How to play Crypto in Apex Legends

Crypto in Apex Legends is a Recon-class character. He excels at gathering information for his team and providing them with valuable intel using his drone. Unlike most Legends, Crypto can use his drone to navigate around the battlefield and feed his team with much-needed intel. His drone can not only scan enemies, bur provide his team with Recon beacon scans, revive teammates, provide information about enemy utility, and much more.

Naturally, Crypto is undoubtedly one of the best Recon Legends in the game. However, playing him is quite a challenge. Not only is there a massive skill ceiling to understanding and using all his abilities, but you have to make a cognizant decision of the fact that your team will mostly be in 2v3 scenarios most part of the game.

That said, this article will provide you with a detailed guide to help you play Crypto in Apex Legends. 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 Crypto's abilities in Apex Legends?

Crypto in Apex Legends is designated as the Surveillance Expert. He possesses the following abilities:

Neurolink

Crypto and his teammates can see everything the drone detects within a 30m radius. It includes care packages, traps, enemies, and supply bins.

Surveillance Drone

You can deploy your aerial drone and interact with it remotely. The drone has a massive range of 200 meters, and Crpyto can do numerous activities.

Drone EMP

Using your drone as Crypto in Apex Legends, charge up an EMP and deal a massive blast in a 30-meter radius. All abilities and items get shut off, and players lose 50 HP from their shields. Furthermore, enemies are slowed for two seconds.

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How to use Crypto in Apex Legends?

Crypto in Apex Legends has quite a tricky playstyle. Not only does the Legend have a high ceiling, but it requires adept patience and teamwork to use him. We do not recommend using this Legend for most players because of the downtime spent using his drone. However, if you are interested in playing this Legend, here are some tips:

Neurolink

Neurolink is best used as a quick surveillance tool. Use it to scan the area in front of you before moving forward. You can also use it as a passive scan to track enemy movement in buildings by throwing it on top of buildings and other structures.

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Surveillance Drone

Crypto's Surveillance Drone in Apex Legends has limitless possibilities. It has numerous interactive abilities, all of which can be executed at the cost of Crypto staying immobile and vulnerable.

When you're in drone view, you can execute the following actions in a 200-meter radius:

1. Open Supply Bins
2. Ping enemies
3. Open Care Packages
4. Scan Survey Beacons
5. Revive teammates using Respawn Beacons
6. Open Vaults using Vault Keys.
7. Scan the number of enemy squads in a 200-meter radius (from Crypto, not his drone)

Your primary objective as Crypto in Apex Legends should be to surveil enemies and perform your class-centric activities using your Surveillance Drone. Always scan Survey Beacons, and never fail to track down enemies.

Last but not least, find a safe spot before you decide to switch to drone view. You remain highly vulnerable, so always communicate with your team to cover you as you survey the battlegrounds for valuable intel.

Drone EMP

Drone EMP is a great tool to disrupt major team fights. It is best used for preventing enemy rushes and third-partying into pre-existing fights. However, you can also use it aggressively. Pre-emptively EMPing into a building where a team is holed up will ensure that the area is free of traps, and all enemies affected by the EMP are temporarily dazed. Use this to your advantage, and wreak havoc on the battlefield with this Legend.

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That's everything that you need to know about playing as Crypto in Apex Legends Season 24. This Recon excels at kickstarting gunfights, and we urge you to use your EMP as much as possible. The more you use your abilities, the better you understand how it interacts in different scenarios.

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