Mozambique Shotgun
Triple-barrel shotgun pistol.
Mozambique Shotgun stats
EA changed Leg damage, Rate of fire in the patch of 10 February 2025 without publishing the new value, so those numbers are out of date until they do.
Shots to kill
Mozambique Shotgun fires 3 pellets per shot. Each pellet does 18 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 54 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 | 3 | — |
| Level 2 | 175 | 4 | — |
| Level 3 | 200 | 4 | — |
| Level 4 | 225 | 5 | — |
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
Mozambique Shotgun ships in Apex Legends as mp_weapon_shotgun_pistol.
Other shotguns
Recent changes
Season 31 · 2 November 2026
- The Akimbo Mozambique moved into the Care Package with the Executioner hop-up and a stockpile of 80 shells (40 per gun; 110 in Wildcard).
- Damage per pellet raised to 18 (was 17), so 54 for all three pellets, with a tighter blast pattern and slower reload. The Care Package version restores 15 shields per second.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Cipher Patch Notes
Season 29 · 22 June 2026
- Locked Graffiti Mod hop-up removed, and handling is slightly faster.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Overclocked Midseason Patch Notes
Season 27 · 5 January 2026
- Larger projectiles at close range.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Grab your Hoverboard for the Winter Wipeout Event
Season 27 · 3 November 2025
- Locked hop-up: Graffiti Mod.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Amped Patch Notes
Season 26 · 4 August 2025
- Hop-ups left floor loot, and the Mozambique has no locked hop-up.
- Slightly tighter blast pattern and a faster rate of fire in single and akimbo modes and with white or blue bolts.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Showdown Patch Notes
Season 25 · 20 June 2025
- Now takes the Accelerator hop-up.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Face Off in the Future Icons Event
Season 24 · 10 February 2025
- Damage per pellet increased to 16 (was 15); headshot damage 60 with all pellets. Hammerpoint Rounds were removed from the loot pool.
- Keeps its headshot bonus, unlike the other shotguns.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes