Opening Gambit

The Opening Gambit boosts your run speed and swim speed for the first 30 seconds of the match, allowing you to move much faster. Ideal for reaching objectives before opponents during start of match. This Ability is restricted to headgear as a main ability.

Use
Opening Gambit makes you run faster and swim faster for the first 30 seconds of the match. After 30 seconds have passed, the effect wears off for the rest of the match. It is used to grab an early start by getting towards points or behind them before they do.

Gear
Opening Gambit is the main ability of:

Mutual exclusivity
Since this ability is found as the main ability only on headgear, other abilities found only on headgear are mutually exclusive with it; in other words you cannot have them together. These abilities are tenacity, Last-Ditch Effort, and comeback.