All weapon buffs & nerfs in Apex Legends Season 20: R-99, 30-30, EVA-8, more
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Apex Legends Season 20 is here and the new update includes buffs and nerfs for many popular weapons, including fan-favorite ARs and SMGs.
Some of the most notable weapons nerfed in Apex Legends Season 20 include 30-30, Hemlok, L-Star, Prowler, and R-99. While other weapons like EVA-8 and R-301 are getting some love.
SMGs across the board are also being tweaked to make them more balanced while a handful of weapon attachments are nerfed – either in the form of reduced spawn rates, multipliers, or being less compatible.
Here are all weapon buffs and nerfs in Apex Legends Season 20, Breakout.
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All weapon buffs and nerfs in Apex Legends Season 20
In Apex Season 20, the base damage output of the 30-30 has been reduced to 39 from 42 along with its magazine for different tiers. R-99 has an increased vertical and horizontal recoil while ADS, and Hemlok’s damage is reduced to 20 from 21 along with an increased hipfire spread.
EVA-8 from Care Package deals lower damage now (from 7 to 6) but its fire rate is increased from 2.4 to 3 and when paired with Hammer Points, it inflicts 20% more damage against flesh. R-301 is buffed with a reduced hipfire spread now, making it easier to control during close-range combat.
Digital Threats can no longer be equipped to SMGs and their spawn rates are reduced by 20%. Multipliers of Laser Sights across different spread ranges are also reduced.
Here are all the buffs and nerfs of weapons and attachments in Apex Legends Season 20:
Weapons and Attachments
30-30
- Base damage reduced to 39 (was 42)
- Ammo capacity
- Base capacity unchanged (6)
- White Magazine reduced to 7 (was 8)
- Blue Magazine reduced to 8 (was 10)
- Purple & Gold Magazine reduced to 10 (was 12)
- Skullpiercer headshot multiplier reduced to 2.0 (was 2.1)
- Dual Loader removed as an integrated Hop-Up, now only loads 1 shell per reload
- Marksman Stock reload speed bonus normalized to match other sniper weapons
- Reloading 3 shells in a row now increases reload speed by 20% for the remainder of the reload
EVA-8 (Care Package)
- Damage reduced to 6 (was 7)
- Fire rate increased to 3 (was 2.4)
- Recoil reduced to better match the much faster fire rate
- Hammer Points: 20% damage increase against flesh (+1 damage)
- Gold Shotgun Bolt: shells reloaded on slide increased to 2 (was 1)
- Note: this change only affects the Care Package EVA-8
Hemlok
- Damage reduced to 20 (was 21)
- Hipfire spread increased
- Spread delay increased to 0.28 (was 0.21)
L-Star
- Can no longer equip Barrel Attachments
Prowler (Floor)
- Reverted to non-Care Package version
- Damage decreased to 15 (was 16)
- Select Fire Hop-Up removed
- Burst delay increased to 0.28 (was 0.24)
- Spread delay increased to 0.28 (was 0.15)
R-99
- ADS vertical and horizontal recoil increased
R-301
- Hipfire spread reduced
SMG Ballistics
- Projectile gravity increased across all SMGs
- Projectile launch speed reduced across most SMGs (Prowler unchanged)
1x Digital Threat
- Can no longer be equipped to SMGs
- Spawn rates reduced by 20%
Laser Sights
- Spread multipliers reduced
- White Laser Sight adjusted to x0.9 (was x0.8)
- Blue Laser Sight adjusted to x0.8 (was x0.6)
- Purple Laser Sight adjusted to x0.7 (was x0.4)