Apex Legends™ Legend abilities guide

Sparrow is the new Legend. He’s a Recon Legend.

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Sparrow’s abilities

• Passive: Double Jump.
  • Perform a second jump in the air or press jump to launch up a wall.
• Tactical: Tracker Dart.
  • Shoot a trap that reveals enemies who walk within its line of sight.
• Ultimate: Stinger Bolt.
  • Shoot a large arrow into the ground that will charge and then release six damaging blasts.

Alter was released in Season 21. She’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Alter’s abilities

• Passive ability: Gift from the Rift.
  • See death boxes through walls and take an item from them.
• Tactical ability: Void Passage.
  • Create a portal on either side of any surface that’s under 25m thick.
• Ultimate ability: Void Nexus.
  • Spawn a device that your squad can go back to through a portal.

Ash was released in Season 11. She’s an Assault Legend.

Ash’s abilities

• Tactical: Arc Snare.
  • Throw a spinning snare that damages and tethers the first enemy who gets close. 
• Passive: Predator’s Pursuit.
  • Ash’s map will show the location of recent deathboxes.
• Second Passive: Dash.
  • Double dash when you upgrade.        
• Ultimate: Phase Breach.
  • Create a one-way portal to a targeted location.

Ballistic was released in Season 17. He’s an Assault Legend.

Ballistic’s abilities

• Tactical: Whistler.
  • Shoot a projectile that heats up an enemy’s gun as they shoot, overheating the weapon and causing damage.
• Passive: Sling.
  • Store a third weapon in the Sling, which you can access via inventory or Character Utility Action. Ballistic’s Sling upgrades with Legend upgrades and can carry crate weapons.
• Ultimate: Tempest.
  • Give nearby teammates faster reloads, faster armed movement speed, a speed boost, disruptor rounds, and infinite ammo while Tempest is active. Ballistic’s Sling weapon will also be equipped and upgraded to gold.

Bangalore is one of the original Apex Legends. She’s an Assault Legend.

Bangalore’s abilities

• Tactical: Smoke Launcher.
  • Fire a smoke canister that explodes into a smoke wall on impact.
• Passive: Double Time.
  • Taking fire while sprinting will temporarily make you faster.
• Ultimate: Rolling Thunder.
  • Call in an artillery strike that slowly creeps over the landscape.

Bloodhound is one of the original Apex Legends. They’re a Recon Legend.

Bloodhound’s abilities

• Tactical: Eye of the Allfather.
  • Briefly reveal hidden enemies, traps, and clues throughout structures in front of you.
• Passive: Tracker.
  • See tracks left behind by your enemies.
• Ultimate: Beast of the Hunt.
  • Move faster and highlight enemy players.

Catalyst was released in Season 15 of Apex Legends. She’s a Controller Legend.

Catalyst’s abilities

• Tactical: Piercing Spikes.
  • Throw a patch of ferrofluid which turns into spikes when enemies are near. Catalyst is immune to enemy spikes.
• Passive: Barricade.
  • Reinforce doors to keep enemies out. Spaces where doors have been destroyed can also be reinforced.
• Ultimate: Dark Veil.
  • Raise a permeable wall of ferrofluid. Enemies who walk through it will be temporarily slowed down and blinded.

Caustic is one of the original Apex Legends. He’s a Controller Legend.

Caustic’s abilities

• Tactical: Nox Gas Trap.
  • Drop canisters that release deadly Nox gas when shot or triggered by enemies.
• Passive: Nox Vision.
  • See enemies through your gas.
• Ultimate: Nox Gas Grenade.
  • Blanket a large area in Nox gas.

Conduit was released in Season 19. She’s a Support Legend.

Conduit’s abilities

• Tactical: Radiant Transfer.
  • Send energy to a teammate, generating temporary shields for them and Conduit when in danger.
• Passive: Savior’s Speed.
  • Gain a burst of speed when running to a teammate out of Tactical range.
• Ultimate: Energy Barricade.
  • Deploy shield-jamming devices that damage and slow down enemies.

