Catalyst

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

 **Catalyst** is a  Controller Legend. She was introduced in  Season 15 and is locked from the base game. She can be unlocked using digital currency: either  12,000 or  750.

## Abilities

### Piercing Spikes

 Cooldown

* Info
* Interactions
* Arenas
* Tips

* Has 2 charges. Can create a maximum of 2 patches. Catalyst can pick up their patch to regain a charge, so long as the patch hasn't been activated.
* Holding Tactical button delays the launch. Melee cancels the launch.
	+ Has a throw distance of ~15 meters when launched horizontally (trajectory can be increased by aiming higher, increase distance to ~40m if target area are at same level as catalyst)
	+ Can be thrown simultaneously with other actions (firing, reloading, healing, etc.) without interrupting them.
* Creates a 2m x 11m patch perpendicular to the point of view.
	+ Spikes will start moving when enemy player in line-of-sight to the center gets within 10m from the center. It will be considered activated at that stage.
	+ When an enemy walks over activated spikes, it slows them and deals 15 damage every second. Unactivated spikes will slow enemies, but do not deal damage.
	+ In the middle of the patch is a glowing orb with 300 HP that appears when enemies get close. Destroying this dissipates the patch. The orb also takes double damage from all sources.
	+ Patches last until destroyed, either by the Catalyst who created them with the Utility Action button, or enemies by shooting the orb in the middle of the patch.
* Patch can travel under closed doors
* Catalyst can pick up her spikes and get a charge refund, as long as no enemy player got inside the detection range of the spikes.
* Can be destroyed by punching the orb 1 time.
* Catalyst is immune to all Piercing Spikes, regardless of who created it.

* Can be shot down by Wattson's  Interception Pylon.

* Starts with only 1 charge; can still bank 2 charges.

* When using it to trap a door, aim next to the hinge of the door, so that the core can be protected by the opened door and the wall.
* The Piercing Spike also function as an proximity alarm. In tight quarter area, pay attention to your/teammate's spike reacting.
* **As Opponent**: destroy the spike strip as soon as possible, as it will linger until Catalyst death - and it is easy to forget its existence due to tunnel vision. Get close to it, but do not step on it, and destroy it.

### Barricade

 Cooldown

* Info
* Interactions
* Tips

* Hold the "alternative action" button near doorways for 0.5s to reinforce either existing doorpanes, or build a ferro-barrier if doorpanes are gone
* Can reinforce up to 2 doorways.
* Reinforced doors takes 4 melee hits to destroy; ferro-barriers takes 2 melee hits to destroy
* Doors can still be operated by Catalyst and her teammates.
* The ferro-barrier can be broken by Catalyst and her teammates by pressing "interaction" key; Catalyst will need to rebuild the ferro-barrier if needed.
* Abilities still damage doors/ferro-barriers as normal.

* Grenades such as the  Arc Star and  Frag Grenade will instantly destroy the barricaded door. The  Thermite Grenade will slowly damage the door.
* Mad Maggie's  Riot Drill and Fuse's  Knuckle Cluster slowly damage the barricaded door until it is destroyed.
	+ Wattson's  Perimeter Security fences instantly destroy barricaded doors.
* Mad Maggie's  Wrecking Ball, Horizon's  Black Hole, Gibraltar's  Defensive Bombardment, Bangalore's  Rolling Thunder, Newcastle's  Castle Wall impact, Rampart's Minigun, and Crypto's  Drone EMP instantly destroy barricaded doors.

### Dark Veil

 Charge time

* Info
* Interactions
* Tips
* Bugs

* Create a permeable wall of 55m in length and 8m in height in line of Catalyst's reticle.
* Takes 1 second before the first veil section rises, and takes additonal 3 seconds maximum to build the complete veil.
* The veil will keep travelling until one of the following:
	+ It reaches a wall that is greater than a climbable height
	+ Its height reaches 2x a climbable height.
* The Dark Veil lasts 25 seconds.
* Enemies that try to cross through the wall will be slowed by 15% and blinded for 7 seconds.
* Does not block bullets, ordnance, or abilities.
* Most scanning abilities will not apply scans to players on the other side of the wall.
* Catalyst is immune to the blind effect and slow of the Dark Veil, regardless of who created it.

* Scanning abilities will only be blocked if the scan itself tries to go through the wall. If an enemy is already scanned, moving behind the wall won't remove it.
	+ Bloodhound's  Eye of the Allfather, Crypto's  Neurolink, Seer's  Focus of Attention and  Heart Seeker, Valkyrie's  VTOL Jets HUD, and Vantage's  Spotter's Lens will not work through the wall.
* Crypto's drone can fly through the wall without experiencing any debuffs.
* In non-BR game modes, the wall will disappear when the Catalyst who created it dies.

* It can be deployed horizontally to acts as cover or when holding a choke point.

The veil can currently be built on top of Gibaltar's  Dome of Protection, Mirage's decoy, Crypto's  Surveillance Drone, and Vantage's Echo. For the latter three, a section of the veil will be on top of them as they move around.

## Lore

*Main article:* Catalyst (character)

## Cosmetic items

### Skins

There are a total of 48 Legend skins for Catalyst; 9 Legendary, 8 Epic, 15 Rare and 16 Common.

* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Blood Moon
* Celestial Protector
* Legacy of the Ancients
* Violet Sands
* Suns Up
* Technowitch
* Stellar Swimmer
* Crimson Goddess
* Gorgon's Glare

* Daemon Hunter
* Fiber Optics
* Hack the System
* Heat Sync
* User Friendly
* Archon
Level 1
* Natural Essence
November 2022
* Rune Goddess Catalyst.png

 Rune Goddess

* Alpha Royal
* Arachnophobia
* Bloodline
* Dire Wolf
* Disruptor
* Formal Finery
* Labyrinth
* Prowess
* Racing Stripes
* Snakeskin
* Super Rad
* Unholy Alliance
* Volcanic
* Wallflower
* Wishbone

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

### Finishers

* Witch's Wrath
Default
* Ferro Fury
 1,200

### Emotes

* Lunar Lounge -  1,200
* Fit For a Queen -  400
* To Your Health - Level 12
* Go With a Smile - Default

### Skydive Emotes

* Over the Moon
Level 2
* Mystic Spiral
Level 90
* Crescent Chamomile

### Banner Frames

* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Guru Meditation
 1,200
* Lunar Reading
 1,200
* Motion of Change
 1,200
* Project Firestart
 1,200
* Zen Garden
 1,200

* Crystal Cored
Level 32
* Celestial Beatdown
Level 79
* Ritual Ascension

* Blood Infused
 30
* Celestial Doom
 60
* Dark Throne
 60
* Verdant Takeoff
 60
* World Breaker
 60
* Autumn Winds
November 2022

* Rookie Card
Default
* Celestial Canopy
 30
* Cosmic Starlight
 30
* Lunar Summit
 30
* Soul Syphon
 30

### Banner Poses

* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* Child's Play
* Empath
* Not Today
* Play It Cool
* Transfixed

* Aggressive Negotiation
* Divination
* I Arise
* Misfortune Awaits
* Mystic Crystals
* Resistance
* Star Gazing
* Surprising Read
* Tea Time

* Regal
Default

### Holosprays

*Main article:* Holosprays
* For Hope
 1,200
* Death
 400
* Double Double Here's Some Trouble
 400
* It's The Witching Hour
 400
* Let's Work Some Magic
 400
* Seeing Stars
 400
* The Stars Didn't Align
 400
* We Are All Made of Stardust
 400
* Wining Takes An Iron Will
 400
* Everyone Deserves The Chance to Rise
 400
* Let's See What the Crystals Say
Level 35
* Guardian Angel
* Double Double Toil Trouble
Level 58

### Music Packs

*Main article:* Music Pack
* Catalyst
Level 50

## History

	+ Now require line-of-sight to an enemy player to activate.
	+ Spikes that have not been activated will still slow players.

  October 31, 2023 Patch* Piercing Spikes
	+ Core no longer blocks projectiles, allowing bullets to pass through
	+ Max in-world count reduced to 2 (was 3)
	+ Throw range decreased by about 50%
* Dark Veil
	+ Cooldown now starts after the wall comes down
	+ Reduced lifetime to 25s (was 30s)

November 30, 2022 Patch* While in Phase, Wraith will now see doors sealed by **Catalyst**'s  passive.
* While in Phase, Wraith will not be affected by **Catalyst**'s ferrofluid.
* Crypto's  drone will no longer be able to open doors sealed by **Catalyst**'s  passive.

November 01, 2022 Patch* Introduced.

## Development

* Catalyst was created to be "inescapably" transgender, with the help of transgender employees at Respawn, a transgender representative at GLAAD, and the character's voice actor Meli Grant, who is transgender herself. Her neopaganism also comes about from research regarding the community.

## Teasers

* On October 13, 2022, the Apex Legends Twitter account posted an image that showed Catalyst's Tablet.
* On October 17, 2022, "Last Hope" was released.
* On October 20, 2022, the Season 15 Launch Trailer was released, which confirmed Catalyst being released for Season 15.

### Datamined and Leaked Data

**Catalyst** was leaked as a  Defensive Legend whose character subtitle was "Creative Builder" on March 22, 2022. Her concept art is a copyright-free placeholder titled "The Witch". A low-resolution holospray that might possibly be Catalyst was datamined after the release of  Season 14. Her abilities revolve around ferrofluid, noticeable especially when using her Ultimate.

Tactical - Ferro Shot* *On impact the shot creates a ramp of hardened ferro fluid that can be extended with more shots. Can also be used to create platforms on walls. (Max 3 structures)*
	+ Structures can be instantly destroyed by a punch.

Ultimate - Iron Tower* *Ferrofluid rises up from below, pushing you upwards while creating a tall solid column under you.*
	+ The column can be instantly destroyed by a punch.

Among these, the finalized version retains her neopaganism, the use of ferrofluid, and her passive.

## Gallery

* Concept art for Catalyst.
* Concept art for Catalyst's Blood Moon skin.
* Catalyst's Moon tarot card, depicting Cleo
* Catalyst's Sun tarot card, depicting Wattson and Crypto
* Catalyst's Magician tarot card, depicting Seer
* Catalyst's Twins tarot card, depicting Lifeline and Octane
* Catalyst's High Priestess tarot card, depicting herself
* Catalyst's Death tarot card, depicting Revenant
* Catalyst's Devil tarot card, depicting the Apex Predators

## References

1. ↑ Meli Grant on Twitter
2. ↑ https://www.gamesradar.com/apex-legends-catalyst-trans-representation-interview/
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/PlayApex/status/1580645731139846145
4. ↑ The Witch - Yang J on Artstation
5. ↑ Stories from the Outlands - Last Hope
6. ↑ Rachel Gagner on ArtStation