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Each Legend has three abilities: one Passive, one Tactical, and one Ultimate.

Passive Abilities

Passive abilities do not have cooldowns, and are either always active or can be activated at will. Some Passives may be disabled by Seer's Focus of Attention.svg Focus of Attention.

Icon Name Legend Description Disabled by Focus of Attention.svg Focus of Attention
Assassin's Instinct.svg Assassin's Instinct Portrait Revenant square.png
Revenant
Highlights nearby visible enemies that are low on health. You crouch walk faster and have improved wall climbing. No
Barricade.svg Barricade Portrait Catalyst square.png
Catalyst
Reinforce doors, strengthening them and locking them to enemies. Spaces where doors have been destroyed can also be reinforced. No
Combat Glide.svg Combat Glide Portrait Lifeline square.png
Lifeline
Hold mid-air to use D.O.C. to briefly glide.
+
Deploy D.O.C. to revive teammates, leaving Lifeline free to defend.
Yes
Double Time.svg Double Time Portrait Bangalore square.png
Bangalore
Taking fire while sprinting makes you move faster for a brief time. No
Eye for Quality.svg Eye for Quality Portrait Loba square.png
Loba
Nearby epic and legendary loot can be seen through walls. The range is the same as Black Market Boutique.svg Black Market Boutique. No
Gift From The Rift.svg Gift From The Rift Portrait Alter square.png
Alter
Can remotely interact with a deathbox to claim one item. Cannot be a Shield Core lvl4.svg shield core. ?
Grenadier.svg Grenadier Portrait Fuse square.png
Fuse
Stack an extra grenade per inventory slot. Fire grenades farther, faster, and more accurately. No
Gun Shield.svg Gun Shield Portrait Gibraltar square.png
Gibraltar
Aiming down sights deploys a gun shield that blocks incoming fire, once damaged for 50 hp the gunshield will be destroyed without you taking any damage. Yes
Heart Seeker.svg Heart Seeker Portrait Seer square.png
Seer
Hear and visualize the heartbeats of enemies within 50m when aiming down sights. Yes
Insider Knowledge.svg Insider Knowledge Portrait Pathfinder square.png
Pathfinder
Reveal Care Package.svg care package contents to reduce the cooldown of Zipline Gun.svg Zipline Gun. No
Predator's Pursuit.svg Predator's Pursuit Portrait Ash square.png
Ash
Press Space/A/Cross/B while in the air to perform a dash. Yes
Battle Modder.svg Modded Loader Portrait Rampart square.png
Rampart
Increased magazine capacity and faster reloads when using LMGs and the Minigun. No
Neurolink.svg Neurolink Portrait Crypto square.png
Crypto
Crypto and his teammates see what his Surveillance Drone.svg Surveillance Drone detects up to a 30m distance. No
Now You See Me....svg Now You See Me... Portrait Mirage square.png
Mirage
Automatically cloak when using MapIcon Respawn Beacon.png Respawn Beacons and reviving teammates. Yes
Nox Vision.svg Nox Vision Portrait Caustic square.png
Caustic
You gain threat vision on enemies moving through your gas. No
Retrieve the Wounded.svg Retrieve the Wounded Portrait Newcastle square.png
Newcastle
Drag downed allies as you revive and protect them with your Knockdown Shield.svg Revive Shield. Yes
Savior's Speed.svg Savior's Speed Portrait Conduit square.png
Conduit
Sprint faster towards allies that are out of range of your tactical. ?
Sling.svg Sling Portrait Ballistic square.png
Ballistic
Store a third weapon in the sling. Access either via inventory or Character Utility Action. The sling weapon cannot take attachments. No
Spacewalk.svg Spacewalk Portrait Horizon square.png
Horizon
Increase air control and reduce fall impacts with Horizon’s custom spacesuit. No
Spark of Genius.svg Spark of Genius Portrait Wattson square.png
Wattson
Ultimate Accelerant.svg Ultimate Accelerants fully charge Wattson's ultimate and she can carry more Ultimate Accelerants. Wattson slowly restores her shields over time. No
Spotter's Lens.svg Spotter's Lens Portrait Vantage square.png
Vantage
Aim down sights to scout with your eyepiece (unarmed or with mid- to long-range scopes) and use a bullet drop indicator to see where your shots will land. Yes
Swift Mend.svg Swift Mend Portrait Octane square.png
Octane
While not taking damage, Octane restores health over time. Yes
Tracker.svg Tracker Portrait Bloodhound square.png
Bloodhound
Foes leave behind clues for you to find. White Ravens may appear to guide you to battle and charge your abilities. No
Voices from the Void.svg Voices from the Void Portrait Wraith square.png
Wraith
You hear a voice when danger approaches. As far as you can tell, it's on your side. No
VTOL Jets.svg VTOL Jets Portrait Valkyrie square.png
Valkyrie
Press while in the air to engage jetpack. You can switch between hold and toggle mode in the options menu. Yes
Warlord's Ire.svg Warlord's Ire Portrait Mad Maggie square.png
Mad Maggie
Temporarily highlight enemies you've damaged.
Move faster with shotguns.
No



