Apex Legends Season 13: Saviors update adds Newcastle, adjust heroes, and squashes bugs — full patch notes

Apex Legends’ thirteenth season is called Saviors, and it’s dropping on Tuesday, May 10. New hero Newcastle is the highlight (even if some players fear his abilities may make Lifeline irrelevant), but he’s far from the only addition.

As the game’s patch notes point out, maps and Ranked Mode are also getting special attention this season. Storm Point is changing in a few different ways, with the new Downed Beast point of interest and scattered IMC Armories. Enter them, and you’ll have to face IMC Marines before you can get the loot inside. Ranked Mode changes are all about placement, with no kill cap on points and the possibility of slipping into lower and lower ranks — farther than you could previously — if you perform poorly.

While many players will just want to try all of Newcastle’s abilities, there are also many changes to pre-existing heroes. The usual weapon balance changes and bug fixes are part of the seasonal update too. Check out the full patch notes below.

Apex Legends Season 13: Saviors Patch Notes Balance Updates

Fortified Legends

Fortified no longer reduces headshot damage

Crafting Rotation

Flatline & Longbow coming out and are now floor lootRampage & R-301 going into crafter

Gold Weapons

EVA-8, Bow, Flatline, P2020, Spitfire

Helmets Buff

Blue helmet headshot damage reduction increased from 40% to 50%Purple helmet headshot damage reduction increased from 50% to 65%

Kraber

Headshot multiplier down from 3.0 to 2.0Damage reduced from 145 to 140

Rampage

Increased reload time from  2.6 to 3.1Slightly increased handling times

LSTAR

Reduced headshot damage multiplier from 1.75 to 1.5Reduced headshot distance from 64m to 57mOverheat cool-off time increased from 2.5 to 3.6Slightly increased handling times

Devotion

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