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 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.

Rampart's Custom Modded Paintball Weapons

Main article: Rampart's Custom Modded Paintball Weapons

These weapons are fully kitted weapons that have been modified by Rampart with the Splatter Rounds hop-up. They reload faster and shoot paint-loaded rounds which have a visual colored effect. They can be purchased with Materials from Vend-it Machines located in Rampart's Big Maude, and are available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary rarities. Legends refer to them as "Rampart Specials" if pinged.

Ordnance

Main article: 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.
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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  Prowler Burst PDW
  5-round burst SMG.

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  R-99 SMG
  Rapid-fire automatic SMG.

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  Volt SMG
  Energy actuated SMG.

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  C.A.R. SMG
  Adaptable SMG. Uses light and heavy ammo.

Light machine guns

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  Devotion LMG
  Full-auto energy LMG.

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  L-STAR EMG
  Plasma-fueled heavy MG.

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  M600 Spitfire
  Full-auto LMG.
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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  Rampage LMG
  Fire Powered LMG. Charge with Thermites.

Marksman weapons

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  G7 Scout
  Semi-auto light marksman rifle.
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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  Triple Take
  Triple-barrel marksman rifle.
  

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  30-30 Repeater
  Semi-auto heavy repeater.

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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

• All damage is calculated ignoring Fortified and Helmets damage modifiers.
• Damage per second (DPS) and time to kill (TTK) values are obtained from bodyshots.
• Time to kill value is calculated against Evo Shields, and against a target no farther than 25 meters/82 feet.
• Time to kill value is expressed in seconds (s).
• Projectile speed is expressed in units per second (UPS).

Weapon	Type	Ammo	Attachments	Mag size	Damage per mag	RPM	DPS	TTK	Projectile speed	Fire modes	Damage
											Body	Head	Legs
HAVOC Rifle	Assault rifle	Energy		24	432	672	202	0.98	30500	Auto				18	32	14
VK-47 Flatline	Assault rifle	Heavy		20	380	600	190	1	24000	Auto Single	19	33	14
Hemlok Burst AR	Assault rifle	Heavy		18	360	441 384	147 128	1.22 1.41	27500	Burst Single	20	35	15
R-301 Carbine	Assault rifle	Light		18	252	810	189	1.04	29000	Auto Single	14	25	11
Alternator SMG	SMG	Light		27	432 594	600	160 220	1	19500	Auto	16 22	24 34	13 18
Prowler Burst PDW	SMG	Heavy		20	280	697	163	1.21	18000	Burst	14	21	11
R-99 SMG	SMG	Light		20	220	1080	198	1	21000	Auto	11	17	9
Volt SMG	SMG	Energy		19	285	720	180	1.08	23500	Auto	15	23	12
C.A.R. SMG	SMG	Heavy Light		20	260	930	202	0.97	18500	Auto	13	20	10
Devotion LMG	LMG	Energy		36 41	576 656	300~900	80-240	2.4~0.8	33500	Auto	16	28	14
L-STAR EMG	LMG	Energy		∞	∞	600	170	1.1	22000	Auto	17	30	14
M600 Spitfire	LMG	Heavy		55 63	1045 1197	540	171	1.11	27500	Auto	19	33	16
Rampage LMG	LMG	Heavy		28 32	728 832	300 390	130 169	1.4 1.08	26500	Auto	26	39	22
G7 Scout	Marksman weapon	Light		20	720	240  ???	136  ???	1.25  ???	30000	Single Burst	36	72	26
Triple Take	Marksman weapon	Energy		18	414	78	90	1.54	32000	Single	69 23×3	120 40×3	63 21×3
30-30 Repeater	Marksman weapon	Heavy		6	252-342	139	97	1.73	29000	Single	42-57	74-100	36-48
Bocek Compound Bow	Marksman weapon	Arrows		∞	∞	180~107	75-107	2.33~1.68	10000-28000	Single	25-60	31-105	20-54
Charge Rifle	Sniper rifle	Sniper		8	360	26	39	4.62	Hitscan	Single	90 3×15+45	116 4×15+56	90 3×15+45
Longbow DMR	Sniper rifle	Sniper		6	330	78	72	2.31	30500	Single	55	129	48
Kraber .50-Cal Sniper	Sniper rifle	Sniper		4	580	25	60	2.4	29500	Single	145	435	116
Sentinel	Sniper rifle	Sniper		4	280 352	31	36 46	3.87	31000	Single	70 88	140 176	63 79
EVA-8 Auto	Shotgun	Shotgun		8	432	120	108	1.43	16000	Auto	54 6×9	72 8×9	54 6×9
Mastiff Shotgun	Shotgun	Shotgun		6	528	66	97	1.82	16000	Single	88 11×8	112 14×8	88 11×8
Mozambique Shotgun	Shotgun	Shotgun		6	270	132	99	1.82	10000	Auto	45 15×3	69 23×3	42 14×3
Peacekeeper	Shotgun	Shotgun		5	495	44	73	2.73	16000	Single	99 9×11	121 11×11	77 7×11
RE-45 Auto	Pistol	Light		16	192	780	169	1.23	19500	Auto	12	18	11
P2020	Pistol	Light		14	252	420	126	1.57	18500	Single	18	27	16
Wingman	Pistol	Heavy		6	270	156	117	1.54	18000	Single	45	97	41

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. The only weapon without bullet drop is the Charge Rifle; its beam travels instantly and experiences damage falloff over distance.

Damage falloff

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

Bullet slow

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

Firing modes

These are the different ways a weapon can shoot:

• 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.

Some weapons can be switched between multiple firing modes. For example, the R-301 Carbine and VK-47 Flatline can both be switched between Auto and Single.

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.

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
• 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, though the attachment has been vaulted 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.

Reload speed

The speed at which a weapon changes its magazine with another. For all weapons except the Wingman, P2020, and HAVOC Rifle, reloading when the magazine is not fully emptied will take less time than reloading it with a completely empty magazine. Reload speed is increased with Stocks.

For the Wingman and Hemlok Burst AR, the reload speed can be further enhanced with the Boosted Loader Hop-Up, which increases the reload speed and adds bonus rounds after reloading if the reload is performed when the mag is almost empty (replacing the "LOW AMMO" on-screen warning with a "FAST RELOAD" message).

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 hop-up attachment.

Spread

The bullet deviation of a weapon when firing from the hip, indicated loosely by the size of the crosshair. With most shotguns, aiming down the sights slightly narrows their shots. However, the Triple Take and Peacekeeper are unique in that their choke builds over time to reduce spread. Their chokes can also be turned on and off at will.

Weapon sway

The sway of a weapon while idling aiming down sights. It can be reduced 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 28 weapons, 21 are derived from the Titanfall series.
  • The seven exceptions are the HAVOC Rifle, Prowler Burst PDW, Rampage LMG, 30-30 Repeater, Bocek Compound Bow, Sentinel, and Peacekeeper.
• The Longbow DMR is classified as a sniper rifle, even though DMR stands for Designated Marksman Rifle.
• The Mozambique Shotgun is a shotgun pistol and is actually classified as both. For challenges it is only treated as a shotgun, however in the game it is classified as a pistol, and if optics are requested, the Legend will ask for pistol optics. The Mozambique also has no movement speed penalty while aiming down sights, unlike shotguns.
• Due to the lack of the marksman weapon category until Season 9, the G7 Scout and 30-30 Repeater were previously classified as assault rifles despite not being one.
• The Wingman, L-STAR EMG, 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.
  • A Revved Up Rampage can break doors.

See also

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