Ultimate
If the Kickstart drone locks on right after being deployed, the knock-up is significantly smaller.
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If the Kickstart drone locks on immediately after being deployed, the resulting knock-up is significantly decreased
Nerf
Ultimate
Maximum Kickstart knock-up magnitude is reduced from 700 to 650.
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Nerfed max knock-up magnitude to 650 from 700
Nerf
Ultimate
Maximum drone chase time is reduced from 10s to 8s, so it gives up an active chase 2s sooner.
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Nerfed max drone chase time to 8s from 10s (meaning it'll give-up on an active chase 2s sooner)

Fighter

Nerf
Fighter's Defense damage reduction is lowered from 55% to 50%, so guns deal a bit more damage to charging Fighters.
55%→50%
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Reduced Fighter's Defense from 55% damage reduction to 50%
Nerf
Ryu, Chun-Li and Dhalsim can store at most 2 Ultimate charges instead of 3.
3→2
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Reduced the max number of Ult charges for Ryu, Chun-Li and Dhalsim from 3 to 2

Fight Gauge

Buff
Fight Gauge now regenerates passively when not in Fighter Form and below 1 pip.
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Enabled passive Fight Gauge regen when not in Fighter Form and below 1 pip of Fight Gauge

See every Apex Legends buff and nerf from October 2026 across 5 updates: Apex Legends buffs and nerfs: October 2026 so far →

Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Respawn's official Apex Legends quick update posted on Steam (app 1172470), between EA's season patch notes. Labels follow the publisher's wording and the numbers; matchmaking tests are labeled adjust. Source: store.steampowered.com · fetched Oct 20, 2026.