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Charge Rifle
Charged beam Sniper Rifle. Deals damage over time to target.
Profile
Icon
Type Sniper
Ammo Sniper Ammo
Fire modes Single
Manufacturer Vinson Dynamics
Attachment Slots
OpticsSniper Stock
Damage
BODY HEAD LEGS
3×15 + 45 4×15 + 56 (1.25×) 3×15 + 45
Technical
RPM 26
DPS 39
Magazine 10
Tac reload time 3.95
Full reload time 4.75


The Charge Rifle is a directed-energy battery-fed sniper rifle that utilizes Sniper Ammo.

Each shot from the Charge Rifle has two parts: a sustained laser, which deals 15 ticks of damage at 3 damage each, and a final discharge which deals 45 damage. The Charge Rifle is a hitscan weapon, meaning that its shots hit the target instantly and are not affected by gravity. Instead, the beam suffers from damage dropoff; starting at 150 meters, damage will decrease to as low as 50% at 400 meters.

Stats[]

Attachments[]

Main article: Attachments
Optics
Others

Damage profile[]

Target Modifiers Damage[note 1] Shots to kill
100 HP 150 HP 175 HP 200 HP 225 HP
Head
(1.25×)
- 56 2 3 4 4 5
LV.1 54 2 3 4 4 5
LV.2 51 2 3 4 4 5
LV.3/4 49 3 4 4 5 5
Body - 45 3 4 4 5 5
Fortified 38 3 4 5 6 6
Leg
(1×)
- 45 3 4 4 5 5
Fortified 38 3 4 5 6 6
  1. Does not include initial sight laser damage. Shots are from less than 150 meters.

Arenas[]

Purchasing Base ★★ ★★★
Upgrade Materials600 Materials150 Materials150 Materials400
Total Materials750 Materials900 Materials1300

Pros and Cons[]

Pros
  • Infinite range.
  • Hitscan, so no compensation for bullet drop is required.
  • No damage reduction when firing at lower parts of the body
  • Due to the laser's continuous nature, it can be used to suppress enemies unlike other snipers.
Cons
  • Uses 2 ammo per shot (5 shots per mag).
  • Long reload time, especially with an empty mag.
  • Unlike other sniper rifles, shots do not penetrate enemies and have damage falloff over distance.
  • Beam can give away position.
  • If hip firing, while charging, the beam sways violently, but the final blast will always be 100% accurate.

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 10 skins for the Charge Rifle: 2 Eternal, 1 Legendary, 3 epic, 3 Rare, and 2 Common.

See also[]

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