Peacekeeper

This article concerns the subject and the content related to it in *Apex Legends*. For the subject in *Apex Legends Mobile*, see Peacekeeper (Mobile).

The **Peacekeeper** is a lever-action energy shotgun that utilizes  Shotgun Shells. It fires 11 pellets in the shape of a star, with one pellet in the middle and two on each outer line of the star shape. When   Choke is active, the spread of the pellets is greatly reduced while aiming down sights.

The Peacekeeper can be enhanced with  Disruptor Rounds, which increases damage dealt against shielded targets by 25%.

Being a shotgun, the Peacekeeper affects Mad Maggie's movement speed because of her  Warlord's Ire Passive ability.

## Stats

### Attachments

*Main article:* Attachments
Optics
* 1x Holo
* 1x HCOG "Classic"
* 1x-2x Variable Holo
* 2x HCOG "Bruiser"
* 1x Digital Threat

Other
* Shotgun Bolt (Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
* Standard Stock (Common, Rare, Epic)
* Disruptor Rounds

### Damage Profile

**Note:**  Fortified headshot damage may vary ±9. This is due to uncertainty over whether Fortified reduces non rounded or rounded damage numbers. This difference is negligible on non pellet based weapons.

1. ↑ Shotgun Damage is calculated per pellet.
Correct: 9 dmg/pellet x 1.25 = 11.25dmg/pellet ≈ 11 dmg/pellet, resulting in 121 damage total.
Incorrect: 99 dmg x 1.25 = 123.75 ≈ 124 damage total.

## Weapon Mastery

 20
 40
 60
 80
 100

## Skins

There are a total of 83 skins for Peacekeeper: 23 Legendary, 12 Epic, 33 Rare, and 16 Common.

* Legendary
* Epic
* Rare
* Common

* The Lonestar
 1,200
* The Superstar
 1,200
* Pal 9000
 1,200
* The Demolisher
 1,200
* Digging the Grave
 1,200
* Clean Breach
Needs The Demolisher
* The Noble Cause
* Northern Lights
Needs The Superstar
* Frostbite
Level 100
* Blood Stone
Level 110
* Red Dawn
Needs Pal 9000
* Cyber Shock
* Old Blue
Needs The Lonestar
* Hide and Seek
Needs The Demolisher
* Buckle Up
* Peacebreaker
* Hardball
* Toxic Takedown
* Soldier Side
* Jadeite Retribution
* Sun Soaker
* Head of the Class
* Tie the Knot Peacekeeper.png

 Tie the Knot

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 This skin is reactive.

* Eye of the Storm
 400
* Trial by Fire
 400
* Code of Honor
 400
* Off the Grid
 400
* Break the Enemy
 400
* Ghouls and Ghosts
* Wrapped Up
* Breach of Peace
* Necropotence
* Vermilion Velocity
* Purple Pounce
* Royal Blast

* Solstice
 60
* Warlord
 60
* Shockwave
 60
* Fun Fair
 60
* Rock Bed
 60
* Kaleidoscope
 60
* Clockwork
 60
* Slither
 60
* Ladybug
 60
* Envy
 60
* Nile
 60
* Coral Reef
 60
* Morning Dew
 60
* Cosmos
 60
* Zeal
 60
* Harvest
Level 49
* Symbiotic
Level 63
* Caged Rage
August 2019
* Firestarter
Level 34
* Poacher
* Filament
Level 75
* Evolved Flow
Level 76
* Infinite Overload
Level 87
* Quilted Frame
Level 41
* Bubble Burster
Level 85
* Ride the Wave
Level 93
* Hive Circuit
Level 62
* Good Politics
Level 78
* Scaled Silhouette
Level 45
* The Real Teal
May 2022
* Shortsighted
Level 55
* Ornate Relic
Level 64
* Crimson Striker

* Factory Issue
Default
* Midnight
 30
* Cardinal
 30
* Arctic
 30
* Sunfire
 30
* Clearwater
 30
* Flamingo
 30
* Sandstorm
 30
* Rainforest
 30
* Evergreen
 30
* Orchid
 30
* Bengal
 30
* Yellowjacket
 30
* Lagoon
 30
* Clover
 30
* Oceanic
 30

## History

* Added to the loot table of Fully Kitted Weapons for  Season 18.

  February 14, 2023 Patch* Added  Standard Stocks compatibility.
* Increased projectile size at close range.

  November 01, 2022 Patch* Moved in the  Replicator. Craftable for 30.
* Reduced projectile growth.
* Removed  Kinetic Feeder.

  May 10, 2022 Patch* Increased legshot multiplier from 0.8× to 1×.

