If you love the dangers and excitement of playing Assault classes, it's time to learn all about Apex Legends' Mad Maggie. Her tactical combat techniques might seem easy enough, but when used correctly she can overwhelm enemy teams in a split-second if they're not careful enough.
Mad Maggie's ability to disrupt enemies makes her quite a useful, and sometimes underused, addition to any team composition. So, if you want to learn how to effectively play as Mad Maggie in Apex Legends, today's your lucky day, because we've got all the tips you need.
We've compiled a guide to summarise her skills, some useful tips, and the pros and cons of playing as Mad Maggie. By utilising this information, you can lob wrecking balls and decimate teams with a well-placed riot drill before your foes even know what's hit them. If you're after more guides like this, check out our guides on how to play Loba, or we can talk you through everything we know about the new Straight Shot LTM.
Mad Maggie skills
Let's check out Mad Maggie's skillset to understand her gameplay tactics better. These skills are all about damaging the opponents and disrupting their gameplay to make them easy pawns for her and her teammates.
Mad Maggie's passive ability - Warlord's Ire
Whenever Mad Maggie damages an enemy, for a short moment, she reveals their location to her and her teammates. So whenever you can even tickle someone with a bullet, you get temporary wall-hacks on them, akin to a Bloodhound scan. Thanks to this ability, she also gets faster movement speed while holding a shotgun.
Mad Maggie's tactical ability - Riot Drill
Mad Maggie shoots off a drill that catches on to enemies, burning them with 160 damage in total. It is indestructible and continues to attack until its duration is over. The drill can also pierce through world cover that her enemies are utilising, as well as through other legends' abilities, like Gibraltar bubbles and Rampart walls. So a well-placed drill can completely disrupt the flow of an enemy team's strategy.
Mad Maggie ultimate ability - Wrecking Ball
For her ultimate ability, Mad Maggie throws a devastating Wrecking Ball at an area that detonates speed pads and damages any enemies and obstacles in its path. The ball does 20 damage on hit and also stuns enemies, but it can also break open doors for escape and ambushing. Plus, it can destroy other character's abilities, so consider that Gibby bubble busted as you make an all-out attack.
Apex Legends Mad Maggie - strengths and weaknesses
Although her abilities can be quite handy, you might need a to delve a little deeper into her mechanics to get the most out of her. As an Assault class character, Mad Maggie can carry 20 extra ammo per stack and can also access Assault Bins, meaning even outside of combat she has her uses, for both herself and for supporting her team.
As for the Smart Loot weapon attachment privileges, Mad Maggie gets one scope guaranteed each time she opens an Assault bin. With these features come some unique pros and cons to playing Mad Maggie. So let's check out these benefits and drawbacks to playing as Mad Maggie in Apex Legends:
Mad Maggie strengths
Thanks to her ultimate ability, Wrecking Ball, Mad Maggie can break down doors and ambush enemies from outside. This way, her teammates almost always have the upper hand in taking the opposition by surprise, and it can open up some truly devastating battles.
Additionally, her Riot Drill attacks enemies continuously with bursts of damage, making them focal target points to take down fast. If Mad Maggie, or even one of her teammates, manages to knock an enemy who then proceeds to crawl behind cover, a well-placed Riot Drill can finish them off quickly. It's also worth waiting a moment before shooting it, because you can catch an enemy team member in the fire as they try to revive your knock.
Mad Maggie weaknesses
You need to have proper ammo and gun skills to be an expert in using Mad Maggie's passive. While the Warlord's Ire does reveal enemy locations for a short moment, you need to keep yourself well-equipped to protect yourself until your teammates join you in an ambush.
Not to forget, Wrecking Ball is a great ultimate to strategise a combo attack. But it holds an inconsistent trajectory, so you have to be very careful while firing it and in what direction. One wrong move and your entire plan can fail in taking down the enemy since Maggie can also be stunned by her own ball.
Gameplay tips and tricks for Mad Maggie in Apex Legends
Mad Maggie is a force to be reckoned with thanks to her high-damage tactical abilities. Keeping her kit's strengths, and weaknesses in mind, let's check out some quick tips and tricks to playing Mad Maggie:
Use your passive differently
Mad Maggie's Warlord's Ire is usable in very different ways. For example, why just reveal an enemy's location when you can reveal more about them?
For example, instead of checking where the enemy is, check if they are preparing a trap for your teams or healing. Warlord's Ire can give away much more than your enemy's location, it can show you what they're doing as they're doing it. Communicate to your team what they're up to and inform your teammates about their current and next moves.
Tactical defensive system
Low on health and need to escape an enemy chasing you? Use your Riot Drill to distract these foes with a barrage of damage as you take an escape route. This damage goes through obstacles, which means a guaranteed hit to any enemy chasing you. It can also be a great use of cover if you need to really quickly pop a Shield Battery because it deters enemies from following you around a corner or through a door as you're healing.
Use Mad Maggie's abilities as combos
Use Your Riot Drill to set the Wrecking Ball on fire. For this, first launch the Wrecking Bell and shoot the Riot Drill at it. Doing this will make the Wrecking Bell dish out high AoE damage to all nearby enemies. This way, you increase your damage potential and take down multiple enemies at once.
In conclusion, Mad Maggie is a fun tactical Assault character to try in Apex Legends. Using her abilities in a variety of combos raises your attack potential while giving you ample time to heal and prepare yourself for the next fray. For more guides like this, check out everything we know about the ranked changes in Season 20, and all the changes to armour evo.