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Mad Maggie: Apex Legends Guide, Abilities & Tips

Overview

Mad Maggie is an Assault Legend built to break bunkers, run down enemies, and turn chaos into an advantage. Introduced in Season 12, she’s locked from the base game and can be unlocked with 12,000 Legend Tokens or 750 Apex Coins. Portrayed by voice actor Nicola Kāwana, Margaret Kōhere brings ruthless momentum and anti-fortification pressure to any squad.

  • Real Name: Margaret Kōhere
  • Gender: Female
  • Age: 56
  • Home World: Salvo
  • Class: Assault
  • Tactical: Riot Drill
  • Passive: Warlord’s Ire
  • Ultimate: Wrecking Ball

Abilities

Riot Drill (Tactical)

Fire a drill that attaches to cover and burns enemies on the other side.

  • Cooldown: 20 seconds

How it works

  • Hold the tactical button to delay launch; melee cancels the launch.
  • Can be used while firing, reloading, healing, and performing other actions.
  • Direct hits deal 5 damage and bounce off enemies.
  • After attaching, a flare pierces through the opposite side:
    • Reach up to ~13 meters through surfaces; on-screen depth indicator shows detection.
    • Activates ~1 second after attachment and deals up to 160 damage over 9 seconds; partially damages the object it’s attached to.
    • Flare length ~5 meters and is not stopped by obstacles.
  • Drill cannot be destroyed once attached; destroying the host object removes the drill.
  • Moves with the surface it’s attached to.

Interactions

  • Attaches to map props, walls, and doors.
  • Attaches to many abilities and placeables, including Wrecking Ball, Dome of Protection, Amped Cover (can pierce multiple walls), Mobile Shield, Castle Wall, Nox Gas Trap, Surveillance Drone, and Tridents.
  • Affected by Gravity Lift; can bounce off Knockdown Shields (including revival shields) and certain map features like Pathfinder’s Boxing Ring on Olympus.
Tip: Know someone’s hiding behind cover? Tag the surface with Riot Drill to force them out and create a clean opening for your team.

Known quirks

  • Surface detection can sometimes result in shorter-than-expected drill depth based on object geometry.

Warlord’s Ire (Passive)

Temporarily highlight enemies you’ve damaged and move faster while wielding a shotgun.

  • Highlights: Damaged enemies are outlined through walls and obstacles for ~0.8 seconds.
  • Shotgun mobility: ~1.15× movement speed while walking or running with shotguns (similar to holstered speed). ADS movement with shotguns effectively suffers only a minor penalty compared with other weapons.
Tip: Pair thermite grenades or Riot Drill with shotgun pushes to keep enemies highlighted as they flee, letting you chase safely and decisively.

Wrecking Ball (Ultimate)

Throw a ball that bounces along terrain, dropping speed-boost pads and detonating near enemies.

  • Charge Time: ~2 minutes

How it works

  • Bounces off floors, ceilings, and walls.
  • Drops a speed pad every ~0.8 seconds in a zig-zag path.
    • Stepping on pads grants up to ~30% movement speed for ~3 seconds (does not stack with other speed boosts).
    • Pads disappear ~60 seconds after detonation.
  • Breaks doors and detonates after its bounce limit, after ~10 seconds, or on striking an enemy.
  • Explosion deals up to 20 damage in an area and briefly stuns (including Maggie if she’s in the radius).

Interactions

  • Damages or counters many enemy deployables (e.g., Black Market Boutique, Castle Wall/Mobile Shield, Exhibit, Black Hole, Amped Cover, Nox Gas Trap) and can break Dome of Protection.
  • Bounces off both sides of Amped Cover and Mobile Shield/Castle Wall; can bounce off players and explode shortly after.
  • Usually ignores Mirage decoys, but can explode on decoys under certain conditions.
  • Can be launched by Launch Pad and affected by Gravity Lift.
  • Can be destroyed by Interception Pylon.
  • Can be bounced by Knockdown Shields without depleting shield HP.
Tip: Use Wrecking Ball to crack a blocked doorway and stun defenders, or drop it to create a boost trail for fast rotations. Be mindful: enemies can ride your pads too.

Legend Upgrades

Legend Upgrades were added in Season 20 for Battle Royale. As you level your Evo Armor, choose one perk per level (max two).

Level 2 Upgrades

  • Shots Shots Shots: Automatically reloads shotguns on knocks.
  • Fire Ball: Wrecking Ball ignites shortly after release. Upon the normal detonation timing, it emits a shockwave and lays thermite patterns, continues bouncing, then fully detonates on the second thermite release.

Level 3 Upgrades

  • Drillslinger: +1 Riot Drill charge; −25% active duration.
  • Big Drill: +50% Riot Drill depth and width.

Lore

Margaret Kōhere grew up alone in the dustiest corners of Salvo. There she met Walter “Fuse” Fitzroy, and together they built a mercenary duo that evolved into the Cracked Talon—where Maggie earned her infamous name. When rival warlord Sandringham Kelly signed a treaty with the Syndicate, Maggie’s dream of an independent Salvo collapsed, and Fuse left for the Apex Games. Furious, Maggie sabotaged Fuse’s debut to expose the Syndicate’s weakness and spark rebellion. The two eventually reconciled, accepting that Fuse chases fun while Maggie fights for a cause. Maggie survived her apparent death, was captured by the Syndicate, and sentenced to fight in the Apex Games—on their terms, not hers. She plans to make sure it’s never her death on the line.

