EA and Respawn Entertainment are rolling out Apex Legends Season 29 "Overclocked" Split 2, the season's midseason balance patch, across all platforms on June 23, 2026. The patch notes were published a day early on June 22, and the headline changes are Legend rebalancing, a new shotgun hop-up, and weekly map rotations for the Wildcard mode.
Overview
| Item | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Game | Apex Legends | |
| Developer | Respawn Entertainment | |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | |
| Patch | Overclocked Split 2 (Season 29) | |
| Live date | June 23, 2026 | |
| Platforms | PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X\ | S, Xbox One, Switch |
| Price | Free-to-Play | |
| Steam App ID | 1172470 |
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Key Changes
| Legend | Direction | Core change |
|---|---|---|
| Ballistic | Buff | Respawns with Sling weapon in all modes; overheat debuff now applies to only one weapon |
| Pathfinder | Buff | Tactical charges 1→2, flat 20s cooldown, Ultimate cooldown 3min→2min |
| Seer | Buff | Faster Tactical hit delay; Ultimate now adds a 2s automatic enemy scan on deployment |
| Axle | Nerf | Nitro Gate max in-world count 3→2, HP 150→100, Kickstart launch arc changed |
| Mad Maggie | Nerf | Tactical cooldown 22s→28s, Ultimate speed boost replaced with a sprint-only boost |
| Valkyrie | Nerf | Removed faster skydive landing passive |
| Conduit | Nerf | Across-the-board reduction to Tactical regen and cooldown (see table below) |
Conduit Nerf — Before/After Comparison
Conduit has sat at the top of the pick rate since the start of Season 29, appearing in 8 of the top 10 most popular team compositions. This patch directly targets her Tactical, Radiant Transfer.
| Stat | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Regen rate | 15/second | 10/second |
| Regen duration | 6 seconds | 8 seconds |
| Ally total regen | 90 | 80 |
| Self total regen | 60 | 56 |
| Tactical cooldown | 27 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Instant Barrier (Lvl 3) duration | 4 seconds | 6 seconds |
| Enduring Barrier (Lvl 3) | Regens through ring damage | No longer regens through ring damage |
""All of these indicators point to an unhealthy balance state and, as a result, we want to take steps to slow things down a bit." — EA official patch notes
Weapon & Hop-Up Changes
| Weapon/Hop-Up | Change |
|---|---|
| Hemlok Breach AR | White mag 21→20, Blue 24→22, Purple/Gold 27→25 |
| EVA-8 | Small handling speed increase |
| Mozambique | Small handling speed increase |
| Nemesis | New "Turbocharger" hop-up: fully heated after two bursts (600 points) |
| Executioner [NEW] | Peacekeeper/Mastiff; knock grants 50 shield regen over 10s (375 points) |
| Dual Shell | Removed from Mastiff |
| Disruptor Rounds | Removed from Peacekeeper |
| Graffiti Mod | Removed from Longbow DMR, Wingman, Mozambique; added to Flatline and Volt |
Map Rotations & Wildcard
| Mode | Rotation |
|---|---|
| Pubs | Storm Point, World's Edge, Kings Canyon |
| Ranked | Storm Point, World's Edge, E-District |
| Wildcard (6/23–6/30) | Broken Moon |
| Wildcard (6/30–7/7) | Olympus |
| Wildcard (7/7–7/14) | Kings Canyon |
| Mixtape (6/23–8/4) | TDM: Skull Town/Thunderdome/Fragment/Zeus Station and more |
Respawn also removed the "Champion Squad" screen from the Ranked match-start flow, citing player frustration over misleading information about opposing teams before a match even begins.
Content Affected
- ▶Ranked: Ranked Ladder 7 begins July 2; removing the Champion Squad screen shortens the match-start flow.
- ▶Mixtape: New TDM, Control, and Gun Run map rotations run through August 4.
- ▶Anti-cheat: New detection for a reverse speed hack that let cheaters freeze mid-air.
- ▶Meta impact: Expect the Conduit/Mad Maggie hyper-aggressive push compositions to cool off, with previously underused picks like Ballistic and Pathfinder seeing more play.
Community Reaction
Following the preview hotfix to Conduit and Axle in late May, gaming outlet GameRiv reported that "community reaction has been mixed. Some players think Conduit needed to be toned down, while others feel Axle's most annoying tools were barely touched." With this full patch pushing Conduit's Tactical cooldown out to 30 seconds, Conduit mains are expected to voice further frustration. Esports.gg summarized the update as "Ballistic and Pathfinder buffs, Axle and Conduit nerfs," calling it a major turning point for the back half of Season 29's meta.
GamePeak Verdict
Overclocked Split 2 is squarely aimed at cooling down the Conduit-Axle hyper-mobility meta that defined the start of Season 29, while giving long-neglected picks like Ballistic and Pathfinder real reasons to see play again. With a new shotgun hop-up in Executioner and a buffed Nemesis via Turbocharger, weapon meta shifts are likely too — worth jumping in for a few matches right after the patch lands on June 23.