Super rare “finger gun” melee animation discovered in Apex Legends

Alex Garton
Apex Legends Wraith melee animation

An incredibly rare melee animation has been discovered in Apex Legends that involves a legend using a “finger gun” attack.

Respawn loves adding a touch of personality to characters in a variety of ways in Apex, and one of them is through unique melee animations.

These attacks are extremely rare and can be difficult to notice if you’re not paying attention, especially in the heat of battle.

As the community is constantly sharing their gameplay, it usually doesn’t take long for these interactions to be caught on camera.

While most of them are well known, a new “finger gun” melee strike has shocked players, as the majority of them have revealed that they’ve never seen it before.

Wraith Apex Legends

Extremely rare melee animation showcased in Apex Legends

According to reliable dataminer KralRindo, the impressive melee attack isn’t unqiue to Wraith, it’s actually possible to perform the “finger gun” on any character.

On top of this, it seems to only activate in the boxing ring on Olympus, so if you want to perform it yourself, you may have to drop down there

Showcased by ExtensionHall5562 on the Apex subreddit, it almost seems as if you’re shooting an invisisble bullet at an opponent.

There’s no denying it’s one of the most unique melee attacks in the game and countless users on the thread are surprised it’s their first time seeing it: “Literally the first time I’ve ever seen this”.

The reaction to the “finger gun” attack has led a lot of players to speculate that this is a new addition from the devs, potentially added with the Collection Event: “It doesn’t matter what the odds are it will always be found within the first 5mins and posted online… This has to be new.”

While this could be true, Respawn didn’t include this feature in their patch notes or announce any changes, but it certainly wouldn’t be the first time the devs have secretly added a few surprises for players to discover on their own.

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