Lifeline Beginner Guides, Tips and Tricks

Tips on how to play with Lifeline Apex Legends

as of Jan 25 2022

Who is Lifeline?

Lifeline is an Apex Legend character that was in the game from launch in Feb,19,2019, Since then lifeline has been one of the most picked support legend in the game. She is small and agile legend allowing her to dodge bullets.

Lifeline is also one of the most approachable and playable characters in Apex Legends, she also provides valuable boost to the proficiency of any team that she`s on.

Lifeline often dominates in tight situations, and as long as your opponents get sloppy, you might be able to get your down teammates back up and back into the battle after healing them of course.

When using Lifeline in a squad and your pushing up on battles make sure to push in last, so if one of your teammates get knocked, you can instantly revive them and cover them while they are being revived to stop or delay the enemy from thirsting or finishing their knock.

Also if you get knocked first you lost your usefulness and contribution opportunities for your team to survive.

As Lifeline you also want to stick together with your squad, especially if your teammate besides you is a Bloodhound or Gibraltar, You never want to stick with a mobility legend like Wraith or Pathfinder because they can easily use their abilities with the click of a button to push back and get a better positioning on the enemy team, but that also leaves you in front and also makes you a primary target as soon as you get spotted by an enemy.

As a Lifeline main I always stray away from my team and always get shot, flanked or pushed by a full, healthy squad of sweaty or good players, and since lifeline is not a mobility legend, she has no special mobility abilities like Octane or Valkyrie to run or fly away quickly from her enemies. I always make this mistake and I always ending up dying as a result. A tip to keep in your mind if your ever wandering alone as Lifeline : An alone Lifeline is a dead Lifeline. So always stick with your teammates

Lifeline Tips and Tricks

First of let`s start by looking at the general strengths and weaknesses of Lifeline`s toolkit. We'll go over the ability-specific tips and tricks below, but first here are some general tips and tricks and advice to take into the Apex Games with Lifeline:

Ultimate Accelerants belong to you. If there is a Lifeline on your team, then all Ultimate Accelerants should probably go to her. Her ult is likely to be the most powerful for your squad as a whole, and also the most lengthy to charge.

Look for every opportunity to make use of your abilities. While you can play independently as Lifeline, you are the primary healer of your group and you must check on your teammates during fights to see if anyone needs your assistance.
Don't be greedy with Care Package loot. A rising tide raises all boats. Don't hoard all your Care Package loot for yourself. Just because you call it down doesn't mean it belongs to you. Share with your teammates.
Out heal the other team. Lifeline has many ways to extend her team’s health pool, be it her tactical or by having found lots of healing before a fight. In a war of attrition, you should be able to out-resource a team, especially if it is a long-range fight. If you want the lowdown on the options you could utilise in such a fight.

Lifeline`s Abilities

Lifeline has access to three abilities: Combat Revive (Passive), D.O.C Heal Drone (Tactical), and Care Package (Ultimate). Lifeline also has an unlisted ability that allows her to open secret compartments on blue lootbins. Each of these abilities is about keeping your teammates alive as well as replenishing and improving resources. Lifeline is a Support Legend putting her in the same class as Loba

The Unlisted Ability

The other abilities I will list later on.

Lifeline's abilities center around healing and equipment, able to be used to benefit not only your teammates but yourself as well. As of Season 9, her Passive no longer deploys a shield in front of teammates she revives. But she can still use her D.O.C. Drone to revive them instead of doing it herself; she can now revive both her teammates at once while still remaining free to move around and defend against enemies. She’s one of the best support legend in Apex Legends, and no one will ever be upset to have a Lifeline on the team.

Lifeline`s Passive Tips : Combat Revive

Description: Deploy D.O.C to revive teammates, leaving you free to move and defend.

Lifeline's Passive allows her to simply tap a knocked teammate to deploy her Drone to revive them, leaving Lifeline free to continue fighting. It's a powerful ability, and one which she can use on both her teammates at once if they're knocked; but obviously you'll have to be careful where and when you decide to revive, because there's nothing to protect Lifeline's allies while they're being revived.

