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Apex Legends Season 18 will turn Revenant into an absolute terrorApex Legends: Resurrection puts the immortal murder-bot front and centre amid a host of balance changes
Apex Legends: Resurrection puts the immortal murder-bot front and centre amid a host of balance changes
Image credit:Respawn Entertainment
Image credit:Respawn Entertainment
There’s always been quite a disconnect between Revenant’s reputation and his abilities inApex Legends. All the cinematics we get of this infamous, terrifying murder-bot show him single-mindedly pursuing his targets, scuttling along walls, and wiping out enemies at close range like a cybernetic John Wick. But once you get in-game, his toolkit has always been fairly underwhelming - with the exception of hisDeath Totem, which never seemed to sit well thematically with the character.
Season 18 of Apex looks to change all that. Revenant is finally getting the love he deserves with a new sinister-looking base skin and a full rework of all his abilities. And guys, I think they might have gone a bit too far making him scary again. I think he might be overpowered.
Apex Legends: Resurrection Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube
Apex Legends: Resurrection Gameplay Trailer
But the Tactical and Ultimate are where things get really crazy. Shadow Pounce, the Tactical, allows Revenant to charge up a massive leap which can reach as far as anOctane Launch Pad, allowing Revenant to hurtle in and out of combat as fast as any other Legend in the game. Combine this with his Ultimate, Forged Shadows, which wraps Revenant’s upper torso in damage-mitigating shadows that have to be destroyed before Rev’s torso hitbox can be shot, and you’ve got a Legend who is seemingly top-tier in both mobility and survival.
Oh, and knocking enemies while the Ultimate is active instantly refreshes the protective shadowsandhis Tactical cooldown, allowing him to leap again immediately. That sounds absolutely nightmarish, and a bit overpowered to my ears. But we’ll have to wait until Season 18 actually arrives to know for sure.
Respawn have had issues with releasing completely overpowered characters before having to tone them down (Seer and Horizon come to mind), and while Revenant isn’t a new character, his rework this season is in place of a new character, standing front and centre amid the various other changes the new season brings. Revenant will be a freely unlocked character for all players throughout Season 18, so we’ll be seeing an awful lot of him from day one.
My face when I heard how powerful Revenant is going to be in Season 18 of Apex Legends. |Image credit:Respawn Entertainment
As for those other changes I mentioned? TheCharge Rifleis being reworked, turning it into a projectile-based weapon (read: no longer hitscan) that deals more damage the further away the target is. A full-auto Prowler is taking the Hemlok’s place in the Care Package. SMGs across the board are getting a nerf to headshot damage and strafe speed (along with a nerf to theR-99’srecoil and mag size), while Shotguns are being brought back into the limelight a bit with a tightened spread for the Mastiff and the return of Disruptor Rounds to theAlternatorand thePeacekeeper. Whaaaat?
