While it might be hard for some gamers to believe, Season 12 ofApex Legendsis already underway. Releasing on Tuesday, February 8, this update for the game brought a lot of new content to the battle royale. Some of the notable features added in the new season included the exciting9v9 LTM known as Controlalong with multiple changes to Olympus. In addition to this new game mode and revamped map, Season 12 introduced Mad Maggie.
As the latest addition totheApex Legendsroster, Mad Maggie brings a number of powerful abilities to use in battle. Known as the Rebel Warlord, she comes equipped with a Passive that highlights enemies she damages and lets her run faster with a shotgun. In addition, her Riot Drill allows her to burn straight through cover. And if that is not enough, her Ultimate ability, Wrecking Ball, deploys a giant bouncing ball that explodes near enemies and provides speed pads to allow her team to push the attack. Recently, someone found a way to use these abilities together to form a more deadly combo.
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In a video from February 10, a YouTuber known as Skeptation highlighted an effective trick inApex Legendsinvolving Mad Maggie’s Ultimate that was originally discovered by a Reddit user called wtf_internet. According to the YouTuber, there was a way to turn her Wrecking Ball into a fiery inferno causing it to inflict more damage to enemies than normal. to do this, they revealed that players needed to shoot the Riot Drill at her Wrecking Ball. If done correctly, the drill would stick to the side of the bouncing ball, causing even more destruction and mayhem.
This tip is doubtlessly exciting for players wanting to try outMad Maggie in Season 12as it makes her even more powerful in a skirmish. Beyond causing additional burn damage to targets on impact, this trick makes the AOE (area of effect) damage for the ball larger. However, for those interested in checking out this useful trick, it might be best to go into the firing range and do some practice before heading into a competitive match. Despite being an effective way to boost the damage of her Ultimate, it is worth noting that hitting the ball with the Tactical could prove challenging at first.
It is exciting to see players already discovering ways to make Mad Maggie more effective in combat. It will be interesting to see what other secrets are uncovered about thefreedom fighter from Salvoin the days ahead. Time will tell just how effective this trick turns out to be in the battle royale and whether or not it makes her a must-pick for competitive play.
Apex Legendsis available for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
