Weapon

The R-301 Carbine, an assault rifle.

Weapons are the primary method of dealing damage in Apex Legends. In Battle Royale, Legends drop into the arena without any weapon equipped, and must find them from any suitable loot source upon landing. In Arenas, any weapon that is not a Supply Drop Weapon can be purchased before the round starts. Regardless of the game mode, up to two firearms can be carried.

A weapon's effectiveness and fire power can be enhanced through attachments that can help stabilize the weapon, increase its mag size, change its iron sights, or unlock new fire modes.

All weapons are split in seven categories: assault rifles, sub machine guns, light machine guns, marksman weapons, snipers, shotguns, and pistols.

Other types of weapons

Supply drop weapons

Supply drop weapons (also known as care package weapons, crate weapons, airdrop weapons, etc.) are Heirloom rarity weapons that can only be found in neutral Care Packages. They have limited ammo that cannot be replenished. They also come with a replaceable optic, except for the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper whose unique 6x-10x Variable optic cannot be removed.

Fully kitted weapons

Main article: Fully kitted weapon

Fully kitted weapons are weapons that come pre-equipped with all of their attachments. The level of the attachments are based on the rarity of the weapon, ranging from Common to Legendary.

Ordnance

There are three types of ordnance that can be thrown. Unlike firearms, they take up item slots in the inventory and are classified as consumables.

Melee weapons

Legends do not possess a melee weapon by default, as they just use their fists and kicks. However, by obtaining a Legend's Heirloom Set, players can equip that Legend's personalized melee weapon skin. Melee weapons are purely cosmetic and do not impact gameplay.

List of weapons

Assault rifles

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  HAVOC Rifle
  Full-auto charged energy rifle.

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  VK-47 Flatline
  Full-auto with a punch.

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  Hemlok Burst AR
  3-round burst assault rifle.

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  R-301 Carbine
  Full-auto and high accuracy.

Sub machine guns

"Sub machine gun" is an incorrect spelling of "submachine gun". "Sub" is a prefix and therefore should be part of the word (e.g. "submarine"). This wiki is intentionally using the incorrect spelling because that is how SMG is being spelled in the game.

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  Alternator SMG
  Twin barrel full-auto SMG.

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  Prowler Burst PDW
  5-round burst SMG.
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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  R-99 SMG
  Rapid-fire automatic SMG.

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  Volt SMG
  Energy actuated SMG.

Light machine guns

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  Devotion LMG
  Full-auto energy LMG.

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  M600 Spitfire
  Full-auto LMG.

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  L-STAR EMG
  Plasma-fueled heavy MG.

Marksman weapons

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  G7 Scout
  Semi-auto light marksman rifle.

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  30-30 Repeater
  Semi-auto heavy repeater.

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  Triple Take
  Triple-barrel sniper rifle.
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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  Bocek Compound Bow
  Hold fire to increase power.

Sniper rifles

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  Charge Rifle
  Charged beam sniper rifle.

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  Longbow DMR
  Semi-auto sniper rifle.

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  Kraber .50-Cal Sniper
  Powerful bolt-action sniper rifle.
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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  Sentinel
  Bolt-action sniper rifle.

Shotguns

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  EVA-8 Auto
  Full-auto shotgun.

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  Mastiff Shotgun
  Powerful semi-auto shotgun.

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  Mozambique Shotgun
  Triple-barrel shotgun pistol.

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  Peacekeeper
  Lever-action shotgun.

Pistols

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  RE-45 Auto
  Full-auto pistol.

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  P2020
  Semi-auto pistol.

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  Wingman
  High powered revolver.

Stats

Note: all damage is calculated ignoring Fortified and Helmets damage modifiers.

