- You can hold up to 4 charges of this ability.
- You gain one charge every 15 seconds, and can pick up unused nodes to regain a charge.
- Up to 12 nodes can be active on the map at once. Deploying a new node at the max amount will destroy the oldest node.
- Fence nodes can be placed as soon as the weapon is readied, instead of waiting for the animation to finish.
- Wattson moves at Unarmed-speed while readying/placing Fence nodes.
- Nodes must be within 30 meters to be able to create a fence between them. A node can be connected with up to 2 other nodes at the same time.
- Fences cannot connect through walls/terrain.
- Each node has 25 health and no set duration.
- When an enemy passes through, the breached fence's location is pinged on the screen and map.
- Fences deal 20 damage once every second if an enemy is in contact with them.
- The slow lasts 3 seconds.
- Fences will disengage for 0.4 seconds when Wattson or her squadmates pass through them.
Wattson
Apex Legends content
This article concerns the subject and the content related to it in Apex Legends. For the background of the subject in Apex Legends universe, see Wattson (character). |
Wattson |
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Static Defender | |
Details | |
Real Name | Natalie Paquette |
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Gender | Female |
Age | 24 |
Homeworld | Solace |
Height | 5'4" (163 cm)[1] |
Gameplay | |
Class | Controller |
Tactical Ability | Perimeter Security |
Passive Ability | Spark of Genius |
Ultimate Ability | Interception Pylon |
Real-world Info | |
Voice Actor | Justine Huxley |
Added | Jul 02, 2019 |
“ | I'm ec-static to fight! (laughs) |
Wattson is a Controller Legend who was introduced in Season 2. She can defend against advancing squads by placing Perimeter Security to shock intruders, and an Interception Pylon to shoot down ordnance. She can also use Spark of Genius to recharge her ultimate and her shields.
Wattson can be unlocked using digital currency: either 12,000 Legend Tokens or 750 Apex Coins.
Abilities
Perimeter Security
Tactical | Q/ // | |
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Perimeter Security | ||
Description | Create electrified fences by connecting nodes. Fences damage and slow enemies. | |
Cooldown | 15 seconds |
- Doors that get in the way of a fence will shatter.
- Wattson can connect her nodes to nodes placed by enemy Wattsons. The fence in between will belong to the Wattson who linked them.
- The fences cannot be damaged by friendly fire.
- The fences cannot be damaged by the Ring.
- The fences can trigger Caustic's Nox Gas Trap.
- The fences can be damaged by an enemy Caustic's Nox Gas.
- The fences ignore Knockdown Shield health and will damage the health of those affected.
- The fences can't be seen through Bangalore's Smoke Launcher.
- Gibraltar's Dome of Protection will block line of sight for nodes like any wall would.
- Crypto's Drone EMP will destroy every node in range.
- Tridents passing through fences will be disabled for 5 seconds.
- The fences are NOT traps. Like the name implies, the fences are to guard your flanks and alert you to enemies, slow them down or force them to a choke point your squad is guarding.
- Most of the time, your goal is not to get enemies to run into your fences. It's to scare them into avoiding a particular route.
- Fences are only effective defenses if you or a squadmate is present to punish enemies that walk through them. An unattended fence is barely a threat.
- Hide the nodes behind cover and close to your Interception Pylon so enemies must approach to destroy the fences.
- The best spots to place fence nodes are spots where an approaching enemy can't easily shoot them without leaving themselves wide open. This includes:
- Placing wide fences across narrow doorways.
- Placing fences at the top of a ledge an enemy might climb.
- Placing nodes behind railings, planter boxes, or other existing cover on the map.
- Placing fences at the end of a zipline, especially a vertical one.
- If a fence spot is really effective, use a third node to turn it into a triangle. This way, enemies will be hit multiple times if they go through it. This is especially effective at the top of vertical ziplines.
- Don't just use fences on the inside of buildings to keep enemies out; also use them on the outside of buildings to keep enemies in.
- Stand in the way of fences to disengage them and trick enemies into thinking it's safe to rush you down.
- Be careful using fences near destructible doors. If the doors open into the fence, they'll break, and you won't be able to use them for cover anymore.
- When defending an area with a larger, indestructible door, place fences through the door so they'll deactivate when the door is closed. If an enemy opens that door, the fences will reactivate, and could catch them off guard.
- The fences don't require solid ground between nodes, so you can place them over gaps like stairways or vertical ziplines.
- Remember that you can 'select' an unconnected node to make the next node you place connect to it. Use this to quickly place a fence without having to cross dangerous areas to place both ends.
- Place fences in front of hallways like ones in the Pit, Bunker, etc so if an enemy squad is escaping the Ring, they will likely panic and run through them, slowing them and may result in a kill because of fatal damage involving the Ring. Extremely effective in later rounds.
