Apex Legends Season 10 Emergence update patch notes: New Legend, weapon, Ranked Arenas & more

❘ Published: 2021-08-02T16:09:34

Once again, a new season of Apex Legends is on the horizon, bringing not only a host of changes in the patch notes but also brand new content for players to indulge in, so let’s see what fans can expect in the Apex Legends Season 10 patch notes.

Apex Legends has had a pretty strong Season 9, introducing a great new mode in Arenas, a new weapon in the Bocek Bow, and an already loved Legend, Valkyrie.

Just as we received these pieces of new content at the start of Season 9, players will be happy to know that Season 10‘s patch notes will also introduce a heap of new content.

Apex Legends Emergence Season 10 update patch notes

Apex Legends Season 10 release date

Firstly, let’s start with Season 10’s release.

Apex Legends Season 10: Emergence will arrive on August 3 at 10 AM PST, just after the end of Season 9.

Read more: When is Apex Legends Season 10? Season 9 end date

As many already know, Season 10 is entitled Emergence, perhaps hinting at the rise of a new Legend.

Apex Legends Season 10: New Legend Seer

With the new Season 10 gameplay trailer and sneak peek on his abilities at EA Play Live 2021, where other iconic games like Battlefield also presented new content, players finally have an understanding of how the Legend will operate.

Seer’s abilities

Thanks to the official patch notes dropping, we finally have concrete details on Legend changes, weapon balancing, and Seers abilities, including the names of the abilities and more on what they do.

Passive – Heart Seeker
Visualize and hear the heartbeats of nearby enemies when aiming down sights to get a clue to their location. Seer is able to “ADS” even while not holding a weapon.

Tactical – Focus of Attention
Summon microdrones to emit a focused, delayed blast that goes through walls, revealing enemies (and their health bars!), plus interrupting their actions.

Ultimate – Exhibit
Create a sphere of microdrones that reveal the footsteps of enemies moving quickly or firing their weapons within.

Class Passive: Recon
Scanning survey beacons reveals the next circle’s location.

Apex Legends Season 10 patch notes Legends changes

Emergence introduces a number of buffs and nerfs to existing legends. Here are all the Legend meta changes coming in Season 10:

Caustic (Buff)

Gas damage starts at 5, increases by 1 every other tick indefinitely.
Cooldown on Tactical has been reduced 25s -> 20s.
Ultimate cooldown has been reduced 3.5m -> 3m. Duration reduced from 20s -> 15s.

Revenant (Nerf)

There’s now a visual and audio cue when Death Totem protection is about to end which can be seen/heard by other players.
Added a brief slow after being recalled to Death Totem.

Horizon (Buff)

Reduced the slow after the initial Black Hole pull.
Bumped Horizon gravity lift-up speed to a happy medium between 9.1 and Legacy update launch values.

Fuse (Buff)

Enemies caught inside the ring of fire from Fuse’s Motherlode ultimate are now revealed to Fuse’s team.
Knuckle Cluster Tactical explosion duration increased by 100%.
Grenadier Passive can be toggled on and off to throw ordnance normally.

New Rampage LMG

Further, much like how players were given the Bocek Bow last season, Season 10 will introduce another new weapon called the Rampage LMG.

The Rampage LMG looks very interested and seems to charge up with Thermite Grenades, much like the Sentinal with Shield Cells.

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Once charged up, this slow, heavy-hitting machine will have an increased fire rate and be able to break through doors much like Rampart’s Ultimate, Shiela, preventing enemies from camping behind doors.

Apex Legends Season 10 patch notes weapon changes

Supply drop rotation

This season the Prowler returns to floor loot and taking its place is the M600 Spitfire. In addition to the Spitfire this season another weapon will be joining the supply drop: the Alternator SMG. See how each weapon changes down below.

Hop ups

Boosted Loader – Reloading near empty (but not at 0) increases reload speed and overloads the next magazine with extra rounds. This hop up will be equipable to the Hemlok Burst AR and the Wingman.
To make room, the Anvil Receiver and Quickdraw Holster are being vaulted for now.

Fully kitted rotation

Added: Peacekeeper, Rampage, RE-45, Flatline, and Charge Rifle
Removed: Wingman, Bocek, R99, Hemlock, and Sentinel

Magazine attachments

Reload speed increase associated with magazines has been moved to the equivalent stock rarity tier.

Dev Note

Magazines are the most potent source of lootable power for most weapons and that largely comes in the form of ammo capacity. In addition to capacity, they were also offering increased reload speed. We’ve moved the reload speed buff to stocks to help increase the value of stocks and spread out our meaningful modifiers across our attachments.

