Weapon

The R-301 Carbine, an assault rifle.

Weapons are the primary method of dealing damage in Apex Legends. Legends do not drop with any weapons and must pick them from the ground, though there are certain game modes that allow pre-determined loadouts. A Legend can carry up to two guns at a time.

Types of weapons

Normal weapons

Normal weapons include ARs, SMGs, LMGs, shotguns, snipers, and pistols. They can be upgraded with attachments. Despite all being Common rarity, there is great disparity in their strength and spawn rates. For example, the Mozambique Shotgun is abundant but weak, while the Mastiff Shotgun is much more powerful but harder to find.

Fully kitted weapons

Main article: Fully kitted weapons

Fully kitted weapons are Legendary versions of Common weapons that are equipped with the highest quality of all their attachments. The attachments cannot be removed, except for the optic.

Supply drop weapons

Supply drop weapons are Heirloom rarity weapons that can only be found in neutral Care Packages. They have limited ammo that cannot be replenished and come with their own scope that can be replaced (except for the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper whose scope is fixed to a 6x-10x Sniper Scope).

Other weapons

• Throwable weapons: Grenades are throwable weapons. Unlike guns, they take up the item slots in the inventory, and are also classified as consumables.
• Melee weapons: Legends do not possess a melee weapon by default, as they just use their fists. 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
  Wind-up energy assault rifle

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  VK-47 Flatline
  Full-auto with a punch

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  G7 Scout
  Semi-auto light marksman rifle

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  Hemlok Burst AR
  3-round burst assault rifle

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  R-301 Carbine
  Full-auto and low recoil carbine

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  30-30 Repeater
  Semi-auto heavy repeater

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
  Wind-up full-auto energy LMG

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  M600 Spitfire
  Full-auto LMG

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  L-STAR EMG
  Plasma fueled EMG

Sniper rifles

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  Charge Rifle
  Directed energy beam rifle

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  Longbow DMR
  Slow fire-rate semi-auto

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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

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  Triple Take
  Triple-barrel 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

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  Peacekeeper
  Lever-action shotgun
  (Supply Drop Weapon)

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

Icon	Weapon	Class	Ammo	Body damage	Head damage	Legs damage	Base mag size	Base mag damage capacity	Body DPS	Head DPS	RPM	Firemodes
	HAVOC Rifle	Assault rifle	Energy	18	36	14	24	432	202	403	672	Auto
	VK-47 Flatline	Assault rifle	Heavy	19 43	38 86	14 39	20	380 430	190 57 129	380 N/A 258	600 N/A 180	Auto Single Single (2)
	G7 Scout	Assault rifle	Light	34	60	26	10	340	136	238	240	Single
	Hemlok Burst AR	Assault rifle	Heavy	20	35	15	18	360	214.29 128	375	643 384	Burst (3) Single
	R-301 Carbine	Assault rifle	Light	14 35	28 70	11 32	18	252 315	189 57 123	378 N/A 245	810 N/A 210	Auto Single Single (2)
	30-30 Repeater	Assault rifle	Heavy	42-57	74-100	32-43	6	252-342	98	173	140	Single
	Alternator SMG	SMG	Light	16	24	13	19	304	160	240	600	Auto
	Prowler Burst PDW	SMG	Heavy	15	23	12	35	525	200	307	670 ±30 1260 795	Burst (5) Auto
	R-99 SMG	SMG	Light	11	17	9	20	220	198	297	1080	Auto
	Volt SMG	SMG	Energy	15	23	12	19	285	180	270	720	Auto
	Devotion LMG	LMG	Energy	16	32	12	36 41	576 656	80~240	160~480	300~900 in 1.75s	Auto
	M600 Spitfire	LMG	Heavy	19	38	14	35 40	665 760	171	342	540	Auto
	L-STAR EMG	LMG	Energy	18	36	14	∞ 22 26	396 468	180	360	600	Auto
	Charge Rifle	Sniper	Sniper	90	116	90	8	360	45	56	30	Single (2)
	Longbow DMR	Sniper	Sniper	55	110 138	44	6	330	71.5	128 179	78	Single
	Kraber .50-Cal Sniper	Sniper	Sniper	145	435	116	4	580	87	261	36	Single
	Sentinel	Sniper	Sniper	70 88	140 176	63 79	4	280 352	43.75 55	87.5 110	‭37.5	Single
	Triple Take	Sniper	Sniper	69	138	63	6	414	101.2	202.4	88	Single
	EVA-8 Auto	Shotgun	Shotgun	63	99	54	8	504	118.65 ±1 --13.2	N/A	126	Auto
	Mastiff Shotgun	Shotgun	Shotgun	88	112	88	6	528	88	205	66	Single
	Mozambique Shotgun	Shotgun	Shotgun	45 102	69 153	42 93	4	180	33~99	51~152	132	Auto
	Peacekeeper	Shotgun	Shotgun	110	143	88	5	550	88	132	48	Single
	RE-45 Auto	Pistol	Light	12	18	11	16	192	156	234	780	Auto
	P2020	Pistol	Light	15 35	20 53	12 32	12	180	127.5	170	510	Single
	Wingman	Pistol	Heavy	45	90 101	41	6	270	112.5	225 252	150	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 five types: Light Rounds, Heavy Rounds, Energy Ammo, Shotgun Shells, and Sniper Ammo. 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.

Choke

The reduction of a weapon's spread while aiming down sights. Not all weapons have a choke feature. The Triple Take and Peacekeeper are unique in that their choke builds over time, and they can turn choke off.

Damage falloff

Hitscan weapons (weapons that hit their target instantly, currently only the Charge Rifle) have damage falloff in which, after a set distance, the damage is reduced the further away the target is.

Firing modes

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

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

Handling

How fast the weapon can be taken out and put away. Heavier guns (e.g. LMGs) are slower than lighter guns (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.
  • The Skullpiercer Rifling Hop-Up can increase a weapon's headshot multiplier.

• Legs: Leg shots lower the damage dealt. This does not apply for Legends with Low Profile.

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 guns 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.

Recoil

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

Rate of fire

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

Spread

The bullet deviation of a weapon when firing from the hip, indicated loosely by the size of the crosshair. The Quickdraw Holster Hop-Up can reduce hip-fire spread. The Peacekeeper and Triple Take have integrated chokes that reduce spread incrementally over time when aiming down sights.

Weapon sway

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

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 sped up with a Turbocharger.

Wind-up

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

Trivia

• 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
• Attachments
• Fully kitted weapons
• Grenades
• Hop-Ups
• Heirloom