Best perks for all Legends in Apex Legends Season 25

Apex Legends Season 25 is here, and knowing the best perks for all Legends will help you dominate your matches. The latest update has brought forth some major overhauls for numerous characters in the game. First and foremost, we have a brand-new Legend who has been added to the roster, Sparrow. He is a Recon-class character, capable of tracking enemies and gathering intel. Furthermore, he possesses great mobility, making him one of the most versatile Recon Legends in the game.

In this article, we will explore some of the best perks that you can choose for all the Legends in Apex Legends Season 25. For a detailed brief on the same, read below.

Note: The contents of this article have been updated to feature the latest balance changes from the patch released on May 6, 2025. Furthermore, the perks discussed below solely reflect the author's own opinion.

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Best perks for different Legends in Apex Legends Season 25

Legend Upgrades, or perks, will shape how you play the game in Apex Legends Season 25. These upgrades will enhance certain parts of your kit, providing you with improved performance in a specific aspect. Now, each Legend has a different set of Legend Upgrades. Some of them are targeted towards improving their tactical, some towards their ultimate, and some towards improving base stats and providing other benefits.

While this list is subjective, we do urge players to use this guide as a reference, and choose the perks tailored to their own playstyles in Apex Legends Season 25. Now, without further ado, let us focus on the Best perks for different Legends in Apex Legends Season 25

1) Ash

Tier 1 Upgrade (Murder Machine): Call out the number of squads within 150m after a squad wipe in Apex Legends Season 24.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Greedy Snare): Arc Snare remains in play for 15s and can catch multiple enemies. This is the best perk you can opt for after maxing out your EVO.

2) Ballistic

Tier 1 Upgrade (Care Package Insight): Can reveal Care Packages like the Skirmisher Class.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Lasting Bullet): Smart Bullet duration in the world is tripled.

3) Bangalore

Tier 1 Upgrade (Ultimate Cooldown): Reducing the Ultimate Cooldown by 60 seconds will serve as the best perk for Bangalore, allowing her to maximize its usage in every team fight.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Cover Me): Auto-Ping enemies who trigger Double Time in Apex Legends. It is the best perk for Bangalore's Tier 2 Upgrade, allowing her to consistently keep a tab on where the enemies shoot from.

4) Bloodhound

Tier 1 Upgrade (Tactical Cooldown): Reduces the cooldown on the tactical ability by 5 seconds.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Odin's Glare): Doubles the duration of a full-body scan from tactical ability.

5) Catalyst

Tier 1 Upgrade (Sister Spikes): Increase the maximum number of active Spikes by one.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Long Veil): Increase Dark Veil length by 15 meters in Apex Legends.

6) Caustic

Tier 1 Upgrade (Particle Diffuser): Nox Gas Grenade's gas cloud area increased by 50%, which is the best perk for his Tier 1 upgrade sequence.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Breathe It In): Regenerate HP while inside Nox Gas in Apex Legends.

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7) Conduit

Tier 1 Upgrade (Bigger Jammer): Each Ultimate mine's damage radius is increased by 10%.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Split Charge): Gain a Tac charge but halve shield heal duration.

8) Crypto

Tier 1 Upgrade (Ultimate Cooldown): Reduce Ultimate cooldown by 30 seconds

Tier 2 Upgrade (Network Expansion) Increased Neurolink and EMP range by 25%.

9) Fuse

Tier 1 Upgrade (Big Bang): See nearby ordnance through walls and on deathboxes.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Knuckle Hustler): 25% short speed boost on successful Knuckle Cluster hit.

10) Gibraltar

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Tier 1 Upgrade (Shots Shots Shots): Automatically reload shotguns when you knock an opponent.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Baby Bubble): Dome of Protection size and cooldown reduced by 25%.

11) Horizon

Tier 1 Upgrade (Ultimate Cooldown): Black Hole will have a lower cooldown time. This allows players to have a greater impact in team fights by having the ultimate ready more frequently.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Conservation of Energy): Spacewalk will provide 25 HP regeneration for the shield when soft landing from a height.

12) Lifeline

Tier 1 Upgrade (Rapid Response): Increase Revive speed by 20%.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Gift Wrapped): The next Lifeline Care Package will be a Supply Drop.

13) Loba

Tier 1 Upgrade (High Value): Increase Tactical ability height and range.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Shopping Spree): Loba can take an extra item from Black Markets.

