Every match, Apex Legends fills up its map with an enormous number of weapons and attachments to select from – because it ought to, being a battle royale. There are actually 20 weapons (quickly to be extra!) on provide in Apex Legends, every with their very own distinctive stats, spray patterns, and quirks, which we’ll go over with this weapons information one after the other. And now, Respawn have launched a steadiness patch nerfing among the strongest weapons in Apex Legends. But concern not, for our Apex Legends weapons information is absolutely updated, and can go over each single gun presently in Apex Legends, from the laughable Mozambique Shotgun Pistol to the brand new Havoc Assault Rifle, with full stats and opinions on how every one ranks towards the remainder.
If you’re in search of extra normal suggestions and methods on enhance your Apex Legends abilities, our Apex Legends tips/guide is the perfect place to begin. We’ve acquired beginner-friendly explanations and hyperlinks to different areas of our ever-expending guides collection, from recommendations on enjoying as every of the Apex Legends characters to our Apex Legends reviving and respawning information.
Apex Legends weapons and weapons information
All the weapons in Apex Legends are (predictably) very totally different from each other, however fortunately they are often simply categorised into acquainted weapon lessons, comparable to Assault Rifles, Snipers, Shotguns, and extra. Click any of the hyperlinks under to skip to the weapon sort of your selection.
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Apex Legends weapons record (full stats, TTK, suggestions and techniques)
If you’re extra fascinated about stepping into the nitty-gritty for a particular weapon such because the Wingman, or the Peacekeeper (or maybe the not-yet-released L-Star EMG?) then simply click on on any of the hyperlinks under to go over to our particular person weapon guides. These pages go into way more element about particular person stats for every weapon, from harm per second (DPS) and hearth fee to the time-to-kill (TTK) towards enemies sporting totally different ranges of armour and helmets.
| Assault Rifles | SMGs/LMGs | Shotguns | Snipers | Pistols |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VK-47 Flatline | Alternator | Mozambique | G7 Scout | P2020 |
| Havoc | Prowler | Peacekeeper | Longbow DMR | RE-45 Auto |
| Hemlok | R-99 | EVA-8 Auto | Triple Take | Wingman |
| R-301 Carbine | M600 Spitfire | Mastiff | Kraber .50-CAL | |
| Devotion | ||||
| L-Star EMG |
Apex Legends weapons information – steadily requested questions
Weapons and bullets in Apex Legends work slightly otherwise from different battle royale games comparable to PUBG and Fortnite. I do know a number of individuals are going to be asking the under questions, so I’ll simply undergo them rapidly now:
- Are any of the weapons hitscan? – Just the one.
- Unlike Fortnite, there’s typically no hitscan in Apex Legends. All bullets have a journey time, it doesn’t matter what gun they’re fired from. So you do want to guide along with your aiming for longer ranges. The solely exception is the brand new Havoc Assault Rifle, whose single-shot beam is hitscan.
- Is there bullet drop? – Yes.
- Fire some bullets into the gap with any gun and also you’ll see that finally they may drop. The bullet pace (and due to this fact the quantity of drop) is variable between weapons.
- Is there harm drop-off? – …Not within the conventional sense, no. Except in a single case.
- An attention-grabbing discover. Unlike Fortnite or PUBG, there’s no direct discount in harm relying on how far a bullet travels. Even a shotgun pellet will hit for max harm over nice distances; however in fact, you’ll by no means hit a distant goal with a couple of pellet at a time. However, there’s a most level (which differs for every gun) after which headshots now not deal bonus headshot harm, and are handled identical to a shot to the physique.
The Havoc’s single-shot beam is, once more, the one exception to this rule, with the beam dealing much less harm the additional it has to journey.
- An attention-grabbing discover. Unlike Fortnite or PUBG, there’s no direct discount in harm relying on how far a bullet travels. Even a shotgun pellet will hit for max harm over nice distances; however in fact, you’ll by no means hit a distant goal with a couple of pellet at a time. However, there’s a most level (which differs for every gun) after which headshots now not deal bonus headshot harm, and are handled identical to a shot to the physique.