Tactical Abilities

Tactical abilities are used a lot more compared to Ultimate abilities, as they have a shorter cooldown, and they can be activated by pressing Q/ LB/L1/LB by default.

Some Tactical abilities have multiple charges. Some Tactical abilities may also be left-handed actions, meaning they can be performed at the same time as firing a weapon, healing, or aiming a grenade.

Icon Name Legend Description Cooldown Left-Handed Action
Amped Cover.svg Amped Cover Portrait Rampart square.png
Rampart
Build a crouch-cover wall, which deploys a full-cover amped wall that blocks incoming shots and amps outgoing shots. (Max: 5) 20s (3 charges) No
Arc Snare.svg Arc Snare Portrait Ash square.png
Ash
Throw a spinning snare that damages and tethers the first enemy that gets too close, dealing 10 damage on hit and lasting 6 seconds. 20s Yes
Burglar's Best Friend.svg Burglar's Best Friend Portrait Loba square.png
Loba
Teleport to hard-to-reach places or escape trouble quickly by throwing your jump drive bracelet. 25s No
D.O.C. Heal Drone.svg D.O.C. Heal Drone Portrait Lifeline square.png
Lifeline
D.O.C. heals all nearby allies. D.O.C. can be assigned to follow allies once deployed. ??? No
Dome of Protection.svg Dome of Protection Portrait Gibraltar square.png
Gibraltar
Blocks incoming and outgoing attacks. 17s No
Echo Relocation.svg Echo Relocation Portrait Vantage square.png
Vantage
Position your winged companion Echo and then Launch towards him. Must have line of sight to Echo for Launch. 20s No
Eye of the Allfather.svg Eye of the Allfather Portrait Bloodhound square.png
Bloodhound
Briefly reveal enemies, traps, and clues through all structures in front of you. 25s No
Focus of Attention.svg Focus of Attention Portrait Seer square.png
Seer
Summon micro drones to emit a delayed blast that goes through walls interrupting and revealing enemies. 30s No
Grappling Hook.svg Grappling Hook Portrait Pathfinder square.png
Pathfinder
Grapple to get to out-of-reach places quickly. 10 to 30s No
Gravity Lift.svg Gravity Lift Portrait Horizon square.png
Horizon
Reverses the flow of gravity, lifting players upwards and boosting them outwards when they exit. 30s No
Into the Void.svg Into the Void Portrait Wraith square.png
Wraith
Reposition quickly through the safety of the 'void' space, avoiding all damage. 25s No
Knuckle Cluster.svg Knuckle Cluster Portrait Fuse square.png
Fuse
Launch a cluster bomb that continuously expels airburst explosives on impact. 20s (2 charges) No
Missile Swarm.svg Missile Swarm Portrait Valkyrie square.png
Valkyrie
Fire a swarm of mini-rockets that damage and disorient the enemy. 30s No
Mobile Shield.svg Mobile Shield Portrait Newcastle square.png
Newcastle
Throw out a drone that projects a moveable energy shield. 15s No
Nox Gas Trap.svg Nox Gas Trap Portrait Caustic square.png
Caustic
Place up to 6 canisters that release deadly Nox gas when shot or triggered by enemies. 20s (3 charges) No
Perimeter Security.svg Perimeter Security Portrait Wattson square.png
Wattson
Create electrified fences by connecting nodes. Fences damage and slow enemies. 15s (4 charges) No
Piercing Spikes.svg Piercing Spikes Portrait Catalyst square.png
Catalyst
Throw out a patch of ferrofluid which turns into spikes when enemies are near. Catalyst remains immune to enemy spikes. 20s (2 charges) Yes
Psyche Out.svg Psyche Out Portrait Mirage square.png
Mirage
Send out a holographic decoy to confuse the enemy. Press to control the decoy. 15s Yes
Radiant Transfer.svg Radiant Transfer Portrait Conduit square.png
Conduit
Send a surge of energy to a teammate and yourself, temporarily regenerating shields when in danger. 26s Yes
Riot Drill.svg Riot Drill Portrait Mad Maggie square.png
Mad Maggie
Fire a drill that attaches to an obstacle and burns enemies on the other side. 22s Yes
Shadow Pounce.svg Shadow Pounce Portrait Revenant square.png
Revenant
Unleash a powerful pounce forwards. Hold to charge for further distance. 25s No
Smoke Launcher.svg Smoke Launcher Portrait Bangalore square.png
Bangalore
Fire a high velocity smoke canister that explodes into a smoke wall on impact. 30s (2 charges) Yes
Surveillance Drone.svg Surveillance Drone Portrait Crypto square.png
Crypto
Deploy an aerial camera drone that can remotely interact with MapIcon Survey Beacon.png Survey Beacons, MapIcon Respawn Beacon.png Respawn Beacons, and ally Banner cards. 40s No
Stim.svg Stim Portrait Octane square.png
Octane
Increase walk speed by 30% and sprint speed by 40% for 6 seconds. Costs Health to use. Reduction to slows while active. 1s Yes
Void Passage.svg Void Passage Portrait Alter square.png
Alter
Creates a portal passageway through a surface. 30s No
Whistler.svg Whistler Portrait Ballistic square.png
Ballistic
Shoots a projectile that heats up an enemy's gun as they shoot. Overheating causes damage. Hold the tactical to lock on. 25s Yes



