Mar 23, 2026
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Breach Midseason Designer’s Notes

4/5 Significant

Gibraltar, Wraith, and Wattson receive major reworks and new upgrades, while the Hemlok Breach AR debuts as a silenced automatic weapon.

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Key Changes

  • 1New Hemlok Breach AR added as a silenced, fully automatic elite weapon with anti-utility secondary fire
  • 2Gibraltar rework: New momentum passive, faster ultimate execution, and electrified 'Thunder Dome' upgrade
  • 3Wraith rework: Integrated cooldown buffs into base kit and new 'Phase Dome' ultimate upgrade
  • 4RE-45 Burst permanently replaces the RE-45 Auto in the loot pool
  • 5Wattson buffed with faster fence deployment and new Hardlight Mesh reinforcement synergies
  • 630-30 Repeater base damage increased from 41 to 43
  • 7Prowler buffed with reduced burst delay and lower recoil
  • 8P2020 magazine size increased to 9 and Hammerpoint unlock cost reduced

All Changes

👤Legends(16)

  • buffGibraltar: Added a momentum passive that grants a speed boost after maintaining max unarmed sprint speed for a couple of seconds.
  • buffGibraltar: Momentum speed boost can now be activated while holding a shotgun if the 'Fast Shotties' upgrade is selected.
  • buffGibraltar: Reduced the execution time/delay when throwing the Defensive Bombardment ultimate.
  • buffGibraltar: Integrated larger ultimate radius and faster cooldowns directly into the base kit.
  • newGibraltar: New Upgrade: 'Thunder Dome' electrifies the Dome of Protection, damaging and slowing the first enemy who enters.
  • newGibraltar: New Upgrade: 'Healing Dome' grants double healing for small meds and increases dome duration.
  • newGibraltar: New Upgrade: 'Triple Bombardment' splits the ultimate into three smaller charges with fewer missiles.
  • buffWraith: Integrated two cooldown upgrades into the base kit, reducing default ability cooldowns.
  • buffWraith: Reduced the cast time for the Dimensional Rift ultimate, making her less vulnerable during wind-up.
  • newWraith: New Upgrade: 'Phase Dome' creates a protective void dome while channeling the ultimate, making anyone inside invulnerable.
  • newWraith: New Upgrade: 'Phase Jumper' extends tactical duration and enables double jumping while in the void.
  • buffWattson: Increased deployment speed for Perimeter Security fences.
  • buffWattson: Increased damage dealt to enemies hit by Perimeter Security fences.
  • newWattson: Placing a fence in front of a Hardlight Mesh now instantly rebuilds and reinforces it.
  • newWattson: Hardlight Meshes reinforced by fences will now auto-rebuild after a short cooldown if broken.
  • newWattson: Interception Pylon now releases a pulse that reinforces all Hardlight meshes and rebuilds broken ones in its radius.

🔫Weapons(8)

  • newHemlok Breach AR: New Elite Weapon: Fully automatic silenced AR with a secondary fire Breach Charge that deals extra damage to Hardlight and abilities.
  • changeRE-45 Burst: The RE-45 Burst has permanently replaced the RE-45 Auto in the loot pool and now uses energy ammo.
  • buff30-30 Repeater: Base damage increased from 41 to 43.
  • buffEVA-8: Increased reload speed.
  • buffP2020: Magazine size increased from 8 to 9.
  • buffP2020: Points required to unlock Hammerpoint Rounds reduced from 500 to 425.
  • buffProwler: Reduced the delay between bursts.
  • buffProwler: Reduced weapon recoil.

Summary

The Breach Midseason update focuses on revitalizing underpicked Legends and introducing anti-bunker tools. Gibraltar and Wraith receive significant base kit buffs and entirely new upgrade paths, while Wattson gains powerful synergies with Hardlight Meshes to reinforce defensive positions. On the weapon front, the Hemlok Breach AR arrives as a silenced elite weapon, and the RE-45 Burst officially replaces the Auto variant in the loot pool.