With Season 23, Split 2 ofApex Legendsstarting, a new Ranked season is here, and you might be wondering how the different Classes of Legends stand up to one another. We’ve got you covered with the latest Tier List of Classes in Apex, and the Legends that fall into them.
This isn’t an individual Legends Tier List and instead is here to represent groups of Legends in their respective Classes, as your performance depends more on playstyle than which Legend you pick. Now, let’s dive into explaining how we settled our rankings for this Season’s Tier List, shall we?
How Our Ranking Was Determined
There arefive Classesof Legends in Apex Legends: Assault, Support, Skirmisher, Recon and Controller. Each one of these houses a handful of Legends thatfit into that playstyle, and so have passive buffs that help them fulfill their role.
That said, the Classes are heavily reliant onyour play style, so keep in mind that your personal preference forhow you like to play the gameinfluences your picks in the tier list. Don’t take it at face value, we are just looking atobjective team performance.
We looked at theroster for each Class, and theClass’s Perks, so we formed this list ranking each class based onthe following factors:
Considering all of these, we formed this ranking to have four tiers:
S -Tier
Incredible Classeswith a lot of versatility and use. A Legend from these Classes should appear onevery teamat least once.
A -Tier
Solid Classesfor every game, with very good advantages that teams really can use.
B -Tier
Viable Classeswhich have decent outplay potential, but aren’t of great importance to team composition.
C -Tier
Underwhelming Classeswith slightly disappointing abilities.
In our ranking, we will also definewhat each Class doesand why it’s there, as well as which Legends make that Class stand out. Without further ado, let’s start our list with…
S -Tier: Support Class
Easily the best Classin the game right now. Season 23 is called “the season of Supports” in the patch notes for a reason! Whilst Skirmishers get a single Perk, Supports get awhopping total of three; and each one has more to give to the team than the average perks of other Classes.
These Perks are the following:
Supports were a strong class already, but with these additions, the Support Class has become undeniablythe best Class in the game- so much so, that it bumped up most Support Legendsup a few tiersjust because they have these Perks. Pair everything that has been said already, withthe new Lifeline reworkmaking her way better than she already was, and the Support Legends being strong on their own; the gap between S-Tier and A-Tier couldn’t be any bigger.
A -Tier: Recon Class
Information in Apex is key, and Recons will always have a very high spot in rankings because of this. The Recon Class edges its way over the rest of the Classes belowfor two reasons. The first one is, of course,their Perks. These Perks are:
These Perks are great, and make you far more knowledgeable aboutwhat your next move should be. That said, there is also the second reason this Class is great:Valkyrie and Crypto.
Crypto is by farthe best Recon in the game, providing information no other Legends can. He lets you make calculated decisions on when and where to engage in fights, by telling youexactly what the enemies are doingat all times. Valkyrie, on the other hand, isa mix of a Skirmisher and a Reconwith all the buffs Recons have. This means you can beas aggressive as you want, andstill reveal infoyou otherwise wouldn’t have.
B -Tier: Skirmisher And Controller Classes
Skirmishers and Controllers are on opposite sides of the playstyle spectrum, but in terms of balancing,they are very similar. Starting with Skirmishers,this is the most fun Class in Apex. Each Legend here has a lot of fun movement tech and rotation potentialunique to them. That said, this is all the Class has to offer, with the only Perk being:
The main focus here is the Legends themselves, whereRevenant, Alter, and Pathfinderstand out this Season forpushing and rotation potential.
Controllers areless impressive individual Legendsthan Skirmishers, but they make up for itwith their Perks:
Rampart stands outfrom the Controllers, as always, thanks to heroffensive potentialin fights combined with herdefensive abilities. Overall, these classes are not bad picks right now, justnot the best in terms of team play.
C -Tier: Assault Class
Lastly, we have Assault Class. They are in a very strange spot becausetheir role is slightly ambiguous. They’re supposed to be the Class thatinitiates and dominates fights, but other Classes have Legends thatdo that job better. Their Perks are by far the worst, though:
They need some sort of rework or a buff to their Perks to excel in their role. As of right now,their job is mostly taken by Skirmishers, though they aren’t too far from B-Tier for one reason:the roster. The Assault roster is still strong in fights, it’s just that the Class itself needs something to push it over the edge. Standing out from the rest would beMad Maggie, Ash, and Fuse.
