Lifeline

This article concerns the subject and the content related to it in *Apex Legends*. For the subject in *Apex Legends Mobile*, see Lifeline (Mobile). For the background of the subject in Apex Legends universe, see Lifeline (character).

 **Lifeline** is a  Support Legend. She is unlocked by default.

A Legend with healing abilities, Lifeline is a Legend best for keeping her team alive and up in a firefight. Her tactical ability  D.O.C. Heal Drone places an immobile drone that heals all players nearby over time. Her passive ability  Combat Revive allows her to revive her teammates automatically using her drone. Her ultimate ability  Care Package calls down a care package containing useful support gear such as shields or attachments.

## Abilities

### D.O.C. Heal Drone

 Cooldown

* Info
* Interactions
* Tips
* Bugs

* Places a hovering healing drone that heals all players within 6 meters.
* Heals 8 health per second with an infinite healing pool, and lasts 20 seconds.
* The drone cannot be moved around once placed.

* Can be destroyed by The Ring after 2 damage ticks.
	+ If placing the heatshield first before deploying D.O.C. Heal Drone, it will not be destroyed. However, playing drone first in ring, then cover it with heat shield, will still destroy it.
* Caustic's gas will make the D.O.C. Heal Drone malfunction while inside of the gas and will not be able to heal anyone.
* Crypto's  Drone EMP can destroy the D.O.C. Heal Drone.
* Gibraltar's  Dome of Protection and Caustic's  Nox gas Traps can be placed on the D.O.C Heal Drone, but they disappear as the drone does.
* The drone will not heal players while using Revenant's  Death Totem.
* Can be attached to the Trident to heal while repositioning.

* The drone should generally be used liberally to help recently revived allies recover their health faster, or to conserve their  Med Kits.
* Drop the drone while performing other actions where the player is not moving much to accomplish two things at once. For example, use it...
	+ ...while fighting and behind cover.
	+ ...before/while replenishing shields to recover both shields and health at the same time.
	+ ...on top of enemy body-boxes after finishing a fight so that the player and their allies can heal while looting.
	+ ...on top of a respawn beacon or a downed ally so the player can heal while channeling to revive them.
* The player can also use one  Syringe to speed up the healing process, but not too many, as this will waste the ability itself.
* If an injured ally is far away but running to Lifeline, it is possible to drop the drone early so that Lifeline can advance in position while the ally runs to the drone for health.
* Avoid using the drone mid-air; it might never reach the ground, and if it does not reach the ground, then it will never start healing anyone.
* The player cannot push the drone around so make sure it is placed properly and/or behind cover.

* Sometimes the D.O.C. Heal Drone has environmental interaction issues, which can cause the Heal Drone to go through a Door, Wall, Crate, etc.
* The D.O.C. Heal Drone will sometimes randomly float upwards.

### Combat Revive

 Cooldown

* Info
* Interactions
* Arenas
* Tips

* Pressing "Use" (Default: `E`) once near a downed teammate will deploy D.O.C. to start the auto-revive process.
	+ The player can leave D.O.C. to continue the revive, giving the player the capability to revive another teammate, or defend the teammate being revived.
	+ Player does not have to hold down the "Use" to complete the revive.
	+ Teammate can press "Character Utility Action" (Default: `H`) to cancel their revive.
* Can revive two players at the same time.
* Players being revived by Lifeline can cancel their revive.
* The extra compartment in blue supply bins can be opened by pressing the "interaction" button, revealing two more supplies (excludes  Knockdown Shields).
* If a player is in the process of being revived by D.O.C., the revive will not be canceled when the last player in the squad is downed and therefore the squad will not be eliminated until the revived player is killed.

* When Revenant's  Silence hits the reviving player, it cancels the revive.
* If a Lifeline is silenced by  Silence, then she can no longer auto revive teammates with D.O.C, and instead she will manually revive teammates.
* When D.O.C. is destroyed by bullets or ordnances, it also cancels the revive.

* The blue supply bins in Arenas always contain 8  Shield Cells in the extra compartment.