- Does every gun have a predictable spray sample? – Yes.
- Much like CS:GO, a big a part of studying play effectively with every weapon in Apex Legends is studying the spray sample of every gun. A great way to do that is to fireplace at a wall and see from the bullet holes the path the gun pulls you in, and carry out the other motion along with your mouse to counteract the sample whereas firing.
- Is there intention drift? – Yes.
- Aim down sights with any gun in Apex Legends, and after a second your intention will begin to sway and shift round routinely, making it more difficult to land your photographs over longer distances. There is a quick second of stillness the second you first intention down sights (the length of this “no aim drift window” varies from weapon to weapon) so it’s all to encourage fast aiming and capturing, and faster-paced gunplay generally. Fortunately for a lot of, you may equip Stock attachments to a lot of Apex Legends’ weapons, which is able to decrease the intention drift you expertise. For extra data on this, try our detailed Apex Legends attachments information.
- Do totally different weapons cut back motion in numerous methods? – Yes.
- No matter what gun you’re holding you’ll at all times transfer and run on the identical pace with out aiming down sights. But whereas aiming down sights, your motion pace is decreased by a certain amount relying on the gun you’re utilizing. See the tables under for extra particulars on this.
In the tables under you’ll see I’ve added hyperlinks to screenshots of the spray patterns of every gun. Take a glance!
Apex Legends weapon tier record chart – finest weapons to worst weapons
Below I’ve created a helpful chart of our rankings of each gun in Apex Legends, sorted by weapon class. If you’re struggling to become familiar with which weapons to take over which others, I’d advocate maintaining this chart on a second monitor or printing it out, and refer again to it everytime you want.
Bear in thoughts that that is based mostly on un-upgraded weapons bereft of attachments, and Hop-Up weapons particularly, such because the Prowler and the Havoc, can get fairly stonking superb with a pleasant array of attachments – so take this chart for what it’s (a information) and make your individual choices from there.
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Now, let’s get caught into how we took place these rankings, by taking an in-depth take a look at each weapon’s stats and behaviours in flip. Click on any of the weapons’ names to be directed to our devoted information for that weapon (sure, we now have one for each gun; no, I shouldn’t have a life).
Assault Rifles (together with Havoc)
| Name | Havoc | VK-47 Flatline | Hemlok Burst AR | R-301 Carbine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spray Pattern |  |
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| Ammo | Energy Ammo | Heavy Rounds | Heavy Rounds | Light Rounds |
| Mag Size | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Tactical Reload/Full Reload | 3.20s/3.20s | 2.40s/3.10s | 2.40s/2.80s | 2.40s/3.20s |
| DPS | 201.6 | 160 | 108 | 189 |
| Body/Head/Leg DMG | 18/36/13.5 | 16/32/12 | 18/36/13.5 (Per Burst: 54/108/40.5) |
14/28/10.5 |
| Fire Rate (SPS) | 11.2 (1.7 in single-shot mode) | 10 | 15 (6 together with downtime between bursts) | 13.5 |
| Att. Slots | Optic, Stock, Hop-Up | Mag, Optic, Stock | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock |
| Modes | Auto, Single (with Hop-Up) | Single, Auto | Single, Burst (3-shot) | Single, Auto |
| Projectile Speed | 30500 | 26000 | 27500 | 29000 |
| Draw Time | 0.60s | 0.60s | 0.60s | 0.60s |
| ADS Movement Speed (% of non-ADS pace) |
50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
The first gun to be added to Apex Legends after its launch, the Havoc is a tough gun to make up your thoughts about. Like the Prowler SMG, it’s made or damaged by whether or not it has a Hop-Up; however within the Havoc’s case you may select both the Turbocharger, which eliminates the wind-up time earlier than it begins firing in full-auto, or the Selectfire Receiver, which lets you cost up single-shot hitscan laser photographs (which makes the Havoc the one hitscan gun presently in Apex Legends). Bear in thoughts, nonetheless, which you can’t connect each Hop-Ups without delay, so it’s a must to select.
