With Respawn Entertainment’sApex Legendsfinally making its way to mobile phones viaApex Legends: Mobile, fans of the acclaimed hero battle royale can finally become Apex Champions wherever they want, whenever they want. And withApex Legends: Mobileimplementing and improving upon some of the most fundamentalApex Legendsmechanics out there, it’s no question why the likes ofBangalorecan become a favored Legend to use.
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Bangalore in both the original game andMobilehave the same toolkit, being able to unleash a smokescreen to mask her presence and rain down hell on enemies through her missiles. And for players who want to dominate the mobile game with Bangalore, just what else should they consider in her toolkit?
Bangalore: Unhinged Aggression
Built as a straightforwardOffensive Legend, Bangalore specializes in ensuring she and her allies have the means ofcatching enemies by surprisewhile at the same time having all the opportunities for exit. Given her lore as a former military officer, Bangalore’s toolkit makes sense in transforming her as an accessible Legend built for those used to action-packed FPS. As such, strategies when using her include:
The Skills: Strategic Smoke, Bombs
Given how Bangalore shares the same toolkit inApex Mobileas her other counterparts, it makes sense to rely on her Skills similar to how players use them in the main game. At its core, Bangalore’s skills encourage aggressive gameplay that gives her a healthy mix of methods for ambushes, escapes, and even deterrents.
Passive: Double Time Signals Battle
Bangalore’sDouble Time (Passive)gives herselfa limited speed boost when taking firefrom enemies. It doesn’t matter if she sees them or not and if she’s hit or not, simply taking fire near her general hitbox gives her Double Time.
Not only that, but getting fired at multiple times can give Bangalore near-unlimited speed boosts, allowing players to quickly decide whether to try to find the enemy or run away from danger. Considering the game gives a marker where enemy fire is coming from, Bangalore can easily spot enemies after getting Double Time.
Tactical: Smoke Launcher Sets Ambushes, Escapes
Thanks toSmoke Launcher, Bangalorecan fire a high-velocity smoke pellet that creates a smoke wallon impact. When paired with Bloodhound’s Toolkit or switching to third-person mode, Bangalore and her team can see a bit of detail through the smoke.
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The Smoke Launcher is highly flexible depending on Bangalore’s goals. For instance, shooting it near her team allows them to run away, while shooting it towards the enemy can leave them open for ambush.
Ultimate: Rolling Thunder Brings The Pain
When Bangalore unleashesRolling Thunder, she canthrow a signal fire that sends a cluster of missiles towards the general directionshe is facing. The missiles then explode slowly, heavily damaging and slowing down enemies inside the vicinity. Allies and herself caught inside get slowed too, however.
Rolling Thunder is best used as a deterrent, where Bangalore can throw this in the general direction of the enemy, so they get discouraged chasing the team. Likewise, Bangalore in the mood for a third party can throw this in the middle of a fight and wreak havoc.
Legend Perks: Aggression Is Key
Introduced as a unique feature inApex Mobile,Legend Perksprovidespecial benefits to a Legend’s toolkitwhenever certain conditions are met. Although these benefits often appear small, these Perks can become especially deadly at the hands of someone who knows exactly how to use them alongside Bangalore’s base kit.
Forward March
One of the more annoying aspects of Bangalore’s kit is using her Smoke Launcher (Tactical), since her smoke walls block sight. If she has a Bloodhound teammate, his Tactical can reveal opponents, but this is a potential waste of a combat ability that could be used inmore intense combat situations. Thankfully,Forward Marchcan help Bangalore in this regard, as this Perk can reveal opponents inside smoke walls whenever Bangalore uses ADS.
This heavily incentivizes offensive Bangalore builds, as Bangalore can easily ambush an enemy after deploying her smoke canister. Alternatively, a sniper Bangalore can make use of a smoke wall and eliminate opponents while the enemies have no idea what’s going on around them.
Tactical Advantage
It’s always awesome to see characters use their Finishers, since this is a cool display that both players and their prey can see. However, using a Finisher does leave Legends vulnerable for attack. In the case of Bangalore, being knocked down while doing a Finisher might be especially embarrassing. However,Tactical Advantageallows Bangalore to have a safety net when doing Finishersin open areas.
Through this Perk, Bangalore gets a free refresh of her Tactical after a Finisher. This means Bangalore can quickly deploy a smoke wall if she finds herself attacked during a Finisher. When combined with Forward March (Perk) that allows her to see enemies in smoke, Bangalore can punish anyone who dares interrupt her while she’s having a good time.
Gridiron Haze
Bangalore has three rounds of her smoke walls at her disposal at any given time, and these rounds slowly regenerate as soon as she uses them. Three rounds seems more than enough for Bangalore to have flexibility with her plays. After all, she can deploy one smoke to start an ambush, another to reposition in the middle of the fight, and one more to escape if a third party appears.
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However,Gridiron Hazegives Bangalore a fourth round in her Smoke Launcher, which can drastically affect the state of play in the game. This essentially allows Bangalore to make more minute decisions in the game without worrying about her kit. She can use this extra smoke wall to give extra space for escapes, or to interrupt enemy approaches by blocking sight to whichever direction enemies are headed.
Weapon Loadout: Straightforward Works
Thanks to the more accessible controls ofApex Mobile, using Bangalore will give a feeling similar to that of popular FPS titles for mobile platforms. Considering Bangalore’s offensive toolkit, weapons for Bangaloreinclude those with reliable firing rate and clip sizesto ensure she always packs a bang for her buck and never gets caught off-guard.
Primary: R-301 Carbine (Assault Rifle, Light)
For someone like Bangalore who excels in roaming around the battlefield to catch enemies, theR-301 Carbineis a readily-dependable Light Assault Rifle. Aside from being perhaps the best Assault Rifle in the base game, the R-301 also makes use of Light Rounds that are easily found in the battlefield.
At the hands of Bangalore, the quick firing rate and the dependable spray fire easily makes the R-301 the best fit for her aggressive toolkit.
Secondary: R-99 (SMG, Light)
When Bangalore finds herself jumped in close range, she can easily whip out theR-99and blow up everyone to smithereens. Pairing this with the R-301 means Bangalore shouldn’t have to worry about a secondary ammo type, since they both use Light Ammo.
Not only that, but thefast firing rate and dependable recoilcan make the R-99 a handy close-ranged weapon for chasing opponents.
Apex Legends: Mobileis available on iOS and Android.
