How to play Bangalore in Apex Legends

Bangalore in Apex Legends Season 24 is an Assault-class Legend. She is currently a meta-tier Legend, and owing to her extremely powerful kit, she will undoubtedly dominate all season long. The latest seasonal update has buffed all Assault Legends in the game, and that has simultaneously led to Bangalore being passively buffed as well.

Being one of the original Legends introduced in the game, Bangalore has remained a fan-favorite character since her debut. That said, her kit has seen numerous buffs and nerfs over the years.

This article will provide you with a detailed guide on how you can play Bangalore in Apex Legends Season 24. Read below to know more.

Editor's note: The contents of this article are subjective and solely feature the writer's own opinion. Furthermore, the article has been updated to feature the latest balance changes incorporated with the Apex Legends Takeover patch on February 11, 2025.

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What are Bangalore's abilities in Apex Legends?

Bangalore, even in Apex Legends Season 24, remains a meta pick. Her versatile kit contains the following abilities:

Double Time (Passive Ability): Bangalore receives a 30% speed boost when enemies shoot at her or in her direction. This speed boost remains active for two seconds, allowing you to reposition into cover. Double Time only activates upon being hit or when bullets/grenades barely miss you while you sprint.
Smoke Launcher (Tactical Ability): You get access to a smoke launcher, allowing you to deploy smoke grenades at a distance. You get two charges of this ability, which recharge at 18 seconds. The smoke will only dissipate upon impact, so follow the trajectory guide for the ability.
Rolling Thunder (Ultimate Ability): You get access to a throwable flare, which calls in an airstrike at your location. The missiles will land in a six by six square. Each explosion will deal 40 damage to shields or flesh.

Bangalore in Apex Legends (Image via EA)

Legend Upgrades offered to Bangalore in Apex Legends

With the debut of Apex Legends Season 20, the developers introduced the concept of Legend Upgrades in the game. Bangalore, like other characters, gets access to the following Legend Upgrades once she passes the EVO requirements to unlock them:

Level 2 Upgrades

Ultimate Cooldown++: The Rolling Thunder cooldown goes down by a total of 30 seconds.
Tactical Cooldown: Smoke Launcher's cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.

Level 3 Upgrades

Cover Me: Auto-Pings any enemies that trigger her Double Time passive ability.
Refuge: Regenerate HP while inside Smoke Launcher Smoke Launcher.

All of Bangalore's Legend Upgrades are viable. It all depends on how you play the game, and which abilities you want to maximize the utility from. the Ultimate Cooldown definitely comes in handy and should work for most players. However, if your playstyle revolves around smoke grenades, use the Tactical Cooldown from the Level 2 Upgrade.

As for the Level 3 Upgrade, if you have Recon Legends in your team, we urge you to pick Refuge. If not, Cover Me works as a great intel-gathering upgrade.

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How to use Bangalore in Apex Legends?

The difference between a good and great Bangalore player often relies on how they use their Tactical ability. Her smokescreen is the greatest tool in her kit, and a short cooldown of 18 seconds makes it an even stronger ability.

Bangalore's smoke launcher lets you smoke off certain locations. In defensive situations, use it to block out enemy sniper's vision, provide cover when reviving your teammates, and block the line of sight of any aggressive enemies.

Double Time Passive ability (Image via EA)

However, make them even more effective tools by using them offensively. Block out certain lines of sight to give your team uncontested grounds to attack enemies. Use it to confuse enemies as you approach them, and pair it with a Bloodhound scan to create absolute havoc. Her kit has no bounds, and the more you experiment with it, the better you will be at using this Legend.

Her ultimate ability is self-explanatory and should be used to deny enemies space. Use it to throw enemy teams off the high ground or to reposition them into a compromised corner. When being chased in a disadvantageous situation, use it to create space between your team and your enemies by throwing it directly in front of you and running away.

Using Rolling Thunder as Bangalore in Apex Legends (Image via EA)

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That's everything that you need to know about playing as Bangalore in Apex Legends Season 24. This Assault Legend excels at engaging in gunfights, and we definitely urge you to keep your fear aside and w-key into the chaos of the battlefield.

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Edited by Angad Sharma