Apex Legends drop rates
Apex Legends drop rates for Apex Packs as EA discloses them, the 30-pack Legendary guarantee, and what Apex Coins and the battle pass cost in the UK.
Apex Legends gameplay, images and trailer
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The short version
- Free to play: Free to download and play
- Odds disclosed (7.4% top): The publisher publishes its rates; the rarest is At least one Legendary item at 7.4%
- Pity at 30: Guaranteed by pull 30
- 271k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 16: Age rating
- Released
- 4 February 2019
- Developer
- Respawn Entertainment
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Platforms
- PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- Genre
- Shooter, Hero shooter, Battle royale
- Modes
- Multiplayer, Co-op
On this page
Apex Legends player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 238,375
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 270,994
- 115,147 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- −7%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 624,473
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Is Apex Legends dead?
No. Apex Legends peaked at 270,994 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 115,147 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 12% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 115,147 | 270,994 | −7.0% |
| August 2026 | 127,651 | 291,356 | +36.1% |
| July 2026 | 97,485 | 214,120 | −15.7% |
| June 2026 | 104,455 | 254,117 | −21.8% |
| May 2026 | 128,964 | 324,964 | +7.8% |
| April 2026 | 124,387 | 301,520 | +5.0% |
| March 2026 | 111,603 | 287,202 | +41.2% |
| February 2026 | 88,900 | 203,439 | −1.5% |
| January 2026 | 86,433 | 206,450 | +8.0% |
| December 2025 | 78,781 | 191,112 | −16.8% |
| November 2025 | 89,983 | 229,804 | +26.9% |
| October 2025 | 73,654 | 181,156 | – |
- Top-rarity rate (Legendary)
- 7.4%
- Average pulls to get it
- 12
- with the 30-pull guarantee
- Guarantee
- 30 pulls
Disclosed rates
Rates as disclosed by the publisher. We don't estimate rates a publisher hasn't published.
| Item | Rarity | Pool | Rate | Chance in 10 pulls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At least one Legendary item | Legendary | Apex Pack | 7.4% | 53.6% |
| At least one Epic or better item | Epic or better | Apex Pack | 24.8% | 94.2% |
| At least one Legendary item | Legendary | Epic Apex Pack | 7.4% | 53.6% |
Source for every row: ea.com · checked 29 Sept 2026
At 7.4% a pull, you need 10 pulls for an even chance of at least one Legendary item and 30 for a 90% chance. Try other numbers
What Apex Legends costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 Apex Coins (PlayStation Store UK) | £4.49 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| 1,000 Apex Coins (PlayStation Store UK) | £8.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| 2,150 Apex Coins (2,000 + 150) (PlayStation Store UK) | £17.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| 4,350 Apex Coins (4,000 + 350) (PlayStation Store UK) | £35.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| 6,700 Apex Coins (6,000 + 700) (PlayStation Store UK) | £53.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| 11,500 Apex Coins (10,000 + 1,500) (PlayStation Store UK) | £87.99 | pack | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| Ultimate Battle Pass Split 2 (PlayStation Store UK) | £8.99 | split | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
| Ultimate+ Battle Pass Split 2 (PlayStation Store UK) | £17.99 | split | store.playstation.com Checked 29 Sept 2026 |
How Apex Legends is rated
GamesChart Score
76.7, #1,668 of 3,236 rated games
#97 of 2019 · #790 of the 2010s · #111 in Tactical · #861 on Nintendo
Critics
Players
Built from 1,180,346 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #1,667
My Time at Portia2019 · Pathea Games76.7 - #1,668
Apex Legends2019 · Respawn Entertainment76.7 - #1,669
Sniper Elite 52022 · Rebellion Developments76.7
Apex Legends guides and tools
CalculatorApex Legends pity calculator
Your chance of a drop in Apex Legends for any number of pulls, the average it takes with the 30-pull guarantee, from the publisher's disclosed rates, plus…- Data ranking
Cheapest battle passes in the UK
Seven paid battle passes ranked by what the entry paid tier costs in the UK, from Fortnite's £6.99 to Apex Legends' £8.99, each from our game pages.20 Oct 2026
Apex Legends questions
What is the Apex Legends live player count?
Steam Charts shows Apex Legends' live player numbers on Steam. Its 30-day peak was 271,313 concurrent players on 29 September 2026. Players on the EA app and on consoles aren't counted.
What are the Apex Legends drop rates?
