Everything You Need to Know Before Playing Gibraltar in Apex Legends

He is doing all of this not for money, fame, or glory, he is doing this because he wants to keep his friends alive. In a nutshell, we can say he wants to be the shield for needy ones. What can Gibraltar do in Apex Legends? Gibraltar's abilities are a perfect blend of defence and offence. Apart from his overkill ultimate, his passive and main ability props up a shield. Ideally, you’d have Gibraltar on the support position of your roster. Passive Ability- Gun Shield

The Gun shield is a temporary yet strong mini shield that protects Gibraltar's upper body from 50 points of damage. There’s a nine-second cooldown for the shield to regenerate once it breaks.

To activate the shield, you need to zoom in with any weapon and a blue coloured shield will pop up around the weapon.

Perks of Gibby’s Passive Ability

Drawbacks of Gibraltar’s Passive Ability

If you want to protect your teammates well, Gibraltar's shield is more than perfect. Just place the shield anywhere on the ground and it will create a blue translucent bubble. Anyone inside the bubble will be immune to any kind of attack that comes from outside for 15 seconds, just enough time to get a fallen teammate on his feet.

Perks of Gibraltar’s Dome Shield

Drawbacks of Gibraltar’s Dome Shield

The ultimate power of Gibraltar is calling an airborne missile strike. To activate the ultimate ability, you need to throw a grenade down at the location you want to strike. The area will turn into a barren land with no one but you and your teammates standing without damage.

The best way to use the ultimate ability of Gibraltar is by creating distractions for opponents. Remember that Gibby's ultimate ability isn't for killing, it’s for damage. It gives 40 damage per hit. So use it well.

Perks of the Ultimate Ability

Drawbacks of the Ultimate Ability

The only disadvantage of the ultimate is its damage. Each missile just deals 40 points of damage, certainly not enough to kill an enemy. Best Gibraltar Squad in Apex Legends Protective Squad (Gibraltar, Lifeline, Bangalore) The sustain squad is all about protecting and healing yourself while dealing damage at the same time. One may argue that all three of the characters here are just support characters, I say that there is just enough oomph to get you off the hook! And, staying alive is the first priority as a knocked out player can’t deal with any damage.

Lifeline’s abilities are all about healing, combine that with Gibraltar’s dome and you essentially have infinite lives on your hand. For the cooldown periods, Gibraltar’s airstrike is perfect to divert the attention. Combine that Bangalore’s own airstrike/smoke to infiltrate the enemy base while they’re under heavy attack.