Apex Legends Season 27 has settled into a fast, mobility-heavy meta, and Split 2 continues that trend. Most of the roster is playable, but a handful of Legends consistently deliver value in both ranked and public matches. These five stand out because they combine raw combat strength with tools that matter on today’s maps and in today’s pacing.
Revenant: high-pressure entry fragger
Revenant shifted from the Skirmisher class into Assault, and that change significantly improved his usability. The Assault perks give him better access to combat loot and make his aggressive playstyle easier to sustain over a full match.
His kit is built for players who like hunting fights. Revenant can scale vertical terrain quickly, slip into off-angles other Legends cannot easily reach, and dive in with an ultimate that lets him soak early damage so the team can follow. In the current movement-focused meta, that combination of mobility and frontloaded survivability keeps him near the top of S-tier discussions for many players.
Revenant rewards strong mechanical aim and decisiveness more than careful setup. If you like taking space first and asking questions later, he remains one of the best entries you can lock in for Split 2.
Valkyrie: unmatched macro control
Valkyrie sits at the center of Season 27’s macro game. Recent buffs reduced her jetpack downtime, increased her flight speed, and restored the snappy, responsive feel that made her dominant in earlier seasons. On top of that, she can fire missiles while skydiving, giving her more impact when rotating into contested areas.
Her ultimate, Skyward Dive, is still the most flexible repositioning tool in the game. Teams use it to escape bad circles, third-party fights across the map, or claim high ground before anyone else. Because she can engage, disengage, and re-center the squad on a safe zone almost at will, many high-level players treat Valkyrie as non‑negotiable in serious ranked teams.
Valkyrie also fits cleanly into nearly any composition. Whether the rest of your squad leans into control, brawling, or all‑in mobility, she provides the macro safety net that allows those styles to push harder without constantly dying to bad rotations.
Horizon: vertical fighter and initiator
Season 27 brought Horizon back to prominence. Buffs to Gravity Lift increased its travel speed and reduced its cooldown, which means she has near‑constant access to vertical repositioning in fights. She can hover at awkward angles, peek over cover that most teams cannot contest, and drop back to safety faster than many players can track.
Horizon is one of the strongest initiators for coordinated pushes. Her tactical allows the team to instantly take high ground or swing into off‑angles, and pairing her ultimate with grenades still deletes grouped enemies if they do not clear it quickly. That makes her particularly effective against teams that bunker behind cover, rely on Rampart setups, or stack in tight buildings.
The trade‑off is that she demands solid mechanical skill and game sense. In capable hands, she is both a top‑tier pub stomper and a powerful ranked pick, especially when paired with other aggressive Legends.
Bangalore: flexible backbone for almost any lobby
Bangalore has quietly remained one of the most stable picks across recent seasons. In Season 27, she benefits from the movement-centric pacing and from maps with wide sightlines, where her speed boost and smokes provide outsized value.
Her passive makes her harder to punish when she is shot at, which helps her take and hold aggressive angles. Her smoke launcher can break enemy sightlines, cover revives, or create one‑way fights when combined with digital threat optics. It also disrupts deployable gadgets, giving her soft counterplay against certain defensive setups.
Her ultimate, Rolling Thunder, is still a strong zoning tool. It can force enemies out of cover, block exits during rotations, or carve out space for your team in late circles. Bangalore slots comfortably into almost any team composition and on nearly every map in the current rotation, which is why she consistently appears near the top of tier lists even when she is not the flashiest option.
Loba: solo-friendly support with real escape tools
Loba’s value in Season 27 goes beyond “better looting.” As a Support class Legend, she brings team sustain, and her kit also gives her some of the best self‑rescue options in the roster.
Her tactical jump bracelet lets her break line of sight, escape collapsing fights, or quickly reposition to safe high ground. In solo queue, especially, that ability to reset after teammates go down often means the difference between a full wipe and a salvageable game.
Her ultimate, Black Market Boutique, turns nearby loot into an on‑demand shop. Teams use it to refill ammunition and healing without exposing themselves to open ground, and to cherry‑pick high‑value items from death boxes or hard‑to‑reach buildings. That keeps squads well‑equipped through mid and late game without wasting time on extended looting routes.
Loba is not a pure combat carry, but she makes her squad more resilient and self‑sufficient. For players who want strong utility, solid mobility, and a forgiving toolkit in ranked or pubs, she is one of the most practical picks this split.
Season 27’s balance updates have left Apex Legends in an unusually healthy state, with many characters viable in the right hands. Revenant, Valkyrie, Horizon, Bangalore, and Loba stand out because they consistently solve the problems that matter most right now: fast, safe rotations; reliable entry and re-entry into fights; and dependable access to resources. If you are unsure who to focus on for Split 2, starting with any of these five is a safe bet.
