Apex Legends Season 18 patch notes: Release date, Revenant Reborn, Ranked changes, more

Introducing Apex Legends Season 18! Delve into the comprehensive patch notes for this exciting season, featuring the emergence of Revenant Reborn, noteworthy ranked modifications, and much more.

After a lengthy Season 17, Apex Legends Season 18: Resurrection has arrived, introducing thrilling new content and updates to the free-to-play battle royale game.

These updates are eagerly anticipated by players as they bring a much-needed refresh to the game content, introducing a new Legend and making necessary adjustments to the power balance of Legends and weapons, thus changing the prevailing metas.

That being said, the community will likely be curious about the specific alterations implemented in the Apex Legends Season 18 update. We have compiled all the comprehensive patch notes for Apex Legends Season 18, ensuring that you are well-informed. This includes details on the release date, Revenant Reborn, Ranked changes, and more, so you can anticipate what lies ahead.

• The release date for Apex Legends Season 18
• The Revenant Reborn makes a grand entrance into Apex Legends Season 18.
• Ranked changes in Apex Legends Season 18 have been modified.
• Patch notes for Apex Legends Season 18 have been released.

Apex Legends Season 18 release date

The release of the Apex Legends Season 18 update is scheduled for August 8th at approximately 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST.

The upcoming season, Resurrection, will introduce significant updates to the Assault Legend Revenant, as well as revamp the Ranked system. Additionally, the Charge Rifle will undergo a rework, and there will be various other changes. Excitingly, players can anticipate the inclusion of Mixtape on Broken Moon, featuring Gun Run and TDM on The Core POI, along with Control on Production Yard.

Revenant Reborn lands in Apex Legends Season 18

Season 18 of Apex Legends brings a significant overhaul to Revenant, with a complete transformation in abilities and appearance. The revamped Revenant becomes the star attraction as the newest Legend for this season.

The Revenant has undergone a transformation in its appearance and will also be granted fresh abilities.

• Passive: Instinct of the Assassin – Identify and reveal weakened enemies in close proximity. Enhance crouch walking speed and excel at scaling walls.
• Tactical: Shadow Pounce allows you to unleash a forceful leap forward. Hold down the button to charge for greater distances.
• The Ultimate ability, “Forged Shadows,” allows you to create a protective barrier of solidified shadows, effectively shielding you from incoming attacks. This barrier will regenerate itself once it is broken. Additionally, when you are knocked down, both your shadows and tactical abilities will be restored to their full potential.

Throughout Season 18, all players will have the opportunity to access Revenant for free. However, in order to permanently unlock this Legend, players must successfully tackle a series of challenges before the season concludes.

Apex Legends Season 18 Ranked changes

The developers of Apex Legends Season 18 have recently revealed significant alterations to Ranked Leagues. To explore all the modifications, refer to our comprehensive guide covering all the Apex Legends Season 18 Ranked changes.

The patch notes include the following changes:

• Adjusted LP Table: Overall LP gain has been decreased.
• Increase in losses due to Diamond+ Cost Adjustments: 50%.

Placement	S17	S18	S18 Diamond+
1	200	150	150
2	175	100	100
3	150	85	85
4	125	70	70
5	100	55	55
6	80	40	40
7	60	25	25
8	40	10	10
9	24	0	0
10	20	0	0
11	-25	-30	-45
12	-25	-30	-45
13	-25	-30	-45
14	-35	-50	-75
15	-35	-50	-75
16	-35	-50	-75
17	-35	-50	-75
18	-35	-50	-75
19	-35	-50	-75
20	-35	-50	-75

• The Elimination bonus is partially exempted from bonus withholding, as a result of disparities between MMR and LP. The extent of this exemption grows in proportion to the player’s MMR.
• The bonuses for skills and ratings have been significantly decreased.
• In our blog post for July 2023, we informed readers about our decision to make a slight increase to the Elimination Bonus. However, after realizing the necessity of reducing the Master spike, we concluded that it would be more effective to lower the overall points distribution throughout the entire system. Therefore, instead of implementing the originally planned bump, we opted for a different strategy by decreasing the scores for placements. This adjustment aims to enhance the significance of eliminations in comparison to the revised placement scores.

Additionally, it has been stated that Banner Frames will take the place of Sky Dive Trails as ranked rewards starting from Season 18.

