Lifeline reigns currently as the only healing-focused legend in Apex Legends. She finds extra supplies for her teammates, calls down sweet care packages, and passively revives party members with a single tap. The Lifeline Revive Shield is now apparently in some trouble, though.

It's been eight exciting seasons for the breakout battle royale but the changes and updates won't ever stop. Now, a pretty substantial nerf might affect the game's resident healer in Apex Legends Season 9. According to Apex Legends Associate Live Balance Designer John Larson, Respawn plans to remove the revive shield but the decision remains up in the air.

LOSING A LIFELINE

Apex Legends mostly boils down to intense final round matchups where every life and bullet matters. Lifeline tips the scales of those down-the-wire confrontations with her passive skill and the instantaneous shield that comes along with the passive revive. Apex doesn't feature too many healers and that makes Lifeline's position a unique one in the game.

Fortunately, nerfs don't seem to be the only things in store for the resident Apex doctor. Improvements to her basic and ultimate abilities might make up for the disappearance of the shield. Unfortunately for Respawn, despite the lack of final announcements, players already fear the repercussions of the potential nerf. Removing the shield cuts down Lifeline's combat utility by a large margin.

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Fans on the subreddit already suggested potential changes to the shield as opposed to its complete removal. The decision ultimately boils down to Respawn's plans for the future of the game. Lifeline might lose a massive part of her kit but at least there will be other things to look forward to in season 9.

Respawn Entertainment recently promised fans of the Titanfall series to watch out for future content for the futuristic battle royale. A ton of Titanfall elements will allegedly make their way to Apex Legends. We all need to wait until Season 9 officially kicks off in May to find out the actual changes to all the legends in the game.