DexertoChoosing the right weapons in Apex Legends is crucial to racking up wins. To help, we’ve compiled a detailed tier list for the best weapons in Season 25 of the battle royale.
Apex Legends has a whole host of weapons with each receiving various nerfs and buffs as seasons progress. But Season 24’s change list was massive, and Season 25’s balance changes have shifted things around even further, ending the Akimbo meta and bringing some tried and true classic Apex guns back to the top.
So, here is our ultimate Apex Legends weapon tier list for the best guns to use in Apex Legends
Apex Legends Ultimate weapons tier list for Season 25
| Tier | Weapons |
|---|---|
| S | VK-47 Flatline, Kraber .50 CAL, Volt, Rampage, Bocek, 30-30 Repeater |
| A | Mastiff, R-301 Carbine, C.A.R., R-99, G7 Scout, Peacekeeper, Nemesis, Eva-8 Auto, Hemlok, Havoc |
| B | Sentinel, Prowler Burst PDW, Alternator, Wingman, M600 Spitfire, P2020, Devotion, Triple Take |
| C | Longbow DMR, Charge Rifle, RE-45, L-Star |
| D | Mozambique |
Apex Legends weapon tiers explained
Our tier list follows a simple system that divides weapons based on their overall efficacy in combat:
S-Tier weapons in Apex Legends
VK-47 Flatline — Heavy Assault Rifle
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The Flatline is one of the best Assault Rifles in Apex Legends in terms of raw damage output. Despite having some pretty awful ironsights and more recoil than the R-301, its Light ammo counterpart, the Flatline is S-tier for a few reasons.
One of the key areas where the Flatline shines is its unchanging nature. Its recoil is solid, its damage is mid-range but good, and it boasts decent range for an assault rifle. Not only that, but it doesn’t need many attachments to thrive. The base Flatline is an exceptionally strong weapon, and it’s good at all points in the game.
Kraber .50 CAL — Care Package Sniper
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In the sniper category, the Kraber is the clear king. Even after several nerfs a few seasons ago, the Kraber is still the absolute best long-range weapon you can pick up. And, to add insult to injury, it’s been given the ability to immediately one shot through white armor.
Season 24’s helmet and armor changes have been incredibly kind to this weapon, giving it the one-shot potential it deserves. The Kraber hasn’t been this good in a very long time.
If you’re lucky enough to come across it, someone on your squad should take it. Even if you aren’t the best sniper, playing against someone who’s good with the Kraber can be an absolute nightmare.
Volt — Energy SMG
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The Volt is the king of SMGs in Apex Legends. It’s got great insights and high DPS for early-game fights, and it does just as well with attachments. It’s pretty much the best all-round SMG you can grab, and it doesn’t really sacrifice anything for its high power level.
It’s really, really hard to go wrong with the Volt. As long as you’re within 50 meters of your opponent, it’s one of the best weapons you can have in your hands. Even with some slight nerfs in Season 25, it’s an incredibly strong gun.
Rampage — Heavy LMG
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While its lack of prowess at close range, everything else about the Rampage is good. Low recoil, massive mag size, high damage per shot, and it does well even with no attachments.
What’s more, its ability to rip through doors if you’ve got a Thermite grenade to charge it up with makes it easy to catch opponents off guard. Combined with its increased fire rate when charged, the Rampage is great for players who enjoy holding down the shoot button and putting rounds down range. This thing shreds.
If DMRs like the Scout and 30-30 don’t appeal to you as single-fire weapons, the Rampage is a great choice with its higher fire rate and general ease of use. Just be careful up close, that low fire rate makes it a lot harder to use than most other options in S-tier.
Bocek — Care Package Compound Bow
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The Bocek Bow came into Apex Legends as a monstrous weapon, one that broke the meta and was an absolute terror in mid-range engagements before getting nerfed. It has since gone through several iterations to get where it is now: A grenade launcher.
Its other hop-ups have since been removed, and its overall damage has been lowered. However, having the ability to launch grenades at people and do AoE damage from that far away is invaluable and can easily flush a team out. Sure, it’s not a 2 shot kill to the head like it used to be, but it’s still a very strong pickup.
