Apex Legends: The Best Counters for Newcastle
Apex Legends' 13th Season, Saviors, has just dropped, and along with a new Battle Pass, some map tweaks, and some general quality of life improvements, a brand new playable Legend has been introduced. Named Newcastle, this new Legend takes a primarily defensive role, with abilities that allow him to drag downed teammates and deploy a range of sturdy shields capable of protecting the entire team. Unlike most new Legends when they're first introduced, Newcastle seems like a middle-of-the-road character with quite a few counters to his abilities.
With Newcastle being a defensive hero that relies on his shields and teammates, there are a few Legends that can counter his strengths quite easily. While most of these strategies should help to take down a Newcastle player with relative ease, it might take a bit of skill to nail down those players that have a particular knack for playing as Apex Legends' defensive heroes.
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In a tragic twist of irony, Newcastle's own sister, Bangalore, is actually one of the best counters to his shield abilities. As Newcastle's shields can mostly only be deployed in a front-facing position, he's left pretty open from aerial attacks. Bangalore's Ultimate ability, «Rolling Thunder,» unleashes a barrage of mortar fire on a large area of the battlefield.
By using this Rolling Thunder Ultimate, players can easily take down any shields that Newcastle has placed, while also getting a few lucky hits from above. Even if Newcastle and his team aren't directly affected by Rolling Thunder, it'll likely flush them out of their current cover, allowing a skilled team to make an effective push.
On a very similar note, Gibraltar's Ultimate can also be used to counter
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