Season 18 of Apex Legends will introduce significant changes to the ranking system. In order to address the overall shift in the rank distribution, LP gains per match will be reduced. Additionally, players in Diamond+ tiers will face higher stakes and losses, as well as reduced rating bonuses and loss mitigations. Find out more in the attached image. pic.twitter.com/rdzeEIfE3o

— Apex Legends News (@alphaINTEL) July 19, 2023

Apex Legends Season 18 patch notes

The complete patch notes for Apex Legends Season 18 have been officially unveiled by Respawn Entertainment. Here they are for your reference:

RESURRECTION MAP ROTATION

Public matchmaking in the Battle Royale mode will offer the availability of the following maps.

• Broken Moon
• Kings Canyon
• Olympus

RING UPDATE

We have made targeted adjustments to ring behavior across maps in the BR, focusing on ring size, damage, and timings during different game phases. These changes aim to enhance the pacing of the early and mid game. Let’s take an in-depth look at these modifications.

• Ring 1 now has a 10% increase in radius per map, which consequently leads to a surface area that is approximately 20% larger than before. All other ring sizes remain unaffected.
• The damage of the second ring has been boosted from 3 per tick to 4 per tick, while the damage of the fourth ring has been decreased from 20 per tick to 15 per tick.
• Changes in Timing:

  Round 1:
  – Preshrink time reduced from 90s to 75s.
  – Shrink speed on small maps reduced from 167 to 160.
  – Shrink speed on large maps reduced from approximately 180 to approximately 165.
  – Shrink time standardized to approximately 260s on each map.

  Round 2:
  – Preshrink time reduced from 165s to 120s.
  – Shrink speed reduced from 160 to 140.
  – Shrink time increased by approximately 25s per map.

  Round 3:
  – Preshrink time reduced from 135s to 90s.

  Round 4:
  – Preshrink time reduced from 105s to 90s.
  – Shrink speed reduced from 100 to 85.
  – Shrink time increased from 40s to approximately 50s.

  Round 5:
  – Preshrink time reduced from 90s to 75s.
  – Shrink speed reduced from 50 to 40.
  – Shrink time increased from 40s to 50s.

• The maximum match length has been decreased. For small maps, it is now approximately 19.0 minutes, down from around 21.5 minutes. And for large maps, it is now approximately 20.0 minutes, down from around 22.5 minutes.

BALANCE UPDATES

Armor Changes

• The required evo points for White to Blue have been raised to 200, previously it was 150. Additionally, the crafted evo points have also been increased to 200.
• The overflow damage that has been fixed on level up will be carried over to the next tier.

Crafting Rotation

• After exiting the crafter, Rampage and R-99 return to the floor.
• The crafter is infiltrated by Nemesis and Mozambique armed with Hammerpoint Rounds.
• Rotation no longer includes Double Tap Trigger and Hammerpoint Rounds.
• Rotation now includes Boosted Loader and Disruptor Rounds.
• The price of the medkit has been raised to 20, up from its previous cost of 15.

Care Package Weapon Rotation

• The Hemlok Burst AR has been reintroduced on the ground with increased ADS recoil. Additionally, the damage has been slightly reduced from 23 to 22, and the headshot multiplier has been decreased from 1.8 to 1.75.
• The Prowler Burst PDW has been added to the care package. Its damage has been raised to 16 from its previous value of 15. Additionally, the Select Fire mode is now enabled by default, set to Full Auto.

Gold Weapons Rotation

• The weapons available are Hemlok, Peacekeeper, Alternator, Rampage, and Charge Rifle.

Loot Spawn Changes

• The spawn rate of Blue and Purple Weapon Attachments has been decreased by 20%.
• There has been a 30% decrease in the spawn rate of Blue and Purple Armor.

WEAPONS

Charge Rifle Rework

• The latest advancements in ballistics and projectiles have led to the removal of hitscan and pre-fire laser systems. Instead, projectiles are now used, allowing for more realistic and immersive gameplay. Additionally, players now have the ability to pass through projectiles, with 80% of the damage being retained upon impact. Furthermore, this update also enables players to open doors within the game environment.
• The damage of projectiles increases as they travel farther distances:
  At 50 meters, the damage is 75 points, and at 300 meters, it increases to 110 points.
• The new charging mechanism allows you to increase the charge by holding down the trigger, and decrease the charge by releasing the trigger. The weapon will fire when the charge reaches 100%.
• The Extended Sniper Mag attachment slot has been added with the following capacity: Base – 4 rounds, White – 5 rounds, Blue – 6 rounds, Purple/Gold – 8 rounds.
• The ammo consumption per shot has been lowered to 1 from 2.
• Adjusted timings for handling:
  – Tactical reload time decreased to 3.5 (previously 4.0)
  – Empty reload time decreased to 4.6 (previously 5.1)

The SMGs available in the game include the R-99, Alternator, CAR, and Volt.

