Most of the rules in Apex Legends are similar to other battle royale games, but the big difference between Respawn’s entry and other titles is its cast of characters. Each character handles a little differently thanks to their differing abilities–some are best at offense, some specialize in defense, and some excel at supporting teammates. Deciding which character to play as and knowing how best to they can aid your team is an essential part of the game.
When it comes to Lifeline, Apex Legends’ combat medic, it’s all about playing smart and helping your teammates. Lifeline has some of the best support abilities in the game, but lacks any offensive options. She’s great to have on a team, but when playing as her, you’ll need to be smart about using her abilities to the fullest.
Keep reading for all the information you need on Lifeline’s abilities, including their strengths and weaknesses, as well as tips on how to use her effectively and help your team to victory. We’ve also got plenty more guides, including things that Apex Legends doesn’t tell you`, a list of myths we’ve tested about how the game works, and a full rundown of the game’s best guns. You might also want to check out our Apex Legends review while you’re at it.
General Overview
Lifeline is the only medic of the current crop of Apex Legends characters, and as such, you’ll see her on a lot of teams. Her healing abilities can be indispensable in times of crisis, making it a little easier to revive downed teammates and get them back up to fighting strength in the middle of a firefight. Her slate of support abilities mean she foregoes some offensive strengths, though–unlike other characters, she has no good means of attacking other players.
Playing Lifeline well is all about working with your team and staying together. She’s best kept close to other players but away from the front lines to lessen the chances that she’ll get knocked down, so that when other players need help, she can assist them. She also lacks abilities that can help her escape in emergencies–she has nothing like the grapples, smoke, and shields that other characters can use. When you’re playing Lifeline, you need to be smart and protect yourself so that you can protect your teammates.
Abilities
Passive: Combat Medic
Lifeline’s most useful ability is the shield she projects in front of her when reviving teammates. While other players are stuck under fire when they revive and can be easily killed, Lifeline’s shield saves her from the incoming damage. It can be the difference between losing a whole team and getting everyone back in the fight. Lifeline also heals herself and can revive teammates more quickly than other characters.
Tactical: D.O.C. Heal Drone
You can save teammates and yourself from spending their health items with your healing drone. Lifeline can drop the drone anywhere, and anyone standing close to it gets health restored–although how much health the drone can dish out is limited, and gets split between all the nearby players. You should also note that anyone, including opponents, can make use of a healing done, so be sure to be careful about where you summon it.
Ultimate: Care Package
Lifeline’s ultimate ability allows her to call her own supply drop anywhere she wants. It’s not quite as good as the supply drops that appear automatically on the map from time to time, but it’s still pretty solid–Lifeline’s care packages include defensive items, so you can get some sweet armor and healing items out of them, and even high-level weapon attachments.
Tips To Play
Lifeline’s healing capabilities are great for supporting your squad, but they leave her vulnerable to attack from enemies, and mean she doesn’t have any handy abilities to use against opponents or get herself out of trouble. Therefore, when you’re playing as Lifeline, you should try to stay back from fights and out of harm’s way as much as you can so that you’re ready to help out teammates when they need you.
Going after revives will put you in the thick of the action, though, so it’s best to be ready to defend yourself. Pick weapons that offer a lot of range, like the Longbow DMR or the G7 Scout, as well as shotguns or submachine guns for up-close encounters. Remember that while your job is to revive and heal people, getting killed while you do it is a great way to lose matches; shoot first, revive second.
Whether you’re playing as Lifeline or you have one on your team, keep an eye out for Ultimate Accelerants. Lifeline has one of the longer Ultimate cooldown timers, and the quicker you can get care packages, the quicker you can grab high-tier defensive loot. It’s also worth trying to get several of Lifeline’s care packages in a single match to help kit everyone else out.
If you’re set on gear and you still have a care package ultimate ready, try using it to distract enemies or confuse them. You can drop a package in one direction and run in the other, for instance, or call one and use it to draw out another squad for an ambush. We’ve also seen care packages kill enemy players by landing on them, and you use them to crowd tight areas or for cover–so get creative.
Lifeline’s quick healing means you should try to stay as healthy as possible. If you can manage to heal up without leaving your teammates hanging during a fight, do it; your chances of winning a fight are always higher if you have a higher health pool. Just remember that, in a fight, helping your team keep shooting is usually better than falling back. Gaining or losing a numerical advantage usually determines which team wins a battle.
Drop health drones in cover positions so your teammates can fall back to them. Be careful where you leave them, though, because anyone can use them, including opponents.