- Don't place your nodes in a hallway unless you are forced to, as they can be easily shot by enemies.
- When working with a Wraith, place fences through her Dimensional Rift to instantly electrocute enemies that chase you through it.
- On very rare occasions, enemy Wattson fences can be invisible to certain players.
- On very rare occasions, placing too many fences in a certain area can cause the game to crash.
Spark of Genius
Passive | ||
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Spark of Genius | ||
Description | Ultimate Accelerants fully charge Wattson's ultimate and she can carry more Ultimate Accelerants. Wattson slowly restores her shields over time. | |
- Wattson recharges 1 shield per 2 seconds, after avoiding damage for 6 seconds.
- This also stacks with Interception Pylon’s recharge rate.
- Wattson may store up to 2 Ultimate Accelerants per inventory slot.
- Wattson will pick up 2 Ultimate Accelerants, instead of one, when using Loba’s Black Market Boutique.
- If you find an Ultimate Accelerant at the start of the match, use it as it'll give Wattson much more potential.
- It's best to carry at least one stack of Ultimate Accelerants in your Inventory at all times.
- Try saving an Ultimate Accelerant for the last few rounds (especially on Rounds 5 or higher) as her abilities increase in utility as the play area shrinks.
- This ability can allow you to save up on shield cells and shield batteries.
- Just like Octane's Swift Mend, this ability will take a very long time to fully recharge your shields, so it should only be counted on when you only have a few shields to heal.
Interception Pylon
Ultimate | Z/ + / + / + | |
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Interception Pylon | ||
Description | Place an electrified pylon that destroys incoming ordnance and repairs damaged shields. Standing near Pylons boosts Wattson's tactical recharge rate. (Max: 1) | |
Charge time | 3 minutes |
- The Pylon has 150 health and no set duration.
- Deploying a new Pylon while already having one deployed will automatically destroy the existing Pylon.
- The Pylon is neutral and therefore can recharge enemy shields and shoot down your squad's ordnance if they enter its 25 meter radius
- The Pylon can recharge up to 250 shields, shared between all legends.
- Recharges 1 shield every 0.2 seconds.
- Taking damage while regenerating Shields via the Pylon delays continued regeneration by 1 second.
- Remaining shields can be seen as a countdown around the base or by hovering over the placed Pylon's ping.
- Ordnance is zapped when the Pylon detects that it would hit any surface within the 25 meter radius and line of sight of the Pylon.
- The Pylon cannot destroy ordnance that has already landed.
- Perimeter Security charges have 3-second cooldowns instead of 15 when near an Interception Pylon, made by either you or another Wattson.
- The Pylon is climbable and can block doors.
- The Pylon is susceptible to friendly damage from both Wattson and her allies.
- The Pylon can be damaged by an enemy Caustic’s Nox Gas Trap.
- The Pylon cannot be damaged by The Ring.
- The Pylon will be instantly destroyed by Crypto's Drone EMP, regardless of health.
- The shield recharge effect doesn't stack if there are other Wattsons' Pylons nearby.
- Crypto can receive shields from a Pylon through his Surveillance Drone while in drone view.
- Affected ordnance includes:
- Grenades: Frag Grenades, Thermite Grenades and Arc Stars.
- Misc: Throwing Knife
- Tacticals: Bangalore’s Smoke Launcher, Caustic’s Nox Gas Traps (while midair), Horizon's Gravity Lift, Fuse’s Knuckle Cluster, Valkyrie's Missile Swarm, Mad Maggie's Riot Drill, Catalyst's Piercing Spikes and Ballistic's Whistler.
- Ultimates: Bangalore’s Rolling Thunder (only the airstrike), Gibraltar’s Defensive Bombardment, Caustic’s Nox Gas Grenade, Horizon's Black Hole, Fuse’s The Motherlode, Seer's Exhibit, Mad Maggie's Wrecking Ball, Catalyst's Piercing Spikes, Ballistic's Whistler, and Conduit's Energy Barricade.
- The Pylon will not shoot down neutral throwable objects, like D.O.C. Heal Drones or Domes of Protection.
- The Pylon can only target things "above" it. Thus, if placed under a ceiling (eg. beneath the pipes of Hydro Dam) despite having the sides opened, Bangalore's missiles can still land to the pylon's side.
- Gibraltar’s Dome of Protection will block line of sight for the Pylon like any wall or cover would.
- With her EVO Shield LV2 upgrade: Falling Stars, all affected projectiles will become Arc Stars.
- Hide the Pylon into a place where it cannot be shot, like building corners.
- While fighting and behind cover and you're in need to heal, you can place a Pylon nearby and while using a consumable, you'll be regenerating shield health at the same time. This can also be done if you need to recover some shield health while reviving a teammate at the same time.
- Try saving a Pylon for the last few rounds (especially on Rounds 5 or higher) as her abilities increase in utility as the play area shrinks.