Crypto was released in Season 3. He’s a Recon Legend.

Crypto’s abilities

• Tactical: Surveillance Drone.
  • Deploy an aerial drone that lets you view the surrounding area from above. If your drone gets destroyed, you have to wait 40 seconds before using another.
• Passive: Neurolink.
  • If your Surveillance Drone finds enemies within 30 meters of your position, they’ll be marked for you and your teammates.
• Ultimate: Drone EMP.
  • Your Surveillance Drone sets off an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) blast that damages shields, slows down enemies, and disables traps.

Fuse was released in Season 8. He’s an Assault Legend.

Fuse’s abilities

• Tactical: Knuckle Cluster.
  • Launch a cluster bomb that continuously sends out airburst explosives on impact.
• Passive: Grenadier.
  • Stack an extra grenade per inventory slot and fire grenades faster, farther, and more accurately.
• Ultimate: The Motherlode.
  • Launch a bombardment that encircles a target area in a wall of flame.

Gibraltar is one of the original Apex Legends. He’s a Support Legend.

Gibraltar’s abilities

• Tactical: Dome of Protection.
  • Create a dome shield that blocks attacks.
• Passive: Gun Shield.
  • Aiming down sights deploys a gun shield that blocks incoming fire.
• Ultimate: Defensive Bombardment.
  • Call in a concentrated mortar strike on a marked position.

Horizon was released in Season 7. She’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Horizon’s abilities

• Tactical: Gravity Lift.
  • Reverse the flow of gravity, lifting players upwards and boosting them outwards when they exit the lift.
• Passive: Spacewalk.
  • Increase air control and reduce the impact of falling.
• Ultimate: Black Hole.
  • Deploy N.E.W.T, your robotic vacuum companion, to create a micro black hole that pulls players towards it and hits them with a graviton blast at the end.

Lifeline is one of the original Apex Legends. She’s a Support Legend.

Lifeline’s abilities

• Tactical: D.O.C Heal Drone.
  • Call your Drone of Compassion (D.O.C) to follow you or an ally, providing emergency medical assistance on the go. D.O.C heals all nearby allies.
• Passive: Combat Medic.
  • Deploy your D.O.C to revive teammates, leaving you free to move and defend.
• Second Passive: Combat Glide.
  • Lifeline can grab D.O.C and glide for a few seconds.
• Ultimate: D.O.C Halo.
  • Throw D.O.C to activate his Halo Shield System. The Halo Shield System blocks bullets, and helps players inside, including enemies, heal faster.
    

Loba was released in Season 5. She’s a Support Legend.

Loba’s abilities

• Tactical: Burglar’s Best Friend.
  • Teleport to hard-to-reach places or get out of trouble by throwing your Jump Drive bracelet.
• Passive: Eye for Quality.
  • See nearby epic and legendary loot through walls.
• Ultimate: Black Market Boutique.
  • Place a portable device that lets you teleport nearby loot to your inventory. Each friendly or enemy Legend can take up to two items.

Mad Maggie was released in Season 12. She’s an Assault Legend.

Mad Maggie’s abilities

• Tactical: Riot Drill.
  • Fire a drill that burns enemies through obstacles.
• Passive: Warlord’s Ire.
  • Temporarily highlight enemies you’ve damaged and move faster with a shotgun.
• Ultimate: Wrecking Ball.
  • Throw a ball that releases speed-boosting pads and detonates near enemies.

Mirage is one of the original Apex Legends. He’s a Support Legend.

Mirage’s abilities

• Tactical: Psyche Out.
  • Send out a holographic decoy to confuse enemies.
• Passive: Now You See Me…
  • Automatically cloak yourself when using Respawn Beacons and reviving teammates.
• Ultimate: Life of the Party.
  • Deploy a team of decoys to distract your enemies.

Newcastle was released in Season 13. He’s a Support Legend.

Newcastle’s abilities

• Tactical: Mobile Shield.
  • Throw a controllable drone that creates a moving energy shield.
• Passive: Retrieve the Wounded.
  • Protect downed allies as you revive them by dragging them with your Revive Shield.
• Ultimate: Castle Wall.
  • Leap to an ally or target area and slam down, creating a fortified stronghold.

