How to play Vantage in Apex Legends

Vantage in Apex Legends is a Recon class character. Being a Recon Legend, her primary focus should be to provide her team with valuable utility, and with her powerful kit, she can, in fact, deliver quite a fair amount of information to her teammates. Vantage is a one-of-a-kind Legend who gets access to her very own sniper rifle in the game. She's also granted mobility via her pet, Echo, and paired with a powerful bolt-action sniper, the combination can be deadly.

Vantage has quite a high skill ceiling as the character requires raw mechanical aim for players to be proficient beyond the recon boundary. However, if you want to get better at using Vantage in Apex Legends, you've come to the right place.

This article will provide you with a detailed brief on how you can play Vantage 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 Vantage's abilities in Apex Legends?

Vantage's abilities provide her a wide berth to work with in Apex Legends. This Sniper Savant has a great mobility tool and carries an overpowered sniper rifle as her ultimate ability. Below is a list of her abilities:

Sportter's Lens (Passive)

You can aim-down-sight with your eyepiece when you're unarmed, scouting enemy players' team size and their armor details. Furthermore, it provides an accurate bullet-drop reader, providing an indicator to see where their shots land. You can use this ability unarmed in 3x mode or use it with any zoom optics providing 2x zoom or more.

Echo Relocation (Tactical)

You can position your winged bat companion, Echo, and launch yourself towards him. You must be in Echo's line of sight to use this ability.

Sniper's Mark (Ultimate) You get access to a custom-made Sniper Rifle that marks enemy targets when you connect your shots. Each consecutive shot applies a damage bonus on the marked target. Furthermore, you are provided access to the bullet-drop indicator with her custom sniper rifle.

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All Legend Upgrades for Vantage in Apex Legends Season 24

With the debut of Season 20, players got their hands on Legend Upgrades in Apex Legends. These upgrades are essentially perks for all Legends, all of which improve the effectiveness of certain abilities in the game, be it the Legend's Passive, Tactical, or Ultimate.

Like others, Vantage in Apex Legends Season 24 gets access to the following four abilities in-game:

Level 2 Upgrades

Insider Knowledge: Gain access to Ring Consoles in Apex Legends.
Ultimate Efficiency: Ultimate Accelerants provide you with four bullets instead of two.

Level 3 Upgrades

Echo Assist: Improves Echo Relocation double-jump mechanics in the game.
Sharpshooter: Refreshes Echo Relocation's cooldown upon hits with Sniper's Mark.

From a competitive standpoint, and judging by how the current meta is far from favorable towards Controller Legends, we believe opting for Insider Knowledge is a great Level 2 Upgrade. As for the Level 3 Upgrade, it's definitely up to you, and how you play the game. If you're confident with your aim, go for Sharpshooter. If not, opt for Echo Assist.

How to use Vantage in Apex Legends

Vantage is a recon Legend in Apex Legends. Your primary objective should always be scouting for your team. Always use Echo Relocation to get into hard-to-reach positions and scan for enemies around you. After successfully gathering enough detail, communicate and engage if it suits your best interest.

Always initiate fights with your Sniper's Mark. Each hit with the Sniper's Mark will tag enemies, and any damage caused to them under the infliction of this mark will be devastating. You get five shots with the Sniper's Mark, so make them count.

When you're holed up on high ground, scout for enemies who are already fighting in the area. Your Sniper's Mark deals 50 HP damage on your first hit, with a 1.5x headshot multiplier. Try to secure as many third-party kills as possible from a safe distance.

Lastly, you should always stock up on Ultimate Accelerants to ensure your Ultimate ability is not depleted.

Using Sniper's Mark as Vantage in Apex Legends (Image via EA)

That's everything that you need to know about playing as Vantage in Apex Legends Season 24.

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Edited by Dinesh Renthlei