When Rampart first rolled into Apex Legends back in Season 6 (2020), she showed up with a big gun, a bigger attitude, and a toolkit that screamed “I’d rather stay home.” Fast forward a few years, and she remains one of the least picked legends in the game. It isn’t that players dislike her personality — anyone who enjoys a good pun about heavy weapons can appreciate her charm. The problem is that her kit feels like it was designed for a completely different game. While everyone else is sliding, jumping, and third-partying like overcaffeinated squirrels, Rampart is busy setting up a cozy little fortress. And spoiler alert: in a movement shooter, that cozy little fortress tends to get demolished.

Rampart’s identity as a defense legend means she thrives when she can hunker down inside an enclosed area. Her tactical ability, Amped Cover, lets her deploy barriers that boost outgoing damage while blocking incoming fire. Her ultimate, the emplaceable Sheila minigun, can absolutely shred enemies — provided they are polite enough to walk directly into her line of sight. But Apex Legends rarely rewards patience. It rewards aggression, rotations, and the kind of mobility that turns a fight into a blur of tap-strafes and shield swaps. Compared to legends like Caustic or Gibraltar, who can control space with gas or dome shields while still contributing to fast-paced fights, Rampart often feels like she’s playing chess during a soccer match.

Her problems are not exactly new. Respawn Entertainment has made some adjustments over the years: Sheila became more mobile, and Amped Cover’s deploy time was reduced. Those changes helped a little, but they didn’t fix the awkward rhythm of her kit. She can be genuinely useful in late-game circles, where space is limited and holding a spot matters more than chasing kills. But even then, other defensive legends usually do the job with less setup and fewer “please don’t push me” moments.

One piece of her kit has remained untouched for ages: her passive ability, Modded Loader. It increases reload speed and magazine size when Rampart uses light machine guns. That fits her lore perfectly — she is, after all, a weapons modder and fixer. But let’s be real. It is also about as exciting as watching paint dry. Compare it to Seer’s Heart Seeker, which lets him track enemies through walls, or Mad Maggie’s Warlord’s Ire, which highlights damaged enemies and gives her a speed boost with shotguns. Those passives feel impactful every single fight. Modded Loader only matters if you happen to find an LMG, and even then, it doesn’t change how you approach combat. It just makes reloading slightly less painful.

A better idea, one that fans have tossed around for a while, is to give Rampart a passive that leans into her role as a fixer. What if she could repair doors? In Apex Legends, doors are quietly some of the most important tools in the game. They block bullets, survive up to two melee hits, briefly stop grenade blasts, and break enemy line of sight when you need to pop a shield battery. Skilled players use doors to control fights, deny access, and create breathing room for a revive or a heal. Giving Rampart the ability to repair broken doors would be a small but meaningful buff. It wouldn’t turn her into an unstoppable force, but it would give her something genuinely useful in both early and late-game scenarios.

This passive wouldn’t be overpowered if balanced properly. It wouldn’t need to be a tactical or ultimate ability — just a quiet quality-of-life upgrade that makes Rampart feel more like a modder who can patch up the battlefield, not just her guns. And honestly, it would be kind of hilarious. Imagine a team blowing through a door with a well-placed grenade, only to watch Rampart calmly stroll over, hammer out the dents, and reinstall the thing like a very angry hardware store employee. That’s the kind of energy Apex Legends could use more of.

Adding depth to Rampart would make her more appealing to a wider range of players. She doesn’t need to become the fastest legend in the game — that would ruin her personality. But she does need something that makes her feel less like a liability when the ring starts shrinking and the lobby turns into a blender. A door-repair passive is a small change, but small changes can shift how a character feels in the hands of everyday players. And in a game as fast and chaotic as Apex Legends, even the smallest edge can make a big difference. Until then, Rampart mains will keep doing what they do best: setting up shop, praying no one flanks them, and hoping Respawn finally gives their favorite fixer a little more to work with.