Apex Legends Season 29, titled “Overclocked,” is now live and brings a new wave of gameplay changes. You can jump in as Axle, the latest Legend, and explore updates that adjust how several familiar characters perform in matches.
You will also see notable balance changes for Vantage, Conduit, Alter, Ash, and others, along with the addition of the Twin Razors Mythic. These updates shape how you build your squad and approach each fight throughout the season.
Apex Legends Season 29 launch timing
You can play Season 29: Overclocked starting May 5, 2026.
Apex Legends Overclocked Patch Notes
Season 29, titled Overclocked, adds a new Skirmisher built around speed, slide control, and forced displacement. You gain access to Axle, a mobility-focused Legend designed to pressure enemies and extend engagements through aggressive movement tools.
Her kit centers on momentum. You control space by accelerating into fights, disrupting enemy positioning, and sustaining pressure while sliding.
Axle Ability Breakdown
Below is a structured look at how each part of Axle’s kit functions and how you can apply it during matches.
| Ability Type | Name | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | Drift | You move faster while sliding and gain improved side-to-side control. You maintain stronger directional input mid-slide, letting you strafe wider and adjust angles more precisely than other Legends. |
| Tactical | Nitro Gate | You place a gate that launches anyone who passes through it into a high-speed slide. The boost increases velocity and lateral control for up to five seconds, provided movement momentum continues. Ending the slide cancels the effect unless you maintain speed through movement tech. Both allies and enemies can use the gate, but only you retain enhanced slide control. |
| Ultimate | Kickstart | You deploy a forward-traveling drone that scans ahead for enemies. When it detects a target, it redirects and closes distance before detonating. If the drone reaches its target, it knocks affected players upward, deals explosive damage, briefly stuns them, and reveals them while airborne. |
You can modify Axle’s kit through upgrades during a match.
Level 2 Upgrades
- Super Slider: Grants a second Tactical charge.
- Automata: Grants a second Ultimate charge.
Level 3 Upgrades
- Jump Gate: Enhances Nitro Gate with a one-time double jump while the boost is active.
- Sliding Shooter: Shots fired while sliding pull from your inventory before your active magazine. This extends sustained fire, up to half of your weapon’s maximum magazine capacity, before reloading becomes necessary.
You control engagements by chaining speed boosts, maintaining slide pressure, and displacing enemies with aerial knockback. Axle rewards precise movement and deliberate timing, especially when you combine Nitro Gate routes with a well-placed Kickstart drone.
Apex Legends Season 29 patch notes
Season 29, Overclocked, adjusts multiple Legends to increase tempo and reduce downtime in fights. You see targeted buffs for Vantage and Conduit, direct nerfs to Alter, and quality-of-life improvements for Ash. These changes aim to shift how you approach positioning, recovery, and engagement timing.
Vantage Updates
Vantage gains improvements across her entire kit, making her stronger in early scouting and late-game pressure.
| Ability | Changes |
|---|---|
| Passive – Spotter’s Lens | Tracking a squad now grants 70% of one ultimate round. This effect has a 10-second cooldown per team. |
| Tactical – Echo Relocation | You avoid hard landing penalties after using the ability. Travel speed increases from 20m/s to 21m/s. Double jump distance rises from 4m to 7m, and final deceleration drops by about 25%. Cooldown decreases from 20s to 17s. |
| Ultimate – Sniper’s Mark | You can toggle a Canted Sight (2x optic). In canted mode, rechamber time drops from 1.2s to 1.1s, and ADS speed improves from 0.5s to 0.4s. Bullet scaling reduces in canted mode. Normal sight ADS decreases from 0.6s to 0.5s, handling improves in both modes, holster/lower time falls to 0.4s, and deploy/raise time drops to 1.3s. Base magnification increases from 3x to 4x. |
| Upgrades | Tactical Cooldown upgrade is replaced with Herd Tracker, allowing you to track an entire squad after pinging one enemy. |
These updates improve your mobility, shorten weapon handling times, and make your ultimate more flexible during mid-range fights.
Conduit Adjustments
Conduit receives changes that increase her playmaking potential while refining her shield sustain.
- Passive: When Savior’s Speed activates and you sprint toward a Skirmisher, you gain an additional 5% movement speed.
- Tactical: Split Charge now comes standard with two charges. Regeneration duration reduces from 9s to 6s, and healing rate drops from 20 per second to 15 per second. Cooldown adjusts to 27s, and it now begins immediately after casting.
- Upgrades: Level 3 removes previous options and introduces:
- Instant Barrier – Grants a portion of temporary shields instantly but shortens regeneration by 2 seconds.
- Enduring Barrier – Shield regeneration continues even after taking damage.
You trade some raw sustain for faster access and more flexible shield timing.
Alter Nerfs
Alter loses some escape reliability and team mobility strength.
| Ability | Changes |
|---|---|
| Tactical | Cooldown increases from 20s to 25s. |
| Ultimate | Maximum range decreases from 300m to 250m. Recall time increases to 3s, ally recall rises to 4s, and Chase Portal open time drops from 6s to 4s. |
| Upgrade – Void Breacher | Movement speed bonus reduces from 30% to 15%. |
You must commit more carefully when using her reposition tools.
Ash Improvements
Ash gains small but meaningful passive enhancements.
- Cooldown reduces from 12s to 10s.
- Projectile speed increases from 425 to 450.
These tweaks let you apply pressure more frequently and track targets with greater consistency.
Apex Legends Twin Razors Mythic Melee
You can unlock the Twin Razors, the latest universal Mythic melee cosmetic introduced in Season 29. EA designed this item with spinning laser-edged blades that activate during inspect and combat animations, giving your legend a distinct close-range visual effect. Because it is a universal Mythic, any legend on your roster can equip it.
You obtain Twin Razors through Overclocked seasonal packs, where it appears as a potential drop throughout the event period.
Season 29 also rolled out several gameplay updates alongside this cosmetic release:
- Deathbox Respawns as a new recovery mechanic
- Light ammo stack reduced from 72 to 60
- C.A.R. SMG returned to floor loot
- L-STAR moved to Care Packages with the Redline hop-up, which increases damage near overheat
- Map rotations updated for Storm Point, Olympus, and Broken Moon
You can review the full patch details on EA’s official site.