Electronic Arts discloses 3 rates across 2 pools. The rarest is at least one Legendary item in the Apex Pack at 7.4% per pull. The full table and its source are on this page, last checked 29 September 2026.
How many pulls does it take to get at least one Legendary item in Apex Legends?
At 7.4% per pull it takes 12 on average, counting the 30-pull guarantee. You need 10 for an even chance and 30 for a 90% chance. In 10 pulls your chance is 53.6%.
Does Apex Legends have pity?
Yes. The disclosed guarantee means you get at least one Legendary item by pull 30 at the latest, if it hasn't dropped before. That brings the average down from 13.5 pulls to 12.2.
How much do Apex Coins cost on the PlayStation Store UK?
Apex Coins cost from £4.49 for 500 to £87.99 for 11,500. That's 90p per 100 in the smallest pack and 77p per 100 in the best-value pack (11,500). Prices checked 29 September 2026.
Is Apex Legends free to play?
Yes. Apex Legends is free to download and play. It makes its money from optional paid loot boxes; the prices are listed on this page.
What age rating is Apex Legends?
Apex Legends is rated PEGI 16.
How many people play Apex Legends?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 271,313, checked 29 September 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 624,473.
What is Apex Legends's all-time Steam peak?
624,473 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Apex Legends (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 238,375. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Apex Legends dead?
No. Apex Legends peaked at 270,994 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 115,147 playing at any moment on average. Peaks are down 12% on the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Apex Legends player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Apex Legends?
Apex Legends is developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts.
Try your own numbers in the Apex Legends pity calculator.
EA publishes Apex Pack odds as the chance of getting at least one item of a rarity in a pack. A standard Apex Pack has a 7.4% chance of at least one Legendary item and a 24.8% chance of at least one Epic or better item; every pack holds at least one Rare or better item. An Epic Apex Pack is guaranteed an Epic or better item and has the same 7.4% Legendary chance.
What the rates mean in practice
EA's bad luck protection means you cannot open more than 30 Apex Packs without a Legendary item (Collection Event Packs are excluded). With a 7.4% chance per pack and that cap, the average number of packs to your next Legendary is (1 − (1 − 0.074)^30) ÷ 0.074, which works out at about 12.2 packs. Without the cap it would be 1 ÷ 0.074, about 13.5. The cap matters less than it sounds: even without it, about 90% of players would see a Legendary within 30 packs.
EA also states a 0.045% chance of Heirloom Shards per pack, with a separate guarantee of shards within 500 eligible packs. The conditions on that guarantee are set out on EA's page, so we leave it out of the table above.
How it plays
Apex Legends is a free-to-play online hero shooter from Respawn Entertainment, set on the Frontier of the Titanfall universe. Players pick from a growing roster of characters called Legends, each with their own abilities, and team up in squads.
The main mode is battle royale: on large maps, 60 players drop in as trios or duos and fight to be the last squad left alive as a ring closes in. Weapons are picked up during the match and can be fitted with tiered attachments and hop-ups on the fly. A downed teammate isn't always out for good, because squads can bring them back with Respawn Beacons. Limited-time and permanent modes run alongside battle royale, and maps change from season to season.
Electronic Arts sells cosmetics, a seasonal battle pass and Apex Coins, and the game includes optional purchases of paid random items.
What it costs
On the PlayStation Store UK, Apex Coins start at £4.49 for 500 and run to £87.99 for 11,500. The Ultimate Battle Pass for the current split is £8.99 and the Ultimate+ version £17.99. Since August 2024 the premium battle pass is sold directly on PlayStation rather than for Apex Coins. The store showed a 10% discount for EA Play members; we record the standard price.
How we checked
Rates come from EA's own Apex Legends FAQ, read on 29 September 2026. Prices are the PlayStation Store UK listings on the same day. The player figure is the 30-day peak of concurrent Steam players on Steam Charts, so it leaves out console and EA app players. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page and the official Apex Legends page on PlayStation.com.
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Apex Legends Steam store screenshots (Electronic Arts), published by store.steampowered.com
- Apex Legends: developer, publisher and release date (Steam store page), published by store.steampowered.com
- Apex Legends FAQ (EA) – Apex Pack drop rates and bad luck protection, published by ea.com
- PlayStation Store UK – Apex Coins, published by store.playstation.com
- PlayStation Store UK – Apex Legends battle pass, published by store.playstation.com
- PEGI rating – Apex Legends, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Apex Legends, published by steamcharts.com
- PlayStation.com UK – Apex Legends, published by playstation.com
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