Still, being able to provide covering fire while they are brought up can not be overestimated.

Lifeline Passive tips:

You can cancel a revive-in-process by interacting with the knocked ally, allowing them to defend themselves with their Knockdown Shield in case they come under attack.
It's normally inadvisable to stray far from your allies while they're being revived, so you can cancel the revives if needed. But if your allies are well-hidden, then getting some distance and distracting the enemy team is a useful tactic - as long as you stay alive.
Lifeline synergizes extremely well with the Gold Backpack, which gives revived teammates extra Health and Shields. This is particularly powerful in the Apex Arena Mode ,where you can buy a Gold Backpack every round for relatively few Crafting Materials.
Be aware, Revenant can be a menace with his Silence ability. If it hits a reviving player, it will cancel the revive, and if Lifeline is silenced, she will have to manually revive teammates.
Provide covering fire. A reviving teammate is exceptionally vulnerable to getting downed immediately, so you need to use your able body and your active fire to keep enemies from knocking your team again.

Lifeline Tactical Tips: D.O.C Health Drone

Description: Deploy your Drone Of Compassion (DOC) to automatically heal others over time. Cooldown: 45 seconds.

Lifeline's Heal Drone is a fairly reliable and useful source of healing for the entire team. Using this ability will deploy a drone that automatically heals nearby allies and enemies alike for its 20-second duration. It allows players to save Syringes and Medkits for more dire circumstances, and to passively heal while shooting or looting.

Lifeline Tactical tips:

If you're low on Shields and Health, use the Tactical and pop a Shield Battery, and you'll recover both Health and Shields simultaneously, allowing you to get back into the fight faster.
When season 9 launched the apex decided to buff the Heal Drone, increasing the heal rate from 5 to 8 HP per second, and reducing the deploy time of the Drone by 33%.
Your Drone will heal enemies too if they are close enough, so it's best used at medium or long range if in combat.
Your Drone will die to two ticks of damage from being outside the ring, so don't think you can use it to survive outside the ring.
The amount of healing provided is split between all sources. So if three people are using the Drone at once, it will heal three times slower than if just one player was using it.
Lifeline's Drone can absorb shots (and therefore act as cover) in the heat of battle. Bear in mind however that it can be destroyed fairly easily.
The drone has a long cooldown, so be aware when using it after or during a fight. Don’t be in a position when you should have saved it but have it on cooldown when you need it.

You can see the drone healing the legend Bloodhound, while he fights

the enemy squad.

Here is a pretty clear view of the D.O.C drone Lifeline is leaning on,

Here is another view of Lifeline`s Drone healing her and her teammate Pathfinder.

Lifeline`s Ultimate Tips; Care Package

Description: Call in a dropped full of high quality defensive gear. Charge Time: 5 minutes.

Lifeline's Care Package is her signature skill, and it is potentially game-changing in a very similar manner to Loba's Ultimate. Use this ability to deploy a Care Package near your location. The Care Package takes 15 seconds to land, after which it can be opened and the three high-quality pieces of loot inside can be taken.

In the launch of Season 9, the Care Package contents is guaranteed to give you upgrades to your existing gear. So if you already have Purple Armor, you have a very high chance of getting Gold Armor, and so on.

Lifeline Ultimate tips:

Be careful where and when you decide to call down a Care Package, because although it doesn't show up on the minimap like normal Supply Drops it is still very visible and acts as a beacon marking your location for nearby enemies.
Of the three items in a Care Package, one will be a healing item, one will be a weapon attachment, and one will be a piece of gear. You cannot find weapons inside Lifeline Care Packages.
You can be crushed (not knocked but killed) beneath a descending Care Package, so be careful.
You can climb atop a Care Package, so clever placement of it will enable you to reach hard to access areas.
Care Packages can be used as cover if need be, as they cannot be shot through.
Calling down a Care Package should be a team move, not a solo move. Share the loot amongst your team, and stick together while near a Care Package.
It’s a great way to get a recently respawned teammate some decent loot as they land.