Mastiff changes in Apex Legends

The Mastiff fires fewer pellets that each hit harder, with an adjusted blast pattern.

• Pellets per blast 6 → 5
• Damage per pellet 16 → 19
• Adjusted blast pattern

TipTest tighter pellet spread; damage-per-pellet trade favors accuracy over raw volume.

After you draw the Mastiff, you now wait longer before you can fire it, in line with the other shotguns.

Increased delay before firing when drawing the weapon to better match our other shotguns

The Mastiff has a new firing animation when aiming down sights that brings the gun back to the center of the screen sooner.

New ADS firing animation: returns the weapon to center screen sooner

The Mastiff does more damage per pellet but no longer gets bonus damage on headshots.

• Damage per pellet 14 → 16
• No longer deals increased headshot damage

TipWith the head bonus gone, a flick to the head returns exactly what a chest hit does. Put that aim effort into keeping the whole spread on the target instead of chasing height.

The Mastiff's blast pattern is wider and tightens less when aiming, and it is slower to raise, lower and get ready to fire, so it is harder to land shots and slower to bring into a fight.

• Aim down sights blast pattern tightening reduced
• Blast Pattern size increased
• Increased the time before the Mastiff is ready to fire when raising
• Raise and lower times slightly increased

The Mastiff fires fewer pellets, but each one hits harder.

• Damage 11 → 15
• Pellet count 8 → 6

TipMastiff rewards accuracy harder - land your shots for massive damage but missing leaves you vulnerable.

The Mastiff has a tighter spread and bigger shots up close, and it now takes Tactical Stocks for faster reloads and better handling.

• Spread pattern adjusted to be tighter
• Added Tactical Stocks attachment to improve reload speed and handling
• Increased projectile size at close range

The Mastiff is back on the floor with an extra shell and a reload you can cancel by aiming, but its pellets do less damage, spread wider and grow less.

• Mastiff returns to the floor
• Ammo capacity 4 → 5
• Widened blast pattern
• Damage per pellet 14 → 11
• Projectile growth reduced
• Reload can now be canceled with ADS

TipOne extra shell and wider spread help consistency but per-pellet damage dropped; adjust positioning to guarantee optimal pellet spread.

The Mastiff fires more slowly, its pellets grow less, and the Dual Loader has been removed.

• Projectile growth reduced.
• Base fire rate 1.2 → 1.1
• Dual Loader removed.

TipFire rate came down and Dual Loader is gone with it, so a missed shell costs more than it did. Projectile growth also fell, so it is less forgiving at range and you want the distance closed first.

The Mastiff moves into the care package with a smaller magazine but larger, harder-hitting pellets, a tighter blast and a faster fire rate.

Ammo capacity 6 → 4

• Mastiff into crate
• Tightened blast pattern
• Ammo capacity 6 → 4
• Stockpile ammo: 28
• Damage per pellet 11 → 14
• Increased pellet size
• Fire Rate 1.1 → 1.2

TipMag discipline is critical now; landing every shot matters more than spray.

The Mastiff moves from the care package to floor loot and is much weaker, with less pellet damage, weaker headshots, a wider spread and a slower fire rate, though it holds more shells.

• The Mastiff is being rotated out of the care package to a regular weapon with its power reduced accordingly.
• Damage per pellet 18 → 13
• Headshot multiplier 2.0 → 1.25
• Increased blast pattern distances for the outer pairs of pellets.
• Blast pattern scale ADS multiplier 0.5 → 0.55
• Fire rate 1.3 → 1.0
• Reduced projectile size to be more in line with other regular shotguns.
• Shell count 4 → 6
• Increased projectile speed to standard shotgun speed.