All Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 23

Respawn Entertainment has announced several major Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 23 which will be released on November 5, 2024. The upcoming season will witness changes to Legends like Conduit, Crypto, Gibraltar, Horizon, and more. Additionally, Lifeline has been completely reworked and has a brand-new kit that allows her to be more aggressive with her playstyle.

This article will explain all the upcoming Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 23 according to the latest patch notes.

All Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 23 explained

Apex Legends Season 23: From The Rift (Image via Respawn Entertainment)

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Apex Legends Season 23 will now allow all Legends to craft Banner Cards. This is certainly a creative and exciting change for the players to explore. Furthermore, Lifeline has been reworked for a new kit and her ultimate has been swapped out for a different ability. Support Legends also experienced a major change, as they received new Class Perks.

Support Legends: New Class perks

Heal Expert

Move at full speed while healing, small med healing is doubled

Revive Expert

Revive speed increased and revives grant health regen
Mobile Respawn Beacons will spawn when crafting banners and inside ally Death Boxes

Dev Note: Support Legends are the restorative anchors of the team. They are the legends who should help their allies reset and recover quickly. This class change aims to infuse a more classical approach to the support role, allowing these legends to inherently excel in healing and recovery.

Lifeline

Passive - Combat Glide: Hold Jump mid-air to use to D.O.C. to briefly glide, and deploy D.O.C. to revive teammates, leaving Lifeline free to defend.
Tactical - D.O.C. Heal Drone: D.O.C. heals nearby allies. D.O.C. can be assigned to follow allies once deployed.
D.O.C. Halo: throw D.O.C. to activate Halo Shield System. All players inside use Health & Shield consumables faster.

Lifeline also has an exciting new look completing her revival in the game. She is the second Legend to receive a complete rework, with the first being Revenant.

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Conduit

Savior’s Speed

Now works on ally Death Boxes and crafters when a banner can be retrieved
Now works on Respawn Beacons and Mobile Respawn Beacons when carrying an ally banner
Now works without min range limit on downed allies, allowing Conduit to race all the way to her fallen teammate

Upgrades - Battpack

In addition to the extra battery per stack, this upgrade now also shows battery counts in Death Boxes

Dev Note: Conduit’s passive is great for helping to keep up with her team. Looking at her role as a Support Legend, we wanted to extend this passive to impact her recovery play potential as well. Additionally, we’ve combined Battery Collection and Battpack into a single upgrade to make it a stronger option for Conduit and other Legends (Mirage, Lifeline & Horizon).

Crypto

Surveillance Drone

Now takes ring damage (10% per ring tick) in Apex Legends Season 23

Upgrades - Off the Grid

Players within 20m of Crypto will now be able to spot a faint cloaking “flicker” effect every 1.5s to help identify hidden Cryptos nearby
Cloaked audio range and volume have been increased

Dev Note: Off the Grid has been a strong pick and has offered up some wild and creative new play patterns that feel on theme for Crypto, but it has also come with frustrations that have felt like unfair advantages or exploitable drone behaviors. These targeted changes aim to make it more possible to find a Crypto you know is in your immediate vicinity, and discourage ring-parking patterns without taking away the core of what the upgrade has brought to the Crypto fantasy. You’ll still have to work to spot the glitch in the matrix, but you’ll spend much less time scouring for invisible collisions with him.

Gibraltar

Dome of Protection

Cooldown reduced to 17s (was 30s)
No longer destroyed by Crypto’s EMP or Maggie’s Wrecking Ball

Upgrades: Level 2

Fresh Start: removed
Shots Shots Shots: removed
NEW Big Bruddah: increase Ult Radius by 20%
NEW Fast Shotties: move faster with shotguns and auto-reload shotguns on knocks

Upgrades - Baby Bubble

Now reduces cooldown to 12s (was 25s)

Shockwave: Level 2		From the Rift: Level 2
Fresh Start	Revives allies to 50HP.	Big Bruddah	Increase Ult Radius by 20%.
Shots Shots Shots	Auto-Reload Shotguns on knocks.	Fast Shotties	Move faster with Shotguns and Auto-Reload on knocks.

