The Apex Legends map of King’s Canyon, upon which all of us drop time and time once more each match, is completely full of quite a lot of cliffs, underground depths, hidden areas and loot-filled cities. There’s an terrible lot to find out about this map and every of its areas, regardless of its small scale relative to most battle royale maps on the market. But the true query everybody needs answered is: the place must you land in the beginning of a match?
Our Apex Legends map and areas information seems to be to reply this query, whereas additionally explaining lots of the distinctive options of Apex Legends’ map. We’ve obtained detailed data on loot tier possibilities, in addition to ideas and opinions on a mess of well-liked touchdown spots throughout King’s Canyon. So let’s dive in!
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Apex Legends map and areas information
Apex Legends at the moment has simply the one map, referred to as King’s Canyon – although Respawn have confirmed that they are going to be including extra as time goes on. For now, everybody continues to be attending to grips with Apex Legends’ one map, which appears simpler to traverse than the maps of many different battle royales, partly due to the map’s smaller measurement (we’ve labored it out to be round 1,925m2) and partly as a result of you’ll be able to transfer about and reposition in a short time in Apex Legends.
Each of the 17 named areas throughout King’s Canyon (and lots of the smaller unnamed areas too) include completely different qualities of loot, from weapons and armour to consumables and attachments. Because Apex Legends continues to be in its early levels of launch, everybody continues to be clamouring to determine precisely the place to go for the very best likelihood of getting one of the best loot each match. So let’s check out how loot tiers work in Apex Legends, in addition to some particular named areas and what they’ve to supply.
Apex Legends map and areas information contents
| Apex Legends best loot locations – loot tiers explained | |||
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| Apex Legends locations – best places to land | |||
| Artillery | Relay | Skull Town | Repulsor |
| Slum Lakes | Bunker | Market | Airbase |
Apex Legends map loot tiers defined
When you go to a location for the primary time every match, its identify will pop up beside your minimap within the top-left nook of the display screen. Underneath the identify, there might be a sign of the loot tier for this location for this match. In the instance under, I landed at Market with my group, and it contained mid-tier loot for that match.
I say “for that match” as a result of it seems that the loot tiers are considerably randomised. However, there’s plenty of competition concerning this level among the many Apex Legends playerbase, principally as a result of it appears that evidently every location has a possible loot tier which solely generally deviates to a distinct tier.
Take a have a look at the Loot Tier Map under, which is a work-in-progress crowdsourced loot map discovered over at apexmap.io. Players can vote on the areas that land and enter what tier of loot they acquired. As a end result, as time goes on and extra gamers vote on every location, this loot map and the chances indicated will solely grow to be extra correct.
Apex Legends loot map – loot tiers & possibilities
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There are varied distinctive features of the Apex Legends map that offers you a greater an concept of the place to go for one of the best loot, from the Hot Zone which spawns over a distinct space every match to the Supply Ships which periodically spawn and fly throughout King’s Canyon. For full particulars on every thing loot-related, take a look at our Apex Legends loot information.
Apex Legends map areas – the place to land
Now let’s check out a few of the areas throughout King’s Canyon in Apex Legends, and evaluate them to at least one one other by way of place, measurement, loot high quality, and some other elements value contemplating. As time goes on we might flesh out this checklist to include each named location, however for now listed below are some wonderful touchdown spots so that you can discover in your matches.
Note: The period of time you spend in a location relies upon largely on the place of the Ring, which can reveal itself to you inside the second minute of every match. For full particulars on the Ring and its behaviour over the course of a match, take a look at our Apex Legends Ring information.
Artillery is a well-liked space on the far north of the map. Quite giant and full of high-quality loot 9 instances out of ten, it’s a harmful sizzling drop full of giant buildings that may take maybe a minute or extra to completely discover. Ziplines within the roofs of the most important buildings enable for fast journey out and in of hazard, and the tunnel to the west gives a loot-filled alternate pathway out of the world when you’re completed.
You’ve additionally obtained the area south of Artillery which, whereas it seems to be on the map like an enormous expanse of nothing specifically, accommodates an excessive amount of provide crates – extra, the truth is, than in Artillery itself! So if Artillery seems to be too sizzling for you (or a group beats you to the bottom there) a wonderful choice is to land simply south, loot up, and take them on when you’re prepared. For extra data on completely different Supply Bin areas, take a look at our Apex Legends loot information.
