Apex Legends’ season 18 is putting a beast behind the Replicators and spicing up the weapon rotation. The Nemesis will move to the crafting rotation, while the Prowler will return to the care package alongside its famed Selectfire hop-up. The beloved R-99 will also return to floor loot, Respawn Entertainment confirmed ahead of the new season.
To make room for the changes, Respawn is pulling the Hemlok out of the care package and returning it to floor loot, with some buffs over its regular, non-care-package state. Players should expect a Hemlok with improved damage and recoil compared to its base version. It may even have enough firepower to “run with the big dogs”—the triad of Nemesis, Flatline, and R-301, according to lead weapons designer Eric Canavese.