Apex Legends Season 26 Ranked Guide (2025) Matchmaking Update (Season 26)
Ultimate Apex Legends Season 26 Ranked Guide (2025)
Matchmaking Update (Season 26)
Effective immediately, Masters and Predators will only match with Diamond 1 players and above. This change enhances competitive integrity at high tiers and starts within 50 minutes of announcement.
Ranked RP Update: Season 26 Breakdown
Challenger Bonus (Kill Point Boost)
- +15% KP vs 1 tier higher
- +25% KP vs 2 tiers
- +35% KP vs 3 tiers
- +50% KP vs 4+ tiers
Entry Cost Adjustments
- Bronze: 10 RP (previously 0)
- Gold: 38 RP (was 35)
- Platinum: 48 RP (was 45)
Kill Points Scaling with Placement
Kill Points now decrease in value unless you place in the Top 5. Kill smarter, not just more.
- 1st: 20 RP (was 26)
- 2nd: 18 RP
- 3rd: 16 RP
- 4th: 14 RP
- 5th: 12 RP
- 6th–8th: 10 RP
- 9th–10th: 8 RP
- 11th–15th: 6 RP
- 16th–20th: 4 RP
Placement Points Buff
- 2nd: 100 RP (was 95)
- 3rd: 75 RP (was 70)
- 6th: 40 RP (was 30)
Season 26 Ranked & Pubs Map Rotation
- E-District
- Broken Moon
- Storm Point
Peacekeeper Updates
- Returned to floor loot
- Mag size: 6 (was 5)
- Increased choke & rechamber time
- Wider blast pattern
- Removed headshot damage
New Caustic Rework
Caustic gets a massive rework in Season 26, becoming a strategic tank and zone controller.
Gas Mechanics
- Damage increased to 10–15
- Gas now slows & drains movement cooldowns
- Disruptable by abilities/ordnance for 5s
Passive: Field Research
- Earn points by poisoning enemies, looting unique Death Boxes, or scanning ring consoles
- Unlock all 4 upgrades simultaneously
Tactical Gas Traps
- Health: 225 HP
- Increased lifetime: 22s
- Radius, activation range, and delay increased
- Now affected by ring and bullet damage
Ultimate: Nox Gas Grenade
- Cooldown: 2 minutes
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Speed buffed to 1500
Bangalore Tactical & Ultimate Buffs
- Smoke breaks doors and can be disabled for 5s
- Ultimate cooldown lowered to 210s
- Passive speed increased
Gold Weapons in Season 26
- EVA-8
- Hemlok
- RE-45 Burst
- Sentinel
- Wingman
EVO Harvester Update
- Increased EVO: 425 (was 350)
- Spawn reduced: 8–9 (was 17–20)
- Placement improved for balance
New Ranked Drop Zone System
New skybox and drop zone indicators added for Storm Point.
Introducing Amps in Season 26
- Passive perks usable by any legend
- Only 1 can be equipped at a time
- Infinite Ammo: No ammo usage, locks 2 slots
- Over Armor: +25 shield capacity
- Power Booster: Faster ult/tac recharge
- Overflow Healer: Syringe/Cell heals full bar over time
- Bottomless Batteries: Infinite usage at 2 batteries
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