* Since Lifeline can auto-revive, it can be beneficial to revive allies in the middle of a fight.
	+ however, without cover, and especially without a  Gold Knockdown Shield, there is a high probability that they get downed again immediately afterward or killed during the revive.
	+ Engaging the enemy or after letting D.O.C. continue the revive or canceling the revive could increase the teammate's survivability.
* There is a brief loss of momentum when starting the auto-revive.
	+ Sliding into the auto-revive removes the brief loss of momentum.
* To get the most of this ability, try to revive teammates behind/near cover or in conjunction with Gibraltar's  Dome of Protection.
* Use the  D.O.C. Heal Drone to heal recently-revived allies, and/or to heal oneself during revives.
* Teammates should press the "Character Utility Action" when one sense a firefight nearby.

### Care Package

 Charge time

* Info
* Interactions
* Arenas
* Tips

* Care Packages come with 3 item slots, and always guarantee an upgrade to the player's squad’s current loadout, if possible. Each slot contains one of the following:
	+ Slot 1 (right slot relative to where the care package was called):  Evo Shield,  Helmet or  Knockdown Shield The body shield will always be an upgrade, depending on what the team is wearing (Example, the team has all level 3 \ Evo Shields, there will be a guaranteed level 4  Body Shield).
	+ Slot 2 (left slot):  Shield Cells,  Shield Batteries,  Syringes,  Med Kits,  Mobile Respawn Beacons,  Heat Shields, and  Phoenix Kits.
	+ Slot 3 (front slot): Weapon Attachments.
* Unlike natural airdrops, Lifeline's care packages are blue and are not marked on the map or announced. They emit a blue light when unopened.
* Takes 8 seconds to land once called in.

* If Lifeline and her squad die before the Care Package is opened, it will contain three  Mobile Respawn Beacons.

* Instead of its usual contents, it contains 2  Shield Batteries and 1 Rare fully kitted weapon in arenas.

* While not as flashy as some other legend's ultimates, the high chance of getting Epic-tier  Evo Shields is worth its weight in gold especially if the player's squad has not had the good fortune to get anything above Common, as well as supplying  Shield Cells and  Med Kits if they have been depleted after a particularly grueling fight.
* Can be used as a cover in an area with low covers, or as a stepping stone to climb up to greater heights.
* Lifeline's team should prioritize pinging out and giving her most if not all of the  Ultimate Accelerants they find, at least in the early-mid game.
* Lifeline can use her Care Package on Round 6 to take up nearly all the space in the final area, provide cover, and can be used to climb up to safety as the chaos unfolds.
* Care Package should generally be used as soon as it comes off cooldown unless the team is worried about enemies being very close by or if the player's team is running from something dangerous.
* Lifeline care packages are very obvious and can thus compromise the team's exact position. Be on guard when using it, as nearby enemies may decide to come running over.
	+ This issue is exacerbated in the very late game with 2-3 squads remaining, where a small circle makes getting ambushed that much more likely.
	+ Conversely, this can be used to Lifeline's advantage, as bait: Lifeline could use the package away from her team to mislead enemies, or in a spot where her team can watch the care package and ambush whoever comes.
	+ If enemies are standing underneath the package as it drops, they will be crushed.
	+ As an enemy squad, watch out for the various visual and audio effects. Calling in a Lifeline Care Package makes the same sound as when a regular care package is called in, but it is not announced. This sound especially is audible over a long distance.
	+ Though the sound effects are different, be sure not to confuse the blue beacon of light with the light blue one of a  Replicator.
* The player can also use it after you have respawned a teammate to replenish a bit of their loot, but like the aforementioned tip, be on guard when using it as enemies have an extremely high chance of coming to you because of the Respawn Ship and the Care Package.

## Lore

*Main article:* Lifeline (character)

## Cosmetic items

### Skins

There are a total of 87 Legend skins for Lifeline; 1 Iconic, 29 Legendary, 16 Epic, 25 Rare and 16 Common.