Hint: use the Turbocharger, at all times.
The single-shot mode I discover doesn’t deal sufficient harm per shot to justify spending 5 Energy ammo per shot. And whereas the truth that it’s hitscan may trick you into considering it’s simpler to land photographs, it’s really more difficult because of the charge-up time between pulling the set off and the gun really firing.
But in full-auto, it’s a fast-firing AR that offers whopping harm as soon as it will get going, and the recoil sample is very similar to the Spitfire’s, starting with excessive vertical recoil however with the final 10 or so photographs having roughly none in any respect. The large draw back is the wind-up time earlier than it begins capturing, which makes the Turbocharger an actual necessity. With the Turbocharger, it dishes out the very best DPS of any Assault Rifle, however with excessive preliminary recoil which you can’t mitigate with a Barrel Stabiliser attachment.
The VK-47 Flatline is what you may name the baseline Assault Rifle by way of stats. With first rate flat harm stats, a excessive clip measurement, and a pretty simple to manage spray sample, you may’t go too far fallacious with the Flatline at any vary, significantly when you’ve kitted it out with first rate attachments. Unfortunately within the eyes of many it’s left within the mud by the R-301 Carbine, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a weapon worthy of warning.
The Hemlok Burst AR is – you guessed it – a burst weapon, firing Three bullets in extraordinarily fast succession, which suggests should you’re correct with them you may deal over 100 harm within the area of about 0.2 seconds. But the Hemlok’s burst mode can’t hope to compete with the short-range DPS of many different weapons, so it’s a lot better to change to single-shot mode with the Hemlok and click on quickly to tear aside your enemies with the Hemlok’s excessive damage-per-shot, which exceeds that of every other computerized weapon in Apex Legends apart from the Devotion.
Still, gamers will often quit the Hemlok for a great ol’ Carbine.
The R-301 Carbine is the perfect AR on provide in the meanwhile (or at the least on par with a Turbocharged Havoc), buying and selling a bit of injury for a sooner fee of fireside and a better experience generally. Low recoil and a excessive bullet pace makes the Carbine glorious at most ranges (it could actually even be used to nice impact at lengthy vary should you swap to single-shot mode) and with a great prolonged magazine, barrel, and inventory, it’s like there’s no recoil in any respect on this lovely bastard of a gun.
SMGs
| Name | Alternator SMG | R-99 | Prowler Burst PDW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spray Pattern |  |
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| Ammo | Light Rounds | Light Rounds | Heavy Rounds |
| Mag Size | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Tactical Reload/Full Reload | 1.90s/2.23s | 1.80s/2.45s | 2.00s/2.60s |
| DPS | 130 | 216 | 122.78 |
| Body/Head/Leg DMG | 13/19/10.4 | 12/18/9.6 | 14/21/11.2 |
| Fire Rate (SPS) | 10 | 18 | 20 (8.77 together with downtime between bursts) |
| Att. Slots | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock | Mag, Optic, Stock, Hop-Up |
| Modes | Auto | Auto | Burst (5-shot) |
| Projectile Speed | 19500 | 21000 | 18000 |
| Draw Time | 0.35s | 0.35s | 0.35s |
| ADS Movement Speed (% of non-ADS pace) |
86% | 86% | 86% |
Slow-firing however packing first rate harm for an SMG, the Alternator has excessive vertical however little or no horizontal recoil, which, mixed with its exceptionally fast reload time, makes it a simple and versatile weapon for newer gamers. Put an prolonged magazine and a holo on it and also you’re good to go, however don’t count on it to out-DPS a great Assault Rifle or LMG.