- Try to always have at least one available, so the second you hear an airstrike, you can place it on your position and it will intercept every explosive, and you can stay right where you are.
- Don't be afraid to use this ability. Anytime you and your squad are holding down any type of cover, any ordnance an enemy squad throws to force you out of cover will ineffective. Be careful, however, as any ordnance you or your squad throws will be intercepted if thrown into the area of effect of the pylon.
Perks
Perk | Effects |
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Upgrades
- Fresh Start: Revive allies with additional health. (20 hp → 50 hp)
- Falling Stars: Enemy attacks shot down by the Interception Pylon turn into Arc Stars that can be picked up.
- Power Pylon: Doubles Interception Pylon's health (150 hp → 300 hp) and shield regen capacity (250 sh → 500 sh).
- Split Ciruit: Can place 2 Interception Pylons. Use Ultimate Accelerants twice as fast (7 sec → 3.5 sec).
Lore
“ | Natalie “Wattson” Paquette is a familiar face in the Apex Games, though for a different reason than most. Daughter of the Games’ lead electrical engineer, she studied his manuals to stay close to him, and discovered her calling at a young age. Though she could be completely distracted one moment and hyper-focused the next, electricity grounded her – its ordered, predictable flow made sense in a way the rest of the world didn’t.
She devoured every book she could on the subject, and eventually became such a skilled engineer that she was commissioned to build the Apex Games’ Modified Containment Ring. Unfortunately, her father died the day it was revealed, leaving her alone. At her lowest moment, a group of competitors invited her to return to the arena with them, assuring her she would always have a home. She now fights alongside her friends in the arena she helped build, destroying incoming missiles, recharging shields, creating fences, and using her pylon to silence fights that get too loud. Nobody knows the arena better than Wattson – anyone who underestimates her is in for a shock. |
For more information on Wattson's story, see Wattson (character).
Cosmetic Items
Skins
There are a total of 83 Legend skins for Wattson: 1 Iconic, 29 Legendary, 14 Epic, 23 Rare and 16 Common.
Finishers
Shocking Outcome
Default
Heirloom Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Handled With Care
- A Melee weapon skin: Energy Reader
- A Intro Quip: "Try as you might, you can't Kilowatt...son."
Emotes
- Electric Conductor - 1,200
- Static Discharge - 1,200
- Telekinetic Energy
- Easter Egg - 400
- Joyful Gigawatts
- Electric Boogie
- XOXO - Level 12
- Unbridled Enthusiasm
- Pirouette - Default
Skydive Emotes
Banner Frames
Banner Poses
Holosprays
Voice lines
History
Patches
Patch notes |
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- Wattson was teased alongside Octane on the game's launch day, when she was briefly shown from a distance in the Apex Legends Gameplay Deep Dive Trailer.
Trivia
- Wattson is one of three Legends to have a unique animation for reviving a squadmate, the others being Gibraltar and Newcastle. She uses her equipment like a defibrillator.
- In early concept art, Wattson had a cybernetic arm. That idea got scrapped but it occasionally returns in non-canon skins. The real Wattson has both her arms.[2]
- Wattson and Wraith are same height (5' 4") and they are the shortest Legends in the game.[1]
- Though people say the Meltdown Launch Trailer portrays Wattson as taller than Wraith (timestamp 1:47) , this is just a matter of perspective and posture. A much more accurate height comparison between Wattson and Wraith can be seen at timestamp 0:51.
- Wattson was unlockable for free between February 15-22, 2022, in celebration of the 3rd Anniversary.
Gallery
- Videos
- Images
A letter from Wattson's father..[3]
Wattson's desk.[5]
Concept art of Wattson..[6]
Concept art of Wattson..[6]
Concept art for Wattson's Cyber Punked.[7]
Concept art for Wattson's Thunder Kitty skin.[8]
Concept art for Wattson's Chaos Conductor skin.[9]
3D Render of the Cyberpunk Wattson Skin..[10]
Concept art of casual Wattson Outfit for Motion Comics..[11]
Concept art of the Lightning Spirit skin.[12]
Concept art for Wattson's Deep Current skin.[13]
Concept art for Wattson's Energy Reader.[14]
- Merchandise
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tom Casiello on Twitter
- ↑ Tom Casiello on Twitter
- ↑ A Father's Letter - Wattson
- ↑ Pathfinder's Quest Chapter 3 - "Devil in the Details"
- ↑ Wattson's desk
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hethe Srodawa on Twitter
- ↑ X Yang on ArtStation
- ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/14X0oG
- ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Le5XE5
- ↑ Sam Sun on ArtStation
- ↑ Horizon - Red Flags, Wattson - Reflections
- ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZeWb28
- ↑ Rachel Gagner on ArtStation
- ↑ Danny Gardner on ArtStation
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