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Ordnances are throwable weapons in Apex Legends that enhance the gameplay experience and provide creative means to deal with enemies in complex fights.
What are ordnances in Apex Legends?
Ordnances are throwable weapons in Apex Legends and there are currently three ordnances in the game, each with unique characteristics. Players that know how to use ordnances effectively can take advantage of this knowledge in gunfights to secure kills and wins. Especially when they understand each one’s unique characteristics and use them creatively.
Available Ordnances in Apex Legends
At present, there are three main types of ordinances in Apex Legends:
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Arc Stars
Arc Stars are versatile shuriken-shaped explosives that are capable of slowing opponents down and disrupting their movement in an engagement. Unlike frag grenades, they stick to opponents and surfaces. Additionally, they also have a significantly faster projectile launch speed than frags and thermites, making them easier to aim.
A well-aimed arc star ordnance can dictate the flow of an engagement or a 1v1 situation. They also share some attributes with Frag Grenades. In that, they can destroy doors, and the splash damage they deal depends on the distance between opponents and the explosion.
They do differ in the effect though. Where frags knock back enemies and displace them, Arc Stars have a slow-down effect and a momentary blurring of vision. They also uniquely disable tridents for a very short duration.
Thermite Grenades
Thermite Grenades are the Molotov cocktails of Apex Legends, creating an eight second wall of flame upon detonation. Opponents stepping on the thermite suffer 4 burn damage per second in the flames and an over-time burn effect of 25 damage.
The damage can stack based on duration, potentially leading to a kill against even red shields. Like frags and arc stars, thermites also destroy doors, albeit with a slower DPS effect, instead of instantly destroying them.
The six-meter wall of flames from a thermite can prove to be an effective area denial tool in fights, and also a means to slow down pursuers. A trickier Apex Legends Ordnance to use effectively, but so satisfying when it hits.
Additional tips and tricks for using an Apex Legends Ordnance
There is a myriad of ways to use an Apex Legends Ordnance. These include special use-case scenarios where ordnances synergize with specific legends and their abilities. There are also legends with abilities that act as effective deterrents against ordnances.
Additionally, the Thermite Grenade also finds an extra use case with the Rampage LMG. The gun gains an increased rate of fire alongside the ability to destroy doors when charged with a thermite.
An ordnance can also ruin the day for anyone unfortunate enough to be respawning on the map and getting third-partied by a squad that’s tossing various explosives around their landing zone.
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