Apex Legends Octane information (Season 1) – skills, hitbox, Octane suggestions and tips

Season 1 is right here, and main the cost is Octane – the brand new character for Apex Legends, and essentially the most cellular Legends we’ve but seen. The trailer beneath describes Octane as with the ability to run rings round enemies, and, having performed as a lot as potential of him since Season 1’s launch, they’re definitely on the cash. This would possibly simply be my new favorite character, and our Apex Legends Octane information will assist you to to higher perceive his skills and the high- ahem, –octane playstyle you’ll have to undertake with him to succeed.

For full particulars and opinions on the entire characters collectively, check out our Apex Legends characters information for totally up to date particulars. Alternatively, when you’re in search of a centered information like this one however on a special Legend, then merely check out the desk beneath and click on on a hyperlink to be taken to the hero of your selection. All these guides are totally updated and prepared for Season 1.

Apex Legends Octane information – suggestions, stats, skills

Octane brings a number of new issues to the desk when it comes to skills, a few of which we learn about forward of time due to latest pre-Season 1 leaks, however now we’ve had an opportunity to see precisely how he performs. And there’s rather a lot to speak about. Feel free to skip forward to a particular part utilizing the hyperlinks beneath.

Octane information overview – character strengths and weaknesses

Where to start with Octane? He’s essentially the most mobility- and sheer velocity-focused Legend we’ve but had, beating out Wraith and Pathfinder merely with the convenience and frequency with which he can utilise his Stim Tactical to race throughout King’s Canyon. He’s the brand new tip of the spear when it comes to crew composition; Octane’s function is to all the time be barely forward of his crew, first into fight, and first out once more – or first to die.

The trade-off of his Tactical, sacrificing well being for motion velocity, is a model new system for Apex Legends skills, however from what we’ve discovered to this point it’s properly balanced, permitting you to play both with warning, solely utilizing Stim earlier than or throughout an encounter (I wouldn’t suggest this), or with reckless abandon, Stimming up each few seconds as you loot up and search for enemies (and let’s face it, the latter is what Octane would need).

It’s additionally pretty straightforward to speak about Octane’s strengths and weaknesses due to the sacrificial side of this Tactical skill. His energy is that he’s the quickest character, and a scary presence throughout a combat. Fights can simply be gained in six seconds in Apex,  which implies everything of an encounter might be spent attempting to get a single shot to land on this crazed drugged-up velocity demon. But if used on the incorrect second or too incessantly, Octane’s diminished well being will let him down, and his Ultimate is basically not that sensible throughout fights, so when you Stim too onerous you’ll don’t have anything to fall again on.

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Octane hitbox vs different Legends

With the arrival of Season 1, Respawn haven’t solely added a brand new character with a brand new hitbox, however they’ve additionally adjusted the hitboxes of Pathfinder, Caustic, and Gibraltar to be able to extra precisely match their character fashions. This signifies that the above picture, taken from YouTuber “SookieSpy“, is now not totally correct. But it appears as if the final order of hitbox sizes right here remains to be correct, with Wraith and Lifeline being the smallest, and Gibraltar and Caustic nonetheless the biggest.

Octane is but to be correctly examined by the Apex Legends playerbase, however his diminutive body possible places him alongside the identical scale as Lifeline or Bloodhound. This, mixed along with his trademark velocity, makes him a robust candidate for hardest Legend to land pictures on, even giving the slippery Wraith a run for her cash.

Octane skills information

Octane’s skills make for some fascinating new techniques we’ve not but seen in Apex Legends. Like all characters, he has entry to a few; one Passive, which is all the time (is that this case almost all the time) in impact; one activatable Tactical skill, and one Ultimate skill which requires charging over time. Let’s take a more in-depth have a look at every skill in flip and the way finest to make use of them.

