Mastiff Shotgun
Powerful semi-auto shotgun.
Mastiff Shotgun stats
EA changed Leg damage in the patch of 9 February 2026 without publishing the new value, so those numbers are out of date until they do.
Shots to kill
Mastiff Shotgun fires 5 pellets per shot. Each pellet does 19 damage, and the counts below assume every one connects — which in practice means close range, since at distance a shotgun does a fraction of its paper damage.
Shots needed to down a legend through each Legend Armor level, at 95 body damage per shot. Every legend has 100 health with the armour on top — since February 2024 that armour is inherent and levels up on EVO points rather than being looted as a body shield.
| Legend Armor | Total HP | Body shots | Head shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| No armour | 100 | 2 | — |
| Level 1 | 150 | 2 | — |
| Level 2 | 175 | 2 | — |
| Level 3 | 200 | 3 | — |
| Level 4 | 225 | 3 | — |
Counts assume every shot lands on the same body part with no damage falloff and no attachments fitted. Compare weapons in the damage calculator.
In the game files
Mastiff Shotgun ships in Apex Legends as mp_weapon_mastiff.
Other shotguns
Recent changes
Season 29 · 22 June 2026
- Locked hop-up changed from Dual Shell to the new Executioner.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Overclocked Midseason Patch Notes
Season 28 · 9 February 2026
- Fires 5 pellets (was 6) at 19 damage each (was 16), with an adjusted blast pattern.
- Locked hop-up changed from Graffiti Mod to Dual Shell (300 points).
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Breach Patch Notes
Season 26 · 10 September 2025
- Locked hop-up: Graffiti Mod.
- Longer delay before it can fire after being drawn.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Get explosive in the Wild Iron Event
Season 25 · 20 June 2025
- No longer takes the Accelerator hop-up.
- New aiming fire animation returns the weapon to centre sooner.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Face Off in the Future Icons Event
Season 25 · 5 May 2025
- Now takes the Accelerator hop-up.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes
Season 24 · 10 February 2025
- Damage per pellet increased to 16 (was 14).
- No longer deals extra headshot damage.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes
Season 23 · 6 January 2025
- Wider blast pattern that tightens less when aiming down sights, and slightly slower raise and lower times.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Transcend the Otherworld in the Astral Anomaly Event