Volt SMG

Energy actuated SMG.
Profile
Type	Sub machine gun
Fire modes	Auto
Ammo type	Energy Ammo
Rate of fire	720 RPM
Projectile speed	23500 UPS
Arenas
Base cost	500
Level 1 upgrade cost	150
Level 2 upgrade cost	250
Level 3 upgrade cost	300
Total cost	?
Damage
Head	23 (1.5×)
Body	15
Legs	12 (0.8×)
Body DPS	180
Tactical
Magazine size	19 / 21 / 23 / 26
Tac reload time	1.60 / 1.52 / 1.44
Full reload time	2.25 / 2.14 / 2.03
ADS speed penalty	-15%
Recoil	Vertical + curve left

The Volt SMG is a sub machine gun introduced in Season 6 that utilizes Energy Ammo.

Contents

1 Damage profile
2 Attachments
3 Pros and cons
4 Skins
5 History
6 See also

Damage profile[]

Target	Damage	Shots to kill ^{[note 1]}
Target	Damage	100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	23	5	7	8	9	10
Level 1 Helmet	21	5	8	9	10	11
Level 2 Helmet	20	5	8	9	10	12
Level 3/4 Helmet	19	6	8	10	11	12
Body	15	7	10	12	14	15
Leg	12	9	13	15	17	19

Fortified Legends^{[note 2]}

Target	Damage	Shots to kill ^{[note 1]}
Target	Damage	100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	20	5	8	9	10	12
Level 1 Helmet	18	6	9	10	12	13
Level 2 Helmet	17	6	9	11	12	14
Level 3/4 Helmet	16	7	10	11	13	15
Body	13	8	12	14	16	18
Leg	10	10	15	18	20	23

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Body Shields and Evo Shields increase hitpoints.
↑ Fortified decreases damage taken by 15%.

Attachments[]

Main article: Attachments

Optics

Others

Barrel Stabilizer (Common, Rare, Epic)
Extended Energy Mag (Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Standard Stock (Common, Rare, Epic)

Pros and cons[]

Pros

Fastest reloading of all SMGs.
Fastest projectile speed of all SMGs.
Lowest projectile drop of all SMGs.
Excellent performance at long and medium range, rivaling the R-301 Carbine.
Great performance at close range.

Cons

1× headshot multiplier at 37.5+ meters.
Mediocre hipfire accuracy.
Energy Ammo is generally rarer and less used compared to Light Rounds, sometimes forcing the player to swap to a different weapon due to lack of ammo to loot from enemies.

Skins[]

There are a total of 48 weapon skins for the Volt SMG: 6 Legendary, 6 Epic, 20 Rare and 16 Common.

Luxury Finish
1,200
Classic Pearl
1,200
Fortune Teller
1,200
Dream Weaver
1,200
Autumn's Dawn
10,500
Needs Dream Weaver
The Mantlepiece

Eye of the Storm
400
Trial by Fire
400
Code of Honor
400
Off the Grid
400
Break the Enemy
400
Gold Scale

Chaos Theory
60
Cloudburst
60
Cold Fusion
60
Derez
60
Generation X
60
Jester
60
Jungle Frenzy
60
New Moon
60
Outback
60
Shattered
60
Skyrise
60
Stellar
60
Sweet 16
60
Triumphant Arch
60
Yellow Snake
60
Data Protector
Level 98
The Outlands Job
Confetti
Level 51
Blue Devil
Level 76
Crimson Tsunami
Level 57

Factory Issue
Default
Evergreen
30
Lagoon
30
Clover
30
Midnight
30
Cardinal
30
Arctic
30
Sunfire
30
Clearwater
30
Flamingo
30
Sandstorm
30
Rainforest
30
Orchid
30
Bengal
30
Yellowjacket
30
Oceanic
30

History[]

Patch notes

February 02, 2021 Patch

Reduced damage from 16 to 15.

September 03, 2020 Patch

Fixed an issue with audio sometimes not playing while shooting the Volt SMG.

August 18, 2020 Patch

Introduced.
Added to the loot table of fully kitted weapons for Season 6.

See also[]

Volt (Titanfall 2)

v · d · eWeapons

see also: Fully kitted weapon

Assault rifles	HAVOC Rifle • Hemlok Burst AR • R-301 Carbine • VK-47 Flatline

Sub machine guns	Alternator SMG • Prowler Burst PDW • R-99 SMG • Volt SMG

Light machine guns	Devotion LMG • L-STAR EMG • M600 Spitfire

Marksman weapons	30-30 Repeater • Bocek Compound Bow • G7 Scout • Triple Take

Snipers	Charge Rifle • Kraber .50-Cal Sniper • Longbow DMR • Sentinel

Shotguns	EVA-8 Auto • Mastiff Shotgun • Mozambique Shotgun • Peacekeeper

Pistols	P2020 • RE-45 Auto • Wingman

Grenades	Arc Star • Frag Grenade • Thermite Grenade

Ammo	Arrows • Energy Ammo • Heavy Rounds • Light Rounds • Shotgun Shells • Sniper Ammo

Other	Emplaced Minigun "Sheila" • Mozambique Shotgun (April Fools) • P2020 (April Fools)

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