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Cipher is Season 31, launched on 2026-11-03. Its Strongholds and Ranked rules change match decisions. This guide uses EA’s published patch notes rather than independent gameplay tests.
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Start with the right rules
The patch notes published on 2026-11-02 describe the launch changes. Strongholds create a mid-match capture objective; Diamond+ Ranked adds Legend bans. Use the focused guides for capture rewards or entry-cost calculations rather than assuming older season rules still apply.
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Recheck your Wingman supplies
Wingman now takes Heavy Ammo and Heavy Magazines. Picking up another automatically enables Akimbo. Base damage is 45 and Akimbo headshot damage is 56; the magazine doubles, but recoil and reload time increase. Hemlok returns to Burst and Single modes, L-Star becomes floor loot, and Akimbo Mozambique enters Care Packages.
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Understand the download size
Season 30 and 31 patches are larger because textures were recompressed. Compared with Season 29, installed disk usage falls by about 30 GB on most platforms and 17 GB on Switch 2. These are installed-size comparisons, not a promised download size for your device.
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