Apex Legends pick rates & most popular characters in Season 20
Pick rates are an incredibly useful statistic to follow in Apex Legends as they help to highlight which characters are the most popular in Season 20's meta.
While popularity can be a helpful metric, it doesn't directly correlate with which Legend is strongest in the game. For the majority of the time, it's better to choose a character you're comfortable using and who fits your personal play style.
The data below is collected by Apex Legends Status and is based on the 17.8 million players in their API database. It's worth noting that these percentages don't measure the entire player base, but it's a big enough sample size to gather a general impression of overall Legend popularity.
Editor Note: These are the current pick rates as of May 1, 2024.
Pick rates in Season 20
While these stats are currently accurate, this page is updated weekly and changes regularly with every update, so make sure to check back often:
| Rank | Legend | Percentage |
| 1 | Valkyrie | 8.4% |
| 2 | Wraith | 8.3% |
| 3 | Octane | 8.1% |
| 4 | Lifeline | 8% |
| 5 | Pathfinder | 8% |
| 6 | Loba | 6.6% |
| 7 | Mad Maggie | 5.5% |
| 8 | Bloodhound | 5.5% |
| 9 | Bangalore | 5% |
| 10 | Horizon | 4.4% |
| 11 | Revenant | 4.4% |
| 12 | Conduit | 4.2% |
| 13 | Fuse | 4.1% |
| 14 | Mirage | 3% |
| 15 | Rampart | 2.6% |
| 16 | Ash | 2.3% |
| 17 | Caustic | 2.1% |
| 18 | Wattson | 1.5% |
| 19 | Newcastle | 1.4% |
| 20 | Vantage | 1.4% |
| 21 | Ballistic | 1.2% |
| 22 | Seer | 1.1% |
| 23 | Gibraltar | 1% |
| 24 | Catalyst | 0.9% |
| 25 | Crypto | 0.9% |
Most popular Apex Legends characters explained
5. Lifeline
Click to enlargeLifeline has snuck into the top five ahead of Bloodhound with an 8% pick rate and while she isn't the flashiest Legend on the roster, she's unbelievably useful in a drawn-out skirmish.
Offering invaluable heals, consumables, and even weapons for her squad with the Legend Upgrade Care Package, the Combat Medic is an asset to any team she's on.
It's great to see her contending with the typical faces at the top of the popularity rankings and shows the support role is getting more popular in the Outlands.
4. Pathfinder
Click to enlargeWith a pick rate of 8%, Pathfinder is sitting in fourth after falling from the second spot last week. While A drop in the rankings is disappointing for the friendly MRVN, 8% is still immensely high and he'll like climb back up to the podium spots in the near future.
Although the Forward Scout has no abilities that deal damage, his Ultimate is an invaluable rotation tool, and his Tactical provides incredible mobility. These have only been amplified with upgrades that came in Season 20, especially the damage reduction.
Not only that, Pathfinder is just extremely fun to play, and with such a high skill ceiling with his grapple, a huge portion of the community dedicates themselves to being a Forward Scout main.
3. Octane
Click to enlargeOctane sits at number three and while Wraith has stolen second and Valkyrie holds the crown for now, the Daredevil could rebound back to his previous position at any time. Maintaining an impressive 8.1% pick rate in Apex Legends, the king of mobility rarely drops out of the top three, and that's not going to change anytime soon.
His Stim Tactical and Launch Pad Ultimate are not only brilliant for aggressive plays, but they're also useful rotation tools when attempting to reach the final ring.
2. Wraith
Click to enlargeThe OG of Apex has pushed herself back into the top spots with the Season 20 changes, and ahead of Season 21, the Interdimensional Skirmisher may even make a bid for number one position.
With a brilliant 8.3% pick rate, Wraith's stock is high and it feels like we're returning to the glory days of Apex when Wraith was by far the most popular Legend.
Wraith's kit remains strong in Season 20, providing room for outplays and great rotational tools for squads. She's undeniably powerful, but there the speedy daredevil remains above her.
1. Valkyrie
Click to enlargeAt number one is Valkyrie with an 8.5% pick rate that is purely driven by the ongoing challenges in-game that allow you to unlock her for free. As a result, her dominance over the rest of the roster is slightly fraudulent, but it's still amazing to see her get a chance in the spotlight.
The Winged Avenger is unlikely to hold onto number one spot, but Valk mains can at least enjoy it while it lasts.
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