The Ultimate Apex Legends Tier List: who is the best legend?

There are more and more legends being added to Apex. But, which ones should you spend the time to master? This Apex Legends Tier List will let you know which legends are the most powerful, and which will help you the most in game.

No Apex Legends tier list is complete without an S Tier. These legends just are a step above the rest, providing great individual play that will help you excel no matter who's on the team with you.

Bangalore has a lot of protective abilities. Her smokes can help you move around or escape from a situation. Her passive gives you extra speed in fights, helping you turn a corner to either escape or push your enemies. Then her ultimate can buy time, earn space or even counter attack opponents.

Bangalore was given a serious upgrade back in Season 16. She is part of the new Assault Class, which allows her to hold more ammunition and open special weapon supply bins.

The thing that held Bangalore back was the prominence of scan legends. Seer, but mostly Bloodhound, hugely countered her smoke. But, back in Season 16 Seer and Bloodhound both got nerfed heavily. This was a huge benefit to Bangalore and she has been the best Legend ever since.

Octane was almost designed as a solo legend. All three of his abilities are a major help to you as an individual, and with short cooldowns you are never really caught out. His stim allows you to get in, or out of a situation. If we are going full selfish you can even stim past your teammates to yoink that purple shield! This makes Octane a great legend for solo queue players.

His passive lets you heal your flesh health without syringes, helpful if you had to dash into zone to escape. His pad is also a great tool for escaping or pushing a team. Like Horizon, Octane really benefits from learning some of the more advanced movement techniques like tap strafing too.

Valkyrie has it all. A movement ability, check. A damage ability, check. A way to escape sticky situations, check. Sure, she lost the ability to scan the next circle, but she is still very powerful. She is slightly less powerful this season after the introduction of Evac Towers, but the Skyward Dive is still a superior way to rotate.

What's not to love? The jetpack is the best passive in Apex for positioning or escaping a tricky situation. The real thing that sets Valkyrie in the S Tier is her Skyward Dive ultimate though. Being able to just launch into flight and either escape, chase or bypass a team will always be incredibly useful in Apex Legends.

Wraith used to be the absolute go-to legend for Apex players, so why is she in the B Tier? There are two main reasons. One, her abilities just don't suit the newer maps. Her phase and portal are both great at escaping rough situations - but now that maps are bigger the impact is just not the same. Plus, we've all chased down a Wraith in her phase and killed her easily. Secondly, there are legends with better movement and escape abilities in the game now. Put simply, Wraith has lost her crown!

Gibraltar can be a tough legend to play. The largest legend in the game isn't being saved by any superglides or tap strafes if caught in the open. What sets Gibby into the A Tier is his bubble and arm shield. The bubble can protect you, not just by having you play inside it - but also through cutting off angles. Taking disadvantaged fights in a bubble is also a lot easier than in the open, especially once you master bubble fighting mechanics. His arm shield also gives you some extra health, never a bad thing to have! Being in the support class enables banner crafting too.

Pathfinder has one of the most selfish kits in the game - which makes him a really solid choice for solo play. His Zipline took a really noticeable upgrade, and is now a pretty valid rotational tool. However, it still isn't groundbreaking.

Where Pathfinder earns his right to be in the A tier is with his grapple. There isn't a better way to escape a situation in the game. Once you are competent with the grapple you can get out of lots of situations, and even very advanced players will struggle to do noticeable damage while you are moving. He also allows you to play aggressively and close the gap to opponents (or teammates that ran off!) quickly.

Seer was the best legend in the game over recent seasons. He did take a nerf this season, but is still very powerful. His ultimate is insane for getting a fight over quickly, and being able to cancel revives and heals really is an incredibly powerful ability.

Just like Bloodhound, his scan and ultimate helps bring your team together. Especially when using the ultimate, the extended period of full scans will ensure that you minimise the impact of not having team communication beyond in game pings. The time this scan stays up was reduced last season, but it is still powerful.

