Welcome to our Apex Legends Healing and Shield Item Guide, below we will explain what each healing item does and what the best shield items you can find in the game. The most important is possibly the legendary Shield, Helmet and Body shield effects, which we go into more detail below.
Apex Legends Healing Items
Apex Legends Healing Items come in the common forms you expect, quarter heals and full heal. You also can use items to restore your shield cells which the amount of cells is determined by the Shield Armor you have. The most important is Ultimate Accelerant, with enough of these you can have an Ultimate ability on demand or at least prepared for the next fight.
| Healing Items | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Syringe | Heals 25 HP (5s Use Time) |
| Med Kit | Heals 100 HP (8s Use Time) |
| Phoenix Kit | Heals 100 HP Restores 100 Shield (10s Use Time) |
| Shield Cell | Restores 25 Shield (3s Use Time) |
| Shield Battery | Restores 100 Shield (5s Use Time) |
| Ultimate Accelerant | Restores 20% Ultimate (7s Use Time) |
Apex Legends Shield Items
Apex Legends Shield Items reduce damage and even provide you with more shield cells to absorb the bullet damage you will be tanking in game. As the rarity gets higher so does the power of the shield items, If you find a Legendary, these items have a special effect which we have listed below.
| Shield Items | Common | Rare | Epic | Legendary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Shield | Absorbs 50 Damage | Absorbs 75 Damage | Absorbs 100 Damage | Absorbs 100 Damage Finishing Moves Full Restore Shield |
| Helmet | 30% Headshot Damage reduction | 40% Headshot Damage reduction | 50% Headshot Damage reduction | 50% Headshot Damage reduction Reduces Tactical and Ultimate Ability Recharge Times. |
| Knockdown Shield | Blocks 100 Damage | Blocks 250 Damage | Blocks 750 Damage | Blocks 750 Damage Self-Resurrects when downed (1 Times Use) |
| Backpack | 2 Extra Inventory Slots | 4 Extra Inventory Slots | 6 Extra Inventory Slots | 6 Extra Inventory Slots Healing and Shielding Consumables take half the time to use. |