Apex Legends Season 30 'Marked' patch notes: full breakdown

Apex Legends Season 30 "Marked" — full patch notes

Apex Legends Season 30 "Marked" launches August 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM UTC. Free update on all platforms, zero downtime as Season 29 rolls over.

The headline changes:

• Full Bloodhound rework —

new glowing-trail Passive + team-cloaking Ultimate

• World's Edge map rework —

3 new POIs, aurora borealis sky, old-god aesthetic

• Corrupted Attachments —

new high-risk / high-reward attachment tier

• Energy weapon overhaul —

energy weapons regenerate ammo

• Streamlined loot pool —

Support/Assault Bins and Explosive Holds removed

• Loba + Rampart buffs,

Valkyrie + Axle + Seer nerfs

• Switch support ends today —

the last season on original Switch

No new Legend, no new weapon, no new map. Respawn is intentionally making Marked a systems-focused season.

World’s Edge rework

The map has shifted to an "old-god aesthetics" theme. The aurora borealis glows in the night sky and three new POIs replace familiar areas.

The 3 new POIs

• Climatizer + East Village —

Bloodhound's tribe lays claim. East Village has unique architecture and a massive Longhouse

• Tree Settlement — new

vertical movement gameplay, the most-traversible POI on the new map

• Countdown — replaces

Fragment East. New combat flow with high-ground chokepoints and an open central arena

The map rotation

• August 4 (Tuesday):

Ranked + Pubs = World’s Edge for 24 hours

• August 8-9 (Sat-Sun):

Ranked = World’s Edge for 48 hours

• **Normal rotation resumes

August 5 (Pubs) and August 8** (Ranked) at standard 4.5h / 90m intervals

Bloodhound rework

The full rework. Bloodhound's abilities do the tracking so you can do the hunting.

New Passive: Tracker

Enemies leave a glowing red trail as they move. The trail is visible for 4 seconds and intensifies at lower health. White Ravens (the environmental markers) have improved range and can now be activated by a quick glance (no more focus required).

New Tactical: Snapshot

Initial scan + two additional "snapshot" scans for 3 seconds each. The snapshots fire at +1.5s and +3s after the first scan, catching enemies who moved during the gap.

New Ultimate: Allfather's Cloak

Deploys a device that cloaks all Legends who enter. While not fully invisible, cloaked Legends remain hidden for 12 seconds after leaving the device's area, or until they take damage or fire weapons.

This is the most-aggressive Bloodhound rework since launch. The cloaking is a first for Apex Legends — no other Legend has a team-wide invisibility ultimate.

Corrupted Attachments

A new attachment tier. Powerful buffs, real drawbacks.

Examples (full list at launch):

• **Corrupted Extended Energy

Mag** — +50% magazine size, -15% reload speed

• Corrupted Shotgun Bolt —

+25% fire rate, +20% recoil per shot

• Corrupted Stabilizer —

+30% accuracy, -20% damage per bullet

• Corrupted Sniper Stock —

+40% ADS speed, -25% bullet velocity

The trade-offs are designed to make each Corrupted Attachment build-defining. A fully Corrupted weapon is a high-skill weapon — powerful in the right hands, punishing in the wrong.

Energy weapon overhaul

Energy ammo is removed from the loot pool. Energy weapons now regenerate their ammo automatically, similar to a cooldown.

The change is a major playstyle shift. Energy weapons (Volt, Triple Take, L-STAR, Charge Rifle, Havoc) are no longer backpack-management weapons. They're "free" weapons with no ammo cost.

Impact:

• L-STAR is now a top-tier

weapon (no ammo management means continuous fire)

• Volt is more accessible to

new players (no need to find energy ammo)

• Triple Take becomes a

mid-range powerhouse

• Charge Rifle is the new

best sniper for solo players (no ammo scarcity)

Loot pool streamline

The new loot pool removes several bin and loot types:

• Support Bins removed
• Assault Bins removed
• Explosive Holds removed
• Loot bin resets removed
• Wildlife loot removed
• All other loot sources

rebalanced

The intent: less time perfecting your loadout, more time using it. The average match now has fewer "dead" loot bins and more meaningful weapon choice.

