In Apex Legends Season 18, the developers at Respawn Entertainment have made significant changes to existing Legends in order to bring freshness and excitement to the game's meta. While no new Legend is introduced this season, various buffs and nerfs have been implemented to ensure a balanced playing field and keep every character viable.
The most notable change is the rework of Revenant, who now goes by 'Revenant Reborn.' His Passive, Tactical, and Ultimate abilities have been completely overhauled to redefine his role in the game.
Here is a comprehensive list of all the Legend buffs and nerfs in the Apex Legends Season 18: Resurrection patch notes:
Revenant:
- Updated class to Skirmisher (was Assault).
- New abilities introduced.
Ultimate Cooldowns:
- Bangalore: Rolling Thunder increased to 240s (+60s).
- Catalyst: Dark Veil increased to 150s (+30s).
- Gibraltar: Defensive Bombardment reduced to 180s (-90s).
- Horizon: Black Hole increased to 210s (+30s).
- Loba: Black Market Boutique increased to 150s (+30s).
- Ultimate Accelerants now grant 25% ult charge (up from 20%).
- Mad Maggie: Wrecking Ball increased to 120s (+30s).
- Pathfinder: Zipline Gun increased to 180s (+60s).
- Wraith: Dimensional Rift reduced to 180s (-30s).
Tactical Updates:
- Ballistic's Whistler:
- Reduced delay before an overheated weapon starts cooling down to 1s (was 2s).
- Reduced the cooldown time of an overheated weapon to 8s (was 12s).
- Loba's Burglar's Best Friend:
- Cooldown reduced to 25s (was 30s).
- Seer's Focus of Attention:
- Slow Duration reduced to 0.5s (was 2.5s).
- Silence Duration reduced to 8s (was 10s).
- Firing Speed increased to 1.4s (was 0.9s).
General Legend Changes:
- Ballistic:
- C.A.R SMG no longer defaults to heavy ammo after being converted to a golden gun with light ammo in the sling.
- Tempest no longer applies to teammates when friendly fire is enabled in the Firing Range.
- Pathfinders' voicemails during an Ash heirloom inspection are no longer stretched on 16:10 resolutions.
- Gibraltar and Bangalore:
- Fixed ultimates not triggering if thrown on Ziprail Launcher and Skydive Towers.
- Fixed ultimates not cooling down if they're killed while holding the ultimate grenade.
- Horizon:
- Lethal Lass skin no longer obstructs ADS on Prowler with 1x HOLO.
- Loba:
- Lunar Wolf skin no longer has broken mesh.
- Rampart:
- Sheila's ammo counter now correctly rotated.
With these changes, Season 18 aims to deliver an engaging experience for players by keeping the Legends fresh, balanced, and enjoyable in the Apex Games.
