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.

Guide by Hirun Cryer, Staff Writer

Updated on 3 July 2019

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
Apex Legends Wattson Tips
Apex Legends Wattson Abilities
Apex Legends Wattson Skins

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.

You'll need to purchase Wattson in Apex Legends. | *Hirun Cryer/USG, Respawn*

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

Wattson's abilities. | *Hirun Cryer/USG, Respawn*

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.

The Wattson Ace of Sparks skin. | *Hirun Cryer/USG, Respawn*

The Wattson Fly by Wire skin. | *Hirun Cryer/USG, Respawn*

The Wattson Cyber Security skin. | *Hirun Cryer/USG, Respawn*

The Wattson Strange Attractor skin. | *Hirun Cryer/USG, Respawn*

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.

There's a ton to get to grip with in the early goings of Apex Legends. You can check out our main Apex Legends tips page, or there's our Apex Legends weapons page, which details every single gun in the game.

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Hirun Cryer

Staff Writer

Hirun Cryer is by far the most juvenile member of USgamer. He's so juvenile, that this is his first full-time job in the industry, unlike literally every other person featured on this page. He's written for The Guardian, Paste Magazine, and Kotaku, and he likes waking up when the sun rises and roaming the nearby woods with the bears and the wolves.