All Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 26

The latest wave of Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 26 is quite interesting. In the upcoming season of Apex, EA and Respawn Entertainment have incorporated some major changes to the kits of Bangalore and Caustic. We were quite surprised to see that no other Legend has been affected in the balance patch, and as such, we speculate quite an interesting shift in the meta for the latest season.

In this article, we will extensively cover the brand-new Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 26. For a detailed brief on the same, read below.

Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 26

Here's a look at the different Legend buffs and nerfs in Apex Legends Season 26:

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Controller Class

Zone Overcharge: Now continuously regenerates shields while in zoneTaking damage stops this for 6s
Ring Consoles: Players can spawn a taller custom EVAC from Ring Consoles they have scanned

Dev Note: Controllers should have priority when taking key spots and defending, so we’ve buffed their perks so they can get to zone early and fight with less loot.

Bangalore

Abilities

Passive: Double TimeSpeed increased by 5%
Tactical: Smoke Launcher Canister breaks and travels through doors
Projectile speed increased to 2900 (was 2500)
Pull out time reduced to 0.25 (was 0.35)
Cooldown reduced to 30s (was 35s)
Gas now reactive: ordnance and abilities can disable it for 5s when used inside/nearby
Ultimate: Rolling ThunderCooldown reduced to 210s (was 270s)
Reduced anim frame to fire projectile to 1 (was 5)

Upgrades Level 2

Ultimate Cooldown+ & Tactical Cooldown: Removed
Cover Me: Moved to Level 2
Electric Smoke: Electrifies Tac dealing 100 damage to enemy Ults and destroys Tacs

Upgrades Level 3

Refuge: Removed, integrated into Cover Me
NEW ECM Payload: Electrifies Ult dealing 10 more damage, destroys enemy deployables
NEW Medal of Honor: Faster revives and passive triggers running towards knocked allies

Dev Note: Bangalore is always fun to play, which also makes her a prime candidate to buff into a flex pick. We’ve updated her upgrades to give her more choices and be a stronger balancing force overall. Similar to how other Controllers are set to answer highly mobile Legends, Bangalore can now be the one to tackle slower, more defensive metas.

Caustic

Nox Gas

Damage Increased to 10-15 (was 4-10)
Now causes aim punch to victims when causing damage
Caustic’s Health Bar does not show while inside
Increased visibility both outside and inside his own gas
Green highlighting is still active
Clouds now have threat indicators for victims
Now Grounds enemies: slowing them once and draining them of movement cooldowns
“Slow” changed: immediately drains velocity to the desired speed even if the target is moving at high velocity or in the air
Gas now reactive: ordnance and abilities can disable it for 5s when used inside/nearby

Abilities

NEW Passive: Field Research (was Nox Vision): Gain research points from poisoning enemies, opening unique Death Boxes, and scanning ring consoles
Unlock an upgrade point for every 100 research points (max 2)
Can uniquely have all 4 upgrades unlocked at once
Tactical: Nox Gas TrapTrap health increased to 225 (was 150)
Trap can be activated earlier while inflating
Reduced toss and stow by 0.1s
Increased trap activation radius to 260 (was 140)
Increased gas radius to 300 (was 282)
Doubled lifetime to 22s (was 11s)
Caustic traps take ring damage
Increased activation delay to 0.8s (was 0.2s)
Traps take bullet damage while inflating
Traps take critical (1.4x) damage when hit in the o-ring/base
Ultimate: Nox Gas Grenade reduced cooldown to 2min (was 3m)
Reduced toss and stow time by 0.05s
Increased projectile speed to 1500 (was 1300)
Increase duration to 20s (was 15s)

Upgrades Level 2

Parabolic Force & Residual Toxins: Removed (integrated into base kit)
NEW Extra Traps: One additional charge, increased max in world by 2
Breathe It In: Moved to Level 2

Upgrades Level 3

NEW Gas Fighter: Tac recharges 300% faster while in gas
Particle Diffuser: Increases Ult radius by +50%

Dev Note: At long last Nox Gas is powerful enough to be scary, even lethal again. To balance this out, we’ve made it reactive to explosions and player abilities. We hope this makes Caustic feel powerful and more relevant, while offering opponents a way to counterplay if they’re smart about using resources.

That's everything that you need to know about the upcoming Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 26.

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