Stock attachments

All stocks now offer increased reload speed (instead of magazines)
Marksman Weapons (30-30 Repeater, G7 Scout, Triple-Take) now take Sniper Stocks instead of Tactical Stocks
Sniper Stocks on Marksman weapons will offer increased stability and sway reduction with slightly reduced handling bonuses (from tactical stocks)

Dev Note

Sniper stocks are an often lonely attachment left sitting on the floor waiting for a crackshot legend to come along and give them some love. Instead of reducing the spawn rates to try and clean up the loot pool we’re putting them on Marksman Rifles to make them more desirable.

L-STAR

Now takes Energy Magazines—Mags on the L-STAR work differently than other weapons because of its unique interaction with ammo. Instead they will allow the L-STAR to fire more shots before it overheats and allow it to cool-off its heat build up slightly faster.
Now take Barrels for recoil reduction
Projectile VFX scale reduced by roughly half
First-Person on-hit impact effect intensity reduced
Hipfire spread increased

Dev Note

The L-STAR has undergone a few changes in Emergence. We’ve attempted to improve the looting experience and extend the L-STAR’s power into the later phases of the game. In addition to these attachment additions the L-STAR is also seeing some VFX changes for combat readability.

Light Machine Guns

Reduced the headshot multiplier for all LMGs from 2.0 to 1.75
Increased the limbshot multiplier for all LMGs from 0.75 to 0.85

Dev Note

LMG spray-and-pray was feeling a little too oppressive when random headshots chunked with a 2.0 damage modifier. We’re shaving off some of that headshot firepower but adding a little back in by bringing up their limb damage. Unloading massive LMG mags to suppress your enemies should still be a valid tactic, we’re just reigning in the peaks and valleys to make it feel a bit more consistent.

Pistols

Reduced handling time for all pistols by ~10%
Raise, Holster, Zoom In/Out time

Dev Note

With the removal of the Quickdraw Holster and reload speed moving from mags to stocks Pistols took a bit of a hit. We’re increasing their base handling but will keep an eye on their performance as we get into Emergence.

Proler Burst PDW

Time Between Burst increased from 0.2 to .24

Dev Note

The Prowler returns to the floor without its trusty side-kick the Select Fire hop up. But don’t sleep on it, it’s still a beast.

M600 Spitfire

Damage increased from 18 to 19
Hip Fire Spread back to season 8 pre-nerf values
Purple Mag Size increased from 50 to 55

Dev Note

We’ve all woken up with a cold sweat in the middle of the night from a nightmare where Rampart with two gold mag spittys chases you on the World’s Edge train tracks laughing maniacally as she shoots for eternity, right? … right? Well for those of us that have, we’ll be able to sleep soundly for a while. The Spitfire takes its rightful place as a Supply Drop weapon this season. We’ve hit it a few times in recent patches and we still want it to be a desirable Supply Drop weapon so we’re walking back those nerfs while making it much harder to access.

Alternator

Reintroducing the Disruptor Rounds which come equipped on a Supply Drop Alternator
Disruptor Rounds – Increase shield damage by 40%
Disruptor Rounds can ONLYbe found on Alternators from the Supply Drop

Dev Note

The Alternator joins the Spitfire in the Supply Drop with its old friend the Disruptor Rounds. The shield damage has come down since we last saw Disruptors in Season 2, but it’s still a shield shredding monster. Pack an extra bat.

30-30 Repeater

Reload speed from stocks is increased.

Dev Note

The 30-30 can slap, but when it’s not slapping it’s probably reloading. We’re buffing the 30-30’s bonus to reload speed from stocks to help alleviate one of the sharper pain points when running this heavy rifle.

Eva-8

Significantly reduced bolt fire-rate scaling for each rarity tier
Base fire-rate remains unchanged

Dev Note

The EVA-8’s speed makes it a forgiving and formidable shotgun to run. It’s pulled ahead of the pack and has been seen as the clear choice for many leaving the Peacekeeper, Mastiff, and Mozambique in the dust. This change should help even the playing field between the shotguns.

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Arenas weapon updates

Care package changes apply to arenas: the Prowler and Rampage replace the Alternator and Spitfire in the Arenas shop.