30-30 Repeater — Heavy Marksman Rifle
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What the 30-30 does well, it does really well. Its range, damage, and accuracy are all top-class, and, unless you’re face-to-face with an enemy, it’s usually a great pick. If you can pair the Repeater with a shotgun, or something small and in a different ammo type like the R-99 or Volt SMG, you’ll be ready for almost any firefight.
The 30-30 has historically been a bad weapon, but it’s currently the best Marksman rifle you can pick up if you don’t mind waiting for the charge time.
A-Tier weapons in Apex Legends
Mastiff — Shotgun
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This shotty’s power lies in its tight, horizontal pellet spread. The requirement to ADS for decent accuracy takes some getting used to, but a good player with a Mastiff in hand is an absolute menace.
Having a consistent 2-shot kill that has above-average accuracy at range for a shotgun makes the Mastiff incredibly lethal. Even with a 5-shot capacity and a somewhat slow rate of fire, the Mastiff’s close-range prowess is unrivaled in Apex. If you land your shots.
This weapon is in A-tier because of how much more difficult it is to use than its counterparts. If you’ve got a feel for the Mastiff’s unique spread pattern, it’s great. If you don’t? You won’t be hitting much. The Mastiff is a very hot and cold weapon, but its upsides make it more than worth putting in A-tier.
R-301 Carbine — Light Assault Rifle
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The R-301 has been an all-rounder since Apex Legends first dropped, and it’s remained that way ever since. While its capacity without a light magazine upgrade is pretty small at 18 rounds, its laser precision and high fire rate make it a rifle that’s hard to pass on. If you pick up the R-301, you know what you’re getting.
The R-301 isn’t particularly interesting or ground-breaking as a weapon, but its consistency and reliability make it a wonderful choice in any gunfight.
C.A.R. — Light/Heavy SMG
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Designed to carry light or heavy ammo, and attachments from either gun line, the CAR SMG is the perfect secondary weapon to stuff in your pocket to avoid those pesky moments when you’re starved of ammo.
Though it’s had a fair few nerfs and lacks the ability to take a laser sight like its other SMG counterparts, it’s been able to stay in A tier due to being a reliable, consistent, all-around great firearm. That said, its nerfs haven’t gone unnoticed.
A somewhat underwhelming magazine size combined with recoil that, while consistent at ~50 meters or less, falls off at longer ranges. This weapon will never be a bad pickup, but it does have its weaknesses.
R-99 — Light SMG
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The R-99 has spent a few seasons at the bottom of the barrel, with it struggling to full 100-0 targets even if you land every shot in a mag. However, because of a mix of Season 24 buffs and nerfs to armor, the R-99 is once again a viable weapon.
It’s not nearly as consistent as other SMGs and absolutely shreds through your ammo, but, if you’re able to get shots on target, it has one of the fastest times to kill in Apex.
G7 Scout — Light Marksman Rifle
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The G7 Scout is an absolute workhorse. While it’s not the best weapon at close range in Apex Legends and gets outdone at extreme ranges by snipers, it’s an incredibly reliable mid-range weapon that rewards precision while leaving room for error.
With a scope and some range between you and your target, the Scout’s ability to spam shots will annoy other squads to no end. It’s also extremely ammo efficient and frees up some inventory space in comparison to a typical Assault Rifle or SMG.
The white magazine upgrade takes the Scout from 10 ammo to 15, meaning that you don’t need the best attachments to give this weapon some massive upgrades. The Scout is rarely a bad option, but it’s also never the best option.
Peacekeeper — Shotgun
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The Peacekeeper is an incredibly popular Shotgun choice, and for good reason. Its high damage, accuracy at range, and incredibly satisfying 2-hit kill potential make it a weapon that truly rewards skill.
However, with how strong other Care Package weapons are and the prominence of the EVA-8 this Season, it’s hard to justify this being an S tier weapon.
If you’re calm and collected in the most hectic of close-range fights and can maintain a steady hand, the Peacekeeper is the Shotgun for you.
Nemesis — Energy Assault Rifle
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The launch of Season 16 brought with it a brand-new Assault Rifle: the Nemesis. In comparison to the rest of the weapons in Apex Legends, this gun truly stands out.
It needs some attachments to get going, but the Nemesis’ mag size, high damage per shot, high fire rate, low recoil, and almost non-existent bullet drop make it a laser beam both literally and figuratively.
