Apex Legends is by far the hottest game of the month and players are discovering new things about it every day. Recently, a player on Reddit figured out an interesting interaction between Mirage’s decoy and Caustic’s traps.
Mirage the Holographic Trickster and Caustic the Toxic Trapper are both unlockable Legends in Apex. Each character can be unlocked for either 12,000 Legends tokens or 750 Apex coins. If you haven’t unlocked either character yet, this interaction may impact your decision.
A reddit user pointed out a pretty cool scenario involving the two characters on the official Apex subreddit. If Caustic has a toxic trap set up and you see it as Mirage, you can send your decoy into the trap and trigger it. Not only will the trap be triggered, but since your decoy is technically damaged by the gas, your decoy will indicate which direction the damage came from. This means the decoy symbol that pops up on your screen will be indicating where Caustic is standing, even though he didn’t shoot at your decoy.
The decoy and toxic traps are both characters’ respective primary ability. This means they can be used relatively often and are an essential part of the their play style. If you are a Caustic or Mirage player who is unaware of this interaction, learning about it will drastically change how you approach playing against the other character.
Mirage players should note that this type of trick works for Gibraltar and Bangalore’s ultimate abilities as well. Sending your decoy into a sing of hellfire from either character will cause your indicator to point in the direction of the person who triggered the ultimate.
This realization adds another layer of depth and usefulness to Mirage that many players may have been missing out on. As for Caustic fans, be careful tossing your traps around if you’re trying to hide from a Mirage. If you’re not careful, you might find yourself getting bamboozled.
Published: Feb 26, 2019 11:17 am