In a totally solo situation Seer doesn't have any fancy movement mechanics but cancelling a heal or a revive is such a game changer that it can help you flip a fight on it's head and clutch up. His heartbeat sensor also helps you maximise your awareness. This lets you either share information with your team, or make up for a lack of comms in solo queue situations.

Ballistic has made a strong debut in the Apex games. What is great about Ballistic is that he is not only enjoyable to play, but he is enjoyable to play with. His ultimate, 'The Tempest', provides unlimited ammo and super fast reloads for a 30 second duration. These buffs also stack with the faster reload on Big Maude weapons too!

Ballistic can also carry a third weapon - which is upgraded to Gold when he is in his Ultimate. This makes weapons like the Havoc or Mozambique great choices, as they have powerful gold hop ups.

As if that wasn't enough, Ballistic can also overheat enemy weapons, dealing 20 damage on impact and another 30 on over heat. This is a really powerful ability in those off drop fights.

Catalyst proved herself to be a valiant choice when she released. She proved to be more flexible than expected. Her wall gives Catalyst some power in open spaces. Meanwhile, her traps and her ability to reinforce doors means she is also a very strong legend for setting up shop in a building.

Catalyst has also been buffed in Season 17. The Seer ultimate no longer provides scans through the wall, which means that it finally does block all scans in the game. The 'Dark Veil' has proved very powerful for isolating enemy players, or rotating around the map.

Why is Caustic ranked above Wattson in this Apex Legends tier list? On paper they have very similar abilities, and therefore similar weaknesses. Where Caustic really surpasses Wattson is in delaying fights and winning 1v1s.

A barrel can block a door, and the damage from the gas is a lot harder to avoid than the damage from a Wattson fence. Furthermore, Caustic's ultimate can really help you win a 1v1 situation. Throw it at your feet and you will be doing extra damage. Combine that with your fortified passive and you can absolutely take someone down in no time at all.

Where Caustic does get limited to only B Tier is his weakness in open spaced and his chunky hitbox.

The advantages of Loba are simple. Her bracelet is a decent escape tool when needed. It's easy to follow and has a poor cooldown, but it can get the job done when needed. Throwing it through windows or small gaps is a pretty underrated feature, so keep that in mind!

Then, her ultimate is a really great way to get the last few items you need. Many players have a few favourite weapons that they feel comfortable with. Loba can help you snag these items and get ready to fight quicker. She is also a great legend for saving your teammates. Loba, or her teammates as of this season, can craft banners thanks to her support class. Unlike Newcastle, Gibraltar, Mirage and Lifeline she can help those teammates reset with her black market. Furthermore, she has that bracelet to get away from danger in the first place!

Rampart is a pretty similar situation to Caustic. She is vulnerable in the open but she has abilities that can delay fights and her Shiela can really help you in those 1v1 situations. Blocking a door with her wall can buy you those crucial few seconds to pop some heals and spin up your minigun - shooting the door off can catch people by surprise and be a real game changer.

Vantage also sits in the B tier of this Apex Legends tier list. She can be a decent choice for a solo operator because having a sniper as an ultimate allows you to cover all three ranges with your weapons. A close range SMG, a mid range AR or LMG and then the sniper for long distance engagements. Her echo relocation is okay in a pinch but you are very one clippable as you woosh through the air. It's better used for positioning rather than escaping. If you are ratting in ranked her passive is especially helpful to give you extra info on who is in your area, is it a solo you could fight or a whole team?

Horizon has been hit pretty hard over recent patches. The latest nerf stopped her black hole from impacting players who don't have line of sight on the ult. It also reduced how accurate it is to shoot from inside her lift.

However, her kit still has value - but just not as much as before. You can still use the black hole to deal big damage. Her lift is not really able to generate angles to be aggressive, but it can help you get out of danger.

Her passive can really get you out of danger too, there is some ridiculous movement potential if you learn some of the more advanced mechanics and exploits.

