HAVOC changes in Apex Legends

The Havoc deals a little more damage per bullet and has better recoil.

• Improved recoil
• Damage 19 → 20

The Havoc does less damage, spreads more when hipfiring, kicks harder and loses selectfire, so it is harder to control.

• Damage 21 → 19
• Increase hipfire spread
• Recoil increased
• Selectfire removed

The Havoc Rifle deals more damage per bullet and its Beam Shot hits much harder.

• Damage 18 → 21
• Headshot damage: 27
• Beam Shot damage 53 → 70
• Beam Shot headshot damage: 105

TipBeam Shot mode is now viable for mid-range; use it to apply pressure at distance.

The Havoc no longer takes the Turbocharger hop-up.

Removed Turbocharger as a Hop-up

The Havoc is much less accurate from the hip.

Hipfire accuracy significantly reduced

The Havoc's magazine is smaller at every level, so it runs dry sooner.

All mag sizes reduced: No Mag 24 → 20

• All mag sizes reduced
• No Mag 24 → 20
• White Mag 28 → 24
• Blue Mag 32 → 28
• Purple Mag 36 → 32

The Devotion and Havoc deal slightly less damage when the Turbocharger is equipped.

Damage reduced by 1 when equipped

The Havoc's recoil is easier to control at the start of a spray.

Improved recoil at the start of the pattern

TipThe improvement sits in the first part of the pattern, so the opening rounds of a burst are the accurate ones and a long hold still drifts. In Arenas it costs more to buy, so pick the round you take it.

The Havoc's recoil is easier to control at the start of a spray.

Increased recoil controllability early in the pattern

The Havoc has a new recoil pattern that kicks up, then right, then left, then up again.

Updated recoil pattern. Kicks up, then right, then left, then up again.

The Havoc gets a new recoil pattern without the constant sideways drift, more in line with how other weapons kick.

Updated Havoc with a new recoil pattern Designer Note: The Havoc's existing recoil pattern had constant horizontal movement. This means it would either be too difficult to control if there was too much recoil, or far too easy to control if there was too little recoil. Updating to a new pattern which is more consistent in style with existing recoil patterns.

The Havoc kicks more, both up and sideways, and its first two shots have more recoil, so it is harder to control.

• Vertical recoil increased.
• Horizontal recoil slightly increased.
• Recoil on the first 2 shots increased.

The Havoc can no longer use the Turbocharger, which is gone from the game, but it fires faster with the Select Fire hop-up.

• No longer accepts the Turbocharger hop-up [turbocharger has been removed from the game] but can still equip Select Fire.
• Decreased time between shots when using Select Fire hop-up .77 -> .56