The R-99 will outperform the Alternator at close-range attributable to its a lot increased hearth fee, which ups the gun’s DPS by a substantial diploma. And this trait alone is what makes it the presently most sought-after baseline SMG in Apex Legends. However, you really want the accompanying attachments to make this gun sing in your palms. It has excessive recoil, making a great Barrel Stabiliser a must have merchandise; and, presumably much more vital, you’ll race by all of your ammo in precisely one second, which suggests you want an Extended Mag on the R-99 as quickly as potential to make full use of it. With these two attachments, the R-99 turns into one of many strongest weapons on provide in Apex Legends.
This punchy burst SMG is… alright… till you handle to get your palms on an accompanying Selectfire Receiver Hop-Up attachment, after which it turns into one among Apex Legends’ strongest weapons. Without this, it packs a punch with each 5-shot burst particularly should you intention for the pinnacle/neck space, however you race by your ammo all of the sooner for it, and the general reliability of the gun falls brief in comparison with an R-99.
But should you handle to search out the Hop-Up, then the Prowler will completely shred at shut and even medium vary, and is by far the perfect SMG you may hope to put your palms on – significantly should you get a great prolonged magazine on it too. Occasionally I discover it’s value taking a Hop-Up-less Prowler even over a great R-99, just because if I can discover a Selectfire Receiver and Heavy Mag in a while, I’ll have a great contender for deadliest gun within the game.
Light Machine Guns
| Name | Devotion | M600 Spitfire |
|---|---|---|
| Spray Pattern |  |
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| Ammo | Energy Ammo | Heavy Rounds |
| Mag Size | 44 | 35 |
| Tactical Reload/Full Reload | 2.80s/3.63s | 2.80s/3.33s |
| DPS | 255 | 180 |
| Body/Head/Leg DMG | 17/34/12.75 | 20/40/16 |
| Fire Rate (SPS) | 15 (at max) | 9 |
| Att. Slots | Barrel, Optic, Stock, Hop-Up | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock |
| Modes | Auto (Wind-Up) | Auto |
| Projectile Speed | 33500 | 27500 |
| Draw Time | 0.70s | 0.70s |
| ADS Movement Speed (% of non-ADS pace) |
41% | 41% |
The Devotion is presently on the prime of many gamers’ rankings of all of the weapons in Apex Legends, attributable to its stupendous hearth fee and DPS. However, you really want the Turbocharger Hop-Up attachment to make it shine, which reduces the gun’s sizeable warm-up interval after you begin firing. Without it, the Devotion isn’t a gun to depend on whenever you’re defending towards close-range attackers, as a result of by the point you turn and get the fireplace fee as much as a good commonplace, you’ll seemingly already be lifeless.
Another draw back is that it eats by your Energy Ammo, which is usually briefly provide anyway except you’re very fortunate along with your looting and killing. So should you take it, ensure you talk along with your teammates to provide you as a lot Energy Ammo as potential.
I’m a giant fan of the Spitfire. Surprisingly correct for an LMG, with first rate DPS (although nothing just like the Devotion’s) and a a lot simpler experience than the Devotion when you’ve mastered the spray sample. The first few photographs are a little bit of a bumpy experience, however after that this LMG will get a lot simpler to handle even at medium ranges. This is one other gun fairly often discovered within the palms of the highest gamers in Apex Legends in the meanwhile, and should you had to decide on between a Spitfire and a Hop-Up-less Devotion, I’d urge you to choose the Spitfire.
