Horizon is one of the newest characters for Apex Legends and she brings a number of unique abilities to the table. She’s the master of gravity manipulation and can use it in battle to cause chaos, manuever in unique ways, and reach hard to reach areas.
She’s a bit unique in her playstyle so players will want to take some time to become familiar with what she’s capable of and how best to use her abilities. For players wanting to get started, here are some expert tips to start of on the right foot.
10 Block Pathways With Gravity
Horizon’s Gravity Lift ability reverses the flow of gravity wherever the bubble is dropped. There is no way to avoid this which can make it a useful ability to trap opponents in a specific location.
The idea is to create a Gravity Lift bubble in doorways. This makes it impossible for the enemy to leave the area as they’ll be propelled back inside. This is great way to escape from an ambush or to keep enemies occupied while setting up a killzone outside the doorway.
9 Create Chaos Indoors
Gravity Lifts can also be dropped indoors to create chaos in general. Being propelled into the ceiling and then across the room can throw opponents for a loop leaving them disoriented. The player can take advantage of this to take them down or make a hasty retreat.
At the very least dropping a gravity bubble in a room will disrupt movement indoors. Players will try to avoid the gravity lift which can throw off their plans as they navigate around the new obstacle.
8 Evade & Heal With Gravity
During a firefight it’s hard to get away in order to heal from any damage that’s sustained. Horizon can use her Gravity Lift to propel herself away long enough to get a heal in. Especially when her passive ability Spacewalk allows her more time in the air.
The idea is that the player can drop a player and launch themselves over an object or away from battle. During flight they can quickly heal from their injuries and be ready to go again once they hit the ground.
7 Lift Projectiles Away
The Gravity Lift doesn’t just affect players it also affects projectiles. Anything that passes into the bubble of distorted gravity will come under its effects. This provides the means to deflect or divert incoming projectiles from other Legends.
Everything from rockets to grenades will be launched up and out when they hit the gravity bubble. If the player anticipates an incoming barrage or is going against someone wielding explosive skills it’s a great way to divert their projectiles from powerful weapons away.
6 Knock Enemies Away From Cover With Blackhole
Horizon’s ultimate, Black Hole, causes a mini blackhole to appeal and draw everything in it’s vicinity to the center. Many characters are helpless to its effects and will be quickly drawn in. The player can use this to their advantage when fighting enemies behind cover.
Essentially the player can drop the Black Hole next to wherever the player is hiding. Then they simply wait for the gravitational pull to drag them out into the open. Some characters like Octane can escape the gravity’s pull, but they’ll need to leave cover to do it.
5 Drop Enemies From Heights
Horizon’s passive ability Spacewalk reduce the impact that comes from falling from a height. As a result she’s able to recover much sooner from the fall. This means if two characters hit the ground at the same time, Horizon is able to recover and start shooting sooner.
This can be used to knock players off of tall heights, drop down alongside them, recover, and start blasting while they’re still reeling. It takes some timing and a lot can go wrong, but it can be a handy way to knock another player off their game and get some free shots on them.
4 Throw Enemies Off With Gravity
While there are a lot of strategic ways to use Gravity Lift it’s also helpful to simply throw them around. Enemies will expect the player to use a Gravity Lift once it’s dropped which an be helpful for tricking them in a fight.
They can also be dropped near opponents who will get launched upward when they enter. During this time players will momentarily lose their aim and become disoriented which the player can exploit. Just having one on the ground is enough to give opponents pause as they wonder how it’ll be used.
3 Snipe From Bizarre Locations
The Gravity Lift allows Horizon to access areas that are can be hard to reach if not impossible for other characters. As a result Horizon can set up in a random location with a long range weapon and cause some chaos.
Because most characters can’t move around this way most players won’t expect Horizon to be fighting from certain angles. Using this to get a headshot before relocated to another equally strange place can confuse players and keep them pinned down.
2 Air Slide
After becoming familiar with Horizon’s movement and abilities it’s possible to combine effects to move tremendous speeds across great distances. Gravity Lift when combined with a well timed slide can propel Horizon very quickly.
Granted this is incredibly dangerous on maps with drop offs and cliffs. But when mastered it allows the player to quickly escape danger or rapidly drop in on an opponent. This is great when using a close range powerful weapon like a shotgun.
1 Drag Grenades With Black Hole
A really nasty trick is to intentionally manipulate projectiles with the Black Hole. The idea is to plant Newt near an enemy, throw grenades near the forming blackhole, and have them be dragged towards the stuck players for maximum damage.
With careful timing and coordination with teammates players can wipe out an opposing team hiding behind cover without ever seeing them. The Black Hole will draw both the grenades and the opposing players together for devastating effect. It does require careful timing or else the grenades will destroy NEWT before the Black Hole is ever created.
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