• The ADS strafe scale for strafe speed has been decreased to 0.75 from its previous value of 0.85.
• The headshot multiplier has been decreased to 1.25 from its previous value of 1.5.

R-99

• Vertical Recoil slightly increased
• The ammo capacity has been decreased. The base ammo has been lowered to 17 from its previous value of 19. The White Mag now holds 20 rounds instead of 21, while the Blue Mag holds 23 rounds instead of 24. Additionally, the Purple/Gold Mag now accommodates 26 rounds instead of its previous capacity of 27.

M600 Spitfire

• Barrels have been included to enhance stability.
• ADS Recoil improved
• Hipfire spread slightly improved

Mastiff

• Blast pattern tightened

HOP UPS

Boosted Loader (Hemlok, Wingman)

If the reload is initiated when the magazine is nearly depleted, it will accelerate the reloading process and overload the subsequent magazine.

• Hemlok overload ammo: 9
• Wingman overload ammo: 3

Disruptor Rounds (Alternator, Peacekeeper)

Increases shield damage

• The damage to the alternator shield has been amplified by a 20% increase.
• The damage caused by each pellet from the Peacekeeper shield has been boosted by 25%.

Trigger for the EVA-8 and G7 Scout weapons that enables the firing of two rounds with a single pull.

• Taken away from the floor and assembling packages

Grenades

• The outer radius of the Frag Grenade has been raised to 350 units from its previous value of 320 units. Additionally, the inner radius has also been increased to 125 units compared to its previous measurement of 96 units.
• The fire VFX in Thermite has been modified to more accurately represent the area of damage.

LEGENDS

Revenant has been reborn

• The class has been changed to Skirmisher from Assault.
• New abilities

Ultimate Cooldowns

• In Bangalore, the Rolling Thunder will increase to 240s, with an additional 60s.
• New time limit for Catalyst: Dark Veil is set at 150 seconds, with an additional 30 seconds (+30s).
• Gibraltar’s Defensive Bombardment cooldown reduced to 180 seconds, a decrease of 90 seconds.
• The time frame for the Horizon: Black Hole has been extended to the 210s, with an additional 30 seconds.
• Loba’s Black Market Boutique now has a cooldown of 150 seconds, with an additional 30 seconds. Moreover, Ultimate Accelerants now provide a 25% boost to ultimate charge, increased from the previous 20%.
• Mad Maggie’s Wrecking Ball now lasts for 120 seconds, with an additional 30 seconds.
• The Pathfinder’s Zipline Gun now has a duration of 180 seconds, with an additional 60 seconds.
• The Wraith’s Dimensional Rift ability cooldown is reduced to 180 seconds, with a deduction of 30 seconds.

Tactical Updates

• The Whistler model by Ballistic now has a shorter delay time of 1 second (previously 2 seconds) before an overheated weapon begins to cool down. Additionally, the cooldown duration for an overheated weapon has been reduced to 8 seconds (previously 12 seconds).
• The cooldown of Loba’s Burglar’s Best Friend has been decreased to 25 seconds from its previous duration of 30 seconds.
• The duration of Seer’s Focus of Attention Slow has been decreased to 0.5s from 2.5s, while the Silence Duration has been reduced to 8s from 10s. Additionally, the Firing Speed has been increased to 1.4s from 0.9s.

MAPS

• The Mixtape now includes Broken Moon Maps, featuring Production Yard and The Core. Additionally, multiple rat spots have been eliminated.
• Multiple rat spots have been eradicated in Kings Canyon.
• World’s Edge: Enhanced Legend mobility along road edges.

WORLD SYSTEMS

• The exclusion radius that previously favored certain POIs for receiving Crafting Workbenches, Survey Beacons, and Ring Consoles has been eliminated. Now, all points of interest have an equal opportunity to obtain these objects.

MODES

• The Control Capture Bonus bounty has been decreased by approximately 20%. The capture time has been shortened to 10 seconds from its previous duration of 20 seconds. Additionally, the score limit has been lowered to 1000 from the previous limit of 1250. Spawn waves have been eliminated, allowing players to instantly spawn at their chosen locations, including Home Base, Captured Points, and MRB (except for MRB, which will still require the use of dropships). Timed events such as Airdrops, MRB, and Capture Bonus will now begin approximately 30% earlier in the match.

