how to play caustic (tips and tricks)

Caustic tips and tricks
Let's start by looking at the general applications and some tips on how to get the best out of the scientist. We'll go into each of his abilities in more detail later, but here are some general tips to take into the Apex Games when playing Caustic.

Be aggressive. Caustic is more vulnerable out in the open, so you need to close distances as quickly as possible. Go for flanks, find ways to turn the encounter into a close-quarters one where you can make good use of your abilities.
Find any opportunity to use Nox gas. Always look for opportunities to use your Nox Gas well. You don't have to be indoors - simply placing Nox gas around a piece of cover while outside can be a game-changer.
Use your Ultimate as a panic button if needed. I can't tell you how many times I've been caught in a situation where, as any other set of characters, my team would have died. But Caustic threw his Ultimate at his feet, blanketing the entire area in Nox gas, and we lived.
Don't take a fair fight. Caustic's gas is a literal nightmare to play inside of. Wait until your enemies are incapacitated and use their confusion and disorientation to best them.
A screenshot of Caustic using a finishing move on an enemy while surrounded by his own Nox gas.

Caustic Passive tips: Nox Vision
Description: Allows you to see enemies through your gas.

Nox Vision is what allows Caustic to be so deadly inside his own Nox Gas. Aside from being immune to the damage and other effects of the gas, Nox Vision lights up any enemies that are currently being damaged by your Nox Gas.

Your Passive basically serves as another reason to rely heavily on your abilities to spread Nox Gas across every encounter, and then pick off enemies while they are damaged and vulnerable.

Caustic Passive tips:

Nox Vision's highlighting effect only works while the enemies are in the Gas and taking damage; the moment they move outside the gas, the highlighting disappears.
Your threat vision does not work on enemy Caustics, so be wary if you see evidence of another Caustic's work nearby.
In many ways this works much like a Digital Threat sight attachment would, so if you find a Digital Threat sight, it's probably better suited for someone else on your team.
You don't need to be aiming down sights in order for the highlighting to take effect on enemies.
Sadly your vision is not extended to your teammates. Be careful when utilising the vision as your teammates will lack the critical information you have.
A close-up screenshot of a Nox Gas Trap placed by Caustic.

Caustic Tactical tips: Nox Gas Trap
Description: Drops canisters that release deadly Nox gas when shot or triggered by enemies. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Caustic's Nox Gas Traps are what you really think of when you think of what Caustic brings to the team. These large canisters can be dropped a (very) short distance in front of you, and can be activated after a moment either by proximity (i.e. if an enemy is close enough to it) or by being shot, either by you, a teammate, or an enemy. Once activated, these traps will spray out a cloud of toxic Nox Gas around it.

Caustic Tactical tips:

Nox gas deals pure health damage, bypassing shields completely.
As of Season 10, Nox gas damage starts at 5 damage per second, and increases by 1 every 2 seconds, with no upper limit.
The Nox Gas Traps take a moment to inflate after being placed, during which they can be shot and destroyed.
While you can have up to 6 traps placed at a time, you can only hold 3 charges of the ability. However, you can pick up unused traps to regain a charge.
The main part of the Nox Gas Trap is bullet-proof, and can therefore be used as (somewhat effective) cover in certain situations. However, you can shoot the bottom red section of the trap to destroy it entirely.
These Traps are the only significant form of non-weapon damage available to any character at the beginning of the game, so take advantage of it early on when dropping in popular and confined areas.
You can use these Traps to block doors from opening. Even if an enemy kicks open the door, they'll still be gassed - unless they blow it open with a grenade and then shoot the trap's base.
It's a good idea to place down a trap and shoot it yourself after it's inflated, rather than relying on enemies to get within its detection range. The "detection range" of the canisters (beyond which an enemy would trigger the Trap) is half that of the actual Gas radius.
You should attempt to place these traps so they are not immediately visible, or enemies will just shoot the bottoms of them to destroy them. Place them around corners, in bushes, etc.
Nox traps can act as ways to check your back. If you place them as you move from location to location, you will be notified if an enemy sets one off behind you, allowing you to adjust your plans accordingly.
Be mindful of your teammates. They won't be hurt by your Nox Traps, but they will be disorientated and don't have Nox Vision.
A screenshot of Caustic looking down upon a room filled with Nox gas.

Ultimate ability: Nox Gas Grenade
Description: Blankets a large area in Nox gas. Cooldown: 3 minutes.

Nox Gas Grenade is exactly as you'd expect from the name; you throw a grenade, and it explodes on impact into a large cloud of Nox Gas, about twice the diameter of a regular Nox Gas Trap. The gas from the Ultimate deals the same damage as the Gas Traps: 5 per second to begin with, and increasing by 1 every 2 seconds.

Caustic Ultimate tips:

Caustic's Nox Gas Grenade damage does not stack atop the Nox Gas Trap damage.
The duration of the Ultimate is 15 seconds, and the Ultimate cooldown is 3 minutes.
This Ultimate ability is an extremely powerful panic button. If you're caught in a very bad situation, throw the grenade at your feet and blanket yourself and your team in gas. It often saves your life.
One excellent aggressive use for the Nox Gas Grenade is if you are up against a team with a Bangalore, and they're hiding within Smokes. Throw your Gas Grenade in the Smoke, and it'll cause chaos inside the clouds of fog and smog, flushing them out into the open.
Throw down the Grenade on yourself while reviving a fallen ally for some added protection.
The Gas Grenade is extremely powerful in the very final circles if the match lasts that long. Wait until everyone is forced to move, then drop the grenade and try to stay alive.
The Gas Grenade can be intercepted by Wattson's Interception Pylon just like a normal grenade, so be careful.



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[999Sly]

Step 1: Stop playing Caustic, everyone hates caustic.
Step 2: Happy :>)