
Apex Legends Wattson - Abilities, Skins, How to Win With Wattson Apex Legends
This is our guide to Wattson in Apex Legends, featuring all her legendary skins, new abilities, tips, and more.
The new Apex Legends Wattson character is now live, after being data mined earlier in the year. In this guide to the new hero, we'll be compiling all the details you need on Wattson, including all the new Apex Legends Wattson skins, the unique Apex Legends Wattson abilities, and more.
How to Unlock Wattson in Apex Legends
After you've downloaded the brand new patch for Apex Legends that introduces Season 2, Wattson will be available in your game. Follow the steps below for how to unlock Wattson in Apex Legends.
- Head to the Apex Coins store.
- Purchase 750 Apex Coins, which equals around $10.
- Go to the 'Legends' tab in the store, and you'll see Wattson available for purchase.
- Spend 750 Apex Coins to unlock Wattson straight away.

Apex Legends Wattson Abilities
Wattson comes loaded with a bunch of unique abilities, just like every other hero in Apex Legends. Below, we've outlined the complete table of Wattson's abilities, including the ability name, the corresponding button, and the effect of the ability.
Ability | Button(s) | Effect |
---|---|---|
Spark of Genius | Passive | Ultimate Accelerant's fully charge Wattson's Ultimate Ability (Interceptor Pylon) |
Perimeter Security | Left Shoulder | Creates up to four electrified fences, which damage and slow enemies |
Interceptor Pylon | Both Shoulders | Creates an electric forcefield which blocks incoming projectiles and repairs shields |

Apex Legends Wattson Skins
Wattson might have only just launched in Apex Legends, but she's already got her fair share of elite skins. Below, we'll be outlining all the legendary Apex Legends Wattson skins, including detailing the tier that they're at, how many Apex Coins they'll cost to unlock, and more.




All the skins listed above for Wattson are of the legendary rarity. This means, just like every other legendary skin in Apex Legends, you're going to need to shell out 1,200 Crafting Metals to unlock them outright, or hope that you stumble upon one of them in an Apex Pack.
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