Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale that emphasizes teamwork above anything else, pitting various duo or trio teams against one another to see who will be the last squad standing. With the game’s character-driven focus, each Legend you can choose from offers their squad an array of unique abilities that can help them become the victors.

Every Legend serves a particular role that aids themselves or their teammates, so you’ll want to know how best to play them to their strengths. Below you can find brief descriptions of each, as well as links to our guides on how to play them. Click from the table of contents below to quickly get to the guide you want to read. We’ll always expand this as new seasons arrive and provide us with even more Legends to play with.

Bangalore

[Bangalore Guide]

Bangalore is your standard soldier with a few tricks up her sleeve. Her Passive ability is an increased sprint speed under fire, while her Tactical ability shoots smoke canisters that can thwart pursuing enemies. But if her smoke bombs can’t stop a sudden enemy offensive, her Ultimate ability is an artillery strike that can easily push back the assault.

Bloodhound

[Bloodhound Guide]

Bloodhound is a deadly tracker. Their Passive ability allows you to see where enemy players have been, while their Tactical ability pings the area to reveal tracks left behind by foes. Their Ultimate ability enhances their movement speed and grants them advanced environmental awareness so that they can end the lives of their opponents swiftly.

Caustic

[Caustic Guide]

Caustic is a defensive character that can assist squadmates with practical area-of-effect weapons. His Tactical ability allows you to deploy deadly gas traps that detonate upon proximity or when shot. All the while, his Passive ability allows you to see enemies through the gas. And if all this talk of gas wasn’t enough, his Ultimate basically blankets a large area in more deadly poison.

Gibraltar

[Gibraltar Guide]

Gibraltar is a tanky fellow with plenty of utility. His Passive ability is a riot shield that can deflect enemy fire, and his Tactical ability is a dome shield that can be deployed to protect his squad from enemy gunfire. And when the going gets tough, his Ultimate ability can call in a concentrated mortar strike on a marked position.

Lifeline

[Lifeline Guide]

Lifeline is your prototypical medic. Her Passive allows her drone to resurrect teammates while she continues the fight, while her Tactical ability is a drone that automatically heals nearby allies. If those abilities aren’t enough to get her squad in good shape, Lifeline has an Ultimate ability that spawns in a pod filled with high-quality gear.

Mirage

[Mirage Guide]

Mirage is the ultimate trickster. His Tactical ability allows you to send out a holographic decoy, while his Passive ability makes him invisible while downed. If these decoys weren’t enough to fool the opposing team, Mirage’s Ultimate deploys a team of them to further confuse enemies.

Pathfinder

[Pathfinder Guide]

Pathfinder is all about reconnaissance and repositioning. This optimistic robot’s Passive ability reveals the next ring’s location, and his Tactical is a zipline gun that can be handy for getting to out-of-reach locations. He can also assist allies with his Ultimate ability, which deploys a zipline available to all squadmates.

Wraith

[Wraith Guide]

Wraith is an agile offensive fighter. Her Passive ability tells her when enemies are aiming at her, while her Tactical ability makes her nearly invisible and invincible for a brief duration for strategic repositioning. Lastly, Wraith’s Ultimate ability lets her create a portal that can be used by the entire squad to get in or out of a bad situation.