Apex Legends buffs & nerfs in Season 19: Catalyst, Bangalore, Wraith, more

With Season 19 of Apex Legends, Respawn is targeting Legends in what they call the “can’t see sh*t” meta with nerfs to Catalyst and Bangalore, and buffs to a few other Legends. Here are all the buffs and nerfs coming in the new season.

Season 19 of Apex Legends will return to regularly scheduled programming with a new Legend joining the games: Conduit.

But, while a new Legend is always exciting, changes to the existing Legends can be just as impactful on the game’s overall meta.

Specifically, Respawn said they want to deal with the “can’t see sh*t” meta that has developed in Apex – which makes a change from the scan meta at least. With that in mind, Catalyst and Bangalore are the focus of these updates.

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Legend nerfs in Season 19 of Apex

Catalyst

Starting with Catalyst, who has become one of the go-to picks in ALGS and Ranked, Respawn have nerfed both her Tactical and Ult.

• Piercing Spikes
  • Core no longer blocks projectiles, allowing bullets to pass through
  • Max in-world count reduced to 2 (was 3)
  • Throw range decreased by about 50%
• Dark Veil
  • Cooldown now starts after the wall comes down
  • Reduced lifetime to 25s (was 30s)

Bangalore

Next up is Bangalore, who is getting small but not insignificant nerfs to all three of her abilities.

• Double Time: reduced duration to 2s (was 3s)
• Smoke Launcher: smoke lifetime reduced to 18s (was 23s)
• Rolling Thunder: stun duration reduced to 6s (was 8s)

Revenant

• Ultimate: Time extension window reduced from 30 seconds to 3 seconds

Legend buffs in Season 19 of Apex

Moving on to some buffs, these include Wraith, Vantage, and Pathfinder.

Wraith

• Passive: reduced look time required to trigger (feels more reliable/consistent)

Pathfinder

• Insider Knowledge: can now scan Care Packages after allies have already scanned them

Vantage

• Max bullets in Ultimate increased to 6 from 5

Newcastle

• Castle wall: Increase to max leap height, faster recovery time on landing

These are all the Legend changes that Respawn has confirmed for Season 19. You can check out the full patch notes here.