Cosmetic items

Skins

Mad Maggie has 55 Legend skins: 11 Legendary, 12 Epic, 16 Rare, and 16 Common.

Legendary

  • Mob Boss
  • Above The Law
  • Steamed
  • Mad Metal
  • Māori Warrior
  • Blood and Plunder
  • Outside The Law
  • Non-State Actor
  • Necro-Smasher
  • Furious Fatale
  • Outlawed Tech (Level 24 unlock)

Epic

  • Daemon Hunter
  • Fiber Optics
  • Hack the System
  • Heat Sync
  • User Friendly
  • Chaotic Coral
  • Nitro Backfire
  • Lava Queen (Level 1)
  • Tundra Thunder
  • Tropical Punch
  • Glyph Rebellion
  • Defiant Usurper

Rare

  • Alpha Royal
  • Arachnophobia
  • Bloodline
  • Dire Wolf
  • Disruptor
  • Formal Finery
  • Labyrinth
  • Prowess
  • Racing Stripes
  • Snakeskin
  • Super Rad
  • Unholy Alliance
  • Volcanic
  • Wallflower
  • Wishbone
  • Seeing Red (Starter Pack exclusive)

Common

  • Original (Default)
  • Amethyst
  • Arctic
  • Cardinal
  • Clearwater
  • Evergreen
  • Flamingo
  • Hydro
  • Limelight
  • Mandarin
  • Midnight
  • Orchid
  • Rage
  • Sahara
  • Skyward
  • Yellowjacket

Finishers

  • Hello From Salvo (Default)
  • Renewed Hostility

Badges

Dedicated badge sets are available for Mad Maggie.

Emotes

  • Firestarter (Legendary)
  • Guitar Tuner (Legendary)
  • New Whirl Order (Epic)
  • Come Get Some (Rare, Default)

Skydive Emotes

  • Flip Off (Level 2)
  • Pre-Game Warmup (Level 92)

Banner Frames

Legendary

  • Big Finish
  • Most Wanted
  • The Cause
  • The Original Fire
  • To The Teeth

Epic

  • Riding In The Red (Level 72)
  • Tear It Down
  • Burning Embrace (Level 10)
  • Anarchy Unleashed (Level 18)
  • Rise Above

Rare

  • Don’t Cross Me
  • Freedom Armory
  • Good and Ready
  • Ritual Guard
  • Timebomb
  • Punk Punch

Common

  • Rookie Card (Default)
  • Jet Stream
  • Knock Knock
  • Loaded Dice
  • Point Made

Banner Poses

Epic

  • Armed and Dangerous
  • Fearless Leader
  • For Salvo
  • Good As Gold
  • Settle the Score

Rare

  • Eat This
  • Hell Akimbo
  • Out Of My Way
  • Primal Scream
  • Resolute Leader
  • Ripping the Cord
  • Salvo Stomp
  • Taste My Steel
  • Whiplashed

Common

  • Bring Your Best (Default)

Holosprays

  • Fire Starter
  • Always Armed
  • Break a Few Necks
  • Chaos is Comin’
  • Freedom for Salvo
  • Need a Hand?
  • Put a Pin In It
  • The ‘War’ in Warlord
  • Try And Kill Me
  • You’re Cracked
  • Kia Ora
  • Eat This, Eggs! (Level 11)
  • Goin’ Wild (Level 39)
  • Meet Me In The Pit (Level 96)
  • Get a Grip (Level 19)

Music Packs

  • Mad Maggie (Level 57)

Transitions

  • My Sindiket Report (Level 1)
  • The Capture of M. Kōhere (Level 49)
  • Salvonian Drinking Song (Level 66)
  • Legend Impressions – Mad Maggie (Level 71)
  • The Warrior’s Feast (Level 81)
  • Tuesday Nights at Paradise Lounge (Level 97)
  • Margaret Kōhere’s Lessons (Level 52)

Voice lines

Mad Maggie features a full suite of quips, pings, and banner voice lines tailored to her aggressive playstyle.

History

August 9, 2022 Patch

  • Riot Drill: Projectile launch speed doubled.
  • Wrecking Ball:
    • Travels twice as far while dropping the same number of magnets.
    • Duration increased from ~5s to ~10s.
    • Magnet spawn delay increased from ~0.4s to ~0.8s.
    • Deals damage to many enemy placeables and can destroy Dome of Protection.
    • Fixed issues with blinding and slowing enemies.

February 8, 2022 Patch

  • Mad Maggie introduced.

Teasers

  • First appeared as an antagonist and announcer in Season 8 and in the story “Good as Gold.” She later returned as a playable Legend in Season 12.
  • On January 21, 2022, a dogfight over Storm Point ended with a Cracked Talon jet crashing—foreshadowing Maggie’s capture and Olympus changes.
  • “Judgment” released January 24, 2022, followed by the Season 12 Launch Trailer on January 27, 2022.

Datamined info

  • Early developer materials referenced a “Maggy Character Selection” video during a prior Collection Event.
  • Post-December 7, 2021 patch strings included “madmaggie” and multiple Skydive Emote mentions, hinting at her arrival.

Trivia

  • Maggie is among the few Legends to have served as a limited-time mode announcer (Ring Fury), joining Mirage, Revenant, and Ash.
  • She received a Transition before becoming playable and co-starred in a Stories from the Outlands short—rare among Legends.
  • She is the only Legend whose standard name includes more than one word.

Gallery

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