Charge Rifle

Charge Rifle
	Charged beam sniper rifle
	Profile
Type	Sniper
Fire modes	Single
Ammo type	Sniper Ammo
Rate of fire	26 RPM
Projectile speed	UPS
Charge time	1.25 seconds
	Arenas
Base cost	700
Level 1 upgrade cost	250
Level 2 upgrade cost	300
Level 3 upgrade cost	400
Total cost	?
	Damage
Head	56-116 (1.25x)(<150m)
Body	45-90 (<150m)
Legs	45-90 (<150m)
Body DPS	39 (<150m)
	Tactical
Magazine size	8
Reload time	3.60 seconds
ADS speed penalty	-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.

Damage Profile[]

Target	Damage ^{[note 1]}	Shots to kill ^{[note 2]}
Target	Damage ^{[note 1]}	100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	116	1	2	2	2	2
Level 1 Helmet	111	1	2	2	2	3
Level 2 Helmet	106	1	2	2	2	3
Level 3/4 Helmet	93	2	2	2	3	3
Body	90	2	2	2	3	3
Leg	90	2	2	2	3	3

Fortified Legends^{[note 3]}

Target	Damage ^{[note 1]}	Shots to kill ^{[note 2]}
Target	Damage ^{[note 1]}	100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	99	2	2	2	3	3
Level 1 Helmet	94	2	2	2	3	3
Level 2 Helmet	90	2	2	2	3	3
Level 3/4 Helmet	79	2	2	3	3	3
Body	77	2	2	3	3	3
Leg	77	2	2	3	3	3

↑ Assuming a full hit at less than 150 meters.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Body Shields and Evo Shields increase hitpoints.
↑ Fortified decreases damage taken by 15%.

Attachments[]

Main article: Attachments

Optics

Others

Sniper Stock (Common, Rare, Epic)

Pros and Cons[]

Pros

Longest range out of any weapon.
Has 100% accuracy.
Has 0% leg shot damage reduction.
Hitscan (no bullet drop or travel time).

Cons

Uses 2 ammo per shot (4 shots per battery).
Long reload time, especially with an empty battery.
Cannot equip Extended Sniper Mags.
Unlike other sniper rifles, shots do not penetrate enemies.
While charging the beam deals 3 damage in ticks ('spins up'), up to 45 damage, then 45 more in one final blast.
Beam can give away position.
If hip firing, while charging, the beam sways violently, but the final blast will always be 100% accurate.
Damage Drop (90 Body from 0-149m | 74-31 Body from 150-391m | 30 Body from 392+)

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.

Skins[]

There are a total of 52 weapon skins for the Charge Rifle; 8 Legendary, 6 Epic, 22 Rare and 16 Common.

Charged Warrior
1,200
For Honor
1,200
Elegant Experiment
1,200
Contemporary Counterpart^{[note 1]}
1,200
Arachnoid
Hard Coded
Safety First
1,800
Red Prism

↑ It was named "Nocturnal Elegance" before it was changed due to sharing a name to a Devotion LMG skin.

Eye of the Storm
400
Trial by Fire
400
Code of Honor
400
Off the Grid
400
Break the Enemy
400
Calibrated
Level 99
Lagoon Idol

Generation X
60
Outback
60
Sweet 16
60
Cold Fusion
60
Shattered
60
Stellar
60
Jungle Frenzy
60
Cloudburst
60
Yellow Snake
60
Skyrise
60
Jester
60
Derez
60
Chaos Theory
60
Triumphant Arch
60
New Moon
60
Frozen Path
Level 10
Overcharged
Level 47
Gilded Hunt
Level 22
Mainframe Online
Level 63
Sun Baked
Level 41
Dead Eye
Level 56
Fan Out
Level 86

Factory Issue
Default
Midnight
30
Cardinal
30
Arctic
30
Sunfire
30
Clearwater
30
Flamingo
30
Sandstorm
30
Rainforest
30
Evergreen
30
Orchid
30
Bengal
30
Yellowjacket
30
Lagoon
30
Clover
30
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.
The Charge Rifle's 'magazine' is in fact a battery. Titanfall Wiki: The Charge Rifle appears to have the same "batteries" used in a Titan's left arm which for the Titan are used for activating its vortex shield.

Gallery[]

Images

Concept Art by Eric Simard^[1]