Octane is one of the original Apex Legends. He’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Octane’s abilities

• Tactical: Stim.
  • Move 30% faster for six seconds. Stim costs health to use.
• Passive: Swift Mend.
  • Automatically restore your health over time.
• Ultimate: Launch Pad.
  • Deploy a jump pad that catapults your teammates through the air.

Pathfinder is one of the original Apex Legends. He’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Pathfinder’s abilities

• Tactical: Grappling Hook.
  • Quickly grapple to out-of-reach places. Your cooldown depends on how far you grappled. You can also get a double tactical charge, but you’ll lose the variable cooldown.
• Passive: Insider Knowledge.
  • Scan a survey beacon to reveal the Ring’s next location.
• Ultimate: Zipline Gun.
  • Create a zipline that everyone can use.

Rampart was released in Season 6. She’s a Controller Legend.

Rampart’s abilities

• Tactical: Amped Cover.
  • Build a crouch-cover wall that deploys a full-cover amped wall to block incoming shots and make outgoing shots more powerful.
• Passive: Modded Loader.
  • Increase your magazine capacity and reload faster when using LGMs and the Minigun.
• Ultimate: Emplaced Minigun “Sheila”
  • Place a mounted gun with high-ammo capacity that anyone can use. The Minigun has a long reload time.

Revenant was released in Season 4. He’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Revenant’s abilities

• Tactical: Shadow Pounce.
  • Pounce forward. Hold to charge and go further distances.
• Passive: Assassin’s Instinct.
  • Highlight nearby visible enemies who are low on health. You'll walk faster while crouching and have improved wall climbing.
• Ultimate: Forged Shadows.
  • Create shadows around you that block damage and regenerate over time. Your shadows and tactical are refreshed on knockdowns.

Seer was released in Season 10. He’s a Recon Legend.

Seer’s abilities

• Tactical: Focus of Attention.
  • Summon micro-drones to emit a delayed blast that goes through walls to reveal enemies.
• Passive: Heart Seeker.
  • Hear and visualize the heartbeats of nearby enemies when you’re aiming down sights.
• Ultimate: Exhibit.
  • Create a sphere of micro-drones that shows the locations of enemies moving quickly or firing their weapons inside it.

Valkyrie was released in Season 9. She’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Valkyrie’s abilities

• Tactical: Missile Swarm.
  • Fire a swarm of mini-rockets that damage and distract enemies.
• Passive: VTOL Jets.
  • Use jetpack fuel to fly. Fuel is limited but refills over time.
• Ultimate: Skyward Dive.
  • Launch into the air and skydive. Allies can hook into take-off systems to come with you.

Vantage was released in Season 14. She’s a Recon Legend.

Vantage’s abilities

• Tactical: Echo Relocation.
  • Position your bat Echo and then launch towards him. You have to keep Echo in sight to launch.
• Passive: Spotter’s Lens.
  • Aim down sights to scout with your eyepiece and use a bullet drop indicator to see where your shots will land.
• Ultimate: Sniper’s Mark.
  • Use your custom sniper rifle to mark enemy targets and apply a damage bonus for you and your team.

Wattson was released in Season 2. She’s a Controller Legend.

Wattson’s abilities

• Tactical: Perimeter Security.
  • Connect nodes to create electrified fences that damage and slow down enemies.
• Passive: Spark of Genius.
  • Ultimate Accelerants fully charge your ultimate ability.
• Ultimate: Interception Pylon.
  • Place an electrified pylon that destroys incoming ordnance and repairs damaged shields.

Wraith is one of the original Apex Legends. She’s a Skirmisher Legend.

Wraith’s abilities

• Tactical: Into the Void.
  • Get to a new location quickly through a void space. Void space protects you from all damage.
• Passive: Voices from the Void.
  • A voice will warn you when danger is approaching.
• Ultimate: Dimensional Rift.
  • Link two locations for 60 seconds with a portal that your whole team can use.