Apex Legends Patch Notes 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

Unfortunately, Legends like Caustic won’t be anywhere near as effective as usual while in the Arenas, since his gas was recently nerfed quite heavily, and there aren’t many confined situations to use gas in outside of Golden Gardens and the one chamber in Thermal Station . Think hard and communicate with your team to decide on solid compositi

Closing rings are still present in Arenas, and if you don’t immediately get into a gunfight, the ring will decide the victor. If you can control where the ring will close well in advance, you’ll have an advantage over

As mentioned, Missile Swarm mimics that of the Northstar Titan from Titanfall 2. This allows you to mark a small section of the map with an array of red beacons, and a barrage of missiles will follow shortly after. This can be used every 30 seconds. Missiles will need to eject from Valkyrie’s gear and then move to the target location from overhead – meaning this is useless in areas with shallow ceilings, and you’ll need to be aware of how much clearance you have before using it. This might best be used to clear opponents out from behind cover, similar to a well-placed Thermite gren

Arenas fights feel like a proper back-and-forth. Yes, sometimes you get trounced, and sometimes you do the trouncing, but the way Respawn has set it up means it’s not long until you’re in a war. To win an Arenas match, you need to have won at least three rounds, but you also need a two-round lead. This means close battles go on for a while, sometimes resulting in a deadlock where you get a bunch of materials to buy whatever you like and start the combat with red shields – the winner takes all. Arenas is tense, tactical, and tight. It feels like something that’s destined to become a popular esport, but I’ll be using it mostly to prepare myself for those late-game 3v3 fights in Battle Royale. It’s the best way to improve your pure combat skills in A

However, there is a downside to his dome. If enemies get inside of it then it offers no protection at all. In that sense, the dome is really only effective at protecting against ranged attacks and even then it can disappear if enough damage is done to

This works best with her Gravity Lift (Tactical), which essentially allows Horizon and her allies to take to the skies with an upwards booster that can take them as high as 30 meters for up to 10 seconds. This can be more than enough time to reach high surfaces or even get the aerial advantage against enemies in heated fig

Valkyrie is a brand new Apex Legends character with a deep history that ties into Titanfall 2 . Even her abilities are inspired by the Northstar Titan , and for good reason. In this guide we’re going to break down everything you need to know about Valkyrie in Apex Legends, including her backstory, her abilities, and the strategies you need to play as her in Apex Legends Season 9: Leg

The Skyward Dive is built for repositioning, but what you might not be considering is how useful this is in tense situations. You can probably imagine dozens of moments where you’ve been stuck between the encroaching ring and an enemy team, and this is where the Skyward Dive thrives, not only allowing you an easy escape but also painting enemies on your HUB so you’ll know where you can consider a safe landing spot. Combine Valkyrie’s Skyward Dive with Mirage’s skydive decoys and you should be able to mystify enemies and relocate quickly and eas

VTOL Jets has to be Valkyrie’s most interesting ability, allowing her to fly high into the air – though she flies fairly slowly. This gives her the ability to survey the battlefield and spot enemies in advance, but she will not be able to fire her weapon while ascending – though she will be able to use her Tactical Ability: Missile Swarm . Valkyrie will only be able to use her guns when descending, making it difficult to aim at distant enemies – though skilled players will certainly do just that. There is a height limit and a fuel limit to Valkyrie’s jets, but she will still have the most mobility out of any of the Legends on the roster – even Pathfind

Outside of the visual changes and new points of interest, two redeploy balloons have also been removed – one because it was in the way of a new location, and the second, from near Golden Gardens, to reduce third-party

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

Trickster Mirage easily becomes the life of the party whenever he summons his duplicates to mess around with enemies, especially when they can copy his actions in the middle of combat. To add to this confusion, Mirage can become one of the best supportive Legends out there with Now You See Me… , a Passive built to emphasize his protective nat