Ammo

All the weapons in Apex Legends utilize various types of ammo, which is required in order to fire them, and is stacked in the Legends inventory upon pickup.

Assault Legends are able to stack more ammo per inventory slot.

Arrows

Weapons that required Arrows had a unique quality: fired Arrows could be retrieved from the ground and Death Boxes.

In standard Battle Royale, Arrows used to spawn in stacks of 16, or 32 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin, and a stack of 32 filled one inventory slot.

Arrows are currently unavailable.

Energy Ammo

Weapons that require Energy Ammo generally have a discrete fire rate and damage per round, and their fired rounds are not affected by gravity and travel faster compared to weapons using other types of ammo.

In standard Battle Royale, Energy Ammo spawns in stacks of 20, or 40 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin, and a stack of 60 ( 80) fills one inventory slot.

There are currently 6 weapons utilizing Energy Ammo:

• Devotion LMG
• HAVOC Rifle
• L-STAR EMG
• Nemesis Burst AR
• Triple Take
• Volt SMG.

Heavy Rounds

Weapons that require Heavy Rounds generally deal more damage per round but fire slower and have more bullet drop, compared to weapons in their class using other types of ammo. Heavy Rounds may also be referred to as Heavy Ammo.

In standard Battle Royale, Heavy Rounds spawn in stacks of 20, or 40 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin, and a stack of 60 ( 80) fills one inventory slot.

There are currently 6 weapons utilizing Heavy Rounds:

• 30-30 Repeater
• C.A.R. SMG (main ammo type)
• Hemlok Burst AR
• Prowler Burst PDW
• Rampage LMG
• VK-47 Flatline.

Light Rounds

Weapons that require Light Rounds generally have a faster fire rate but deal less damage per round, compared to weapons in their class using other types of ammo. Light Rounds may also be referred to as Light Ammo.

In standard Battle Royale, Light Rounds spawn in stacks of 20, or 40 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin, and a stack of 60 ( 80) fills one inventory slot.

There are currently 8 weapons utilizing Light Rounds:

• Alternator SMG
• C.A.R. SMG (secondary ammo type)
• G7 Scout
• M600 Spitfire
• P2020
• R-301 Carbine
• R-99 SMG
• RE-45 Auto.

Shotgun Shells

Weapons that require Shotgun Shells fire multiple pellets with one pull of the trigger. Shotgun Shells may also be referred to as Shotgun Ammo.

In standard Battle Royale, Shotgun Shells spawn in stacks of 8, or 16 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin, and a stack of 16 ( 21) fills one inventory slot.

There are currently 3 weapons utilizing Shotgun Shells:

• Mastiff Shotgun
• Mozambique Shotgun
• Peacekeeper.

Sniper Ammo

Weapons that require Sniper Ammo generally have an even slower fire rate, higher damage, and stronger bullet drop compared to weapons using Heavy Rounds.

In standard Battle Royale, Sniper Ammo spawns in stacks of 14, or 28 if spawned with a weapon in a Supply Bin, and a stack of 28 ( 37) fills one inventory slot.

There are currently 3 weapons utilizing Sniper Ammo:

• Charge Rifle
• Longbow DMR
• Sentinel.

Mythic Ammo

Mythic Ammo, or Supply Drop Ammo, is utilized by Supply Drop Weapons, replacing their standard ammo type. It is unique to the weapon, take no inventory space, cannot be dropped, and cannot be replenished.

There are currently 5 weapons utilizing Mythic Ammo:

• Bocek Compound Bow, using Mythic Arrows
• EVA-8 Auto, using Mythic Shotgun Shells
• Kraber .50-Cal Sniper, using Mythic Sniper Ammo
• Throwing Knife (exclusive to Gun Run), using Mythic Throwing Knife Ammo
• Wingman, using Mythic Sniper Ammo.

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  Mythic Energy Ammo.

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  Mythic Heavy Rounds.

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  Mythic Light Rounds.

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  Mythic Shotgun Shells.

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  Mythic Sniper Ammo.

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  Mythic Arrows.

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  Mythic Throwing Knife Ammo.

Gallery

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  Box of Light Rounds.

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  Box of Heavy Rounds.

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  Box of Energy Ammo.

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  Box of Shotgun Shells.

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  Box of Sniper Ammo.

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  Stack of Arrows.

History

Patch notes 

May 09, 2023 Patch

• Increased Assault Legends ammo stack size:
  • Energy from 60 to 80.
  • Heavy from 60 to 80.
  • Light from 60 to 80.
  • Shotgun from 16 to 21.
  • Sniper from 28 to 37.

August 09, 2022 Patch

• Removed Arrows.
• Changed M600 Spitfire ammo type from Heavy to Light.
• Changed Wingman ammo type from Heavy to Sniper.
• Sniper Ammo:
  • Increased ammo on pickup from 12 to 14.
  • Increased stack size from 24 to 28.

December 07, 2021 Patch

• Pinging ammo now specifies the amount.

September 14, 2021 Patch

• Arrows:
  • Increased ammo on pickup from 14 to 16.
  • Increased stack size from 28 to 32.

May 11, 2021 Patch

• Arrows:
  • Reduced ammo on pickup from 16 to 14.
  • Reduced stack size from 48 to 28.

May 04, 2021 Patch

• Introduced Arrows. Compatible with Bocek Compound Bow.
• Changed Triple Take ammo type from Sniper to Energy.

August 18, 2020 Patch

• Sniper Ammo:
  • Increased ammo on pickup from 8 to 12.
  • Increased stack size from 16 to 24.
• Reduced Energy Ammo on pickup from 30 to 20.

April 07, 2020 Patch

• Sniper Ammo:
  • Reduced ammo on pickup from 10 to 8.
  • Reduced stack size from 20 to 16.

April 1, 2020

• Shotgun Shells:
  • Increased ammo on pickup from 8 to 16 for a day only.
  • Increased stack size from 16 to 48 for a day only.

March 03, 2020 Patch

• Reduced Light, Heavy, and Energy Ammo stack sizes from 80 to 60.

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Introduced Sniper Ammo. Compatible with Charge Rifle, Longbow DMR, Sentinel, and Triple Take.
• Increased Energy Ammo on pickup from 20 to 30.

July 02, 2019 Patch

• Reduced Shotgun Shells stack size from 64 to 16.
• Increased Energy Ammo stack size from 60 to 80.

February 22, 2019 Patch

• Fixed exploit where players could refill ammo in the inventory screen for the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper and Mastiff Shotgun.

Trivia

• There is a myth that only Heavy Rounds can slow enemies down unlike other ammo types. However, all ammo slows down Legends without the Fortified passive perk by 40% for 0.25 seconds. This can only happen once every 3 seconds.
• Non-energy weapons fire orange projectiles, regardless of their ammo used. Energy weapons fire blue projectiles or, in the case of the L-STAR EMG, red projectiles.
  • The Peacekeeper is an energy weapon, but since it is a shotgun, it uses Shotgun Shells instead of Energy Ammo, most likely for balance reasons.
• Prior to Season 6, Mythic Ammo used to have a golden color like the one Supply Drop Weapons once had. Both the weapons and their ammo's rarity were upgraded from Legendary to Mythic to differentiate them from Fully Kitted Weapons.
• Before the introduction of Sniper Ammo in Season 4, the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper and Longbow DMR used Heavy Rounds, while the Charge Rifle used Energy Ammo.
• Arrows are the first and currently only ammo type that has been removed from ground loot.