C.A.R. SMG vs Mastiff Shotgun in Apex Legends

SUBMACHINE GUN

C.A.R. SMG

+1.2

SHOTGUN

Mastiff Shotgun

+3.0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

SUBMACHINE GUN

C.A.R. SMG

SHOTGUN

Mastiff Shotgun

C.A.R. SMG

C.A.R. SMG: 6 changes across 3 patches since Apex Legends launch.

Mastiff Shotgun

Mastiff Shotgun: 7 changes across 3 patches since Apex Legends launch — mixed adjustments (damage 11→15, damage per pellet 14→19).

Stat trajectory

Stat

Damage values by patch date and weapon
Patch	C.A.R. SMG	Mastiff Shotgun
2019-02-04	13.0	11.0
SHOC	—	15.0
TAKE	14.0	—

Stat comparison

STAT	C.A.R. SMG	Mastiff Shotgun
Damage damage	14 +7.7%	15 +36.4%

MOST DIVERGENT STATS

Damage
- C.A.R. SMG14
- Mastiff Shotgun15
Leader · Mastiff Shotgun
+7%

Patch history

C.A.R. SMG3 patches

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2024-08-05

shockwave_2024_08_05

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magazine size adjusted across tiers

2025-02-10

takeover_2025_02_10

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damage: 13 → 14+7.7%damage
Headshot damage now 17
Laser Sight barrel attachment added

2026-05-04

overclocked_2026_05_04

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Hop-Up removed: Galvanic
blue magazine: 25 → 26+4.0%blue_magazine

Mastiff Shotgun3 patches

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2024-08-05

shockwave_2024_08_05

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damage: 11 → 15+36.4%damage
pellet count: 8 → 6−25.0%pellet_count

2025-02-10

takeover_2025_02_10

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damage per pellet: 14 → 16+14.3%damage_per_pellet
headshot damage bonus removed

2026-02-09

breach_2026_02_09

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pellets per blast: 6 → 5−16.7%pellets_per_blast
damage per pellet: 16 → 19+18.8%damage_per_pellet
blast pattern adjusted

Sources

2026-05-04Apex Legends™: Overclocked Patch Notes Official source →
2026-02-09Apex Legends™: Breach Patch Notes Official source →
2025-02-10Apex Legends™: Takeover Patch Notes Official source →
2024-08-05Apex Legends™: Shockwave Patch Notes Official source →

Numbers paraphrased from official patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.

Damage values by patch date and weapon
Patch	C.A.R. SMG	Mastiff Shotgun
2019-02-04	13.0	11.0
SHOC	—	15.0
TAKE	14.0	—

Damage values by patch date and weapon

Patch

C.A.R. SMG

Mastiff Shotgun

2019-02-04

13.0

11.0

SHOC

—

15.0

TAKE

14.0

—

STAT

C.A.R. SMG

Mastiff Shotgun

Damage

damage

+7.7%

+36.4%

Patch history

C.A.R. SMG3 patches

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2024-08-05

shockwave_2024_08_05

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magazine size adjusted across tiers

2025-02-10

takeover_2025_02_10

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damage: 13 → 14+7.7%damage
Headshot damage now 17
Laser Sight barrel attachment added

2026-05-04

overclocked_2026_05_04

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Hop-Up removed: Galvanic
blue magazine: 25 → 26+4.0%blue_magazine

Mastiff Shotgun3 patches

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2024-08-05

shockwave_2024_08_05

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damage: 11 → 15+36.4%damage
pellet count: 8 → 6−25.0%pellet_count

2025-02-10

takeover_2025_02_10

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damage per pellet: 14 → 16+14.3%damage_per_pellet
headshot damage bonus removed

2026-02-09

breach_2026_02_09

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pellets per blast: 6 → 5−16.7%pellets_per_blast
damage per pellet: 16 → 19+18.8%damage_per_pellet
blast pattern adjusted