14) Mad Maggie

Tier 1 Upgrade (Shots Shots Shots): Automatically reload shotguns when you knock an opponent.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Drill Slinger): Gain a Riot Drill charge. Reduce active duration by 25%. This Tier 2 upgrade is the best perk available in her kit, incentivizing players to opt for an aggressive playstyle.

15) Mirage

Tier 1 Upgrade (Miracle Worker): Allies are revived with health regen up to 75 HP

Tier 2 Upgrade (Bamboozle Bonus): Refresh Tac on successful Bamboozles.

16) Newcastle

Tier 1 Upgrade (Swift Shield): Increase Mobile Shield speed to weapon sprint speed.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Miracle Worker): Allies are revived with health regen up to 75 HP.

17) Octane

Tier 1 Upgrade (Thick Skin): Take 25% less damage from Stim.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Mad Hops): Gain an extra Launch Pad charge.

18) Pathfinder

Tier 1 Upgrade (Field Research): Gain access to Survey Beacons.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Grapple God): Pathfinder now gains an additional charge to his grappling hook. This perk was added in, replacing the previous 'Grapple Cooldown+' Tier 2 upgrade.

19) Alter

Tier 1 Upgrade (Eye to Another World): Gain all Recon Perks including Threat Vision when ADSing. Alter can also scan Recon Beacons.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Void Breacher): Gain movement and reload speed temporarily when using allied Void Passage.

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19) Rampart

Tier 1 Upgrade (Ultimate Cooldown): Reduce Sheila's cooldown by 30 seconds.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Amped Reloads): Reload faster with Sheila or when behind Amped Cover.

20) Revenant

Tier 1 Upgrade (Try to Hide): The duration of the passive mark on getting enemies on low health is doubled.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Tac Cooldown): Tactical ability cooldown reduced to 15 seconds.

21) Seer

Tier 1 Upgrade (Long View): Increase Heart Seeker and Tactical range by 25m.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Focus Scan): Increase Tactical ability scan duration by 1.5s.

22) Valkyrie

Tier 1 Upgrade (Aerial Expert): Increase horizontal Jetpack speed and acceleration

Tier 2 Upgrade (Fuel Tank): Increase Jetpack fuel by 25%.

23) Vantage

Tier 1 Upgrade (Ultimate Reload): +2 bullets from Ultimate Accelerant.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Bat Bounce): Improved Echo Relocation double-jump.

24) Wattson

Tier 1 Upgrade (Falling Stars): Ultimate Pylon interceptions spawn Arc Stars.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Split Circuit): Place up to 2 Ults with half healing capacity. Use Ultimate Accelerants twice as fast.

25) Wraith

Tier 1 Upgrade (Sixth Sense): Passive triggers when nearby squads enter your vicinity.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Fast Phase): Tactical ability activation timer decreased by 30%. The ability activates in 0.5 seconds with this perk.

26) Sparrow

Tier 1 Upgrade (Extra Traps): Gain an additional Tactical charge and two additional active traps in the ongoing match.

Tier 2 Upgrade (Life Siphon): Sparrow's health and shields are recovered if enemies are damaged by his Ult

It is important to note that your choice of upgrades for characters in Apex Legends will inevitably change as they are highly situational. This is why it is best to experiment with different playstyles with the legends while picking different perks. Such a route will allow you to understand the function of each of the power-ups in different scenarios and help you choose one or the other more fluently in battle royale matches.

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About the author

With a bachelor's degree in History and pursuing Law at the moment, Sportskeeda Esports & Gaming writer Jay Sarma may not have an ideal connection to the journalism world. However, his sheer passion for gaming has helped him rack up close to 2 million reads and is fast approaching the thousand-article mark.

Jay always strives to provide the most accurate information after cross-checking multiple sources. His coverage focuses exclusively on FPS titles such as COD, Apex Legends, Valorant, Counter-Strike, and Overwatch. It was Counter-Strike that sparked his love for competitive esports, and presently, Apex Legends is his favorite multiplayer title.

He enjoys watching ALGS (Apex Legends Global Series) during tournament seasons and loves to observe how each team plays out different strategies in the competitive scene. His favorite organization is Falcons, but he also roots for Team Luminosity solely because of pro player sweetdreams.

In his free time, he loves to soak in the serenity of nature with walks and runs. He is an avid gardener as well.

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