Sniper Rifles
| Name | G7 Scout | Longbow DMR | Triple Take | Kraber .50 CAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo | Light Rounds | Heavy Rounds | Energy Ammo | Unique |
| Mag Size | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Tactical Reload/Full Reload | 2.40s/3.00s | 2.66s/3.66s | 2.60s/3.40s | 3.20s/4.30s |
| DPS | 135 | 66 | 86.25 | 150 |
| Body/Head/Leg DMG | 30/60/21.75 | 55/110/39.875 | 23/46/16.675 (69/138/50.025) |
125/250/90.625 |
| Fire Rate (SPS) | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.25 | 1.2 |
| Att. Slots | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock | Barrel, Mag, Optic, Stock, Hop-Up | Optic, Stock, Hop-Up | None |
| Modes | Single | Single | Single (3-shot unfold) | Single |
| Projectile Speed | 31500 | 30500 | 32000 | 29500 |
| Draw Time | 0.60s | 0.90s | 0.90s | 1.20s |
| ADS Movement Speed (% of non-ADS pace) |
36% | 36% | 36% | 36% |
The G7 Scout is a superb and surprisingly versatile sniper rifle, in a position to carry out effectively at lengthy, medium and even shut ranges. It offers much less harm than its fellow snipers, however has a a lot increased fee of fireside and advantages way more from prolonged magazine attachments, so pre-firing with this weapon could be very simple. The trick, in fact, is that it’s a must to land a number of photographs with it so as to deal the identical harm {that a} Longbow, Triple Take, and Kraber can all cope with one shot.
The Longbow DMR is a superb long-range selection reverse an SMG or Assault Rifle. Nearly twice the harm per shot of the Scout, and a reasonably first rate fee of fireside (although nothing like as quick because the Scout) combines into a simple to make use of death-dealer. The icing on the cake? Adding a Hop-Up attachment provides the Longbow further headshot harm. It’s most likely the perfect long-range gun within the game, minus the Kraber.
My associates and I generally name the Triple Take the “firework” for its very distinctive firing audio. This unusual weapon could possibly be described as a long-range shotgun; every pull of the set off fires three photographs in a packed triangle formation, making this a superb mid-range harm seller, however – bizarrely for a sniper rifle – not that nice at excessive distances as a result of the photographs unfold out too hearth to deal good harm. This purpose, mixed with the truth that it takes hard-to-find Energy Ammo, makes the Triple Take the least sought-after sniper rifle in Apex Legends.
But – put a Hop-Up on the Triple Take, and energy it up, and it’ll deal extra harm per hit than a Longbow. Still, it takes time to wind-up every shot with the Hop-Up, so it must be in talent palms to make it work in addition to a Longbow.
One of two legendary weapons in Apex Legends, the Kraber takes no attachments, and sports activities its personal distinctive ammo – which means you solely get Eight photographs, full cease. But it’s a phenomenally highly effective bolt-action sniper, able to dealing 250 headshot harm in a single shot, and it sports activities a built-in 6x-10x scope for excellent accuracy over immense distances.
Shotguns
| Name | EVA-8 Auto | Peacekeeper | Mozambique Shotgun | Mastiff Shotgun |
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| Spread Pattern |  |
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| Ammo | Shotgun Shells | Shotgun Shells | Shotgun Shells | Unique |
| Mag Size | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Tactical Reload/Full Reload | 2.75s/3.00s | 2.50s/3.50s | 2.10s/2.60s | 1.03s/1.70s |
| DPS | 126 | 106.7 | 99 | 187.2 |
| Body/Head/Leg DMG | 7/10/5.6 (63/90/50.4) |
10/15/8 (110/165/88) |
15/22/13.5 (45/66/40.5) |
18/36/18 (144/288/144) |
| Fire Rate (SPS) | 2 | 0.97 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| Att. Slots | Mag, Barrel | Mag, Optic, Hop-Up | Mag, Barrel | None |
| Modes | Auto | Single | Auto | Single |
| Projectile Speed | 16000 | 16000 | 10000 | 12000 |
| Draw Time | 0.45s | 0.45s | 0.45s | 0.45s |
| ADS Movement Speed (% of non-ADS pace) |
91% | 91% | 100% | 91% |
Probably probably the most forgiving shotgun in Apex Legends, a startlingly quick fee of fireside is what units the EVA-8 Auto other than the remainder. Its harm per shot can’t compete with that of the Peacekeeper, however the EVA’s flexibility lets you get in additional photographs than your opponent, usually successful you the combat.