Relay’s downfall is that it’s within the very top-right nook of King’s Canyon, and also you’ll typically end up having to go central sooner with the intention to keep away from being hit by the damage-dealing Ring that steadily encroaches throughout the map. However, for groups searching for a barely quieter early-game, Relay comes full of high-quality gear more often than not and also you’re unlikely to search out too many different gamers – maybe one other group, not more than that.
Be conscious additionally that you may get onto the tiny island to the north and again through two ziplines. Don’t skip the home on that island, as a result of we’ve discovered it typically accommodates some nice stuff.
Our first mid-tier-loot-heavy location, Skull Town continues to be an excellent place for a group to land as a result of it’s large enough for a group to depart geared up with first rate sufficient gear to defend themselves. It’s pretty central and simple to rotate to completely different close by areas similar to Market, Thunderdome, Airbase and Water Treatment.
It’s additionally a wonderful different to Thunderdome, which, whereas it typically (supposedly) accommodates higher-tier loot, is so unfold out that it takes a very long time to loot and can typically lead to a cut up celebration. Skull Town has the good thing about being compact, and can assist to maintain your group collectively as a single unit. However, it’s nearly all the time the goal for at the very least one or two different groups, so loot shortly and put together for an early combat for those who go there.
Another high-tier-weighted location, Repulsor is similar to Artillery (even going as far as to have the identical type of buildings) however truly has extra buildings than Artillery, in addition to an underground tunnel system which accommodates flooring loot and gives a wonderful technique of escaping or initiating throughout fights.
It’s additionally linked to Hydro Dam to the north, which hardly ever accommodates good loot however continues to be typically used as a touchdown space for at the very least one group, so hold an eye fixed specifically in your northern aspect when you’re looting up in Repulsor. I favor to go south first, to the small cluster of buildings under Repulsor, earlier than heading into the subsequent Ring.
Slum Lakes is a heavy focus of tiny homes packed into the far north-west nook of the map. It nearly all the time accommodates mid-tier loot, however the good thing about Slum Lakes is that you may cross extraordinarily shortly from one home to the subsequent, and because of this you’re just about all the time protected and lined from all sides when you’re looting.
There’s additionally a line of buildings embedded into the cliffs to the north-east of Slum Lakes which you’ll loot when you’re completed with Slum Lakes correct, and though it’s not precisely a central location there’s all the time a sizzling air balloon on the east aspect of Slum Lakes that you should utilize to journey shortly to the remainder of King’s Canyon.
As a common rule, rivers in battle royale maps are a loss of life zone. Difficult terrain and surrounded by excessive floor from which enemies can snipe down at you with out warning, if you wish to land right here you’re going to need a straightforward approach out. This is what Bunker supplies – full of high-tier loot, you’ll be able to cross proper underneath the huge cliff there and thru the underground complicated to the opposite aspect, the place you’ll be able to simply rotate over to Airbase, Runoff, or The Pit – all of which by the way, just about all the time have high-tier loot as effectively.
I used to be truly amazed wanting on the above loot map, as a result of each time I’ve landed at Market it’s all the time been mid-tier loot reasonably than low-tier. But regardless, whereas it doesn’t essentially have one of the best likelihood to search out purple or gold gear, Market is an effective central location from which you’ll rotate in any route when you’ve looted up. The large Market constructing alone typically has sufficient weapons to package out a group of three, and after that you may head over to the smaller buildings to the west after which the south.
Much like touchdown in Slum Lakes with its tiny compacted homes, touchdown within the Market constructing has the good thing about isolating you from the remainder of the map till you’re good and prepared. But be warned – there are solely a few doorways to this large constructing, so it’s typically higher to make use of the ziplines as much as the roof with the intention to reposition your self if threatened by an enemy group.
Airbase is positioned on the west coast of the King’s Canyon island, and is most of the time full of high-quality loot. It exists in its personal little bubble separate from the map as a result of large dam that cordones the world off from all over the place else.
There are a number of areas on the coast the place you could find clusters of loot crates, making for wonderful areas to hit the bottom; and be sure you test the interiors of the ships docked right here, as a result of they typically include one of the best loot in your entire place.
That’s every thing we’ve obtained for now on the packed and interesting Apex Legends map that’s King’s Canyon. Check again quickly for much more data and prime recommendations on the completely different areas in Apex Legends. Until then, why don’t you tell us your go-to touchdown spots within the feedback under?
