SHOTGUN
APEX LEGENDS / WEAPON
SHOTGUNnet buff (minor)
EVA-8 Auto
EVA-8 Auto: 12 changes across 5 patches since Apex Legends launch — net buff (shells reloaded on slide 1→2, fire rate 2.4→3).
- Patches touched
- 5
- Cumulative score
- +9.6, minor
- First seen
- 2019-02-04
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Stat trajectory
Patch log
breakout_2024_02_12
view full patch- damage: 7 → 6−14.3%damage
- fire rate: 2.4 → 3+25.0%fire_rate
- recoil decreased
- Hammer Point damage adjusted
- shells reloaded on slide: 1 → 2+100.0%shells_reloaded_on_slide
takeover_2025_02_10
view full patch- damage per pellet: 7 → 8+14.3%damage_per_pellet
- headshot damage bonus removed
prodigy_2025_05_05
view full patch- Mechanic update — see source
- damage per pellet: 8 → 6−25.0%damage_per_pellet
breach_2026_02_09
view full patch- rate of fire increased
- blast pattern tightened
aftershock_2026_03_23
view full patch- base reload speed improved
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SHOTGUN
Mastiff Shotgun
NEW+3.0
mixed changes
Mastiff Shotgun: 7 changes across 3 patches since Apex Legends launch — mixed adjustments (damage 11→15, damage per pellet 14→19).
3 patches touched
SHOTGUN
Peacekeeper
NEW+1.5
untouched
Peacekeeper: 8 changes across 2 patches since Apex Legends launch.
2 patches touched
SHOTGUN
Mozambique Shotgun
NEW+0.7
untouched
Mozambique Shotgun: 5 changes across 2 patches since Apex Legends launch.
2 patches touched
Soft counters
Heuristic: weapons whose class typically holds an engagement-distance edge against EVA-8 Auto. Not authoritative — how this is computed.