5. Longbow
The Longbow is one of the most popular Apex weapons.
The Longbow is a long range, semi-automatic, heavy sniper rifle. It can function at essentially any distance, but it’s projectile speed and drop rate make it suited for long range applications.
Weapon Stats
55 Damage Per Shot
30500 Projectile Speed
88 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the Longbow Great
110 Damage for a headshot is like it’s own little Christmas morning.
Find a spot on a tower or spire and wreak havoc on any enemy within 400 meters.
Slap a 1x scope on the gun and turn it almost feels like a fully choked Peacekeeper.
Weapon Rating: 95/100
4. R-301
The R301 is a solid all rounder.
The R301 is a medium range, semi or fully automatic, light assault rifle. It’s predictable recoil and excellent accuracy makes it one of the most reliable weapons in the game.
Weapon Stats
14 Damage Per Shot
29000 Projectile Speed
720 Shots Per Minute
What makes the R301 Great
Run and Gun? Long distance plinking? Spraying and praying against that Pathfinder that just grappled up the side of your building? The R301 has you covered.
Light Ammo is in every nook and cranny of the map, so stock up on 250 rounds and spray all the time.
The R301 has the best skins in the game. Period.
Weapon Rating: 99/100
3. Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper's star pattern is great for close range.
The Peacekeeper is a close range, semi-automatic, shotgun. It’s capable of dealing insane damage at extreme close quarters, even enough to dismantle an entire squad in the right hands.
Weapon Stats
Star shaped pellet pattern
110 Damage Per Shot
58 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the Peacekeeper Great
Taking out an entire squad in one magazine feels godly.
The Precision Choke deals an absurd amount of damage if players can land headshots.
Terminator inspired reloads while on zip-lines or in midair.
Weapon Rating: 85/100
2. R99
The R99 sports the highest fire rate in the game.
The R99 is a close range, fully automatic, lightsubmachine gun. It shreds best around 0-75 meters.
Weapon Stats
12 Damage Per Shot
21000 Projectile Speed
1060 Shots Per Minute (!!!)
What Makes the R99 Great
Eliminating someone in less than 3 seconds.
It takes Digital Threat sights.
Having confidence in clearing buildings.
Weapon Rating: 90/100
1. Spitfire
The Spitfire doesn't have a spool-up time like it's cousin, the Devotion.
The Spitfire is a medium to close range, fully automatic, heavy machine gun. Unlike the Devotion, the Spitfire has no spool up process, and unlike Energy Ammo, Heavy Ammo slows targets.
Weapon Stats
20 Damage Per Shot
27500 Projectile Speed
512 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the Spitfire Great
Consistently raining damage onto enemies is very confidence ensuring.
All the enemies it shoots slow down.
It’s fun to watch them struggle.
Weapon Rating: 80/100
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5. Alternator
The Alternator is great for early-game.
The Alternator is a close range, fully automatic, lightsubmachine gun. It features two independent, alternating barrels for a slightly increased fire rate.
Weapon Stats
13 Damage Per Shot
19500 Projectile Speed
640 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the Alternator Not So Great
It has the range of the R99, but lacks the fire rate.
13 Damage per shot means players will have to hit an entire clip to take an enemy down.
You can’t even see the cool alternating barrels from a first person perspective.
Weapon Rating: 65/100
4. Triple Take
The Triple Take doesn't do much damage.
The Triple Take is a long range, semi automatic, energysniper rifle. It uses three barrels that shoot projectiles in a horizontal pattern, allowing for less accurate shots to still do damage.
Weapon Stats
69 Damage Per Shot (All 3 Combined)
32000 Projectile Speed
86 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the Triple Take not so Great
It’s almost impossible to hit enemies with all three projectiles, meaning players usually do about 27 damage per shot.
Energy Ammo is hard to find.
The gun looks goofy with any type of scope.
Weapon Rating: 60/100
3. RE-45
The RE-45 is just a smaller, less effective R99.
The RE-45 is a close range, fully automatic, lightmachine pistol. It sports an extremely high fire rate and accepts a fairly wide variety of attachments.
Weapon Stats
11 Damage Per Shot
19500 Projectile Speed
750 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the RE-45 not so Great
It boasts a high fire rate, but still falls short of the R99.
Less range than R99 and Alternator.
Small magazine capacity means it’ll take at least two clips to down someone.
Weapon Rating: 65/100
2. P2020
The P2020 isn't good for anything but emergencies.
The P2020 is a close range, semi automatic, lightpistol. It literally isn’t good for anything and players are usually better off using their fists or just saving their inventory space for something that isn’t straight garbage.
Weapon Stats
12 Damage Per Shot
18500 Projectile Speed
430 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the P2020 not so Great
Everything.
Almost every weapon is better.
The skins aren’t even cool
Weapon Rating: 45/100
1.Mozambique
The Mozambique isn't good for anything in general.
The Mozambique is a close range, semi automatic, shotgun pistol. It’s worse than the P2020, and players should avoid it at all costs.
Weapon Stats
45 Damage Per Shot
10000 Projectile Speed
180 Shots Per Minute
What Makes the Mozambique not so Great
Everything again.
There is no worse weapon.
The skins are even worse than the P2020.
Weapon Rating: 40/100
