Ammo

All the weapons in Apex Legends utilize various types of ammo.

Arrows[edit | edit source]

Arrows are used by the Bocek Compound Bow. Single arrows stick to the environment and can be retrieved to be fired again unless fired with the Shatter Caps hop-up enabled, which causes them to disappear on landing. When carrying a Bocek, stuck arrows will automatically be picked up when moving over them; otherwise they can be picked up manually with E//. If an arrow hits a player, that arrow will appear in that player's Death Box if they die.

In Battle Royale, Arrows spawn in stacks of 14 (or 28, if spawned with the Bocek in a Supply Bin) and a stack of 28 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 64 arrows fills one inventory slot.

Energy Ammo[edit | edit source]

Weapons that use Energy Ammo tend to have a discrete fire rate; their bullets are not affected by drag and tend to travel faster and drop less compared to weapons using other types of ammo.

In Battle Royale, Energy Ammo spawns in stacks of 20 (or 40, if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin) and a stack of 60 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 240 rounds fills one inventory slot.

There are four weapons that utilize Energy Ammo:

Devotion LMG - LMG
HAVOC Rifle - AR
L-STAR EMG - LMG
Volt SMG - SMG

Heavy Rounds[edit | edit source]

Weapons that use Heavy Rounds tend to deal more damage per round but fires slower and has more bullet drop compared to weapons in its class that use other types of ammo.

In Battle Royale, Heavy Rounds spawn in stacks of 20 (or 40, if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin) and a stack of 60 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 240 rounds fills one inventory slot.

There are five weapons that utilize Heavy Rounds:

30-30 Repeater - Marksman weapon
Hemlok Burst AR - AR
M600 Spitfire - LMG
VK-47 Flatline - AR
Wingman - Pistol

Light Rounds[edit | edit source]

Weapons that use Light Rounds tend to have a faster fire rate but deal less damage per round compared to weapons in its class that use other types of ammo.

In Battle Royale, Light Rounds spawn in stacks of 20 (or 40 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin) and a stack of 60 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 240 rounds fills one inventory slot.

There are six weapons that utilize Light Rounds:

Alternator SMG - SMG
G7 Scout - Marksman weapon
P2020 - Pistol
R-301 Carbine - AR
R-99 SMG - SMG
RE-45 Auto - Pistol

Shotgun Shells[edit | edit source]

Shotgun Shells are used by shotguns.

In Battle Royale, Shotgun Shells spawn in stacks of 8 (or 16, if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin) and a stack of 16 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 64 shells fills one inventory slot.

There are four weapons that utilize Shotgun Shells:

Sniper Ammo[edit | edit source]

Sniper Ammo is used by snipers. Weapons using Sniper Ammo can cause "collateral" shots, piercing through multiple enemies if they are close enough to each other. This also applis to a deploying Amped Cover. The Charge Rifle is a strange case because it does not pierce through players, but it can pierce through a deploying Amped Cover.

In Battle Royale, Sniper Ammo spawns in stacks of 12 (or 24, if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin) and a stack of 24 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 64 rounds fills one inventory slot.

There are three weapons that utilize Sniper Ammo:

Supply Drop Ammo[edit | edit source]

Supply Drop Ammo is used by Supply Drop Weapons. They are unique to the weapon, take no inventory space, cannot be dropped, and cannot be replenished.

Supply Drop Light Rounds.
Supply Drop Heavy Rounds.
Supply Drop Energy Ammo.
Supply Drop Shotgun Shells.
Supply Drop Sniper Ammo.

There are three weapons that utilize Supply Drop Ammo:

Kraber .50-Cal Sniper, which utilizes Supply Drop Sniper Ammo.
Prowler Burst PDW, which utilizes Supply Drop Heavy Rounds.
Triple Take, which utilizes Supply Drop Energy Ammo.

History[edit | edit source]

Patch notes

May 11, 2021 Patch

Arrows:
- Reduced amount on pickup from 16 to 14.
- Reduced inventory stack size from 48 to 28.

May 04, 2021 Patch

Introduced Arrows. Compatible with the Bocek Compound Bow.
The Triple Take now utilizes Supply Drop Energy Ammo instead of Sniper Ammo.
The Peacekeeper now utilizes Shotgun Shells instead of Supply Drop Shotgun Shells.

November 04, 2020 Patch

The Prowler Burst PDW now utilizes Supply Drop Heavy Rounds instead of Heavy Rounds.
The R-99 SMG now utilizes Light Rounds instead of Supply Drop Light Rounds.

August 18, 2020 Patch

Sniper Ammo:
- Increased ammo on pickup from 8 to 12.
- Increased max stack size from 16 to 24.
Reduced Energy Ammo on pickup from 30 to 20.
The R-99 SMG now utilizes Supply Drop Light Rounds instead of Light Rounds.
The Devotion LMG now utilizes Energy Ammo instead of Supply Drop Energy Ammo.

May 12, 2020 Patch

The Kraber .50-Cal Sniper now utilizes Supply Drop Sniper Ammo instead of Supply Drop Heavy Rounds.
The Peacekeeper now utilizes Supply Drop Shotgun Shells instead of Shotgun Shells.
The Mastiff Shotgun now utilizes Shotgun Shells instead of Supply Drop Shotgun Shells.

April 07, 2020 Patch

Sniper Ammo:
- Reduced ammo on pickup from 10 to 8.
- Reduced max stack size from 20 to 16.

April 01, 2020

Increased Shotgun Shells on pickup from 8 to 16 and max stack size from 16 to 48 for a day only.

March 03, 2020 Patch

Reduced Light / Heavy / Energy Ammo max stack sizes from 80 to 60.

February 04, 2020 Patch

Introduced Sniper Ammo. Compatible with the Charge Rifle, Longbow DMR, Sentinel, and Triple Take.
- As a result, the Charge Rifle and Triple Take no longer utilize Energy Ammo, and the Longbow DMR no longer utilizes Heavy Rounds.
Increased Energy Ammo on pickup from 20 to 30.
The L-STAR EMG now utilizes Energy Ammo instead of Supply Drop Energy Ammo.
The Devotion LMG now utilizes Supply Drop Energy Ammo instead of Energy Ammo.

July 02, 2019 Patch

Reduced Shotgun Shells max stack size from 64 to 16.
Increased Energy Ammo max stack size from 60 to 80.

February 22, 2019 Patch

Fixed exploit where players could refill ammo in the inventory screen for the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper and Mastiff Shotgun.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Prior to Season 6, Supply Drop Ammo used to have a golden color like the one Supply Drop Weapons once had. Both the weapons and their ammo's rarity was upgraded from Legendary to Heirloom to differentiate them from fully kitted weapons.
Before the introduction of Sniper Ammo in Season 4, the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper and Longbow DMR used Heavy Rounds, while the Charge Rifle used Energy Ammo.
Non-energy weapons fire orange projectiles, regardless of if they are using Light Rounds, Heavy Rounds, Shotgun Shells, or Sniper Ammo. Energy weapons fire blue projectiles or, in the case of the L-STAR EMG, red projectiles.
- The Peacekeeper is an energy weapon that fire blue projectiles, but since it is a shotgun, it uses Shotgun Shells instead of Energy Ammo.
There is a myth that only Heavy Rounds can slow enemies down unlike other ammo types. According to Respawn Entertainment developer Daniel Klein,^[1]^[2] all ammo slows down Legends without the Fortified passive perk by 10% for 1/4 of a second. This can only happen once every 3 seconds.