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Although Respawn pushed a rework for Bloodhound to increase their presence in middle-to-high tier lobbies, tracked ranked data from Master and Predator lobbies shows Bloodhound still sitting at a **0.5% pick rate**—dead last among all 28 legends. While early community tier lists placed them in S-tier based on paper changes, actual competitive play indicates they remain a niche, low-tier pick.
The RE-45 has transitioned into an energy pistol featuring a burst-fire mechanic. It now requires a **full second to charge up** before it can fire its first shot. Because this delay leaves you highly vulnerable in immediate hot-drop scenarios, try to avoid relying on the RE-45 for early-game weapon scrambles unless you have no other option.
The Season 30 Marked patch has implemented a flat damage nerf across several popular close-range automatic weapons: * **R-99:** Damage reduced from 13 to 12 * **Alternator:** Damage reduced from 19 to 18 * **RE-45:** Damage reduced from 17 to 16 These adjustments lower close-quarters DPS, significantly increasing the survivability and utility of Gibraltar's Bubble during close-range reset situations.
In the Season 30 Marked patch, a bug was resolved that previously prevented Vantage's Ultimate from correctly multiplying damage on successive shots. Following this fix, she has achieved a **49.2% Predator win rate** (over 1,397 games). Use her Sniper's Mark to consistently pressure opponents, as consecutive hits now output the full intended multiplier damage.
Despite maintaining his position as the most-picked legend in Master/Predator lobbies (~24.3% to 25.4%), Axle received major adjustments in the Season 30 Marked patch: * **Slide Boost:** His slide boost duration has been reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. * **Ultimate:** His Ultimate now damages him and actively displaces his own squad members upon deployment. Ensure you communicate with your team before deploying your Ultimate to avoid accidentally throwing off your squad's positioning.
Season 30 "Marked" introduced aggressive loot scarcity changes: gold attachments have been removed from floor loot, purple tier spawn rates are cut, and MRVNs have been halved from 24 to 12. As a direct consequence, Loba's Master/Predator pick rate surged from **1.9% to 17.7%** (a 1192.8% increase), boasting a dominant **49.0% Predator win rate**. Running Loba is highly recommended to consistently pull scarce purple attachments and gear for your squad.
While community tier lists hyped Bloodhound's Season 30 rework, actual play data shows they are sitting at a **0.5% pick rate** (dead last of all 28 legends) in Gold, Master, and Predator lobbies. The meta currently skews heavily toward highly mobile Skirmishers and Support kits (like Axle, Pathfinder, Loba, and Seer), leaving Bloodhound practically non-viable for climbing high-Elo ranked games.
Season 30 Marked introduced flat damage nerfs to dominant close-range weapons: * **R-99**: Damage reduced from 13 to 12. * **Alternator**: Damage reduced from 19 to 18. * **RE-45**: Damage reduced from 17 to 16. These damage reductions mean close-range engagements take slightly longer, which has increased the meta-viability of defensive reset supports like **Gibraltar** (holding a 2.0% Master/Pred pick rate), as his Dome Shield holds immense value during drawn-out close-quarters fights.
Axle still dominates Master/Predator lobbies with a 24.3% pick rate, but you must adjust to his recent balance changes: * **Slide Boost**: Cut down from **5 seconds to 3 seconds**. * **Ultimate Warning**: His Ultimate now **damages and displaces his own squad members** in addition to enemies. You must communicate and coordinate placement to avoid self-sabotaging your team's positioning during a push.
Vantage's utility and ultimate reliability have been significantly buffed: * **Ultimate Charge via Pings**: Her Spotter's Lens can track multiple enemies. Whenever you ping tracked targets, you directly generate ultimate charge. * **Ultimate Accelerant Boost**: Ultimate Accelerants now activate faster for Vantage and provide **two additional sniper bullets** per charge, expanding her maximum pool of 6 ultimate shots.
Vantage has received massive indirect benefits in Season 30 because arsenals are unavailable at the start of a match and high-magnification scopes are harder to scavenge. * **Off-Drop Strategy**: You effectively land with your own long-range weapon. You can have two Sniper's Mark shots ready almost immediately after dropping—load the first bullet, then ping an enemy to quickly build the second. This makes you exceptionally lethal against opponents still wearing White or Blue armor. * **Loadout Flexibility**: Because your ultimate covers all long-range needs, run **two close-range weapons** to compensate for your larger hitbox and lack of close-quarters abilities.
In Season 30 Marked, Respawn introduced massive loot scarcity: gold attachments have been removed, purple spawn rates are cut, and MRVNs have been halved from 24 to 12. Because finding quality attachments and sights is now highly difficult, **Loba** has risen from A-tier to S-tier, holding a **49.0% Predator win rate**. Utilizing Loba's Black Market is now one of the most reliable ways to secure early to mid-game loadouts and bypass the loot deficit.
Entering a third party on flat ground averages negative RP across a split. If you cannot take a height or cover advantage before the fight resolves, rotate and take the placement points instead.
Rotate along the ring edge rather than through the middle. You arrive later but you arrive above the teams that took the direct line.
