Current Top 20 Characters in Apex Legends

Apex Legends keeps things fresh each season with game-balancing changes that impact character popularity. Season 24 brought significant buffs to several Legends, shaking up the meta. This guide highlights the top 20 Legends, ranked by overall effectiveness across various scenarios.

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Table of Contents

• What Are the Best Characters in Apex Legends?
• Alter
• Bloodhound
• Horizon
• Wraith
• Gibraltar
• Pathfinder
• Ash
• Valkyrie
• Caustic
• Revenant
• Lifeline
• Octane
• Catalyst
• Bangalore
• Wattson
• Conduit
• Newcastle
• Fuse
• Seer
• Vantage

Unlike other battle royales, Apex Legends emphasizes teamwork, making character selection crucial. The best Legends offer advantages that streamline victory, though skill remains a significant factor. This isn't a traditional tier list; instead, it's a ranked list prioritizing Legends who consistently contribute to wins.

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Alter

Alter excels at spatial manipulation, significantly impacting battles. Her tactical "Void Passage" allows short-range teleportation, creating tactical advantages and evasive maneuvers. Her ultimate, "Void Nexus," creates a rift for allies to traverse. Mastering Alter requires precise timing and spatial awareness, but her abilities offer exceptional control and surprise attack potential, making her a top choice for experienced players. Currently, she's considered the best Apex Legend.

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Bloodhound

Bloodhound's tracking abilities and combat enhancements remain highly popular. "Tracker" reveals enemy footprints, providing crucial intel. "Beast of the Hunt" boosts speed and perception, enhancing both offensive and defensive capabilities.

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Horizon

Horizon offers unique maneuverability and area control. "Gravity Lift" elevates allies for advantageous positioning, while "Black Hole" creates a gravitational anomaly to control space and disorient enemies. Her gravity manipulation provides vertical advantages and strategic positioning, making her powerful in eliminating enemies and controlling engagements.

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Wraith

Wraith's agility and stealth abilities make her a formidable Legend. "Into the Void" provides damage avoidance, while "Dimensional Rift" creates portals for strategic movement and surprise attacks.

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar provides reliable team defense and support. "Dome of Protection" shields allies from damage, allowing safe healing and reloading. "Gun Shield" offers additional protection while aiming, and "Defensive Bombardment" deals damage and disorients enemies.

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Pathfinder

Pathfinder's mobility and scouting capabilities are invaluable. "Grappling Hook" allows quick traversal, "Zipline Gun" creates ziplines for team movement, and his interaction with Survey Beacons reveals the next ring's location.

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Ash

Ash excels in aggressive and strategic gameplay. Season 24 buffs enhanced her abilities, making her even more dangerous. "Arc Snare" is more effective at trapping enemies, "Phase Breach" covers greater distances, and "Predator's Pursuit" allows swift movement toward trapped enemies or escapes.

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Valkyrie

Valkyrie's exceptional mobility makes her a powerful Legend. Her "Jetpack" allows long-distance travel, and "Skyward Dive" enables quick team repositioning, crucial for escapes and map traversal.

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Caustic

Season 24 buffs significantly strengthened Caustic's toxicity. "Nox Gas Trap" creates denser, more effective gas clouds, "Nox Vision" allows sight through the gas, and "Nox Gas Grenade" covers a wide area, forcing enemies out of cover.

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Revenant

Revenant excels at ambushes. "Assassin's Instinct" allows silent movement, "Shadow Pounce" closes distances quickly for surprise attacks, and his ultimate enhances survivability and aggressive playstyles.

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Lifeline

Lifeline is a crucial support Legend, providing essential healing. "Combat Revive" allows quick revives during combat, and "D.O.C. Heal Drone" offers continuous health restoration.

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Octane

Octane prioritizes high mobility and aggressive play. "Stim" boosts speed at the cost of health, while "Swift Mend" passively regenerates health over time.

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Catalyst

Catalyst specializes in area control and defense. She can deploy damaging ground substances, reinforce doors, and create a barrier that slows and partially blinds enemies.

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Bangalore

Bangalore's versatility allows adaptation to various situations. "Smoke Launcher" creates cover, "Double Time" boosts speed after taking damage, and "Rolling Thunder" calls in an artillery strike.

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Wattson

Wattson excels at defense and area control. "Spark of Genius" speeds up pylon recharge, "Interception Pylon" neutralizes grenades and abilities, and "Perimeter Security" deploys electric fences.

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Conduit

Conduit uses technology for intelligence gathering and energy management. She gains speed when distant from teammates, provides temporary shields, and throws damaging, slowing capacitors.

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Newcastle

Newcastle focuses on team defense and control. "Mobile Shield" provides moveable protection, "Retrieve the Wounded" allows shielded revives, and "Castle Wall" creates a fortified barrier.

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Fuse

Fuse is an explosives expert, dealing massive damage. "Knuckle Cluster" launches a cluster bomb, and "The Motherlode" calls in a ring of fire, blocking escape routes and revealing enemies.

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Seer

Seer excels at tracking and battlefield control. "Focus of Attention" reveals enemies, "Heart Seeker" highlights nearby opponents, and "Exhibit" creates a large area for detecting enemy movements.

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Vantage

Vantage is a sniper and scout. "Echo Relocation" allows quick repositioning, "Sniper's Mark" increases damage to marked targets, and her ultimate speeds up the cooldown of "Spotter's Lens".

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Finding the right Legend depends on individual playstyles. Mastering abilities and practicing are key to success. Remember that the meta constantly shifts with updates, so this ranking may evolve over time.