Once you get the hang of its 4-shot burst pattern and get into the rhythm of using this weapon properly, it hits incredibly hard. However, it does have a bit of a learning curve, and its burst fire makes it awkward to use in close range.
Eva-8 Auto — Shotgun
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The EVA-8 saw some substantial changes going into Season 25, with it getting its damage nerfed and fire rate increased across the board. It’s a shell of the weapon it was in the Care Package, but still not necessarily bad. Especially considering you can just grab it off the ground now.
Now you’ll probably need an entire mag to take someone out on average, but the fact that it shoots so much faster allows you to miss a shot or two and not get punished too hard for it. It’s now the low-risk option in the category and isn’t too bad, so we’re putting it in A-tier for now.
Hemlok — Heavy Assault Rifle
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The Hemlok has long been passed over by many players for its full-auto cousins like the R-301 and the Flatline. And, while those weapons are still easier to use for the average player, the Hemlok is exceptionally strong in the hands of the right player.
If you’re able to get used to semi-auto firing this gun at a distance, it’s got almost no recoil with a barrel stabilitizer. You can just whittle people into submission shot by shot with one of the most pinpoint accurate weapons in the game. And if you’re able to get close enough to swap to burst and land a solid group of shots, it’s lethal.
Strong gun, but not S because it’s harder to use than most other weapons like it.
Havoc — Energy Assault Rifle
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The Havoc has had one hell of a comeback story. It’s gone from being busted in Apex’s early days to being near-unusable after a hefty set of nerfs. After a variety of buffs and nerfs, it was put in the care package and heavily buffed in Season 24. And then nerfed a bit in Season 25.
The select fire option has been removed, the damage has been reduced, the recoil has been increased, and the hipfire is a bit worse. None of these are dealbreakers on their own, but the combined effect makes it a much less effective gun than before.
Sure, you don’t have to get it out of the care package anymore, but all these factors combined make it worse than before. It’s A-tier at best, teetering on B.
B-Tier weapons in Apex Legends
Sentinel — Sniper Rifle
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Bolt action snipers are incredibly satisfying and fun to use. The Sentinel is one of the most reliable snipers in the game which is perfect to use in long-range combat.
While the reload time might prove to be a hassle, charging up the weapon deals a considerable amount of damage while also slowing down your gameplay. All in all, the Sentinel is a pretty good weapon to use if you are an accurate shooter.
Prowler Burst PDW — Heavy SMG
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With the highest magazine capacity in the game when paired with an Extended mag, the Prowler is a great gun with a very fast TTK.
Though the Prowler still shreds enemies if you can land a solid grouping of shots on a target, it suffers at longer ranges due to its high recoil and strange burst pattern. It’s not impossible to control, but is much more difficult to use than its contemporaries.
Alternator — Light SMG
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The Alternator has always struggled to shine behind its big brothers the R-99 and R-301 in the Light class, and, though it had a stint near the top of the tier list with Disruptor rounds, that time has long since passed.
Good hipfire, a slow-yet-consistent rate of fire, and some incredible ironsights make this weapon a strong early pickup. It doesn’t need attachments to shine. However, it fails to convert into being a useful late-game weapon due to its generally low damage.
If you’re a new player and you’re looking for an easy-to-use SMG, it’s worth picking up to learn the game with.
Wingman — Sniper Pistol
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The Wingman has historically been around the top of the Apex Legends meta, but it can be tricky to get full power out of; it’s a pistol that rewards pinpoint accuracy for players. We’re assuming you’re picking up the hard-to-handle handgun if you can land your shots.
However, the Season 24 changes weren’t kind to this weapon, and that didn’t change in Season 25. Unless you get a headshot somewhere, it’ll take 5 shots to kill a purple armor target. There are just better options than this weapon out there.
M600 Spitfire — Light Machine Gun
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The Spitfire’s main appeal in Apex Legends is its massive magazine size. In a game where most guns take almost an entire mag to take down a target, the Spitfire gives you a lot more breathing room at the cost of some nasty recoil, bad iron sights, and a middling fire rate.
It’s had a few buffs to its damage over the course of the past several months, but not enough to push it up and out of B-tier.