Dev Note: Much of Gibraltar’s strength can come from the versatility of his dome. In From the Rift, we’re removing the hard counters and allowing Gibraltar to play off his dome more frequently and utilize the new class perks more. With the new Revive Expert perk coming online, we’ve shifted his early game upgrades to offensive choices to play off the new dome frequency or lean into the power of his Ult.

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Horizon

Upgrades

Battery Collection: removed
NEW Battpack: in addition to the extra battery per stack, this upgrade now also shows battery counts in Death Boxes

Shockwave: Level 2		From the Rift: Level 2
Battery Collection	Shield Battery count shown above Death Boxes.	Battpack	+1 Battery per stack. See Battery Count in Death Boxes.

Mirage

Life of the Party

Health bars no longer show during Ultimate to give away the real Mirage

Upgrades: Level 2

Miracle Worker: removed
NEW Battpack: in addition to the extra battery per stack, this upgrade now also shows battery counts in Death Boxes

Shockwave: Level 2		From the Rift: Level 2
Miracle Worker	Revive allies with 75HP regen.	Battpack	+1 Battery per stack. See Battery Count in Death Boxes.

Dev Note: The new Support Class Revive Expert perk made Miracle Worker obsolete, so we’ve replaced it with another minor support-focused choice…for now.

Newcastle

Mobile Shield

No longer takes damage
Can now be repositioned even when Newcastle is downed

Retrieve the Wounded

Revive Shield HP/Tier increased by +50%
White 300 (was 200), Blue 450 (was 300), Purple/Gold 750 (was 500)

Upgrades: Level 2

Thick Shield removed
NEW Hero's Hustle greatly increases move speed when reviving

Upgrades: Level 3

Stronghold: Castle Wall HP improvement increased to 500 (was 250)
NEW Ultimate Savior: Castle Wall grants shield regen to allies in impact radius
Regen effect lasts for 15s and damage will pause regen for 2s
Won't begin regeneration until revived if downed

Shockwave: Level 2		From the Rift: Level 2
Thick Shield	Mobile Shield HP Increased by 250.	Hero’s Hustle	Increased move speed while reviving.
Shockwave: Level 3		From the Rift: Level 3
Miracle Worker	Revive allies with 75HP regen.	Ultimate Savior	Allies in impact range gain shield regen for 15s.
Stronghold	Castle Wall HP increased by 250. Extends energized duration to 3min.	Stronghold	Castle Wall HP increased by 250. Extends energized duration to 3min.

Dev Note: With the new Revive Expert perk and the Mobile Shield simplifying to an invulnerable version, two of Newcastle’s upgrades needed to be replaced. We’ve aimed to tap into the support angle of his kit with both, giving speed to make bigger revive plays and shield healing to encourage Newcastle to leap to his ally’s aid. Additionally, Newcastle’s shields are getting beefed up this season to allow more players to feel safe behind his sources of protection regardless of skill level.

Revenant

Forged Shadows

Shield will now regen up to 50HP instead of instantly refreshing after a 3s delay

Revenant received only one change which can be considered minor as compared to the other Legends.

Also read: Apex Legends Season 23 release countdown

Wattson

Upgrades: Level 2

Fresh Start: removed
NEW Revive Expert: gives access to Support Class Revive Expert Perk

Shockwave: Level 2		From the Rift: Level 2
Fresh Start	Revives allies to 50HP.	Revive Expert	Revive allies faster and with HP regen.

Dev Note: The new Support Class Revive Expert perk made Wattson’s “multi-class” revive perk option feel less relevant. So we’re trying out a rather potent upgrade this season and letting Wattson tap into the power of the improved revives of the Support Class. We’re keen to see how this kind of cross-class upgrade selection influences her overall power, pick rate and the identity of the new class ability in general.

These are all the Legend changes in Apex Legends Season 23. Players can expect the meta to change drastically thanks to all the buffs and nerfs and the introduction of the new Lifeline. The latest season starts on November 5, 2024.

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Edited by Sijo Samuel Paul