Weapon	Class	Ammo	Body damage	Head damage	Leg damage	Mag size	Mag damage capacity	Bodyshot DPS	Headshot DPS	RPM	Projectile travel speed (UPS)	Fire modes
HAVOC Rifle	Assault rifle	Energy	18	32	14	24	432	202	358	672	30500	Auto
VK-47 Flatline	Assault rifle	Heavy	19 43	33 75	14 39	20	380 430	190 108	330 188	600 150	24000	Auto Single Single (2)
Hemlok Burst AR	Assault rifle	Heavy	20	35	15	18	360	260 128	455 224	762 384	27500	Burst (3) Single
R-301 Carbine	Assault rifle	Light	14 35	25 61	11 32	18	252 315	189 105	338 183	810 180	29000	Auto Single Single (2)
Alternator SMG	SMG	Light	16	24	13	19	304	160	240	600	19500	Auto
Prowler Burst PDW	SMG	Heavy	15	23	12	35	525	222 199	342 305	892 795	18000	Burst (5) Auto
R-99 SMG	SMG	Light	11	17	9	20	220	198	297	1080	21000	Auto
Volt SMG	SMG	Energy	15	23	12	19	285	180	270	720	23500	Auto
Devotion LMG	LMG	Energy	16	32	12	36 41	576 656	80-240	160-480	300-900	33500	Auto
M600 Spitfire	LMG	Heavy	18	36	14	35 40	665 760	162	324	540	27500	Auto
L-STAR EMG	LMG	Energy	18	36	14	∞ 22 26	∞ 396 468	180	360	600	22000	Auto
G7 Scout	Marksman	Light	34	60	26	10	340	136	238	240	30000	Single
Triple Take	Marksman	Energy	69	138	63	9	621	90	180	78	32000	Single
30-30 Repeater	Marksman	Heavy	42-57 56-70	74-100 70-98	36-48 56-77	6	252-342 336-420	98 131	173 163	140	28000	Single Multishot
Bocek Compound Bow	Marksman	Arrows	25-60 28-77	31-105 35-98	20-54 21-77	∞	∞	75-107 61-137	93-187 76-175	180-107	10000-28000 10000-16000	Single Multishot
Charge Rifle	Sniper	Sniper	90	116	90	8	360	45	56	30	Hitscan	Single (2)
Longbow DMR	Sniper	Sniper	55	118	44	6	330	72	153	78	30500	Single
Kraber .50-Cal Sniper	Sniper	Sniper	145	435	116	4	580	87	261	36	29500	Single
Sentinel	Sniper	Sniper	70 88	140 176	63 79	4	280 352	37 46 45 56	74 93 89 112	32 38	31000	Single
EVA-8 Auto	Shotgun	Shotgun	63	99	54	8	504	132	208	126	16000	Auto
Mastiff Shotgun	Shotgun	Shotgun	88	112	88	6	528	97	123	66	16000	Single
Mozambique Shotgun	Shotgun	Shotgun	45	69	42	6	270	99	152	132	10000	Auto
Peacekeeper	Shotgun	Shotgun	99	121	77	5	495	73	90	44	16000	Single
RE-45 Auto	Pistol	Light	12	18	11	16	192	156	234	780	19500	Auto
P2020	Pistol	Light	18	27	16	12	216	113	169	375	18500	Single
Wingman	Pistol	Heavy	45	97	41	6	270	117	252	156	18000	Single

Weapon statistics

Weapons have different statistics, and some of them can be altered by equipping attachments.

Ammo

Main article: Ammo

Each weapon has its ammo type which indicates which type of ammo it accepts. There are six types: Light Rounds, Heavy Rounds, Energy Ammo, Shotgun Shells, Sniper Ammo, and Arrows. Each ammo type has a different chance of spawning with some being rarer than the others, and they usually spawn beside a weapon of the same type.

Bullet drop

Most weapons in the game fire projectiles that drop over time. Weapons that use Heavy Rounds tend to have a more pronounced drop; weapons that use Energy Ammo are the least affected by bullet drop. Hitscan weapons do not have bullet drop; they have damage falloff instead.