P2020 — Light Pistol
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The P2020 had a brief stint as a genuinely good weapon when dual wielding was first added, but that time has long passed. It’s been nerfed so heavily that, though these weapons deal a lot of damage if you’ve got 2 of them, you won’t be able to hit the broad side of a barn with them. It’s exclusively a close-range option now.
Additionally, this gun’s mag size has been absolutely cooked in order to account for just how difficult it’s been to balance having two of them. Now, the base P2020 only has 8 rounds. That’s barely enough to take out a white armor target if you land every shot.
Decent if you can find two of them, but not the best gun in Apex by a longshot.
Devotion — Energy LMG
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The Devotion is a very difficult weapon to place on a tier list. If you can find the right attachments for it and get it to ramp up in the right scenario, it can genuinely feel impossible to fight a player wielding this gun. But, outside of those circumstances, it’s just not great.
Fighting at longer ranges is nigh impossible. The ramp-up time can make it hard to win gunfights even if you’d have an advantage on paper. However, there’s one key buff in Season 25: You don’t have to find a Turbocharger to ramp your fire rate. A purple barrel stabilizer will do the trick.
So, while the Devotion is still inconsistent, putting yourself in the right position for it to excel is easier than before. It’s B-tier for now with potential to move up.
Triple Take — Care Package Energy Marksman Rifle
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The Triple Take is a weapon with a lot of potential. It can do a lot of damage, it’s easier to use in close quarters than other DMRs, and can be very powerful in the right hands.
However, the Triple Take rarely lives up to its potential. With the G7, 30-30, Bocek, and Rampage existing as solid options in a similar category, it just doesn’t stack up. And that’s without factoring in that you have to grab it out of a care package.
The Triple Take is fine, and coming across this weapon in a Care Package just feels like bad luck.
C-Tier weapons in Apex Legends
Longbow DMR — Sniper Rifle
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Despite receiving a few nerfs and buffs, the Longbow is a consistent if unremarkable rifle. Though it has higher damage per shot than most other Marksman Rifles and a better rate of fire than typical snipers, this gun gets the worst of both worlds.
It requires 4 body shots to kill purple, has a very slow fire rate, and has tragically bad hipfire compared to the G7 or 30-30. It’s just not worth picking up in most cases.
Charge Rifle — Sniper Rifle
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The Charge Rifle only functions at long range. It’s a bit counter-intuitive as a gun, with its damage increasing at long ranges rather than going down. However, despite it being designed as a long-range weapon, it can’t one-shot headshot targets with purple armor and above, making it a bit worse than the Kraber.
Additionally, this weapon is borderline useless at close range, doing very low damage for how much effort it takes to use. If you’re playing at a range where gunfights are happening 100+ meters away, there’s a use case. Otherwise, just leave this gun on the ground.
RE-45 — Light Machine Pistol
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The RE-45 certainly has its uses. This weapon has never been the best choice in Apex Legends. Even when it was in the care package, some players would choose to leave it in the package. Now that it’s out, the RE-45 doesn’t have many use cases.
While it has high DPS, it’s also got a small base mag size at 16, and, is worse than a standard SMG in almost every way. There’s no situation where the RE-45 is outright better than any other weapon. It’s not horrible, but you won’t see anyone getting excited about picking up the RE-45.
L-Star — Energy LMG
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What a shame it is to see the L-Star down here. It was really, really strong for a while, arguably the best LMG in the game at certain points in Season 24. But, as you can see by its placement on the tier list, that is the case no longer.
It’s had its heat up speed hastened, its accuracy decreased, and the projectile size reduced. Fighting at long ranges with this weapon is next to impossible now, and it’s not nearly as good up close either. If you’re playing Rampart, it may be worth picking up due to her being able to get more out of it than other Legends. Otherwise, just leave it on the ground.
D-Tier weapons in Apex Legends
Mozambique — Shotgun
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The Mozambique is once again by itself in D-tier. Once the best weapon in the game when dual wielding was stronger, it’s had a damage reduction, a mag size reduction, and a damage decrease that makes the Mozam much weaker than before. They’re not great akimbo, but if you’re trying to use just one? Good luck.
They’re fun to use, but not very viable.
Remember, this tier list is subjective and subject to change depending on future updates with weapon buffs and nerfs. You can check out how many players play Apex Legends in 2025 or you can take a look at how to get Exotic Shards, which is the latest currency in the game.