Legend balance changes

Bloodhound — REWORK (see

above)

Loba — BUFF

• Black Market cooldown —

reduced from 30s to 22s

• **Tactical (Burglar's Best

Friend)** — movement speed increased 25%, range increased 30%

The Loba buff makes her the strongest "supply" legend in the game. Expect a +30% pick rate in Diamond+ ranked.

Rampart — BUFF

• Sheila — movement speed

while firing increased 40%

• Amped Cover — builds 25%

faster, takes 30% more damage before breaking

Rampart becomes a viable aggressive pick for the first time since her release.

Valkyrie — NERF

• VTOL Jets — fuel

consumption rate increased 30% (less air time)

• Skyward Dive — cast time

increased 0.5s

Valkyrie was the most-picked legend in Season 29 (38% pick rate in Diamond+). The nerf brings her in line with the new Bloodhound.

Axle — NERF

• Tempest passive — damage

resistance reduced 25%

• Whirlwind ultimate —

duration reduced 3s, damage per second reduced 20%

Axle was overperforming in S29. The nerf is targeted at his ultimate, which was the strongest team-wipe ability in the game.

Seer — NERF

• Heart Seeker — heartbeat

detection range reduced 33%

• Exhibit ultimate — silence

duration reduced 1.5s

The Seer nerf is the third in

1. The community expects

more nerfs in S31.

Weapon changes

Nerfs

• G7 Scout — damage per

bullet reduced from 34 to 30

• 30-30 Repeater — damage

per bullet reduced from 44 to 40

• Longbow — damage per

bullet reduced from 55 to 50

Care Package changes

• G7 Scout moves to the

Care Package (replaced by the new Sentinel variant)

• 30-30 Repeater moves to

the Care Package (replaced by the Bocek Compound Bow)

New Mythic

• Mythic CAR SMG — the

new Mythic weapon, available via Mythic Track progression. Unique volatile ammo that deals splash damage on kill

Ranked updates

• Ranked updates in S31 —

the "season reset" frequency is being reworked. Details in S31 designer's notes

• Map voting in Ranked —

pre-game vote between World's Edge, Broken Moon, and Storm Point

• Ranked rewards — new

Diamond+ Dive Trail (animated)

Quality of life

• New weapon stat UI —

visible damage/range/RPM numbers per attachment

• Volunteer Jumpmaster —

any Legend can volunteer to jumpmaster (previously random)

• Server improvements —

beefed-up servers in S30, reduced slo-mo server rate

Switch support ends

The last season for original Nintendo Switch. Switch support ends the exact day S30 launches (August 4, 2026). The Switch version is being sunset; the last-gen Switch is too weak for the World's Edge rework and Corrupted Attachments.

Switch players can transfer their account to Nintendo Switch 2 (which is supported and runs the full S30 content).

What's next

• S30 mid-season patch (Sep

2) — expected to add the new Loba heirloom and the World’s Edge nighttime event

• S31 (Nov 5) — new Legend,

ranked system rework, first "Ranked Updates" patch

• S32 (Feb 2027) — next new

Legend, expected to be a Controller class

FAQ

When does Apex Legends

Season 30 launch?

August 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM UTC.

What's new in Apex Season

30?

Full Bloodhound rework, World's Edge rework (3 new POIs + aurora borealis), Corrupted Attachments, energy weapon overhaul, loot pool streamline, Loba + Rampart buffs, Valkyrie + Axle + Seer nerfs.

Is there a new Legend in

Apex Season 30?

No. The next new Legend is targeted for Season 32 in February 2027.

Is Switch still supported?

The last Switch season is S30. Switch support ends August 4, 2026. Switch 2 is fully ed.

What's the new weapon in

S30?

No new weapon. The G7 Scout and 30-30 Repeater move to the Care Package. A new Mythic CAR SMG is added.

What are Corrupted

Attachments?

New high-risk / high-reward attachment tier. Big buffs (+25% to +50%) with matching drawbacks (-15% to -25%). The trade-offs make Corrupted weapons build-defining and high-skill.

When is the next Apex

season?

Season 31 launches November 5, 2026 with the first "Ranked Updates" patch and a new Legend.