Ultimate Abilities

Ultimate abilities are generally the strongest in a Legend's arsenal and therefore have longer cooldowns, and they can be activated by pressing Z/LB + RB/L1 + R1/LB + RB by default.

An Ultimate ability's cooldown can be reduced with Ultimate Accelerant.svg Ultimate Accelerants or a Charge Tower, although the reduction is only applied once and not permanently. When fully charged, the Ultimate icon becomes colored, the color varying depending on the Legend.

Icon Name Legend Description Cooldown Ultimate Icon Color
Beast of the Hunt.svg Beast of the Hunt Portrait Bloodhound square.png
Bloodhound
Transform into the ultimate hunter. Launches a White Raven and enhances senses to see cold tracks and move faster. Knockdowns extend duration. 240s #FF5B50
Black Hole.svg Black Hole Portrait Horizon square.png
Horizon
Deploy NEWT to create a micro black hole that pulls players in towards it. 210s #3379FF
Black Market Boutique.svg Black Market Boutique Portrait Loba square.png
Loba
Place a portable device that allows you to teleport nearby loot to your inventory. Each friendly or enemy Legend can take up to two items. 150s #FCA100
Castle Wall.svg Castle Wall Portrait Newcastle square.png
Newcastle
Leap to an ally or target area and slam down, creating a fortified stronghold. 120s #30F0FF
D.O.C. Halo.svg D.O.C. Halo Portrait Lifeline square.png
Lifeline
Throw D.O.C. to activate his Halo Shield System. All players inside use Health & Shield consumables faster. ??? #01FFBC
Dark Veil.svg Dark Veil Portrait Catalyst square.png
Catalyst
Raise a permeable wall of ferrofluid. Enemies who walk through it will be slowed and partially blinded for a brief time. 150s #6491EE
Defensive Bombardment.svg Defensive Bombardment Portrait Gibraltar square.png
Gibraltar
Call in a concentrated mortar strike on a position you mark with smoke. 180s #FA8852
Dimensional Rift.svg Dimensional Rift Portrait Wraith square.png
Wraith
Link 2 locations with portals for 45s. 180s #6162F8
Drone EMP.svg Drone EMP Portrait Crypto square.png
Crypto
Charge up an EMP from your drone. The blast deals 50 shield damage, slows players, and destroys traps. 180s #35CA57
Energy Barricade.svg Energy Barricade Portrait Conduit square.png
Conduit
Deploy an array of shield jamming devices which damage and slow enemies. 150s #5CC1FE
Exhibit.svg Exhibit Portrait Seer square.png
Seer
Create a sphere of micro drones that reveal the location of enemies moving quickly or firing their weapons within. 180s #2990FF
Forged Shadows.svg Forged Shadows Portrait Revenant square.png
Revenant
Forge a shroud of hardened shadows around you that block damage and regenerate. Your shadows are refreshed on knockdowns. 120s #FF0000
Interception Pylon.svg Interception Pylon Portrait Wattson square.png
