Apex Legends Update 1.000.097 Patch Notes for PS5 & XSX

Apex Legends update 1.000.097 is available to download on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Apex 1.000.097 patch notes, the latest update brings a new Legend “Sparrow” with double-jump mobility, wall-scaling, tactical tracking darts, and a powerful area-control Ultimate. Today’s Apex version 1.000.097 also introduces new audio diagnostics for PC, and marks the return of Arenas with a 1v1 twist.

Apex 1.000.097 Patch Notes for PS5 – May 5, 2025

Top Highlights in Apex Legends: Sparrow Update

• New Legend: Sparrow (Recon Class) debuts with double jump mobility and tactical battlefield tracking.
• Improved anti-cheat detection systems and reduced bot activity.
• New audio diagnostics system for PC to track dropped sounds.
• Ranked matchmaking revamped with skill-based resets and longer waits for high tiers.
• Arenas returns with 3v3 and a new mid-season 1v1 Duels mode.
• Death By Design event brings unique cosmetics and milestone rewards.

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New Recon Legend: Sparrow

Backstory

• Enea “Sparrow” Guarino is an exiled heir from the Clessidra Rossa, a renowned archery clan.
• He joins the Apex Games seeking family recognition and personal freedom.

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Legend Class: Recon

• Role: High mobility recon with precise enemy tracking.
• Style: Agile, playful, and strategic in combat.

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Sparrow Abilities

Passive – Double Jump

• Press jump mid-air to leap again.
• While climbing, pressing jump launches him higher up walls.
• Carries more arrows and explosive arrows for the Bocek Bow.

Tactical – Tracker Dart

• Fires a dart revealing enemies within its sight line.
• Detects through walls and places distance markers for targets over 40m away.
• Can activate Survey Beacons remotely.

Ultimate – Stinger Bolt

• Fires a large arrow that anchors and charges.
• Pulses damage and slows enemies in a radius.
• Can be countered by hiding, fleeing, or destroying the anchor.

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Legend Upgrades

Level 2 Upgrades

• Extra Traps: +1 Tactical charge and +2 world-deployed traps.
• Hunt Target: Speed boost when running toward a tracked enemy.

Level 3 Upgrades

• Alternate Mode: Ultimate fires 3 smaller charges with reduced range and pulses.
• Life Siphon: Regain health and shields when enemies take damage from Ultimate.

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Launch Challenges

Sparrow Free Trial: May 6–20, 2025

• Play as Sparrow for free.
• Complete challenges for Legend/Weapon skills and rewards.

Challenge Rounds

• Round 1 (May 6–20): Unlock Sparrow permanently + rewards.
• Round 2 (May 20–June 3): Complete Legend and Damage challenges for additional rewards.

BALANCE UPDATES

Care Package Rotation

• Bocek Compound Bow and Havoc return to the floor
• Triple Take enters the Care Package

Gold Weapon Rotation

• Bocek Compound Bow, Hemlok, Longbow, Mastiff, Wingman

GAME UPDATES

Arsenals

• Added VO for pinging and interacting with Arsenals
• Before Loot Bin resets:
  • Light, heavy, and energy Arsenals now give two blocks of ammo with each pick-up
  • Ammo at all Arsenals now takes 20s to respawn (was 10s)
• After Loot Bin resets:
  • Enhancing your weapon will now give at least two attachments
  • Added a slight flare to the model to show the Arsenal has reset
  • Ammo at all Arsenals only takes 10s and grants a full stack of the ammo

LEGENDS

Assault Class

• Battle Surge
  • Removed scan on shield crack
  • Healthbar now lingers for 3s (was 4s)
  • Move speed boost now only applies while sprinting during the active window

Skirmisher Class

• Charged Knock: removed Tac charge gained on knock

Sparrow

Set your targets on this new Legend with our dedicated dev blog here.