Prowler

Base: 450

Lvl 1: 200

Lvl 2: 300

Lvl 3: 400

Rampage

Base: 500

Lvl 1: 200

Lvl 2: 300

Lvl 3: 350

Arenas price adjustments

L-STAR

Lvl 1: 100 -> 150
Lvl 2: 200 -> 250
Lvl 3: 300 -> 350

30-30 Repeater

Lvl 1: 200 -> 150

Bocek Bow

Base: 600 -> 500

Charge Rifle

Base: 700 -> 600
Lvl 1: 250 -> 200
Lvl 2: 300 -> 200
Lvl 3: 400 -> 450

EVA-8

Base: 300 -> 350

Mastiff

Base: 400 -> 350

Peacekeeper

Base: 500 -> 350

Fuse

Knuckle Cluster: 75 -> 100

Arenas ability adjustments

Horizon’s Gravity Lift starting charges reduced from 2 to 1
Mirage’s Psyche Out starting charges reduced from 3 to 2
Bloodhound’s free scans while in Beast of the Hunt reduced from 3 to 2

Bug fixes

Bloodhound

Fixed an issue where Bloodhound’s tactical failed to highlight the enemy for the Bloodhound player while they used an emote.
Enemy Legends now remain visible when performing Bloodhound’s “Tracking” Standing Emote at a higher elevation.
Trident and Dropship audio should no longer be significantly dampened when Bloodhound is using their Ultimate.

Gibraltar

Corrected an audio issue with Gibraltars Dome Shield failing to make sound.
The “Gentle Giant” skin will no longer obstruct the player’s view when aiming down sight with the 1x Holo Sight attached.
Fixed some instances where the Dome Shield would disappear on placement and not get refunded to the player.

Lifeline

Fixed cases where Lifeline’s VO still says “I’ve got you. Shields up” even when she no longer has a shield.
Fixed an issue preventing players from using Lifeline’s Care Package in Training Mode.

Pathfinder

Pathfinder’s Grapple no longer stays connected when he’s killed while under Revenant’s Death Protection.
Updated Pathfinder “Copper Core” legs so they now match in first-person view.
Fixed an issue where Pathfinder’s Grapple cooldown audio cue replayed rapidly after deploying tactical in gameplay.

Wraith

Wraith should no longer be crushed by closing doors while her tactical is active.
Wraith can no longer use her ultimate while attached to Valkyrie’s ultimate.
Fixed a rare bug which allowed downed players to jump/bunny-hop after entering a Wraith Portal that was placed by a crouching Wraith.

Bangalore

Fixed an issue causing Bangalore’s Smoke Launcher to disappear when moving away from other players with certain Legendary skins equipped.

Caustic

Solved a bug preventing Caustic barrels from making planting audio when they land in water.
Caustic barrels tossed just before death should no longer disappear.
Fixed a visual bug where the Caustic Heirloom pose has a model that disappears after the pose finishes playing during the previewer.
Fixed a bug that allowed Caustic Barrels to be pushed into players, crushing them.
Fuse’s Ultimate “Motherlode” is no longer destroyed if it interacts with Caustic gas.
Wattson’s ult will no longer shoot down friendly Caustic barrels and ults.
Players should no longer get a server error when attempting to purchase Caustic’s heirloom using Heirloom Shards from the “Heirloom” tab.

Mirage

Addressed an issue where Mirage’s invisible revive wouldn’t fully cloak teammates when certain skins were being worn.

Octane

Fixed an exploit that allowed players to wedge an Octane jump pad between a supply bin to make the Trident faster.
Fixed a visual bug where Octane’s goggles moved independently after using his tactical.

Wattson

Removed the beam of light that shoots into the sky every time Wattson places down her fence.

Crypto

Fixed the choppy preview video for Crypto’s “Drone Scan” in the “Finishers” tab.
Arenas: Fixed a bug where Crypto’s Drone could be deployed and recalled infinite times when the user had only one charge available.
Switch Only: Fixed a visual bug where Crypto’s position indicator while in his drone flickered near the top and left edge of the screen.
Switch Only: The UI for Crypto’s tactical charges should no longer overlap with the recharging UI when his drone is destroyed in Arenas.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Drone from being able to detect enemies using Trident.

Revenant

Fixed a visual bug when the Heirloom appears to be floating in third-person when looking up and down inside the Gravity Lift.
Placing a Death Totem too close to the edge of the map should no longer teleport players off the map when returning to the totem.
Emote fix: Added the missing Silence Orb to Revenant’s “Suffering Silence” emote.
Fixed some exploitable hiding spots reachable in Rift using Revenant.
Fixed some cases when Revenant didn’t have horizontal movement animations when holding the heirloom.

Loba

Lots of fixes across all maps to address issues with exploits, hiding spots, and inconsistencies with using Loba’s tactical.
UI Fix: The ammo Count in Loba’s Black Market should now display correctly.

