APEX LEGENDS CHARACTER GUIDES NEWCASTLE ABILITIES, TIPS, & TRICKS

Welcome to the SCUF legend guide for Newcastle in Apex Legends. If you’re new to Apex or just looking to learn everything you can about the various playable legends in Apex Legends, you’ve come to the right place.

Newcastle was introduced to the lineup of playable legends in Apex Legends with the launch of Season 13 and immediately made a splash with players that enjoy a defensive playstyle. Newcastle has a surprising amount of mobility for a defensive legend. Unlike Gibraltar, Wattson, or Rampart who provide immovable protection to their squad mates, Newcastle takes his defense right into the action with a mobile shield that can advance with squadmates or reposition to cover a flank and an ultimate ability that launches Newcastle into a location or squadmate to deploy strong cover where it is needed most.

Newcastle benefits most from an aggressive team composition with high mobility, allowing a Newcastle player to take full advantage of his ultimate’s jump to quickly rotate into position and play a more aggressive game than the legends that fill a similar role.

Newcastle’s ability kit is what sets this legend apart from all the other defensive legends currently available in Apex Legends. In a game where movement and positioning are king, defensive legends end up forcing a squad to play less aggressively or to bottle up around their defender when gunfights start up. Newcastle’s strong mobility enables his team to play more aggressively, while not needing to sacrifice defensive fortifications that protect the team.

• Retrieve the Wounded (Passive) - Newcastle deploys his knockdown shield and is able to drag his downed teammates around while reviving them.
• Mobile Shield (Tactical) - Activate to throw out a controllable energy shield that can be directed around to stay mobile or protect allies as they push a flank.
• Castle Wall (Ultimate) - Active to target a location or teammate and then jump through the air and slam down with a fortified barrier at your target location.

When playing with highly mobile teammates, Newcastle can provide protection while constantly applying pressure, redirecting energy shields to cover flanks and redeploying to teammates that need the most protection using his ultimate ability. Most importantly, Newcastle's abilities are truly fun to use. Throwing down a Mobile Shield for your teammate before dragging a downed teammate out of the line of fire as you revive them lends to some incredibly exciting and intense gunfights that make you feel like you’re the solid rock foundation of any team you’re playing on.

Take the time to learn the limits of Newcastle’s abilities and your squad will be coming out on top of gunfights you would previously never think possible. Your opponents will think twice before trying to get the drop on you and your squad when they see a skilled Newcastle throwing out the perfect angled energy shields and repositioning a Castle Wall on their flank.

While you’re playing Newcastle keep these tips and tricks in mind to ensure you’re getting the most out of the legend you are playing.

• Get creative with how you use Castle Wall. The jump is arguably more important than the shield it puts down. Use this ability to reposition, escape an impossible gunfight, or gain access to hard to reach places.
• Play aggressive, but not from the front-line. Newcastle is highly mobile, but should still be played as a defender. Let your teammates start engagements and flanks then react to the situation with your abilities as they’re needed. Rushing into a firefight and getting downed first won’t grant your team any of the advantages of Newcastle’s abilities.
• Make a good knockdown shield a top priority. Newcastle’s passive deploys his own knockdown shield to cover the teammate he’s dragging and reviving. A purple or better knockdown shield will make you an incredibly difficult target to burn down for your opponents, and mixed with dragging your downed teammate, you’re likely to have your teammate up and back in the fight before the enemy team can stop you.
• Keep moving. Most defenders like to stay in place, forcing the enemy team to come to them where they’ve got more control of gunfight. Newcastle is best used to react to enemy pushes. A well timed Mobile Shield or Castle Wall can stop an enemy push in its tracks. Allowing your teammates to fall back to stronger positions or get a clutch flank off while the enemy team is trying to figure out what to do next.
• Both of Newcastle’s shields only provide directional protection. Relying too strongly on them will open up you and your team to flanks and grenades. Be especially aware of enemy legends with abilities that strike from the skies like Gibraltar and Bangalore. Use your shields only once enemies have committed to their push to make sure you’re placing them in correct angles.
• Don’t forget to reposition your Mobile Shield if it isn’t doing anything for you or your teammates. Moving it toward enemy teams can provide moving cover to you and your teammates as you counter push.

Practice your shield movement and timing to learn how to best react to enemy teammates and keep the aggression strong without making yourself an easy target and you and your team will start pulling in victories by the handful.

With the help of SCUF Gaming's controllers and custom accessories, you can enhance your Newcastle gameplay by augmenting your skills, giving you an even greater advantage in the game. SCUF Gaming can help players use Newcastle's powers effectively by providing controllers that allow them to remap buttons to suit their preferences, making it easier to play defensively. For a supportive Newcastle loadout on your SCUF controller, map one of your back paddles to your reload/interact key, which allows you to revive a teammate while using your right stick to keep looking around you.