• New Recon Legend
• Abilities
  • Passive: Double Jump
    • Press jump while in the air to jump again
    • Pressing jump while climbing will launch Sparrow up the wall
    • Carry additional arrows and explosive arrows for the Bocek
  • Tactical: Tracker Dart
    • Shoot a tracker from your gauntlet that will reveal enemies who walk within its line of sight
    • These darts can also be used to activate Survey Beacons from afar
  • Ultimate: Stinger Bolt
    • Shoot a large arrow that will anchor where it lands. After it charges up, it will shock anyone within its range, causing damage and slowing any opponent it hits.
• Upgrades: Level 2
  • Extra Traps: gain an additional Tactical charge and +2 traps in world
  • Hunt Target: Sparrow gains a speed boost when running towards a marked enemy
• Upgrades: Level 3
  • Alternate Mode: Ult now has 3 charges that fire fewer pulses in a smaller radius
  • Life Siphon: Sparrow’s health and shields are recovered if enemies are damaged by his Ult

Ash

• Predator’s Pursuit: removed Death Box minimap locations/pings
• Previous hotfix
  • Increased Ult max distance travel time to 2.5s (was 1.4s)
  • Increased Ult min distance travel time to 0.5s (was 0.3s)

Conduit (Previous Hotfix)

• Increased Tac health regen per tick to 4 (was 3)

Mirage (Previous Hotfix)

• Increased the number of decoys created during Ult to 6 (was 5)

Pathfinder

• Grappling Hook: cooldown now variable, ranging from 10-30s depending on distance traveled (was flat 30s)
• Zipline Gun
  • Integrated Zipline Zen upgrade into base
  • Damage mitigation increased to 50% (was 25%)
• Upgrades: Level 3
  • Feeling Zippy: gain a second Zipline Gun charge (replaces Zipline Zen)
  • Grapple God: gain a second Grappling Hook charge (replaces Grapple Cooldown+)

Seer (Previous Hotfix)

• Decreased the time for Tac to hit targets to 0.8s (was 1.4s)
• Decreased the time for Tac to finish to 0.9s (was 1.0s)

AMMO & ATTACHMENTS

GOLD SNIPER STOCKS

• New stock tier added: usable with all Sniper and Marksman weapons
  • No movement penalty while a weapon with a Gold Sniper Stock is drawn

SNIPER STOCKS

• Marksmans Only
  • Improved ADS in and out speed bonus for all levels
  • Improved raise and lower speed bonus for all levels

HOP-UPS

• Boosted Loader removed from floor loot
• Skull Piercer added to floor loot
  • Can be equipped by 30-30 Repeater, Longbow, Wingman
• Gun Shield Generator
  • No longer usable with Devotion and L-Star
  • Can now be used with Hemlok
• Accelerator
  • Removed from P2020, Volt, and Wingman
  • Added to Bocek Compound Bow, Devotion, Mastiff, and Sentinel
  • Previous Hotfix: Ult charge from knocks and assists reduced from to 20% (was 30%)

WEAPONS

AR

Havoc Rifle [Floor Loot]

• Damage decreased to 19 (was 21)
• Increase hipfire spread
• Recoil increased
• Selectfire removed

Hemlok Burst AR (Previous Hotfix)

• Increased headshot damage by 2
• Increased mag sizes
  • Base increased to 21 (was 18)
  • White increased to 23 (was 21)
  • Blue increased to 27 (was 24)

LMG

Devotion LMG

• New perk: equipping a purple tier barrel, stock, and mag will turbocharge the Devotion, reducing its spin-up time
• Improved the scaling with high tier barrels
  • Blue: improved stability and recoil control (equivalent to old Purple)
  • Purple: advanced stability and recoil control
• Improved the scaling with high tier stocks
  • Blue: improved handling and reload speeds (equivalent to old Purple)
  • Purple: advanced handling and reload speeds
• Increased purple mag capacity to 52 (was 48)

L-STAR EMG (Previous Hotfix)

• Increased vertical and horizontal movement in the recoil pattern
• Significantly reduced projectile size

MARKSMAN

Bocek Compound Bow [Floor Loot]

• Can also be found on Sniper Arsenals
• Added Sniper stocks as an accepted attachment
• Uses its own reserve of 40 arrows, similar to a Care Package weapon
  • Arrows shot into the world can be retrieved to replenish supply
  • Arrows shot into players can be retrieved from top of Death Box (4 max)
  • Arrows cannot be found in floor looting
• Max charge damage decreased to 55 (was 75)
• Decreased rate of fire
• Shattercaps removed
• Frag Grenades can be used to energize the Bocek with explosive arrows
  • Must fully draw in order to fire an explosive arrow
  • Explosive arrows will stick into the world or a player on hit
  • Explosive arrow on hit damage reduced to 40 (headshot: 64)
  • Explosive arrows will explode in a 5m radius, dealing 25 extra damage after a 2s delay

Dev Note: Explosions are cool.

