In Apex Legends you have a big advantage if you land quickly from the dropship. With this trick, it’s the fastest way to do it.
This is why landing quickly is important: As in all battle royale games, you are relatively defenseless at the beginning of a round. Therefore, you need to quickly find a suitable weapon and equipment if you want a chance at victory.
But if the enemy heroes land first, they get the loot and are already waiting with loaded weapons and full shields for you. Therefore, it is extremely important that you land first.
Fortunately, there are helpful tips that will help you land faster.
Land Faster with the “Stair Technique”
What is the Stair Technique? Many players jump out and dash directly in a straight line to the chosen landing point. However, this is not the fastest method.
Instead, you should alternate between diving and gliding when you jump. It looks a bit like you are forming a staircase.
This is how the Wave Technique works: Go into a dive immediately after jumping and keep an eye on the speed indicator on the left side of the screen. Stay in the dive until you reach approximately 145 speed units.
Then transition into a slightly angled glide. Do this until your speed drops to around 130.
Then go back into a dive until your speed is back at 145. Then glide again.
You repeat this process until you arrive at your desired landing spot. The diagram embedded here by Reddit user TheBigSmoke illustrates how to do it succinctly.
When should I jump? Jump approximately when the ship has covered half the distance from the start to the landing location. If the landing location is far off course from the ship, wait until the ship is about to turn at a 90-degree angle to the landing location, then jump.
This exception exists: If you want to jump right at the first landing location the ship reaches, then of course you immediately go into a dive. This is still the fastest method if you do not need to cover horizontal distance.
More Tips and Tricks for Jumping
In addition to the jumping technique described above, there are a few more useful tips regarding jumping:
- Clarify with pings where you want to go: If someone on the team marks a good jump point on the map, ping their marker. This signals your agreement.
- Stay with the Jumpmaster: If you have agreed on a landing place, stay with your Jumpmaster and rely on him to guide you to your target.
- Delegate responsibility: If you are the Jumpmaster but feel overwhelmed, delegate this role to a teammate with the press of a button.
- Watch the enemy contrails: Each team has a differently colored trail that it leaves behind in the air. This helps you recognize how many enemy teams have also chosen your landing spot.
- Separate before landing: A mistake many beginners make is to land as a team until the very end. This leads to the possibility that you all loot the same building together and compete for the loot. Instead, you should start breaking away from the team at about 200 meters and choose a nearby building to loot. But don’t stray too far away, otherwise you will become easy prey.
If you have any more tricks and ideas for jumping and landing, let us know in the comments.
By the way, if you are looking for the ideal landing spots, you will find them here:
