Apex Legends weapon tier list
Every gun ranked by how long it takes to down a legend through Level 3 armour — 200 HP — firing body shots with no attachments. The ordering is computed from the game's own damage and rate-of-fire values, so it isn't anyone's opinion.
How this list is built
Time to down counts the gaps between shots rather than the shots themselves — the first round leaves the barrel at zero seconds. Every weapon is measured firing body shots at a legend with Level 3 armour, with no attachments fitted and no damage falloff.
What it doesn't model: recoil, handling, hip-fire spread, projectile travel time, ammo economy or how often a gun actually shows up in the loot pool. Those matter, and a list claiming to weigh them without a source would be making numbers up. Use the damage calculator to re-rank against a different armour level or body part.