Charge Rifle

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Charge Rifle

Charged beam sniper rifle
Profile
Icon
Type	Sniper
Ammo	[[File: Sniper Ammo.svg|x25px|link= Sniper Ammo]] [[ Sniper Ammo| Sniper Ammo]]
Fire modes	Single
Manufacturer
Attachment Slots
Damage
BODY	HEAD	LEGS
45	56 (1.25x)	45
Technical
RPM	30 RPM
DPS	-
Magazine	8
Reload time
Tac reload time
Full reload time

The Charge Rifle is a sniper rifle introduced in Season 3 that utilizes Sniper Ammo.

It is currently the only hitscan weapon in the game, meaning that every shot will go instantly where the weapon is pointed at.

Damage Profile

Target	Modifiers	Damage	Shots to kill
			100 HP	150 HP	175 HP	200 HP	225 HP
Head	-
	LV.1
	LV.2
	LV.3/4
Body	-
	Fortified
Leg	-
	Fortified

Ability Modifiers Target Modifiers Damage Shots to kill 100 HP 150 HP 175 HP 200 HP 225 HP Amped Cover (1.2x) Head - LV. 1 LV. 2 LV. 3/4 Body - Fortified Leg - Fortified Marked with Sniper's Mark (1.15x) Head - LV. 1 LV. 2 LV. 3/4 Body - Fortified Leg - Fortified Amped Cover + Marked with Sniper's Mark Head - LV. 1 LV. 2 LV. 3/4 Body - Fortified Leg - Fortified

Attachments

Main article: Attachments

Optics

• 1x Holo
• 1x HCOG "Classic"
• 2x HCOG "Bruiser"
• 1x-2x Variable Holo
• 6x Sniper
• 3x HCOG "Ranger"
• 2x-4x Variable AOG
• 4x-8x Variable Sniper
• 4x-10x Digital Sniper Threat

Others

• Sniper Stock (Common, Rare, epic)

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Beam deals 3 damage in ticks quickly, maximum 45 dmg plus the 45 of the final shot.
• Higher profile damage.
• Longest range out of any weapon.
• Has 100% accuracy in the air (Jump Pads, Ziplines, and Balloons) .
• Has 0% leg shot damage reduction.
• Works at any range.
• Hitscan weapon, doesn't require compensation for bullet drop, travel time or target movement at long distances.

Cons

• Uses 2 ammo per shot, totaling 4 shots per magazine.
• Long reload time, especially with an empty mag.
• Cannot equip Extended Sniper Mags.
• Takes a while to charge up.
• Beam can give away position.
• Has damage falloff at 150-391+ meters
• Beam of the weapon will shake while using it in hip-fire.

Lore

The Charge Rifle used in the Apex Games are manufactured by Vinson Dynamics. Notable changes from its Frontier War-era model include a smaller profile, more compact build, and a completely reworked firing system, shooting out a beam that rapidly increases in damage instead of charging for a single massive blast.

Skins

There are a total of 51 weapon skins for the Charge Rifle; 8 Legendary, 6 epic, 21 Rare and 16 Common.

• Legendary skins
• Epic skins
• Rare skins
• Common skins

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  Charged Warrior
  1,200

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  For Honor
  1,200

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  Elegant Experiment
  1,200

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  Contemporary Counterpart
  1,200

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  Arachnoid

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  Hard Coded

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  Safety First
  1,800

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  Red Prism

• 

  Eye of the Storm
  400

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  Trial by Fire
  400

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  Code of Honor
  400

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  Off the Grid
  400

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  Break the Enemy
  400

• Calibrated Charge Rifle.jpg

  Calibrated
  Level 99

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  Generation X
  60

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  Outback
  60

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  Sweet 16
  60

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  Cold Fusion
  60

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  Shattered
  60

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  Stellar
  60

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  Jungle Frenzy
  60

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  Cloudburst
  60

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  Yellow Snake
  60

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  Skyrise
  60

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  Jester
  60

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  Derez
  60

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  Chaos Theory
  60

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  Triumphant Arch
  60

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  New Moon
  60

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  Frozen Path
  Level 10

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  Overcharged
  Level 47

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  Gilded Hunt
  Level 22

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  Mainframe Online
  Level 63

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  Sun Baked
  Level 41

• Dead Eye - Level 56

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  Factory Issue
  Default

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  Midnight
  30

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  Cardinal
  30

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  Arctic
  30

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  Sunfire
  30

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  Clearwater
  30

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  Flamingo
  30

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  Sandstorm
  30

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  Rainforest
  30

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  Evergreen
  30

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  Orchid
  30

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  Bengal
  30

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  Yellowjacket
  30

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  Lagoon
  30

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  Clover
  30

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  Oceanic
  30

History

Patch notes 

October 06, 2020 Patch

• Fixed an issue with the initial blast of the beam not destroying Rampart’s Amped Cover.

August 18, 2020 Patch

• Now uses 2 ammo per shot.
• Increased the mag size from 4 to 8.

May 12, 2020 Patch

• Fixed an issue with the beam shooting from the scope while using the Hard Coded skin.

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Now uses Sniper Ammo instead of Energy Ammo.
• Improved ironsights accuracy.
• Now uses 1 ammo per shot.
• Reduced mag size from 12 to 4.

October 25, 2019 Patch

• Fire rate reduced from 1.1 to 0.95.
• Reduced distance where damage falloff begins: 250m -> 150m
• Reduced damage at max damage falloff: 60 -> 30
• Can no longer equip Extended Energy Mags.
• Base magazine capacity is now 12 (4 shots).

October 17, 2019 Patch

• Reduced distance where damage falloff begins: 300m -> 250m
• Reduced distance where damage falloff ends: 500m -> 400m
• Increased amount of ammo used per shot from 1 to 3.
• Increased mag size: 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 → 9 / 12 / 15 / 18. With ammo usage increase, now has 1 fewer shot with each magazine size.

October 01, 2019 Patch

• Introduced.
• Added to the loot table of Fully Kitted Weapons for Season 3.

Trivia

• Prior models of the Charge Rifle were manufactured by Wonyeon Interstellar as an Anti-Titan weapon.

Gallery

Images

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  Concept Art by Eric Simard

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See also

• Charge Rifle (Titanfall 2)