Bloodhound was nerfed significantly last season. They might not seem like very powerful when compared to their prime. However, information is always valuable in Apex Legends. Sure, they don't offer easy escape abilities but they can help build team coordination even without verbal communication. The Bloodhound scan provides easy information that your whole team can see. It is simple for everyone to understand. Of course, it's never a negative to have wall hacks in any situation!

Plus, the Beast of the Hunt ultimate can help you catch up to a fight, win a fight or remove yourself from a situation in a flash. It does have less scans now, but the speedboost is still very beneficial in a solo situation.

Ash does have some decent solo play abilities. In particular her passive is helpful for avoiding other teams if you are in survival mode, but it is hard to use this ability in a coordinated way without team comms. Her portal might feel like a good escape tool. Yet, this is deceiving. Her portal is short range and easily followed, so not the get out of jail free card it can seem.

Fuse is a legend that is pretty average regardless of your team status. His strength relies on access to grenades. Fuse is at his best when you are able to siege a team playing a small space, which in the current aggressive meta is a rare occurrence.

Lifeline does have some decent value following a range of buffs. Her drone does allow you to double heal (popping a bat at the same time as healing your flesh). Further, her care package delivers you guaranteed upgrades and will help you loot up.

Where Lifeline falls away is in fights. She has no real escape mechanism and if you are caught out on Lifeline you rely on help from your teammates. This makes her a much weaker solo queue choice than a range of other legends.

Mad Maggie sits in the C Tier of our Apex Legends Tier List as well. Like Fuse, she is pretty mediocre teamed or teamless. Thinking from a solo perspective, her ball can provide a bit of a getaway. Yet, when there are legends who provide something similar as a tactical it is hard to suggest Maggie as a top tier pick. Her passive is really underwhelming and her Drill is very limited.

For team play, Newcastle is a fantastic legend. Where he excels is at protecting his teammates. There is a really high skill ceiling on his Castle Wall in particular. But, this ceiling can only really be reached with teamplay and coordination. Plus, Newcastle shines in super sweaty games that we don't really see outside of ALGS. In a solo situation Newcastle becomes a slow legend with abilities that can buy time, but not really save you unless you get lucky with a teammates position and you have your ultimate.

Wattson is excellent at holding down a building. With her Pylon you can rotate at lightning speed, grab a great spot in zone and wait out the rounds. Teams in the ALGS rely on Wattson heavily and she has been in the meta almost as much as any other legend. Yet, she sits in the C Tier of this Apex Legends tier list because she lacks selfish power. She is very vulnerable in fights, and to excel with Wattson you need to commit to her playstyle. You are highly unlikely to want to sit in a building in pubs or ranked.

Look - Mirage sucks. You could have a team, no team, or even a team of 6. Mirage is always going to be hanging out near the bottom of an Apex Legends tier list. His abilities are weak, his best ability which is to go invisible when he revives is surpassed by other legends and he doesn't really help you out in almost any situation. Even adding him to the support class hasn't bumped him up.

There are some very talented Mirage players, and you can on occasion break some ankles with a good bamboozle. However, anyone who is good on Mirage could be even better on another legend.

Crypto is a legend with a lot of power - he's used by some of the most successful Apex Legends Pro teams in ALGS. So why does he sit next to Mirage in this Apex Legends tier list?

It's simple. No other legend in the game requires flawless team play like Crypto does. Everything he provides is just weakened without coordination and cohesion. Outside of super sweaty, ALGS style teamplay Crypto lacks power. His ability to remote revive or gather banners is useless if you are playing no fill. If you're solo queue, and your teammates are just brawling around the map, who's protecting you while you are sitting in zone? How do you communicate the information you gather without speaking to your team?

Revenant suffers in a similar way to Crypto. The best part of the silent assassins kit is his 'Death Totem'. This relies on coordination. Too many times you will see a Revenant use his totem and his two teammates don't even enter Death Protection with him - making it a total waste.

Revenant is also a lot better when paired with Octane, and you'd either have no teammates or no control over what legends they choose so cannot guarantee this combination.

That's it for our Apex Legends Tier List, we'll be updating it as patches drop but hopefully this will let you hit your placement games hard.

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