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Apex Legends

Charge Rifle: change history

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13 changes across 4 patches (Feb 10, 2025 to Sep 14, 2026), newest first.

Buff 2Nerf 3Adjust 8

Sep 14, 2026Apex Legends: Marked Midseason Patch Notes (Sep 14, 2026)Buff 1Nerf 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗

Buff

Max distance damage
Charge Rifle's max distance damage increases from 99 to 110.
99→110

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Increased max distance damage from 99 to 110.

Adjust

Max damage occurs at >200m.

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Max damage occurs at >200m.

Nerf

Selectfire damage penalty
Charge Rifle's selectfire damage penalty decreases from 40% to 25%.
40%→25%

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Decreased selectfire damage penalty from 40% to 25%.
Nov 3, 2025Apex Legends: Amped Patch Notes (Nov 3, 2025)Nerf 1Adjust 2Official notes ↗

Nerf

Maximum damage
Charge Rifle's maximum damage decreases from 110 to 99.
110→99

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Maximum damage reduced to 99 (was 110)

Adjust

Damage reduced by 40% while using Select Fire mode (was 25%) (Previous Hotfix).

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Damage reduced by 40% while using Select Fire mode (was 25%) (Previous Hotfix)

Adjust

Damage scaling minimum distance increased to 75 meters (was 50m) (Previous Hotfix).

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Damage scaling minimum distance increased to 75 meters (was 50m) (Previous Hotfix)
May 5, 2025Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes (May 5, 2025)Buff 1Official notes ↗

Buff

Limb damage
Charge Rifle's limb damage increases from 0.7 to 0.9.
0.7→0.9

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Increased limb damage to 0.9 (was 0.7)
Feb 10, 2025Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes (Feb 10, 2025)Nerf 1Adjust 5Official notes ↗

Adjust

Base damage unchanged.

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Base damage unchanged

Adjust

Headshot damage (min. distance): 135.

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Headshot damage (min. distance): 135

Adjust

Headshot damage (max. distance): 198.

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Headshot damage (max. distance): 198

Adjust

Autofire headshot damage (min. distance): 101.

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Autofire headshot damage (min. distance): 101

Adjust

Autofire headshot damage (max. distance): 149.

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Autofire headshot damage (max. distance): 149

Nerf

Limb damage
Charge Rifle's limb damage decreases from 90% to 70%.
90%→70%

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Limb damage reduced to 70% (was 90%)