Wattson
Place an electrified pylon that destroys incoming ordnance and repairs damaged shields. Standing near Pylons boosts Wattson's tactical recharge rate. (Max: 1) 180s #2BC6FA
Launch Pad.svg Launch Pad Portrait Octane square.png
Octane
Deployable jump pad that catapults users through the air. Users can press in midair to double jump. 90s #C8F52C
Life of the Party.svg Life of the Party Portrait Mirage square.png
Mirage
Mirage deploys a team of controllable decoys to distract enemies. 60s #FBC728
Mobile Minigun -Sheila-.svg Mobile Minigun "Sheila" Portrait Rampart square.png
Rampart
Wield a mobile minigun with a single high capacity magazine. Place it down for anyone to use as a stationary and reloadable turret. (Max: 3) 30s (4 charges) #FF51BE
Nox Gas Grenade.svg Nox Gas Grenade Portrait Caustic square.png
Caustic
Blanket a large area in Nox gas. 180s #D9F50E
Phase Breach.svg Phase Breach Portrait Ash square.png
Ash
Tear open a one way portal to a targeted location. 150s #FCA100
Rolling Thunder.svg Rolling Thunder Portrait Bangalore square.png
Bangalore
Call in an artillery strike that slowly creeps across the landscape. 210s #FF5571
Sniper's Mark.svg Sniper's Mark Portrait Vantage square.png
Vantage
Use your custom sniper rifle to mark enemy targets and apply a damage bonus for you and your team. 40s (6 charges) #84E6FF
Skyward Dive.svg Skyward Dive Portrait Valkyrie square.png
Valkyrie
Press once to prepare for launch. Teammates can interact with Valkyrie to join the launch. Press again to launch into the air and skydive. 180s #FF0000
Tempest.svg Tempest Portrait Ballistic square.png
Ballistic
When activated, nearby teammates get faster reloads, faster armed move speed, and infinite ammo. Ballistic's sling weapon will be equipped and upgraded to gold. 120s #4B76EB
The Motherlode.svg The Motherlode Portrait Fuse square.png
Fuse
Launch a bombardment that encircles a target area in a wall of flame. 120s #FCA100
Void Nexus.svg Void Nexus Portrait Alter square.png
Alter
Create a regroup point that all allies can remotely interact with to open a phase tunnel back to that location. 210s #A56FFF
Wrecking Ball.svg Wrecking Ball Portrait Mad Maggie square.png
Mad Maggie
Throw a ball that releases speed boosting pads and detonates near enemies. 120s #D8D35B
Zipline Gun.svg Zipline Gun Portrait Pathfinder square.png
Pathfinder
Create a zipline for everyone to use. 180s #4580F9



Unlisted Abilities

The following are part of a Legend's kit, but they are not officially listed.


Alter Icon.svg Alter
  • When her Void Passage.svg Void Passage is placed on the underside of a horizontal surface, a "void rope" extends down to the ground, which can be interacted with to enter the portal from below.