Triple Take [Care Package]

• Damage per bullet increased to 23 (was 22)
• Increased rate of fire
• Choke speed significantly increased
• Gun Shield Generator added

PISTOL

P2020

• Previous Hotfix: Decreased damage to 24 (was 25)
• Magazine size reduced at all tiers:
  • Base: decreased to 8 (was 10)
  • White: decreased to 9 (was 11)
  • Blue: decreased to 10 (was 12)
  • Purple/Gold: decreased to 11 (was 14)

Wingman

• Slightly increased rate of fire
• Added laser sights as an accepted attachment

Dev Note: Lasers are cool.

SHOTGUN

EVA-8

• Greatly increased rate of fire at base and all bolt tiers
• Damage per pellet reduced to 6 (was 8)

SMG

All SMGs (Previous Hotfix)

• Increased headshot damage by 1

Volt SMG (Previous Hotfix)

• Improved hipfire values by normalizing it to the other SMGs

SNIPER

Charge Rifle

• Increased limb damage to 0.9 (was 0.7)

Longbow

• Increased limb damage to 0.8 (was 0.7)

Sentinel

• Increased limb damage to 0.9 (was 0.7)

MAPS

Pubs & Ranked

• Olympus
• Storm Point
• World’s Edge

Mixtape

• May 6-June 23, 2025
  • Control: Lava Siphon, Thunderdome, Labs, Production Yard
  • Gun Run: Estates, Monument, Thunderdome, Skull Town
  • TDM: Thunderdome, Skull Town, Estates, Fragment

MODES

LTM: Arenas (May 6-May 19, 2025)

• Arenas returns, play the classic mode on fan favorite maps Overflow, Drop-Off, and Encore
• New round tunings, first team to win 3 rounds wins the match
• Original tunings and mechanics but updated to include weapons and Legends that released since Arenas was last active
• No Legend perks or upgrades, buy your loadout and fight in intense 3v3 Deathmatch combat

LTM: Arenas (May 20-June 23, 2025)

• Arenas refresh with updated tunings and mechanics that allow players to focus on combat, firepower, and fresh strategies
• Overflow, Drop-Off, and Encore maps return with updated traversal options to get you moving
• Every player is given the meds they need for the round free of charge, Supply Bins have been removed from the maps
• Each weapon can only be purchased once, try new combinations and plan your loadouts accordingly
• Rounds 2 and 4 feature discounted weapons to help you experiment with powerful new loadouts
• All Legends have a 1 Round cooldown on their Ults, and store economy and Ring have been tuned
• Care Packages have been boosted with Armor, select Boost Kits, and a couple surprise weapons

Bot Royale

A difficulty selector will be available to all players shortly after the release of S25, allowing players to test their skills against various levels of Apex Bots. Access and adjust this setting during the match to update the Apex Bots difficulty level.

• “Auto” option attempts to adapt the Apex Bots to what is known about your skill and is the default setting at the start of every match
• The difficulty selector can only be updated by the squad leader
• The difficulty selector can be accessed via the “Customize Bot Royale” tab in the player’s inventory menu OR via the Customize Bot Royale button in the in-game menu

RANKED

Start of Season Placement

• The starting Ranked tier and division is now based on your hidden skill value from previous Ranked seasons
  • If no skill value exists for Ranked, the Unranked Trios skill value is used to set initial placement
• The rule that reset any player that skipped a season of Ranked back to Bronze IV has been removed and all initial placements are based on skill value

Ranked Ladders (coming later this split)

• When a Ranked Ladder is active, all players in Ranked will compete on a personal skill-based leaderboard for bonus rewards
• Your best 10 RP scores during the Ladder will be counted for your leaderboard position, which will determine your final placement and rewards when the Ladder ends. Your lowest score will always be replaced by a higher RP score, so additional matches are beneficial
• 10 Ranked matches must be completed to be placed on the leaderboard and to qualify for Ladder rewards
• All Ranked play continues as normal, allowing promotion and demotion as normal