* Iconic
* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Runaway Hit

* Peak Performer
 1,200
* Vital Signs
 1,200
* London Calling
 1,200
* Organized Anarchy
 1,200
* My Wave
 1,200
* Lifeline Bling
Needs Peak Performer
* First Responder
Needs Organized Anarchy
* Judge Jury Executioner
* From the Ashes
Level 53
* Guardian Angel
* Balance Shift
Needs Vital Signs
* Rejuvination
Needs London Calling
* Pirate Queen
* Breach and Clear
* Worlds Apart
* Bad to the Bone
Level 50
* Ghost Stalker
* Hell Raiser
* Alabaster Titan
* Mic Check
* Combat Survivalist
* Mischief Medic
* Hyped Healer
* Healing Huntress
* Angel of Death
* Freestyle
* Shinobi Surgeon
* Haunt+Heal
* Cruel Medicine

Note:

1. ↑ This skin changes Lifeline's Legend select animation.
2. ↑ Store exclusive, included in the Hyped Healer Bundle

Story of Lifeline:

1. ↑ **Vital Signs**: Ajay Che was always the first with her hand up to volunteer for the most extreme expeditions in her time with the Frontier Corps - so much that they were informally dubbed "Chexpeditions."
2. ↑ **London Calling**: On a trip to Solace, Lifeline befriended and joined a touring punk band called The Flyer Liars. It was a small step out of her parents’ wealthy world - one that eventually gave her the strength to leave home for good.
3. ↑ **Mischief Medic**: Joining the Frontier Corps was Lifeline's way of making up for her family's mistakes, but even with the best intentions, she couldn't escape her family's reputation.
4. ↑ **Hyped Healer**: On a trip to Solace, Lifeline befriended and joined a touring punk band called The Flyer Liars. It was a small step out of her parents' wealthy world - one that eventually gave her the strength to leave home for good.

* Blockchain Reaction
 400
* Daemon Hunter
 400
* Fiber Optics
 400
* Heat Sync
 400
* Neural Net
 400
* Desert Doctor
 400
* Pain Killer
* Green Widow
* Snow Crystal
* Hot Blooded
* Jammer
* Cold Compress
* Hardcore Heals
Level 1
* Alchemist
* Sundown Surgeon
Level 1
* Electric de Chocobo

* Blacklight Classic
 60
* Brain Candy
 60
* Checkered Past
 60
* Coastal Waters
 60
* Desert Scorpion
 60
* Dot Product
 60
* Electric Synapse
 60
* Mint Condition
 60
* Purgatory
 60
* Self Organized
 60
* Sizzle Reel
 60
* Tie Dye
 60
* Tropic Streak
 60
* Warlord
 60
* Woodland Warfare
 60
* Revolutionary
Level 01
* Neon Dream
Season 1
* Blossom
 500
* Health Drain
Level 01
* Tide Pool
Season 6
* Pastel Dreams
October 2020
* Data Driven
Level 74
* Bow Blossom
* Ocean Groove
Season 17
* Jewel Tones
Level 57

Note:

1. ↑ Store exclusive.

* Original
Default
* Amethyst
 30
* Arctic
 30
* Cardinal
 30
* Clearwater
 30
* Evergreen
 30
* Flamingo
 30
* Hydro
 30
* Limelight
 30
* Mandarin
 30
* Orchid
 30
* Rage
 30
* Sahara
 30
* Skyward
 30
* Vino
 30
* Yellowjacket
 30

### Finishers

*Main article:* Finisher
* Peace Out
Default
* Ajay's Lullaby
 1,200
* D.O.C.'s Shock
 1,200

### Heirloom Set

*Main article:* Heirloom

The set contains:

* A Melee Weapon Skin: Shock Sticks
* A Banner Pose: Shock Sticks
* An Intro Quip: "Check yo self - or wreck yo self. (laugh)"

### Emotes

*Main article:* Emote
* It's Funky Enough -  1,200
* Shout Outs -  1,200
* Hip Hip Hooray
* Bust A Move -  400
* Little Trickster
* Last Laugh
* Jamin' - Default

Note:

1. ↑ Store exclusive, included in the Hyped Healer Bundle

### Skydive Emotes

*Main article:* Skydive Emote
* Peace Out
Level 45
* Windmill
Level 85
* Vibing
Level 37
* Bringin' The Beat Down
Level 51
* Winging It

### Banner Frames

* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Clear!
 1,200
* Feel the Beat
 1,200
* Good Medicine
 1,200
* Search and Rescue
 1,200
* Shooting Star
 1,200

