How to play Revenant in Apex Legends

Revenant in Apex Legends has been considerably buffed in the Season 24 Split 2 update. His tactical ability received a cooldown reduction alongside a much-needed activation time reduction, making him faster when leaping toward enemies. The ultimate ability was also changed to provide the character with an additional 25 HP on shields.

Revenant in Apex Legends has remained a niche pick for the most part but now may be able to contend for a spot in the meta compositions. Combined with the new Trailblazer and Charged Knock perks for the Skirmisher class, this killing machine could become one of the most aggressive legends that you can pick apart from the Assault characters.

This article will highlight the most effective playstyle for Revenant in Apex Legends, alongside a brief overview of his ability kit.

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 March 25, 2025.

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What are Revenant's abilities in Apex Legends?

Revenant in Apex Legends, after his recent rework in Season 18, features the following abilities in the game:

Passive Ability (Assassin’s Instinct)

His passive ability allows him to see enemies who are very low-health. He also has access to faster crouch walks and improved wall climbing, similar to the previous rendition of this character.

Tactical Ability (Shadow Pounce)

Revenant uses this ability to leap forward, covering the ground between him and his target. It can be paired with his passive ability to chain successive wall-climbing when required.

Ultimate Ability (Forged Shadows)

Hardened shadows envelop the Legend and he is granted an additional 75HP. Forged Shadows protects Revenant from incoming attacks and prevents crowd-control abilities from having an impact. It refreshes his cooldown health and tactical ability upon every knockdown or knockdown assist.

Using Shadow Pounce as Revenant in Apex Legends (Image via EA)

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All of Revenant's Legend Upgrades in Apex Legends Season 24

Revenant's Legend Upgrades have gone through quite a few changes since Season 20. As of now, he has access to the following perks:

Level 2 Upgrades

• Ultimate Cooldown: Forged Shadows' cooldown is reduced by 30 seconds.
• Try to Hide: Increases the duration of the passive mark on low health enemies.

Level 3 Upgrades

• Tactical Cooldown: Reduce the cooldown of Shadow Pounce by five seconds.
• Agile Assassin: Tactical ability activation time and total charge time are reduced by half.

The first level of upgrades can help you take aggressive fights while choosing any of the perks. Either of the two can be used in this case, as the first would be best if you are trying to score kills on your own, and the other can help your teammates track weakened enemies across the battlefield with ease. The increased mark duration makes it difficult for enemies to hide in corners and reset their health with meds.

The next upgrades depend on your playstyle. You can choose to reduce the cooldown on your tactical to have it ready more frequently, even when not participating in fights. The other makes it easier to leap further without needing to spend a lot of time charging the ability to its maximum.

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How to use Revenant in Apex Legends?

Revenant in Apex Legends is an aggressive Legend by description. His kit now allows for more offensive gameplay with a unique movement ability that enables him to climb higher than other Legends. Additionally, he has improved movement speed when crouched.

When engaging enemy squads, especially in high-ground areas, try climbing to an advantageous position. You can leverage his Tactical Ability, Shadow Pounce, and be chained with a Passive ability to create some crazy off-angles.

Shadow Pounce

As for his tactical ability, you should use it for quick repositioning when required. If you have managed to lower the health of enemy players, use it to close the distance and earn your knockdowns. In situations where you are being cornered by enemy teams, use it to quickly create space between them and latch onto a nearby building for safety.

Furthermore, Shadow Pounce can be chained with Revenant's passive wall-climbing ability. If you have adept movement, you can use Shadow Pounce to leap onto walls and climb them to gain the upper hand. You can easily reposition to different floors of buildings, and break enemies' line-of-sight against you.

Forged Shadows

Lastly, Revenant's Forged Shadows is one of the best Assault class abilities in the title. Your primary goal is to use it in every team-based encounter off cooldown. It has a short charge time of 120 seconds, making it a valuable asset in every team fight. Securing knocks or knockdown assists will bring the shadow shroud back to full health immediately, allowing you to stomp down on enemy players.

Using Forged Shadows as Revenant in Apex Legends (Image via EA)

Forged Shadows can be used as an aggressive tool. Pop the ability and dive headfirst into gunfights with your beefy health pool. Alternatively, if you're being chased down, you can use this added health and armor to provide you with protection as you flee from enemy squads to safety.

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That's everything that you need to know about playing as Revenant in Apex Legends Season 24 Split 2. This Skirmisher 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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