Passive skill: Swift Mend

Octane’s Passive is tough to speak about with out additionally describing Octane’s Tactical, because the two are designed to work in tandem greater than any two different skills in Apex Legends. It’s a easy and really helpful Passive that regenerates 1 Health (not Shields, simply Health) each 2 seconds. You could discover that within the earlier leaks, this skill had the caveat that it might solely work when not in fight; and this does nonetheless look like the case, although it’s now not talked about. If you’re broken, there’s a number of seconds’ delay earlier than the heal will reactivate.

0.5 HP per second is, in fact, nothing to write down dwelling about, and it gained’t prevent throughout a combat, however it means that you can use your Tactical rather more freely, and it means that you can preserve therapeutic gadgets reminiscent of Syringes and Med Kits for extra dire circumstances. It’s a pleasant little Passive skill since you don’t should concern your self with it such as you would with, say, Wraith’s Passive. It simply does its factor, letting you get on with bouncing throughout the map and working rings round enemies.

Passive Ability Tips

• Swift Mend doesn’t heal you for a short while after you’re taking injury.
• The heal additionally doesn’t replenish your Health while you’re utilizing your Tactical, Stim; however it does reactivate instantly after the Stim has worn off.
• While Knocked, when you’ve been broken by enemies, you’ll slowly regain your “knocked Health”. However, it gained’t cease you from bleeding out, as a result of that could be a separate mechanism out of your Health whereas knocked.
• Don’t depend on this skill to get you out of a good spot, as a result of the heal per second isn’t robust sufficient to make sure survival towards enemies.

Tactical skill: Stim

Stim is Octane’s absolute bread-and-butter skill, and I’m gonna let you know proper now that to be able to use it correctly, you must study to not be afraid of getting low Health. You might imagine Health is extra essential than Speed, however in Apex Legends that’s not true; velocity is simply as essential for survival as Health (in some circumstances, extra so). Don’t be afraid to spam this Tactical a number of instances in a row as you’re looting up throughout moments of downtime, or throughout a combat.

I like this skill. A 30% motion velocity bonus is huge (it matches Bangalore’s Passive velocity bonus, for reference), and you’ll activate it each eight seconds – that’s, it has a 2-second cooldown after its 6-second period has elapsed. So when you use it correctly, you’ll be able to spend almost everything of a combat at 130% velocity, which lets you completely fly round corners and throughout plains or corridors. It’s a scary factor to see that metal-legged speedster dashing in direction of you with Peacekeeper in hand, I’m telling you.

It takes away 10 Health every time, which implies when you hold spamming it the second you’re ready then your Passive Swift Mend gained’t have the ability to counteract the Health lower. But once more, don’t let that cease you from utilizing it loads. There’s a cause that cooldown is so low; so you’ll be able to have enjoyable spending the vast majority of your time sprinting and sliding like loopy.

Tactical Ability Tips

• You can not kill your self with Octane’s Stim. If you utilize it with 10 Health or much less, then you definately’ll all the time be left at 1 Health.
• Chain collectively Stims firstly of a match to hurry up your early looting section. Dash between homes on the velocity of sunshine.
• You can use Stim whereas therapeutic or reloading, similar to Bangalore’s Smokes.
• Bunny Hopping is even sooner and extra helpful whereas Stim is lively. If you’re undecided how you can Bunny Hop, try our Apex Legends advanced movement information.
• Be cautious if there are enemies close by within the early-game, although, since you’ll in all probability have both a white Body Shield or no Shields in any respect, and Health is all you will have.
• Octane’s Stim means that you can transfer sooner with a gun than different characters can run whereas holstered.
• Octane’s Passive won’t heal you while you’re Stimming, so that you’ll want to offer your self time to heal between Stims to replenish your Health.
• Make use of the velocity bonus. I’ve already seen Octane’s Stimming as much as attain an encounter, after which roughly standing nonetheless in the course of the combat itself. 130% motion velocity means that you can dance round and A/D spam like loopy whereas firing, so make the most of it.

