Apex Legends
Apex Legends

Finding and Equipping Weapons

Master Apex Legends weapons. Learn weapon types, attachments, and equipping strategies. Find the best guns and dominate every fight. Gear up to win.

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Finding and Equipping Weapons in Apex Legends

Weapons are your primary tools for survival and combat in Apex Legends. From the moment you drop, your priority is to find a reliable arsenal. Understanding the different weapon types, their attachments, and how to effectively equip them is fundamental to your success on the battlefield.

Apex Legends features a diverse range of firearms, each with unique firing patterns, damage outputs, and effective ranges. Mastering these weapons, along with their associated attachments, will allow you to adapt to any combat scenario and outgun your opponents. This guide will walk you through the process of weapon acquisition and optimization.

Weapon Categories

Apex Legends categorizes its weapons into several types, each serving different combat roles:

  • Assault Rifles: Versatile weapons effective at medium to long ranges. Examples include the R-301 Carbine, VK-47 Flatline, and Hemlok Burst AR.
  • Submachine Guns (SMGs): Ideal for close-quarters combat due to their high rate of fire. Examples include the R-99, Prowler Burst PDW, and Volt SMG.
  • Light Machine Guns (LMGs): Offer sustained firepower and large magazine capacities, good for suppressing enemies. Examples include the Spitfire, Devotion LMG, and L-STAR EMG.
  • Shotguns: Devastating at extremely close range. Examples include the Peacekeeper, EVA-8 Auto, and Mastiff Shotgun.
  • Sniper Rifles: Designed for long-range engagements, requiring precision. Examples include the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper (Care Package only), Sentinel, and Longbow DMR.
  • Pistols: Reliable sidearms, useful when primary weapons are out of ammo or for early-game engagements. Examples include the P2020, RE-45 Auto, and Wingman.
  • Marksman Weapons: Bridge the gap between assault rifles and sniper rifles, offering good accuracy at medium-long ranges. Examples include the G7 Scout and 30-30 Repeater.

Weapon Attachments

Attachments significantly enhance a weapon's performance. They are color-coded by rarity (White, Blue, Purple, Gold) and provide bonuses such as:

  • Optics: Scopes (1x HCOG, 2x HCOG, 3x HCOG, 2x-4x Variable AOG, 4x-8x Variable Sniper, 6x Sniper) improve aiming precision.
  • Magazines: Increase ammunition capacity.
  • Stocks: Improve weapon handling and stability.
  • Barrel Stabilizers: Reduce recoil.
  • Hop-Ups: Unique attachments that grant special firing modes or effects (e.g., Turbocharger for the Devotion, Skullpiercer Rifling for the Wingman and 30-30 Repeater).
  • Rear Grips: Improve aiming stability and ADS speed.

Always prioritize equipping the highest rarity attachments you find for your equipped weapons.

Finding and Equipping Weapons

Weapons and attachments can be found as ground loot, in supply bins, and within Care Packages. When you find a weapon, immediately equip it if it's an upgrade or if you have an empty weapon slot. If you find a weapon you don't prefer, but it has good attachments, consider picking it up temporarily to transfer the attachments to your preferred weapon.

Equipping Process:

  1. Open Inventory: Press the designated key/button to open your inventory.
  2. Select Weapon: Hover over the weapon you wish to attach items to.
  3. Attach Items: Drag and drop compatible attachments from your inventory onto the weapon's attachment slots. The game will highlight available slots.
  4. Prioritize Rarity: Always equip the highest rarity attachment available for each slot.

Care Package Weapons

Care Packages drop periodically throughout the match and contain high-tier loot, including powerful weapons that are not available as ground loot. These often include the Kraber .50-Cal Sniper, the Bocek Compound Bow, and the RE-45 with a Hammerpoint Rounds hop-up. These weapons are often game-changers, but they also draw significant attention from other squads.

Mastering the weapon meta and understanding how to effectively use and modify each firearm is a continuous learning process in Apex Legends. Experiment with different loadouts to find what suits your playstyle best.