Apex Legends pick rates show top players dropping Horizon for new main

If there's one thing that can sometimes feel impossible to predict when it comes to Apex Legends, it's the battle royale shooter's meta. Of course, we could spend hours debating who should top an Apex Legends tier list and which combination of characters is best for climbing Apex Legends' ranks, but that doesn't mean it's easy to tell how the players will react to any changes. The hidden Apex Legends Horizon nerf that Respawn Entertainment accidentally introduced (and has since removed) is the perfect example of this. We know the Apex Legends Horizon pick rate is recovering somewhat, but this character's decline has seen rise to two new contenders for the top spot - and one of them might surprise you.

When it comes to popular Apex Legends characters, it may come as no surprise to you that Octane has benefitted hugely from Horizon's decline. As per Apex Legends Status, Octane's pick rate is up almost 5% across all ranks. Meanwhile, comparatively, Horizon's is down over 8%.

When you look specifically at Platinum-rank players, these numbers are +10.2% and -13.3%. For Diamond-rank players, this swing is even more dramatic with Horizon down over 21% and Octane up 20.3%. If you want to go even higher, you'll see that Octane is up a whopping 27.6%. Meanwhile, at these higher ranks, Horizon is down 20.8%.

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