Apex Legends: What to Consider When Picking a Main

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Apex Legends is one of the world's most popular first-person shooters. Its movement-focused gameplay is unlike any other game, and rewards good split-second decision-making. Its arsenal of weapons, though large, is fairly balanced; no one weapon is considered overpowered for too long. Even Apex Legends' maps play a large role in the game's success, as their designs are varied yet make full use of characters' move sets. Last but not least, Apex Legends is known for its diverse cast of Legends.

As of Apex Legends' twelfth season, Defiance, the game has 20 playable characters. Every new season up to this point has introduced a new Legend, each with their own place in the game's story and unique mechanics. While all Legends won't be for everyone, Respawn Entertainment has done its best to ensure there is at least one Legend in the game's roster for each player. From their abilities to their backstories, there are a few reasons players may gravitate toward a specific Legend.

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Each Legend has three general abilities that distinguish them from the rest of the cast. They have a passive ability that is almost always active, a tactical ability that has a short cooldown and momentarily changes the flow of combat, and an ultimate ability that gives a Legend their moment to shine. Abilities play a big role in determining whether a player will choose one character or another. They dictate how useful a Legend will be in certain situations, their versatility across any number of scenarios, and most importantly how fun they can be to play.

Using Wraith's Into the Void and Rampart's Amped Cover tactical abilities as examples, there are more instances where Wraith's ability to phase