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The Season 28 mid-season patch brought significant changes to several Legends and weapon balances. Notably, Gibraltar and Wraith's abilities were buffed, and the Hemlok Rifle was changed to a full-auto firing mode, impacting the overall gameplay. Structure-building Legends saw their tiers drop due to the Hemlok's influence, causing a major shift in the meta. 📈 Gibraltar and Wraith: Key Legends' abilities were significantly buffed, increasing their utility. 💥 Hemlok Rifle: Changed from burst to full-auto, becoming a powerful weapon that alters the battlefield. 📉 Structure Legends: Became vulnerable to the Hemlok's explosive rounds, leading to a tier drop for Legends like Catalyst, Rampart, and Horizon.

Gibraltar gained significant attention by rising to A-tier in this patch. Dome-related upgrades made aggressive use and securing positions much easier, and the ultimate ability's fragmentation upgrade allowed for more active use than 'Rampart'. Especially, a new passive that grants a speed boost when maintaining maximum sprint speed while unarmed greatly improved his mobility, making him a strong pick even in solo ranked play. 🛡️ Increased Dome Utility: Became advantageous for both aggressive positioning and defense. 🚀 Enhanced Mobility: New passive overcomes the slow movement speed drawback, improving survivability. 🎯 Ultimate Flexibility: Fragmented ultimate expands tactical usage.

Wraith's Dimensional Rift (Q ability) now allows players within her line of sight to enter a phased state upon activation. In this phased state, players can perform a double jump in the air, and their time spent airborne is increased. Initially thought to only benefit teammates, the double jump feature also applies to Wraith herself, significantly improving her survivability and mobility, allowing her to traverse the battlefield more flexibly. 💨 Dimensional Rift Expansion: Not only teammates but Wraith herself can enter the phased state for tactical movement. 🤸 Added Double Jump: Gains additional aerial mobility, enhancing survival and evasion capabilities. ⏱️ Increased Airtime: Becomes advantageous for moving to high ground or dodging enemy attacks.

The Hemlok Rifle, changed from its previous burst-fire mode to a full-auto firing mode, now boasts overwhelming performance. This change propelled the Hemlok to an S-tier weapon, and its explosive rounds, in particular, can easily destroy structures, critically impacting the tier drop of structure-building Legends like Catalyst, Rampart, and Horizon. The Hemlok has now established itself as a highly effective primary weapon on the battlefield. 🔥 Full-Auto Fire: Changed from burst to full-auto, significantly increasing ease of use and firepower. 💣 Structure Destruction: Explosive rounds can effectively counter structure-building Legends. 👑 S-Tier Ascension: Due to its powerful performance, it is rated as a top-tier weapon and has become central to the meta.

Here is the long-range primary weapon tier list after the Season 28 mid-season patch. S-tier includes Kraber, G7 Scout, Nemesis, and Hemlok. These are supply drop weapons, mythic grade, or possess excellent weapon specs, boasting powerful performance capable of turning unfavorable situations into advantages or influencing character tier changes. A-tier includes R-301, Longbow, Sentinel, and Wingman, which show consistently good performance. 🌟 S-Tier: Kraber, G7 Scout, Nemesis, Hemlok are the top-tier weapons dominating the battlefield. 🏹 A-Tier: R-301, Longbow, Sentinel, Wingman are stable and can achieve high efficiency depending on skill. 🚫 F-Tier: Shotguns are not suitable as long-range primary weapons, so choose another weapon.

The S-tier close-range secondary weapons include the Alternator, R-99, Arisaka, Mozambique Akimbo, Prowler, and CAR. Specifically, the Alternator has excellent stability and a high ceiling when using Double Tap. The Arisaka was buffed in the mid-season patch, improving both burst/auto modes, and with the Hemlok's rise, heavy ammo supply is easier, boasting R-99 level DPS. It's best to choose what suits you from these five S-tier powerhouses. 🔫 Alternator: The close-range king with excellent stability and high potential through Double Tap. ⚡ Arisaka: Boasts R-99 level DPS after the buff, and ammo supply is easier thanks to the Hemlok. 💥 Mozambique Akimbo: A care package weapon, but its SMG nature means limited ammo is a drawback, and the Alternator has a higher ceiling.

For Season 28, it is recommended to freely choose your primary long-range weapon from S or A tier, and your secondary close-range weapon from S tier. Especially if you prefer matching ammo types, combinations like Nemesis + Arisaka, R-301 + Alternator, and Hemlok + Prowler are good. Assault Legends can carry more ammo in their backpacks, so they are not restricted by ammo type and can use desired combinations like Nemesis + R-99. 🎯 Primary Weapon Selection: Prioritize S/A tier long-range weapons such as Nemesis, Hemlok, R-301. ⚔️ Secondary Weapon Selection: Prepare for close combat with S-tier close-range weapons like Alternator, Arisaka. 🔄 Ammo Efficiency: Match ammo types for easier ammo management, or Assault Legends can combine freely.