The game shares its DNA with the revered Titanfall series of shooters by Respawn Entertainment and is set in the same universe. Every new season, new players join the game and find themselves lost in a world full of unique guns, tools, and characters to play. Players can carry a primary weapon and a secondary weapon in their loadout. Some of these weapons can be easier to use than other ones, making for some interesting beginner-friendly weapon combinations for players that are looking to get into the game.
8 R-301 / EVA 8
The R-301 Carbine is quite simply one of the most reliable weapons in Apex Legends. It’s got a consistent recoil pattern that makes it very easy to control and a great rate of fire. It also uses light ammo, which is one of the most common types of ammunition in the game.
The EVA-8 makes a great pairing for the R-301. The EVA 8 is a fully Automatic Shotgun with decent spread and 8 shots. The combo makes for an excellent beginner-friendly weapon loadout that allows players to engage in mid-short range combat with relative ease.
7 Spitfire/R99
There is a section of veteran First-Person Shooter players that love LMGs and their ability to mow down their opponents with a quick spray-n-pray. For Apex Legends Players, that gun is the Spitfire. The Spitfire has the largest magazine in the game, and with a purple tier magazine, it can go up to 50 bullets in a single clip.
Pairing a Spitfire with an R99 can be a lethal combination. The R99 is one of the fastest firing guns in the game, and is a dangerous SMG that can quickly knock opponents in a single, well-aimed clip.
6 Flatline / Triple-Take
The Flatline, like the R-301, is one of the most sought-after assault rifles in Apex Legends. It’s got a slower rate of fire and a slightly worse recoil pattern than the R-301, but it makes up for that by hitting harder. The Flatline makes use of heavy ammo, which slows down players more than light-ammo does. That makes it easier to track moving targets with the Flatline, and it also takes fewer hits to knock an opponent.
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The Triple-Take is a long-range “Marksman” rifle that uses energy ammo and has very little projectile drop, making it a forgiving weapon to use down range. The gun has three barrels, and it fires a spread of three bullets which can be tightened using the in-built “choke.”
5 R-301 / Charge Rifle
The R-301 makes an appearance on this list again, owing to its ease of use and consistency across all ranges. This weapon, paired with a Charge Rifle for a secondary, is the ultimate long-range loadout for newcomers and players that aren’t the best at gunplay.
Where the R-301 adds reliability and ease-of-use at short and medium ranges, the Charge Rifle is a sniper class weapon with hitscan ammo. In essence, hitscan weapons have no bullet drop and instantly hit the location where the player fires the gun. The Charge Rifle fires a laser beam of sorts that instantly hits targets when the trigger is pulled. This laser beam materializes into a single thick beam that deals heavy damage.
4 R99 / Wingman
This is considered to be more of a “Tryhard” loadout. This is because it’s a challenging combination of weapons to use, requiring good aim and skilled gunplay. It’s a great loadout for veteran shooter players that are trying out Apex Legends for the first time. The R99 has low damage per bullet, but a high rate of fire and the ability to knock an opponent in a single clip so long as the bullets connect.
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Pair this with the Wingman, a high-damage revolver that hits like an absolute truck, and the result is a weapon combination that is perfectly suited to someone with good aim. The Wingman also serves as the mid-long range poking weapon in this loadout. It’s got excellent bullet-drop and headshots can nearly crack a full purple armor set.
3 Alternator / Peacekeeper
The Alternator is a weapon that many players don’t carry into their late game. As an SMG, it is completely outclassed by the R99, CAR SMG, and Volt because it has a much slower rate of fire and theoretically takes longer to kill. What they miss out on noticing, however, is this small gun’s ease of use. The Alternator is the most forgiving automatic weapon in the game. It’s got the best recoil pattern in Apex Legends by far, and the bullets hit harder than a CAR SMG or R99. That makes for reliable close-range gunplay and that is something beginners will appreciate.
The Peacekeeper, meanwhile, is one of the hardest-hitting shotguns in Apex Legends. It is the perfect weapon for close-range duels and with some patience on the trigger, beginners will find themselves enjoying it simply because of how hard it hits opponents. This combination is great for players that like to get in close.
2 CAR SMG / Flatline / R301
This option might confuse readers at first, but the CAR SMG is the perfect gun for players that get confused about ammo types in the game. It’s the only weapon in the game that takes both ammo types offering the flexibility to upgrade to a specific gun of the player’s choice later in the game. This will also prevent players from running out of ammunition for their SMG. Pairing this with either an R-301 or a Flatline will allow players to manage their inventory better.
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A reliable full-auto assault rifle along with a flexible SMG that takes multiple ammunition types are perfect for players that like to experiment with their loadouts more often. This is also great for helping beginners understand different ammunition and weapon types in Apex Legends.
1 Devotion / Longbow
The Devotion is a more challenging LMG to use than the Spitfire, but it absolutely demolishes opponents at close range. The gun essentially has a wind-up time of sorts. The player needs to hold the trigger and the gun will start firing bullets at a slow pace but once it winds up, it becomes the fastest firing gun in the game. Being an LMG, it also has a large magazine and can shred through opponents like they’re paper so long as the player is hitting their shots. A great LMG for close-range engagements.
In order to compensate for the Devotion’s difficulty at long range, the Longbow serves as the best sniper rifle in the game for beginners. It’s the perfect sniper for practicing long-range gunplay in Apex Legends, functioning as a traditional DMR with decent bullet drop and a consistent rate of fire to keep the pressure up.
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