Charge Rifle

Charge Rifle
Charged beam sniper rifle
Profile
Type	Sniper
Fire-Modes	Single
Ammo Type	Sniper Ammo
Rate of Fire	30 RPM
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Arenas
Base Cost	700
1st Upgrade Cost	250
2nd Upgrade Cost	300
3rd Upgrade Cost	400
Damage
Head	56 (1.25x)
Body	45
Legs	45
Body DPS	23
Tactical
Magazine Size	8
Reload time	3.60 seconds
ADS Movespeed	-65%
Recoil	Curves up when charging

The Charge Rifle is a sniper rifle introduced in Season 3 that utilizes Sniper Ammo.

It is currently the only hitscan weapon in the game, meaning that every shot will go instantly where the weapon is pointed at.

Lore

The Charge Rifles used in the Apex Games are manufactured by Vinson Dynamics. Notable changes from its Frontier War-era model include a smaller profile, more compact build, and a completely reworked firing system, shooting out a beam that rapidly increases in damage instead of charging for a single massive blast.

Damage Profile

Target	Damage	Shots to kill
		100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	56	2	3	4	4	5
Level 1 Helmet	50	2	3	4	4	5
Level 2 Helmet	45	3	4	4	5	5
Level 3/4 Helmet	42	3	4	5	5	6
Body	45	3	4	4	5	5
Leg	45	3	4	4	5	5

Fortified Legends

Target	Damage	Shots to kill
		100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	48	3	4	4	5	5
Level 1 Helmet	43	3	4	5	5	6
Level 2 Helmet	38	3	4	5	6	6
Level 3/4 Helmet	36	3	5	5	6	7
Body	38	3	4	5	6	6
Leg	38	3	4	5	6	6

Attachments

Main article: Attachments

Optics

• 1x Holo
• 1x HCOG "Classic"
• 2x HCOG "Bruiser"
• 1x-2x Variable Holo
• 6x Sniper
• 3x HCOG "Ranger"
• 2x-4x Variable AOG
• 4x-8x Variable Sniper
• 4x-10x Digital Sniper Threat

Others

• Sniper Stock (Common, Rare, Epic)

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Beam deals 3 damage in ticks quickly, maximum 45 dmg plus the 45 of the final shot.
• Higher profile damage.
• Longest range out of any weapon.
• Has 100% accuracy in the air (Jump Pads, Ziplines, and Balloons) .
• Has 0% leg shot damage reduction.
• Works at any range.
• Hitscan weapon, doesn't require compensation for bullet drop, travel time or target movement at long distances.

Cons

• Uses 2 ammo per shot, totaling 4 shots per magazine.
• Long reload time, especially with an empty mag.
• Cannot equip Extended Sniper Mags.
• Unlike the other sniper rifles, its shots do not penetrate enemies.
• Takes a while to charge up.
• Beam can give away position.
• Has damage falloff at 150-391+ meters
• Beam of the weapon will shake while using it in hip-fire.

Skins

There are a total of 51 weapon skins for the Charge Rifle; 8 Legendary, 6 Epic, 21 Rare and 16 Common.

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  Charged Warrior
  1,200

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  For Honor
  1,200

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  Elegant Experiment
  1,200

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  Contemporary Counterpart
  1,200

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  Arachnoid

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  Hard Coded

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  Safety First
  1,800

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  Red Prism

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  Eye of the Storm
  400

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  Trial by Fire
  400

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  Code of Honor
  400

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  Off the Grid
  400

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  Break the Enemy
  400

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  Calibrated
  Level 99

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  Lagoon Idol

• 

  Generation X
  60

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  Outback
  60

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  Sweet 16
  60

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  Cold Fusion
  60

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  Shattered
  60

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  Stellar
  60

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  Jungle Frenzy
  60

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  Cloudburst
  60

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  Yellow Snake
  60

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  Skyrise
  60

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  Jester
  60

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  Derez
  60

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  Chaos Theory
  60

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  Triumphant Arch
  60

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  New Moon
  60

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  Frozen Path
  Level 10

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  Overcharged
  Level 47

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  Gilded Hunt
  Level 22

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  Mainframe Online
  Level 63

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  Sun Baked
  Level 41

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  Dead Eye
  Level 56

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  Factory Issue
  Default

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  Midnight
  30

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  Cardinal
  30

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  Arctic
  30

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  Sunfire
  30

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  Clearwater
  30

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  Flamingo
  30

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  Sandstorm
  30

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  Rainforest
  30

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  Evergreen
  30

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  Orchid
  30

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  Bengal
  30

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  Yellowjacket
  30

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  Lagoon
  30

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  Clover
  30

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  Oceanic
  30

History

Patch notes

October 06, 2020 Patch

• Fixed an issue with the initial blast of the beam not destroying Rampart’s Amped Cover.

August 18, 2020 Patch

• Now uses 2 ammo per shot.
• Increased the mag size from 4 to 8.

May 12, 2020 Patch

• Fixed an issue with the beam shooting from the scope while using the Hard Coded skin.

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Now uses Sniper Ammo instead of Energy Ammo.
• Improved iron-sights accuracy.
• Now uses 1 ammo per shot.
• Reduced mag size from 12 to 4.

October 25, 2019 Patch

• Fire rate reduced from 1.1 to 0.95.
• Reduced distance where damage falloff begins: 250m -> 150m
• Reduced damage at max damage falloff: 60 -> 30
• Can no longer equip Extended Energy Mags.
• Base magazine capacity is now 12 (4 shots).

October 17, 2019 Patch

• Reduced distance where damage falloff begins: 300m -> 250m
• Reduced distance where damage falloff ends: 500m -> 400m
• Increased amount of ammo used per shot from 1 to 3.
• Increased mag size: 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 → 9 / 12 / 15 / 18. With ammo usage increase, now has 1 fewer shot with each magazine size.

October 01, 2019 Patch

• Introduced.
• Added to the loot table of Fully Kitted Weapons for Season 3.

Trivia

• Prior models of the Charge Rifle were manufactured by Wonyeon Interstellar as an Anti-Titan weapon.

Gallery

Images

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  Concept Art by Eric Simard

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See also

• Charge Rifle (Titanfall 2)