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Season 15 is here, and with it weapon changes. So join us in our seasonal overview of the Apex Legends guns. From damage per body part to shots to kill.
We have broken down all of the Apex Legends guns by ammo type, weapon class, damage, mag size and most important the number of shots to kill an enemy. We’ve highlighted some of the most important info of each weapon class so you don’t have to do all the digging yourself.
Light Machine Guns
LMG’s are a weird case in Apex. As they try to improve upon what Assault Rifles can do, with less damage but more magazine size. However, due to the long reload times of LMG’s, Assault Rifles tend to still outclass them pretty heavily. LMG’s are tough to balance, as increasing their damage too much or giving too much leeway with the recoil can push them over the top.
Like with thefirst release of the Rampage, where it was insanely over tuned. And even till now, in season 15, the damage breakdown shows that Rampage is still by far the best LMG in Apex. Although its locked to the Care Package, for good reason. Outside of the Care Package, the Devotion suffered a small but significant change in the Season 15 patch notes.
With the Turbocharger attachment reducing the damage by 1 while equipped. This change really takes into effect when going against purple armored targets, as the shots to kill increases to 17, from 14.
So in short:
Assault Rifles
Assault Rifles have been consistently reliable weapons since the start of Apex and haven’t really been changed too much. Although with Season 15’s inclusion of the Anvil Receiver and the Turbocharger change, there is some new information to take into account with regards to the damage breakdown.
With the return of the Anvil Receiver, its surprising how much a single shot from either the R301 or Flatline can put out on single fire mode. The R301 jumps from 14 to 35 damage, while the Flatline jumps from 18 to 43 damage for body shots. So, don’t be surprised if you see a lot more R301 and Flatline’s on single fire mode in your pubs.
In short:
Pistols
The Pistol category of weapons are rarely changed stat wise since Season 14. Most of the time, its rather hop ups to help the viability of the weapons. Like with the Wingman’s Skullpiercer or Hammerpoint rounds. However,Season 15 weapon changesinclude the removal of the Hammerpoint rounds. This, unsurprisingly makes the P2020 and RE-45 pretty obsolete. Well except for the fact that the RE-45 has moved into the Care Package with Disruptor rounds and a damage buff. So now, players ought to be a little more on the careful side when facing up against one.
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Marksmen and Sniper Rifles
These two classes of weapons haven’t been changed in the past season. With the last significant change to either of the classes was with the Kraber nerf back in season 13. Although it is worth noting that since the inclusion of the hop ups for the Marksmen weapons 30-30 and G7, the weapons have been gaining some popularity. Especially since their hop ups respectively increase the damage output of both weapons significantly.
Combining both aspects of the long range damage of snipers with the lighter movement speed of Assault Rifles, Marksmen have made quite the small niche in Apex for themselves. Especially since Sniper ammo tends to be harder to find than the counterparts of the Marksmen weapons. Although the damage output of the Marksmen are less, both classes of weapons are the best at long range poke. It just depends on preference.
Sub Machine Guns
Last but certainly not least is probably the most popular category of the Apex weapons: SMGs. Like the other categories on the Season 15 damage breakdown, there aren’t many changes. Although there was a nerf to to the Volt’s projectile speed, the damage hasn’t changed. And as per recent seasons, the debate is always between the Volt, the C.A.R. and the R99. As each encompass key aspects of the “perfect SMG”. Between the Volt’s damage, the R99’s fire rate and the C.A.R. being the middle ground.
Apex Legends Guns spreadsheet
you may check out the full Apex Legends guns spreadsheet with more in detail statisticshere. You can also check out our other Apex guides down below.
Right now, it seems like the weapons are at a pretty balanced state given the lack of big changes. However we don’t know for sure, and there is always room for big changes in the upcoming seasons.
