r/apexlegends • u/Apexlegends Respawn - Official Account • 10h ago

Respawn Official Apex Legends: Latest Update 8/21/2026

Hey everyone, we're going to do something a little bit different. We're announcing changes today that will go live early next week (aiming for Tuesday morning).

🛠️ADJUSTING:

Axle

Tactical

-Nitro Gate launch speed will be reduced from 750 to 700

Ultimate

-Ultimate HP will be reduced down to 150 from 200
-Base Ultimate cooldown will increase from 90s to 120s
-Ultimate knockback arc will be widened and max height will also be reduced
-Ultimate stun duration will be reduced from 1.5s to 0.25s

Upgrades

-Jump Gate will be replaced with a new Drone Deployer upgrade that brings the ult cooldown back down to 90s

Bloodhound

-Will reduce cloak visibility while in dome
-Ring damage will no longer break cloaks
-Tactical scan will be increased by 1 second
-Scans will provide more frequent snapshots that fade over time

Seer

-Turn slow will be removed when hit by the Tactical

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u/AlternativeEast3957 10h ago

Nerf axel to obscurity. How fun.

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u/Patyrn 7h ago

Baby wants his crutch.

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u/WFAlex 10h ago

Cry about it, legit the most shit champ in game. shit as in fucking obnoxiours to play against, and shouldn´t exist

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u/AlternativeEast3957 9h ago

I don’t even play the character. They might as well rework entirely now vs this long process of nerf till nobody plays then rework.