Ranked Challenges (rolling out over this split)

• Reward requirement: all players must now play a minimum number of Ranked matches before they can earn end-of-season Ranked rewards based on their highest tier earned.
• Ladder Champion: players who reach champion a minimum number of times in the same split will gain access to the Ladder Champion Dive Trail for a limited time:
  • Granted at the start of the next split and can be used for the rest of that split
  • Removed at the end of the split unless the challenge has been completed again

BUG FIXES

• Blocked doors should no longer occasionally open towards the player.
• Certain POIs now correctly list the correct Arsenals.
• Control: Weapons should no longer occasionally swap after upgrading.
• Dropship countdown will no longer end before players get in.
• Fixed an issue with the 2x-4x sight on the G7 Scout Reactive skins.
• Gold Loot Bins once again spawn loot as they should.
• Sprinting out of mantle should no longer cause inconsistent sprint speeds depending on settings.
• Storm Point: Fixed some issues with the ring VFX sometimes disappearing.

LEGEND-SPECIFIC BUG FIXES

Alter

• Fixed rare issue where you could shoot while phased after using a Void Siphon.

• Portal should no longer be created for an enemy that died while being summoned by the Void Nexus.

Conduit

• Fixed crash with Passive when allies disconnected in certain states.

Lifeline

• D.O.C. should once again deploy without the broken targeting state (Previous Hotfix).

Loba

• Heat Shade skin is no longer too visible at a distance.

Mirage

• Cloak while healing should no longer occasionally end early when exiting a Lifeline Halo.

• Ultimate cloak should no longer end early when immediately reviving an ally.

Wattson

• Passive once again recharges extra shields given by Controller class perk.

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS

Firing Range

• Meow… (Easter egg or placeholder note?)

Legend Locker

• Added additional info panel to some screens.

• Added sorting ability to some screens: default, rarity, owned, and alphabetical.

Lifeline

• Reduced the intensity of D.O.C.’s teleport trail to reduce visual clutter.

Battle Pass & Challenges

• Previous Battle Pass Reactive items are now available in the Exotic store.

• “Progressed and Complete” challenges in Match Summary now show up to 15 challenges (was 5).

Gameplay Adjustments

• Reduced the size and frequency of the Accelerated Weapon screen effects to be less obstructive.

• Slightly reduced the amount of time you are locked out of ADS after charging a Sentinel.

• Vantage: Moved energizing Sniper’s Mark’s sniper with an Ult Accelerant to the “reload” action.

AUDIO FIXES

• Fixed rare cases where “Gameplay Volume when Spectating” would be applied during regular gameplay.

• Fixed a rare issue where players situated uphill would briefly have occlusion filtering applied.

• Reduced volume of Pathfinder’s grapple for the player (enemy audio not affected).

• Revenant’s wall climb footsteps are now clearer in the mix.

• Slight reduction of Thermite volume over time at distance.

• Slight reduction in volume for Horizon’s Black Hole relative to FOV.

GRAPHICS & PERFORMANCE FIXES

• Storm Point updated to use a modern GPU-driven terrain rendering system (improves CPU rendering time, fixes lighting artifacts, and increases texture fidelity).

• Xbox One & PlayStation 4 migrated to Rendering Hardware Interface (RHI), matching PC and current-gen consoles for better multithreaded rendering.

PC-Specific Fixes

• Improved framerate stability with texture streaming enabled.

• Fixed an issue that could cause freezes or black screens for some players.

• Fixed an issue causing incorrect GPU timings (leading to blurry resolutions when “Adaptive Resolution FPS Target” is enabled).

• Improved performance of loading asset data onto the GPU (reduces stutters and missing models).

Apex Legends Prodigy Update Download Time

50% of users can start downloading on May 5 (UTC), and 100% on May 6 (UTC). The patch becomes installable on May 6 (UTC) after the specified time in your region.

Previously, Apex Legends update 2.17 added new features and changes to the game. Recently, Apex version 1.000.081 and Apex version 1.000.082 was also released with minor tweaks. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing a number of issues with the game. Today’s Apex patch 1.000.097 will fix a few of these issues.

Download free Apex update 1.000.097 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.