Volt SMG
Energy actuated SMG.
Volt SMG stats
EA changed Leg damage, Head damage in the patch of 10 February 2025 without publishing the new value, so those numbers are out of date until they do.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
Shots needed to down a legend through each Legend Armor level, at 16 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 | 7 | — |
| Level 1 | 150 | 10 | — |
| Level 2 | 175 | 11 | — |
| Level 3 | 200 | 13 | — |
| Level 4 | 225 | 15 | — |
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
Volt SMG ships in Apex Legends as mp_weapon_volt_smg.
Other sub machine guns
Recent changes
Season 30 · 3 August 2026
- Energy ammo rework: carries a regenerating stockpile of 2 magazines (40 rounds with no magazine fitted) instead of using ammo boxes.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Marked Patch Notes
Season 29 · 22 June 2026
- Locked hop-up: Graffiti Mod.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Overclocked Midseason Patch Notes
Season 28 · 9 February 2026
- Locked Graffiti Mod hop-up removed.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Breach Patch Notes
Season 27 · 3 November 2025
- Larger projectiles at close range.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Amped Patch Notes
Season 26 · 4 August 2025
- Locked hop-up: Graffiti Mod, which greatly improves handling and slightly enlarges the magazine.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Showdown Patch Notes
Season 25 · 5 May 2025
- Hip-fire now matches the other SMGs.
- Headshot damage increased by 1, as for all SMGs.
- No longer 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 increased to 16 (was 15); headshot damage 19.
Summarised from EA's patch notes. Read the original: Apex Legends: Takeover Patch Notes