The Peacekeeper has at all times been the perfect Shotgun in Apex Legends, aside from the Supply Drop-only Mastiff. Fantastic harm in a big unfold sample, a Hop Up which dramatically will increase its efficient vary, amazingly ammo-efficient… It’s no surprise the devs nerfed it with the 07 March patch notes (learn all concerning the steadiness modifications on our Apex Legends update web page), growing its general rarity throughout the map, and nerfing the fireplace fee improve supplied by its Shotgun Bolt attachment. But even so, that is for positive probably the most highly effective Shotgun you will get your palms on exterior of the Gold tier of weapons.
The laughing inventory of the Apex Legends weapons roster, this shotgun pistol has even been acknowledged by the devs at Respawn as being underpowered. Still, within the early game it’s able to killing you, so don’t be too fast to chortle. The compact triangle formation of its 3-shot burst provides it a barely longer efficient vary than the others, and its fee of fireside exceeds even that of the EVA-8. But nonetheless. It’s fairly terrible.
The different legendary weapon in Apex Legends, the Mastiff comes with its personal distinctive shotgun shells, which means you’ll solely ever get 20 photographs with this colossal weapon. But it’s by far probably the most highly effective of all of the shotguns at close-range, dealing a whopping 36 harm with every of the eight bullets it fires with each pull of the set off. That makes for a possible 288 harm in a single burst.
Pistols
| Name | P2020 | RE 45 Auto | Wingman |
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| Spray Pattern |  |
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| Ammo | Light Rounds | Light Rounds | Heavy Rounds |
| Mag Size | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| Tactical Reload/Full Reload | 1.25s/1.25s | 1.74s/2.12s | 2.10s/2.10s |
| DPS | 102 | 143 | 117 |
| Body/Head/Leg DMG | 12/18/10.8 | 11/16/9.9 | 45/90/40.5 |
| Fire Rate (SPS) | 8.5 | 13 | 2.6 |
| Att. Slots | Mag, Optic | Barrel, Mag, Optic | Mag, Optic, Hop-Up |
| Modes | Single | Auto | Single |
| Projectile Speed | 18500 | 19500 | 18000 |
| Draw Time | 0.25s | 0.25s | 0.25s |
| ADS Movement Speed (% of non-ADS pace) |
100% | 95% | 100% |
The Wingman, most gamers can agree, is presently the perfect all-round gun you may hope to search out in Apex Legends – supplied you may hit your photographs. It’s a really excessive talent ceiling weapon, with the heft and harm of a sniper rifle and a good fee of fireside. What makes this pistol really supreme is the truth that it may be used successfully at any vary (lengthy, medium, or close-quarters) and it doesn’t require attachments to be highly effective (although in fact attachments do assist). The Wingman was the opposite gun to be nerfed with the 07 March patch notes (examine it with our Apex Legends update information), with nerfs to its general drop likelihood, its hearth fee, its hip hearth accuracy, and the headshot harm improve supplied by its Skullpiercer Hop Up attachment. But even so, it’s some of the deadly and sought-after weapons in Apex Legends.
The bathroom commonplace pistol and doubtless the all-round weakest gun presently in Apex Legends (with the potential exception of the Mozambique), the P2020 is a satisfactory early-game weapon however nothing extra. It’s very fast although, and if – IF – you hit your photographs, then you may nonetheless deal plenty of harm to an enemy at shut or medium vary.
The RE-45 trades slightly harm and slightly little bit of reload time on the P2020 so as to be absolutely computerized, which suggests all it’s essential to fear about is aiming the gun in the fitting path. A bigger clip measurement is at all times good as effectively. But be warned – the RE-45 options as a lot horizontal recoil because it does vertical. Take a take a look at the spray sample above and be taught to counter it so as to use this gun successfully.
That’s the whole lot we presently have to supply on the myriad weapons accessible in Apex Legends. The neatest thing to do so as to become familiar with every weapon is apply within the game’s Training Mode, and be taught to counter the spray patterns of every weapon in flip. I hope you gleaned some helpful information from this information, and test again quickly for all probably the most up-to-date suggestions and stats!
