SHOTGUN
APEX LEGENDS / WEAPON
SHOTGUNmixed changes
Mastiff Shotgun
Mastiff Shotgun: 7 changes across 3 patches since Apex Legends launch — mixed adjustments (damage 11→15, damage per pellet 14→19).
- Patches touched
- 3
- Cumulative score
- +3.0, mixed
- First seen
- 2019-02-04
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Stat trajectory
Patch log
shockwave_2024_08_05
view full patch- damage: 11 → 15+36.4%damage
- pellet count: 8 → 6−25.0%pellet_count
takeover_2025_02_10
view full patch- damage per pellet: 14 → 16+14.3%damage_per_pellet
- headshot damage bonus removed
breach_2026_02_09
view full patch- pellets per blast: 6 → 5−16.7%pellets_per_blast
- damage per pellet: 16 → 19+18.8%damage_per_pellet
- blast pattern adjusted
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5 patches touched
Soft counters
Heuristic: weapons whose class typically holds an engagement-distance edge against Mastiff Shotgun. Not authoritative — how this is computed.