BUG FIXES

• The Game Mode button now functions while playing game modes.
• The sizing and positioning of elements on the Switch’s communication wheel have been adjusted to create a more spacious layout.
• The Consumables UI is now free from freezing issues when being used and while reviewing inventory.
• In the Firing Range, when a Legend dies or exchanges Legends, the large healing items contained in a Golden Backpack will no longer be ejected from the player’s inventory.
• When tracking challenges in Ranked matches, they no longer switch over to the NBR version.
• The issue of a fixed black line appearing in the Kill Feed when a player dies out of bounds has been resolved.
• Lobby now displays gift notifications consistently without any issues.
• Players from different teams who interact with both a mounted Sheila and trident simultaneously can now ride together in the same trident.
• Sometimes, the Fixed Support Bins experience issues that prevent them from offering Survival items such as Heat Shields or Mobile Respawn Beacons.
• On 16:10 resolutions, the challenges no longer obstruct the view of the in-game map.
• The spectating feature has been improved to allow players to properly observe the player who eliminated them, rather than focusing on the player who eliminated their teammates or finished them off while they were downed.
• Getting stuck inside a Trident’s collision box is no longer possible for players.
• When pinging Icarus Vault on the map, with the vault key in your inventory, you will not encounter a malformed string.
• The Predator badge will now remain visible on the Champion screen without fading away.
• The time it takes for the death recap to appear in Control, Team Deathmatch, and Gun Run has been reduced.
• Catalyst’s Piercing Spikes are no longer obstructed by spectres.
• The progress of consumables in the unitframe now updates on the inventory screen.
• Pinging from the map is now possible even when using remapped controls on a Gamepad/Controller.
• Players who are spectating can now view the rankings of the players they are observing.

AUDIO

• In some rare instances, the audio for fixed animations may not be playing.
• Enhanced prioritization for specific enemy movement sounds
• Duplicate audio events will no longer occasionally play during player movement transitions.

LEGENDS

• When the Ballistic C.A.R SMG is transformed into a golden gun using light ammo in the sling, it no longer uses heavy ammo. Additionally, the Tempest ability no longer affects teammates if friendly fire is enabled in the Firing Range.
• Voicemails from Pathfinders while inspecting Ash’s heirloom no longer appear stretched on 16:10 resolutions.

• The issues of Gibraltar and Bangalore ultimates not activating when thrown on Ziprail Launchers and Skydive Towers have been resolved. Additionally, the ultimates of these characters will no longer reset their cooldown if they are killed while holding the ultimate grenade.
• The ADS on Prowler with 1x HOLO is now unobstructed by the Horizon: Lethal Lass skin.
• The Lunar Wolf skin of Loba no longer has a broken mesh.
• The ammo counter on Sheila has been fixed and is now accurately rotated.

MAPS

• Revised: Updates to Broken Moon include a new building added to the west of the core on the minimap, a fix for the loot tick that now properly drops loot at the Production Yard, and the removal of an invisible collision above the playing field.
• The indoor props in Olympus no longer obstruct the picking up of loot due to the absence of collision.

MODES

• At Firing Ranges, the sound of Ballistic’s Whistler when shot at the ground has been eliminated. Inactive Dummies no longer sporadically shoot, and the audio and visual effects of small doors are no longer audible or visible throughout the Firing Ranges.

WEAPONS

• The ammo display on squad member unitframes now shows the leftmost position and corresponds to their currently equipped weapon.
• The low ammo indicator for the L-Star will now only be displayed when the ammunition is truly running low.
• P2020: Addressed the issue of excessive inaccuracy during the initial shot while aiming down sights (ADS).

QUALITY OF LIFE

• The dynamic dummy spawning at the firing range will no longer activate upon death. Legend ultimates will now be fully charged upon entering the firing range, switching legends, or dying. Additionally, there is a new nessie and other exciting additions!
• French chat en jeu/lobby désormais disponible lorsque la langue est réglée sur français sur console. Traduction française corrigée pour le défi de maîtrise R-301 Niveau 20.
• The kill feed will now notify when a player has been eliminated from the game.
• It is now possible to place multiple stickers.
• Interacting with enemy holosprays through walls is no longer possible for players.
• The value of the ranked progress bar no longer bounces while it is displayed on the Match Summary screen.
• The Seer’s Exhibit AR throw indicator has been fixed to align with the ground accurately, eliminating any misleading indication of where the Ultimate will land.
• Support Perk – Banner Crafting: Upon acquiring the initial banner, you gain the ability to instantly acquire the second one too.
• Weapon Mastery now includes exciting animated celebration sequences that play when unlocking and completing trials, as well as mastering weapons. Additionally, a new animated icon will be displayed in the HUD weapon element once a weapon reaches level 100.

That concludes all the information you require regarding Apex Legends Season 18, along with the comprehensive patch notes. For further details, feel free to explore our selection of additional Apex Legends guides.

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