  February 08, 2022 Patch* Introduced  Kinetic Feeder. Compatible with Peacekeeper and Triple Take.

  November 02, 2021 Patch* Increased pellet size slightly.
* Reduced   Choke charge time from 1.5 to 1.25 seconds.
* Choked up shots remain tight for slightly longer when exiting ADS.

  August 03, 2021 Patch* Arenas:
	+ Reduced purchase cost from 500 to 350.

  May 04, 2021 Patch* Removed from the Care Package.
* Reduced damage per pellet from 10 to 9.
* Increased rechamber time from 0.9 to 1.1 seconds.
* Increased tactical reload time from 2.45 to 2.5 seconds.
* Increased full reload time from 3.35 to 3.5 seconds.
* Increased pellet spread.
* Increased pellet spread when charged for all charge levels from 0.65 / 0.45 / 0.2 to 0.85 / 0.65 / 0.35.
* Now quickly loses charge after leaving ADS.

  March 09, 2021 Patch* The optic can now be removed and/or replaced with a different one.

  February 02, 2021 Patch* Fixed a POV issue that occurred when using Horizon's abilities, then immediately going into ADS with a Peacekeeper.

  August 18, 2020 Patch* Integrated  Precision Choke into the weapon. Can be toggled on/off.
* Changed rarity from Legendary to Mythic to distinguish Supply Drop Weapons from Fully Kitted Weapons.

  May 12, 2020 Patch* Moved in the Care Package. Comes pre-equipped with 20  Ammo and  Precision Choke.
* Reduced pellet spread pattern.
* Reduced rechamber time from 1.2 to 0.9 seconds.
* Reduced tactical reload time from 2.65 to 2.45 seconds.
* Reduced full reload time from 3.6 to 3.35 seconds.
* Increased projectile size to improve consistency at close range.

  March 03, 2020 Patch* Reduced magazine size from 6 to 5.
* Increased tactical reload time from 2.5 to 2.65 seconds.
* Increased full reload time from 3.5 to 3.6 seconds.
* Increased scale of blast pattern from 1.6 to 1.7.

December 05, 2019 Patch* Reduced projectile width.
* Increased shot spread.
* Increased spread on final  Precision Choke level.

November 22, 2019 Patch* Increased rechamber time from 1.1 seconds to 1.2 seconds.
* Reduced headshot multiplier from 1.5× to 1.25×.

November 05, 2019 Patch* Increased projectile width.

  October 01, 2019 Patch* Fixed an exploit that allowed players to spam fire with the Peacekeeper.

  March 19, 2019 Patch* Reduced end sounds on the Peacekeeper charged shot.
* Fixed players being able to shortcut Peacekeeper rechamber sequence.
* Fixed bug where sometimes you couldn’t fire the Peacekeeper after riding a zipline.

March 06, 2019 Patch* Reduced spawn rate in all zone tiers.
* Reduced  Shotgun Bolt rechamber time bonus from +10% to +7.5%.
* Reduced  Shotgun Bolt rechamber time bonus from +20% to +13%.
* Reduced  Shotgun Bolt rechamber time bonus from +25% to +16%.

## Trivia

* The binary code on the Pal 9000 skin reads "Kill Pathfinder".
* The Peacekeeper's codename is "energy\_shotgun", and it fires blue projectiles like energy weapons. This is due to the Peacekeeper's ammunition actually being batteries. Despite this, it's doesn't utilize  Energy Ammo most likely for gameplay reasons.
* Gibraltar has a "spinning" draw pickup Peackeeper animation, similar to reloading or chambering the next shot with a single hand. This same animation is seen when using a zip line or any other action that may use a Legend's left arm.
	+ The spinning draw animation is also a possible reference to the 1991 science fiction film *Terminator 2: Judgement Day*.
	+ Gibraltar and Fuse have chambering the next shot with a single hand animation in 3rd Person View.

## Gallery

* Peacekeeper bullet spread when hip fired.
* Peacekeeper bullet spread when aimed down sights.
* Concept art by Ryan Lastimosa.
* Old Peacekeeper designs.
* Concept art for the Buckle Up skin.
* Concept art for the Toxic Takedown skin.
* Concept art for the Digging the Grave skin.
* Concept art for the Soldier Side skin.

## References

1. ↑ Ryan Lastimosa on ArtStation
2. ↑ Gadget-Bot Productions on ArtStation
3. ↑ Gadget-Bot Productions on ArtStation
4. ↑ Gadget-Bot Productions on ArtStation
5. ↑ Gadget-Bot Productions on ArtStation