* Tailed Reflections
 400
* Winged Guardian
* Tools of the Trade
Level 72
* Car Package
Level 68
* Leader of the Pack
Level 71
* Heat Treatment
Level 72
* Rebel With A Cause
Level 42
* Preyed Upon
* Fear and Loathing
Level 79
* Herbal Medicine
* Robot Resupply
Level 74
* Rejuvenation

* Called Shots
 60
* In Stitches
 60
* Patched Up
 60
* Surgical
 60
* Temperature Rising
 60
* Detention Center
 60
* Pick Me Up
Level 61
* Perfect Execution
Level 18
* Square Dance
July 2019
* Crystalized Ice
Level 35
* Deadly Fortune
August 2020
* Midnight Ride
Season 17

* Rookie Card
Default
* Love
 30
* Pink
 30
* Star
 30
* Stripe 3
 30

### Banner Poses

* Mythic
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Shock Sticks

* Bad D.O.C.
 400
* Drumroll Please
 400
* Funslinger
 400
* Good Vibes
 400
* Head on a Swivel
 400
* Joy Ride
 400
* Preventative Measures

* BFF
 60
* Connected
 60
* Daydreamer
 60
* Encore
 60
* Let's Go!
 60
* Lounging
 60
* Relaxed
 60
* Talking Game
 60

* Peace
Default

### Holosprays

*Main article:* Holospray
* Try And Stop Me!
 1,200
* Bleed, Patch and Keep Movin'
 400
* Get A Life
 400
* Got A Job To Do
 400
* Patch 'Em Up
 400
* The Doc Is In
 400
* The Last Laugh
 400
* DOC on Lock
 400
* I Got Ya Beat
Level 34
* Let's Rumble
Level 04
* Smoking Kills
Level 48
* Cold Blooded
Level 73
* Double Trouble
Level 43
* I'm Yuh Lifeline
* Don't Mind If I Do
* Doc's Orders
Level 75

### Music Packs

*Main article:* Music Pack
* Lifeline

### Transitions

*Main article:* Transition
* Paying Forward
Level 84
* “Pas Me Dat Suga” Cookies
Level 70
* Strong-Arming
Level 24

## History

	+ Reduced the slow penalty on Lifeline when initiating a revive
* Care Package:
	+ Decreased the drop animation speed of Care Package from 14s to 8s
	+ Increased the deployment range of Care Package

June 21, 2022 Patch* Combat Revive:
	+ Moved revive cancel option from Lifeline to the player that’s getting revived.
* D.O.C. Heal Drone:
	+ Healing pool increased from 150 to infinite (still lasts 20s).
	+ Doubled the healing radius.
* Care Package:
	+ Cooldown reduced from 5 minutes to 3.5 minutes.
	+ The weapon attachment panel now comes with a  Shield Battery instead of two  Shield Cells.
	+ No blue beam on initial drop (will still show up after the Care Package lands).

June 29, 2021 Patch* Increased hitbox size.

May 04, 2021 Patch* Combat Revive:
	+ No longer deploys a shield.
	+ Can now revive two players at the same time.
	+ Can now cancel active revives in progress to allow your teammate to defend themselves with their  Knockdown Shield.
* D.O.C. Heal Drone:
	+ Heal rate increased from 5hp per second to 8hp per second.
	+ Deployment time before healing begins reduced by roughly 33%.
* Care Package:
	+ Cooldown reduced from 6 minutes to 5 minutes.
	+ Now guarantees an upgrade (if possible) in three categories: Body Shield, Other Equipment (Helmet, Backpack, and Knockdown Shield), and Weapon Attachment, based on your team’s current gear when the Package arrives.
* Removed  Low Profile.

October 06, 2020 Patch* Fixed an issue with the Guardian Angel Skin having a stretched neck when using  Emplaced Minigun "Sheila".
* Fixed an issue where care packages would not be allowed to be placed on certain parts of Capacitor, Rig, or Salvage in Kings Canyon.

August 18, 2020 Patch* D.O.C. Heal Drone: Fixed an issue where if Death Protection runs out with an active D.O.C. nearby, it would not start healing you.