Ultimate skill: Launch Pad

Octane’s Ultimate is the flexibility of his we’re all most acquainted with by now, due to Respawn silently including a number of Launch Pads into the game previous to Season 1 round Market. It’s a reasonably simple mobility-focused Ultimate; when activated, you’ll throw down a Launch Pad in entrance of you very like Gibraltar’s Dome (although you’ll be able to truly throw the Launch Pad surprisingly far), and after that the Launch Pad persists and is useable by anybody, good friend or foe alike.

What’s good in regards to the Launch Pads is that they’re fairly predictable. They will all the time ship you straight ahead in precisely the course you’re dealing with once you stroll over it. You can use it pretty simply to cowl distance rapidly, to provoke, escape, or just to outrun the Apex Legends Ring. It’s very like Pathfinder’s Zipline Gun Ultimate when it comes to when it’s helpful, and in addition as a result of, like Pathfinder’s Ult, it may well profit the entire crew, and can persist.

Truth be informed, it’s not a splendidly sensible skill. I drastically desire skills which you’ll depend on that will help you whereas in fight. Wraith’s Portals are higher in just about each manner than these Launch Pads, aside from the truth that Octane’s Ult predictably has a decrease charge-up time. But it’s definitely enjoyable to bounce across the map, and as time goes on gamers will in all probability uncover all types of distinctive options and quirks of this skill when combining it with others. We’ve already found a number of beneath, have a learn.

Ultimate Ability Tips

• To bounce greater and additional on a Launch Pad, it is best to soar simply as you go over the Launch Pad. When timed proper, the momentum of your soar will ship you a very good 30% greater and additional.
• Placing a Launch Pad on a decline or incline reminiscent of a hill or stairs has completely no bearing on the trajectory or momentum of your bounce.
• Knocked down gamers can bounce on Launch Pads, which implies you’ll be able to place one down to assist transfer a knocked teammate out of hazard.
• Throwables reminiscent of Grenades and even Bangalore’s Ultimate will bounce atop these Launch Pads, permitting you to throw them additional (when you’re correct sufficient with them!)
• When positioned beneath a Wraith portal, gamers who exit through that portal will truly exit a brief distance from the portal, moderately than proper on the portal as typical. I’m undecided how that is helpful, however there you go.
• Each Launch Pad, as you’ll be able to see beneath, has a… very slim hitbox. So cautious the place you utilize it.

Just a heads up, Octane’s ult has a very precise hitbox from r/ApexLegends

How to play Octane – prime Octane suggestions and techniques

Finally, let’s end up with some extra common suggestions and tips on successful Apex Legends matches as Octane.

• Don’t be afraid to have low Health. Octane must reside life on the sting to be able to be used successfully. This means a threat/reward playstyle the place it’s possible you’ll be caught off-guard and die rapidly, however different instances it might win you the game. But you must study to not deal with Octane cautiously. Take benefit of his Stim as a lot as potential.
• Learn to A/D spam successfully whereas beneath Stim. With a 30% motion velocity enhance, your “A/D spam” can soar to ludicrous ranges of “impossible to hit” when you’re fast sufficient. Never keep nonetheless whereas beneath the results of Stim, since you’re actually simply losing the flexibility – and your Health.
• Go for extensive flanks when wanted. Octane is improbable at repositioning earlier than your enemies even know what’s taking place. And when Stimmed, your teammates gained’t have the ability to sustain with you anyway, so be happy to go on flanks once you need. Again, threat/reward.
• Pair with Pathfinder and Wraith for an extremely fast and cellular crew. Before, it was primarily Pathfinder who it was tough to maintain up with as a teammate, however now he’s discovered his match in Octane. Throw Wraith’s Portals and Phases into the combination and also you’ve acquired an extremely fast and versatile crew comp.

That’s just about all the pieces we’ve acquired on Octane for now, so hopefully you’ve discovered a factor or two about how finest to utilise his distinctive new skillset. Now what are you ready for? Season 1 is right here; get busy.