Ammo

All the weapons in Apex Legends and Apex Legends Mobile utilize various types of ammo.

Energy Ammo

Weapons that use Energy Ammo tend to have a discrete fire rate; their bullets are not affected by drag and tend to travel faster and drop less compared to weapons using other types of ammo.

In 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 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 240 rounds fills one inventory slot.

Heavy Rounds

Weapons that use Heavy Rounds tend to deal more damage per round but fire slower and have more bullet drop compared to weapons in its class that use other types of ammo.

In 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 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 240 rounds fills one inventory slot.

Light Rounds

Weapons that use Light Rounds tend to have a faster fire rate but deal less damage per round compared to weapons in its class that use other types of ammo.

In 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 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 240 rounds fills one inventory slot.

Shotgun Shells

Shotgun Shells are used by shotguns.

In 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 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 64 shells fills one inventory slot.

Sniper Ammo

Sniper Ammo is generally used by sniper rifles.

In 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 fills one inventory slot. In Arenas, a stack of 64 rounds fills one inventory slot.

Mythic Ammo / Eternal Ammo

Mythic Ammo / Eternal Ammo is used by Supply Drop Weapons. It is unique to the weapon, take no inventory space, cannot be dropped, and cannot be replenished.

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  Mythic/Eternal Energy Ammo

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  Mythic/Eternal Heavy Rounds

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  Mythic/Eternal Light Rounds

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  Mythic/Eternal Shotgun Shells

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  Mythic/Eternal Sniper Ammo

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  Mythic Arrows

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  Mythic Throwing Knives

Weapons

The following is a list of weapons that utilize Ammo.

Class	Game	Weapon	Ammo	Game	Weapon	Ammo
Marksman		30-30 Repeater			30-30
SMG		Alternator SMG			Alternator SMG
Marksman		Bocek Compound Bow		N/A
SMG		C.A.R. SMG		N/A
Sniper		Charge Rifle			Charge Rifle
LMG		Devotion LMG			Devotion LMG
Shotgun		EVA-8 Auto			EVA-8 Auto
Marksman		G7 Scout			G7 Scout
AR		HAVOC Rifle			Havoc Rifle
AR		Hemlok Burst AR			Hemlok Burst AR
Sniper		Kraber .50-Cal Sniper			Kraber
LMG		L-STAR EMG			L-STAR EMG
Sniper		Longbow DMR			Longbow DMR
LMG		M600 Spitfire			Spitfire
AR		Nemesis Burst AR		N/A
Shotgun		Mastiff Shotgun			Mastiff Shotgun
Shotgun		Mozambique Shotgun			Mozambique Shotgun
Pistol		P2020			P2020
Shotgun		Peacekeeper			Peacekeeper
SMG		Prowler Burst PDW			Prowler Burst PDW
SMG		R-99 SMG			R-99 SMG
AR		R-301 Carbine			R-301 Carbine
LMG		Rampage LMG			Rampage LMG
Pistol		RE-45 Auto			RE-45 Auto
Sniper		Sentinel			Sentinel
Special		Throwing Knife		N/A
Marksman		Triple Take			Triple Take
AR		VK-47 Flatline			Flatline
SMG		Volt SMG			Volt SMG
Pistol		Wingman			Wingman

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.

History

Apex Legends 

Patch notes 

September 20, 2022 Patch

• Added Mythic Throwing Knife Ammo. Exclusive to Gun Run's Throwing Knife.

August 09, 2022 Patch

• Arrows:
  • No longer spawn on ground loot.
  • Can no longer be picked up after firing.
• Added Mythic Arrows.
• 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 the Bocek Compound Bow.

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

• Increased Shotgun Shells on pickup from 8 to 16 and 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 the 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.
• 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 if they are using Light Rounds, Heavy Rounds, Shotgun Shells, or Sniper Ammo. Energy weapons fire blue projectiles or, in the case of the L-STAR EMG, red projectiles.
  • The Peacekeeper is an energy weapon that fires blue projectiles, but since it is a shotgun, it uses Shotgun Shells instead of Energy Ammo.
• 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 was 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.
• The Nemesis Burst AR is currently the only season-introduced weapon that has not gone into the Care Package.