June 23, 2020 Patch* Passive:
	+ Changed name from Combat Medic to  Combat Revive.
	+ Deploy D.O.C to revive teammates. D.O.C. will deploy a shield and revive Lifeline’s teammate, leaving Lifeline free to defend or revive someone else.
	+ Increased revive time from 4.5 seconds to 6 seconds.
	+ Removed 25% fast healing.
	+ Now disabled if silenced by Revenant.
* D.O.C. Heal Drone:
	+ Reduced cooldown from 60 to 45 seconds.
	+ Fixed an issue with the  D.O.C. Heal Drone getting stuck in the air after collision with an Octane  Launch Pad.
		- 3x more small healing items, when it decides to spawn small healing items.
		- 2x more attachments, when it decides to spawn attachments.
	+ Fixed an issue with Lifeline able to drop her care package on a Quest Artifact location, preventing users from picking up the artifact.

May 12, 2020 Patch* Combat Medic
	+ Increased Blue Supply Bin ratio to 20%.
	+ Removed  Knockdown Shields from the extra compartment of Extended Supply Bins.
* D.O.C. Heal Drone: (Undocumented) Players can no longer move the drone around.

April 07, 2020 Patch* Combat Medic
	+ Lifeline can now access secret compartments with more loot on Blue Supply Bins.
		- Blue bins are found randomly replacing ordinary bins. These rare bins will have a secondary compartment that only Lifeline can open.
		- The secondary compartment will always contain some mixture of health items, weapon attachments, and  Knockdown Shields.
* Low Profile: Leg shots now deal as much damage as body shots.

December 03, 2019 Patch* Added an inspect animation for Lifeline’s Shock Sticks.

October 01, 2019 Patch* D.O.C. Heal Drone: Will no longer float away after being deployed on Supply Ships.
* Care Package: Fixed bug where looting the Care Package would not count towards the “Loot X amount of Care Packages” in the Battle Pass challenges.

August 13, 2019 Patch* Made adjustments to hitbox.

July 16, 2019 Patch* Care Package: Fixed some cases of the Care Package clipping through map geometry.

July 02, 2019 Patch* Added  Low Profile Perk which increases incoming damage by 5%.
* D.O.C. Heal Drone: Drone now gets destroyed after 2 damage ticks by the  circle.

May 20, 2019 Patch* [PS4] Fixed "Pick Me Up" Banner Bug.

March 19, 2019 Patch* Combat Medic: Fixed issue where the revive shield wouldn’t stay put while on a moving platform.
* D.O.C. Heal Drone:
	+ Fixed bug where occasionally the drone would stay connected to a player but not heal them.
	+ Limited the number of drones that can connect to a player to 2.
* Care Package: Removed slight chance that Level 4 armor and helmets will appear on the Care Package.

## Gallery

Videos

Images
* Lifeline climbing an icy mountain.
* A letter from a fan.
* Early concept art of Lifeline.
* Concept art of Lifeline.
* Concept art of the D.O.C. Heal Drone.
* Concept art of Lifeline's Pirate Queen skin.
* Concept art of Lifeline's London Calling skin.
* Concept art of Lifeline's Judge Jury Executioner skin.
* Concept art for Lifeline's My Wave skin.
* Concept art for Lifeline's Breach and Clear skin.
* Concept art for Lifeline's Mischief Medic skin.
* Concept art for Lifeline's Healing Huntress skin by Gadget-Bot Productions.
* Catalyst's Twins tarot card, depicting Lifeline and Octane

Merchandise
* A Funko Pop of Lifeline released in November 2019.
* An exclusive version of Lifeline's Funko Pop, featuring her Tie Dye skin.
* A Figures of Fandom statue released by Weta Workshop.
* Lifeline Nendoroid.

## References

1. ↑ Lifeline Loading Screen Text "Paying Forward"
2. ↑ Mela Lee on Twitter
3. ↑ Apex Legends - Lifeline - Official Profile
4. ↑ Tu Bui on Artstation
5. ↑ A Letter from a Fan - Lifeline
6. ↑ Hethe Srodawa on Twitter
7. ↑ Hethe Srodawa on Artstation
8. ↑ Danny Gardner on Artstation
9. ↑ [1]
10. ↑ [2]
11. ↑ [3]
12. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6bv49O
13. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Wm2BwX
14. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/xY6244
15. ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Je68mD