Discover the best perks for every assault legend in Apex Legends. Community-driven guide with top-rated Level 2 and Level 3 upgrades.
Level 2 Upgrades
Smoke Launcher now deals 100 damage to enemy deployables.
Allies regenerate HP while inside smoke. Auto-ping enemies who trigger Double Time.
Level 3 Upgrades
Rolling Thunder deals 10 more damage (40 → 50) and destroys all enemy deployables.
Revive allies 25% faster. Double Time activates when running toward knocked allies.
Level 2 Upgrades
Forged Shadows cooldown reduced by 30 seconds (180s → 150s).
Assassin's Instinct low health markers last twice as long.
Level 3 Upgrades
Shadow Pounce cooldown reduced by 5 seconds (20s → 15s).
Shadow Pounce activates and charges 50% faster.
Level 2 Upgrades
The Motherlode leaves behind large patches of fire for 8 seconds after the bombs explode.
Dealing explosive damage to enemies recharges your Ultimate (every 3 damage dealt reduces its cooldown by 1 second).
Level 3 Upgrades
Knuckle Cluster's explosions cover a 50% larger area.
Knuckle Cluster's initial projectile is 25% larger and sticks to enemies. Every 7 hits on an enemy reduces Knuckle Cluster's cooldown by 1 second.
Level 2 Upgrades
Movement speed increased while holding SMGs and Pistols.
Wrecking Ball drops magma patches on the ground and Mad Maggie takes 50% less fire damage.
Level 3 Upgrades
+1 Riot Drill charge, but -25% drill duration (9s → 6.75s).
+50% Riot Drill width and depth.
Level 2 Upgrades
+1 Whistler charge.
Whistler dart duration tripled (5s → 15s) and dart damage increased to 35.
Level 3 Upgrades
Tempest duration increased by 15 seconds (30s → 45s).
Whistler silences the player on impact instead of applying Overheat and also applies a 0.5s slowdown.