Apex Legends Season 16 Pick Rates: Wraith Overtakes Octane for Number One Spot

Apex Legends Season 16 is underway and there is a huge shift in the meta thanks to class reworks and balance changes. Thanks to the daily map rotation for Ranked Trios, the meta is very diverse with a wide range of legends being viable at the moment. Wraith, Octane, and Pathfinder take up the top three spots while legends like Seer and Gibraltar have completely fallen out of the meta. Here is a breakdown of Apex Legends Season 16’s pick rates.

Most popular legends in Apex Legends Season 16

Wraith received some buffs in the previous patch and as part of Season 16’s class reworks she has a new passive too. Octane continues to be popular despite being considered as one of the weaker legends in the game in terms of team utility. Here are the current pick rates in Apex Legends Season 16 based on data from Apex Legends Status.

• Wraith: 11.6%

• Octane: 11.2%

• Pathfinder: 10.8%

• Bloodhound: 7.4%

• Bangalore: 6.7%

• Lifeline: 5.4%

• Horizon: 4.5%

• Loba: 4.5%

• Valkyrie: 4.3%

• Ash: 3.9%

• Mirage: 3.9%

• Fuse: 3.3%

• Crypto: 2.9%

• Mad Maggie: 2.5%

• Wattson: 2.4%

• Vantage: 2.4%

• Caustic: 2.1%

• Revenant: 2.1%

• Seer: 2%

• Catalyst: 1.7%

• Gibraltar 1.5%

• Rampart: 1.4%

• Newcastle: 1.4%

The meta in Master/Predator is quite different with Pathfinder taking the lead. Here are the top three legends in Apex Legends Season 16.

Pathfinder: The legend is seeing a resurgence among high-skilled players. He currently has a high pick rate due to his high mobility and new Zipline which allows for better rotations than before.

Wraith: Wraith is the only Season 0 legend in the top three despite numerous nerfs to her kit over the years. With some minor buffs to her kit arriving in Season 16, she continues to dominate the highest ranks.

Bangalore: She has displaced Horizon’s dominance in the meta thanks to her Smoke Launcher being capable of shutting down controller aim assist. Even in the pro scene players are using Bangalore’s Smokes to counter the disparity between controller and mouse and keyboard players.