Rampart

Fixed an issue that allowed Rampart’s turret to be placed on Geyser.
Fixed a bug that caused players to run faster after stowing a fully charged, chargeable weapon—this bug also caused the charged indicator in the UI to go away.
Fixed an issue where Rampart’s wall would get stuck in an animation loop when hit by Caustic gas.

Horizon

Addressed some cases where Blackhole/NEWT wouldn’t appear when using Horizon’s Ultimate.
Fixed an issue where a player’s weapon appears horizontally on the back while using a survey beacon.
Fixed some cases causing Horizon Ultimate ability to be cancelled out when placed near a supply bin if the bin was opened during gameplay.
Fixed an issue causing the Trident’s momentum and friction constraints to be modified by interacting with Horizon’s abilities.
Addressed some cases where Horizon’s Ultimate ability active state persists after being destroyed.

Fuse

Addressed some cases where players could lose some functionalities after dropping with Fuse.
Fixed a visual bug that caused part of Fuse’s body to pop up on the screen when toggling throw power after swapping grenades.

Valkyrie

Made a small change to address feedback that Valkyrie’s UI feels noisy when she first drops from the dropship.
Fixed an edge case causing passengers on Valkyrie’s ult with bad ping to be reverted back to the ground in an unusual position.
The Ultimate/Skydive Special UI and targeting will now update with colourblind settings
Teammates should no longer be able to float around while being tethered to Valkyrie’s Ult by breaking the explosive hold.
Fixed an issue where Valkyrie could be pushed into unintended areas by the Trident when using her ultimate ability.
Addressed some cases where Missile Swarm wouldn’t cause damage when hitting a floating enemy Valkyrie in her lower half.
Fixed some cases of the camera clipping through geo and environment while preparing to launch Valkyrie’s Ultimate.
Fix for cases where Missile Swarm fails to track the moving train.
The Kraber target should no longer appear on screen when ADS after using Valkyrie’s passive.
Fixed an issue where players could still activate Valkyrie’s Tactical and Ultimate while under structures without the vertical clearance requirement.
Fixed some cases where teammates could clip through walls and appear on the same side of Valkyrie while tethered to her Ultimate.
Fixed an exploitable spot on Canyonlands where Valkyrie could reach an inaccessible area using her passive.

Apex Legends Season 10 Emergence: Battle Pass

Like every season, players will also be getting a new battle pass with lots of new cosmetics and rewards to earn.

Read more: When does Apex Legends Season 10 start? Emergence update release time

From the latest gameplay trailer, we were able to see some of these in action, including a new Valkyrie skin, Horizon skin, and what we suspect will be the Tier 100 Legendary Volt skin.

New Arenas maps and ranked mode

Season 10 will also introduce a host of new Arenas maps, which were shown in the new trailer.

The new maps that will be arriving are:

Kings Canyon – Hillside
World’s Edge – Dome
Olympus – Oasis

Further, the new season will also bring Ranked Arenas, which players have been asking for since Arenas was released in Season 9.

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The Ranked format will be different from Ranked Leagues and more attuned to how Arenas works.

World’s Edge map changes

Apex Legends Season 10 Emergence will also see various changes coming to World’s Edge, implementing various new POIs, leaving some of the ones players are familiar with completely unrecognizable.

Just to name a few of the POIs that will be changing:

Refinery is now Climatizer
Sorting Factory has turned into Lava Siphon
Train Yard has been destroyed by a land slide

Thread: World's Edge map changes in Season 10:

Refinery has been wiped out and replaced with a "much bigger POI" called Climatizer. pic.twitter.com/11ZblysVRF
— Apex Legends News (@alphaINTEL) July 26, 2021

Quality of life updates

Added a new badge: Win Streak. Can you get 2, 3, 4, or 5 wins in a row?

Added a “Hold On” response to enemy pings.

Added distinct sound effects to the Gold Backpack’s revive. VFX were added in the Chaos Theory update. This gives additional feedback when players are close to but not in line-of-sight of revives.
Updated the Heirloom store to give players a better view of all the items related to that item.

Updated Open Pack Button to show how many packs of each type are available to open. Highlighting the button shows a complete breakdown.

That’s all for the Apex Legends Season 10 patch notes. As more information is released regarding Legend changes and weapon balancing for Emergence, we will update this piece, so be sure to check back here for new information about the Apex Legends Season 10 patch notes.

While waiting for the official patch notes to be released, why not check out our recent article on the leaked Monster Energy collab for Apex Legends.

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