Bullet slow

Weapons inflict a 10% slow upon their targets for 0.25 seconds, and this can only happen once every 3 seconds. This does not apply to Legends with Fortified.

Damage falloff

Hitscan weapons have damage falloff in which, after a set distance, the damage is reduced the further the target is.

Firing modes

These are the different ways a weapon can shoot. Some weapons have two modes that can be switched:

• Auto - the weapon fires continuously as long as the trigger is held;
• Single - the weapon fires once per trigger pull;
• Burst - the weapon fires multiple times per trigger pull.

Handling

How fast the weapon can be taken out and put away. Heavier weapons (e.g. LMGs) are slower than lighter weapons (e.g. pistols). It can be improved with a Standard Stock or a Sniper Stock, or the Quickdraw Holster Hop-Up.

Head and leg shot multipliers

Weapons have headshot and leg shot multipliers that increase or decrease the damage dealt, respectively. If the result is a fraction, it rounds to the nearest whole number.

• Head: Headshots increase the damage dealt. Helmets can lower the damage taken..
• Legs: Leg shots lower the damage dealt..

Magazine size

A weapon's ammo capacity. It can be increased using extended mag attachments, but the attachment is different for each ammo type.

• The Extended Light Mag for weapons that use Light Rounds.
• The Extended Heavy Mag for weapons that use Heavy Rounds.
• The Extended Energy Mag for weapons that use Energy Ammo (except the L-STAR EMG.)
• The Extended Sniper Mag for weapons that use Sniper Ammo (except the Charge Rifle.)

Movement penalty

All weapons slow players down equally (by 13.333%), no matter the type of weapon.

Weapons further reduce movement speed while aiming down sights, with the amount depending on the weapon. Snipers, at 65%, have the greatest ADS movement penalty.

Muzzle flash

The minor blinding effect the shooter receives while firing a weapon. It can be reduced with a Barrel Stabilizer which is equipped only on certain fully kitted weapons, as the attachment itself can no longer spawn since Season 8.

Projectile travel speed

Except for hitscan weapons, whose projectiles instantly go where the weapon is pointed at, all weapons' bullets and projectiles take different amount of times to travel a set distance. The speed at which these bullets and projectiles travel is calculated in units per second, where 40 units are equal to one meter.

Rate of fire

How fast a weapon can shoot. For shotguns, it can be modified with a Shotgun Bolt.

Recoil

The amount of physical recoil per shot that should be compensated for. It can be reduced with a Barrel Stabilizer.

RPM acceleration

The Devotion LMG features a special mechanic which causes its rate of fire to start slow and accelerate to full speed over a short period. It can be shortened with a Turbocharger.

Spread

The bullet deviation of a weapon when firing from the hip, indicated loosely by the size of the crosshair. While with shotguns aiming down the sights slightly narrows their shots, the Triple Take and Peacekeeper are unique in that their choke builds over time, and their choke can also be turned on and off at will. The Quickdraw Holster Hop-Up can reduce hipfire spread.

Weapon sway

The sway of a weapon while idling. It can be modified with a Standard Stock or a Sniper Stock.

Wind-up

The HAVOC Rifle features a special mechanic where the weapon goes through a short wind-up period of time before it begins firing. It can be removed with a Turbocharger.

Trivia

• Out of the current 26 weapons, 20 are derived from the Titanfall series. The six exceptions are the Peacekeeper, Prowler Burst PDW, HAVOC Rifle, Sentinel, 30-30 Repeater, and Bocek Compound Bow.
• The Wingman, L-STAR, 30-30 Repeater, Longbow DMR, Sentinel, and Kraber .50-Cal Sniper can open doors by shooting the handle.
  • The L-STAR was originally meant to break doors rather than opening them.

See also

• Ammo
• Attachment
• Fully kitted weapon
• Grenade
• Hop-Up
• Heirloom