Fuse has always been the kind of Legend who solves problems by throwing more explosives at them. In Apex Legends, the Bombastic Explosives Expert arrived in Season 8 with a robotic arm, a mustache that could probably deflect bullets, and a grenade obsession that borders on romantic. His Grenadier passive lets him launch grenades faster, farther, and more accurately. His tactical, Knuckle Cluster, turns a small area into a fireworks show. But his Ultimate, the Motherlode, is the main event: a ring of fire that traps enemies and reveals their locations. What could make that better? Apparently, shooting it into the sky like a disappointed firework. In 2026, with Apex Legends having evolved through countless seasons, this old trick remains a fascinating example of players breaking the game in beautiful ways. 💥

Back when Fuse was newer, a YouTuber named shomaru7 discovered something ridiculous. He fired Motherlode into the air, and instead of forming the usual ring on the ground, the fire radius expanded far beyond normal. The result? A wallhack zone so large it could expose enemies through the walls of a nearby building. In the clip, shomaru7 used that oversized detection ring to locate the enemy team and gain the upper hand. Who needs a recon Legend when a flaming donut can snitch on half the lobby? 🔥

Another YouTuber, Skeptation, broke down how to perform the trick. According to the tutorial, the process is simple but timing-dependent. First, launch a grenade straight up into the sky above yourself. Then, quickly fire Fuse’s Motherlode in the same upward direction as the grenade. If the stars align, the ring of fire grows substantially, and the wallhack radius becomes much larger. It is the kind of trick that looks like a glitch, feels like an exploit, and tastes like victory—if you can pull it off before someone shoots you in the back. 🧨

Step	Action	Why it matters
1	Toss a grenade straight up	Sets up the timing and trajectory
2	Immediately fire Motherlode upward	Aligns the Ultimate with the grenade
3	Watch the fire ring expand	Grants a much larger detection radius
4	Track enemies through walls	Turns Fuse into a temporary recon nightmare
5	Try not to laugh	Mandatory, honestly

The Apex Legends community reacted exactly how one might expect: a mix of excitement, suspicion, and patch-note anxiety. Comments on Skeptation’s tutorial filled up with players eager to test the enhanced Motherlode in battle. Some believed the trick would be removed quickly. After all, a wallhack that covers a small neighborhood is not exactly subtle. Others argued it should stay because the larger ring had a trade-off: the perimeter fire was less effective at actually trapping or damaging enemies. So was it a broken exploit or a clever risk-reward mechanic? In Apex, the answer is often both, depending on who is asking and how recently they were burned by it. 😅

In 2026, Respawn Entertainment has had plenty of time to patch, rework, and rebalance. Fuse has received changes over the years, and the exact interaction from that old clip may no longer function. But the trick still matters because it shows how Apex players think. They do not just use abilities as intended; they poke them, twist them, and fire them into the sky to see what happens. Sometimes the result is a bug. Sometimes it is a feature. Sometimes it is a community-wide debate about whether wallhacks should come with a side of barbecue. 🍖

Should players still try it? If the trick survives in any form, Fuse mains will want to practice it in the firing range before embarrassing themselves in a ranked match. If it has been patched, it remains a hilarious piece of Apex history—a reminder that the most dangerous thing in the Outlands is not a Kraber shot but a player with too much free time and a grenade. Either way, the Motherlode sky-shot trick proves one thing: in Apex Legends, the ceiling is not a limit. It is just another surface to bounce explosives off. 🚀