Apex Legends Characters Pick Rate
Season 31 Cipher (live November 3) reshuffled the meta — Crypto's rework and the Lifeline/Revenant buffs sent their pick rates up hundreds of percent. Full legend table below.
Season 31 Split 128 legendsNov 2026 data
All legends by pick rate
Share of players running each legend — tracker data across ~35M accounts, Season 31 week one.
| # | Legend | Pick rate | Trend vs S30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathfinder | 12.0% | -5% |
| 2 | Revenant | 9.4% | +234% |
| 3 | Lifeline | 8.6% | +124% |
| 4 | Octane | 6.6% | -13% |
| 5 | Mad Maggie | 5.9% | -10% |
| 6 | Wraith | 5.4% | -7% |
| 7 | Loba | 5.0% | -40% |
| 8 | Bangalore | 4.5% | -12% |
| 9 | Crypto | 4.4% | +395% |
| 10 | Alter | 3.7% | +1% |
| 11 | Axle | 3.6% | -11% |
| 12 | Fuse | 3.3% | -22% |
| 13 | Vantage | 2.7% | -34% |
| 14 | Conduit | 2.5% | -21% |
| 15 | Sparrow | 2.3% | -22% |
| 16 | Seer | 2.3% | -19% |
| 17 | Valkyrie | 2.0% | -23% |
| 18 | Ash | 2.0% | -14% |
| 19 | Gibraltar | 1.9% | -21% |
| 20 | Caustic | 1.9% | -12% |
| 21 | Mirage | 1.8% | -14% |
| 22 | Wattson | 1.7% | -8% |
| 23 | Horizon | 1.6% | -4% |
| 24 | Bloodhound | 1.5% | -20% |
| 25 | Catalyst | 1.3% | -21% |
| 26 | Rampart | 1.0% | -26% |
| 27 | Newcastle | 0.7% | -23% |
| 28 | Ballistic | 0.5% | -13% |
Why the top moved
- Crypto +395% — the Season 31 firmware rework (tagging Surveillance Drone, rewired EMP) pulled him from the bottom to top-10 overnight.
- Revenant +234% — 15s tactical (was 20), 150s ult (was 180) and three new upgrades made him the season's biggest winner on paper.
- Lifeline +124% — her heal now returns every 15s instead of 25; EA's data shows she's already the top pick in Rookie lobbies.
- Loba -40% — the cooldown nerf landed hard, though she's still top-10.
Pick rate ≠ strength. These numbers show popularity, not win rate — low-pick legends are usually specialist picks whose results don't compare directly. Among tracked Apex Predators specifically, Pathfinder leads at ~20%, then Loba and Revenant at ~15%.
FAQ
Who is the most picked legend in Apex right now?
Pathfinder at roughly 12% overall — and about 20% among tracked Apex Predators.
Who is the least picked legend?
Ballistic, around 0.5% — below Newcastle (0.7%) and Rampart (1.0%).
Does pick rate mean a legend is strong?
No — it tracks popularity. Buffs spike pick rates immediately (Crypto, Revenant, Lifeline this season), but strength shows in win rate and RP per game, which lag a few weeks behind.