Ash Icon.svg Ash
  • Arc Snare.svg Arc Snare deals double damage (20) to shields.
  • In game modes not based on Apex Legends.svg Battle Royale, when a teammate gets killed, Marked for Death.svg Marked for Death immediately pings the killer. For game modes like Control.svg Control, the ping is only visible within the trio Ash was matched with, rather than the whole team.


Catalyst Icon.svg Catalyst
  • Catalyst is immune to all Ferrofluid effects, regardless of it being deployed by herself or an enemy Catalyst.


Caustic Icon.svg Caustic
  • Caustic is immune to all Nox Gas effects, regardless of it being deployed by himself or an enemy Caustic.


Crypto Icon.svg Crypto
  • If Crypto uses his Surveillance Drone.svg Surveillance Drone to look at banner screens, he can see the number of enemy squads within a 200 meters radius from himself. Crypto can then ping the banners to warn his teammates.
  • The Drone can open and close Doors, open Supply Bins, and open Care Packages. It can also open locked Vaults if Crypto has a Vault Key.svg Vault Key.
  • Crypto automatically reloads his weapons while he is in drone view.


Fuse Icon.svg Fuse
  • The Motherlode.svg The Motherlode allows Fuse to zoom (3×). It also highlights enemies within the ring of fire, even when inside a building or behind cover.


Gibraltar Icon.svg Gibraltar


Loba Icon.svg Loba


Mirage Icon.svg Mirage
  • Mirage can deploy decoys of himself and his teammates while skydiving. This can be done up to 2 times per skydive.
  • If Mirage gets knocked out, he cloaks for 5 seconds. A decoy will appear pretending to die.
  • After Mirage revives a teammate, both will remain cloaked for 3 seconds or until they draw their weapon.
  • Enemies that hit a decoy will be tracked by a marker for 3.5 seconds.


Newcastle Icon.svg Newcastle


Octane Icon.svg Octane
  • Launch Pad.svg Launch Pad launches players further but lower if they crouch walk or slide into it.


Pathfinder Icon.svg Pathfinder


Rampart Icon.svg Rampart
  • One Ultimate charge gives Rampart 43 shots for her Ultimate, amounting to 173 shots at full Ultimate.[1]


Seer Icon.svg Seer
  • Heart Seeker.svg Heart Seeker's range is actually doubled (150 meters), but only when Seer has line-of-sight to the enemy. However, the indicator marks enemies in blue (as opposed to orange) and gives a less accurate position when beyond the 75 meters range.
  • Heartbeats become faster the lower the opponent's health is.
  • Focus of Attention.svg Focus of Attention also reveals enemy health bars.


Valkyrie Icon.svg Valkyrie
  • Valkyrie scans enemies while skydiving. The Champion (CH) and Kill Leader (KL) are marked.


Vantage Icon.svg Vantage
  • One Ultimate charge gives Vantage 1 shot for her Ultimate, amounting to 6 shots at full Ultimate.
  • Rather than 35% charge for one shot, an Ultimate Accelerant.svg Ultimate Accelerant gives Vantage the equivalent of 2 shots.


Wattson Icon.svg Wattson


Wraith Icon.svg Wraith
  • While Wraith is setting up Dimensional Rift.svg Dimensional Rift, the activation time for Into the Void.svg Into the Void becomes 0.4 seconds. Her movement speed also increases the greater the horizontal distance between her and the initial portal.



Trivia

  • When fully charged, the Ultimate ability icons of Ash, Fuse, and Loba share the same color.
    • Before getting his Ultimate changed in Season 18.svg Season 18, Revenant also used to share the same icon color. However, he now shares the same icon color with Valkyrie's Ultimate.



References

  1. Battle Modder.svg Modded Loader gives a 15% magazine size increase. Due to how rounded values work in Apex Legends, this is why Rampart gets 173 shots instead of 172 at full Ultimate:
    • One Ultimate charge would give 37.5 shots, but because it's Rampart, these become 43.125 shots.
    • A full Ultimate means 4 charges. Multiplying 43.125 by 4, the result is 172.5.
    • Then, the rounding is executed. 172.5 finally becomes 173.
    It is worth nothing that this anomaly only applies when looking at a fully charged Ultimate, as rounding charges 1-3 yield the same result as multiplying 43 by that number of charges.



See also