Apex Legends: The Definitive Bangalore Guide

Apex Legends ’ brand new game mode, Arenas , has finally landed in the game. After a rocky first day, Arenas is now available for all players, and there is a lot to learn in order to master this new permanent game m


The Combat Revive ability no longer deploys a shield, but can revive two players at the same time. The revive is cancelable, allowing players to use their knockdown shield in an emergency. The DOC Drone heal rate has been increased considerably, which is nice. The Care Package Ultimate contents now depend on what loot you currently have equipped, guaranteeing some kind of upgrade depending on what loot your team is carrying when it arrives. These changes follow complaints that Lifeline was "borin


One of the most devastating abilities Bangalore can offer the battle royale game has to be Rolling Thunder (Ultimate). With this Ultimate, Bangalore calls forth a tactical missile strike to her general direction, slowly detonating after reaching the ground. This can deal massive damage and wipe out entire parties who aren’t careful, allowing Bangalore with even the most mundane of Apex Legends Map Guide Legends Pistols to become a thr


Deadeye’s Tempo is another new hop-up in Apex Legends , and not an attack from One Piece ’s Nami . Deadeye’s Tempo literally speeds up the tempo, or fire rate, of your weapon allowing you to lick off fully charged shots much more quickly than by defa


Players who take control of the ship early can find a keycard for the bridge on one of the corpses, allowing them to open it up for some of the best early game loot. However, you need to make sure another team doesn’t take you down and steal the keycard off you before you get the go


Weapon Supply Bins - Secret Compartment: Bangalore is capable of accessing the Smart Compartments of Weapon Supply Bins, allowing her to obtain the four (4) Smart Loot attachments of at least the Rare Tier. One (1) of these loots will always be an optic. If there’s no one in the team with a weapon, opening the compartment instead gives a weapon with two (2) attachme


Valkyrie is the latest hero to join the Apex Legends roster and on first impressions, she seems way, way overpowered. However, after using her a couple of times in Arena, it becomes clear that she’s quite easy to deal with when you’re facing her down. Before I get into the nitty-gritty, here’s what she’s capable


Note item interactions: The smokescreen interacts with various abilities differently, which can be useful or detrimental to Bangalore. For instance, threat highlighters render the smoke useless, and Interception Pylons (Wattson) can shoot them down. Likewise, throwing explosives and even activating Nox Gas Grenades (Caustic) can make the smokescreen more distract


The Arenas mode has a closing ring, just like the Battle Royale mode, and controlling where the ring will close gives you a massive advantage. If you can lock down where the ring closes with area control Legends , like Rampart , Wattson , and Caustic , and you can get the upperhand pretty easily. But of course, that assumes you get into where the ring is closing fi


Just because Loba's Black Market Boutique doesn't do any damage doesn't mean it's any less deadly. True to her theme, the Black Market lets Loba and her allies steal nearby items without having to get near t


This mode can be used either as a Battle Royale warm-up, or a dedicated competitive mode. Respawn also plans to introduce Ranked Arenas in the future, as mentioned in our interview with the team . For more on the Arenas mode, see our Apex Legends Season 9: Legacy previ


This really is the essential hop-up for the Bocek Bow, and takes it from being a mildly frustrating weapon, to being a truly powerful one. You can quickly pop two shots into an enemy, and even if you miss the head they’ll still be low enough to warrant moving in to finish them


Apex Legends Season 9: Legacy has launched, and yes, it is now fully playable. You may encounter a " No Servers Found " message at peak times, but give it a moment and you should be able to log in and start playing the brand new sea


I’ve mentioned multiple times how important a smart team composition is, and a Recon character like Bloodhound is amazing. Being able to paint your targets on your map or HUD quickly and easily makes it easy to find enemies that are straggling alone, and can be neatly picked


The Bocek bow is a new elite weapon for people with a steady aim. It’s the most silent weapon in the game, but it’s easy to whiff your shots. If you do hit, the bow does big damage. While ammo is limited across the map, you can retrieve fired arrows from the corpses of your enemies and the environment, since arrows stick in surfaces. Just keep in mind that the trajectory of your arrows will give you away quicker than Valkyrie’s loud jet propulsion systems. You can also change how the bow works by equipping two hop-ups: Shatter Caps and Deadeye’s Tempo. The former makes arrows burst when fired, making them spread like buckshot. The latter allows you to fire faster, so long as you can shoot to the rhy