Best weapons on Reddit
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#1
Weapons
4.8
(20)
"I very strongly recommend using the Pyrotechno (it's a resolver weapon)."
"If you can, get the MG42, or the M60, those are great LMGs."
"Screamer or athos, those are the best two setups for brawling."
"Newish sonics weapons(screamer i believe)for brawling."
"The WASP. Single lock on will one shot them."
"The W.A.S.P. is very effective at dealing with them."
"Liberator penetrator is fine."
"Scorcher (full auto), Stalwart, Crossbow, MG-43."
"Scorcher and MMG. This combination allows me to kill everything."
"With huge ammo cause you need to fight a lot of horde..."
#2
Warframe
4.6
(18)
"Nothing in the game without status resistance can survive the Phantasma's heat output."
"Wisp + Kuva Bramma is a favorite personally."
"I've been really enjoying the dread incarnon with split flights."
"I've tried to order them by effectiveness."
"The Tenet version has a bouncing projectile of neon death."
"Get incarnon for all the weapons I just mentioned."
"The Anti-Materiel Rifle is one of the overall best and most versatile support weapons."
"I like using the Tenet Arca Plasmor since it's great overall."
"Latron incarnon for armor strip."
"I like latron incarnon since it hits multiple of the little infested things at once."
#3
Hunt: Showdown
4.3
(12)
"IMO the Centennial is one of the best ones you can take."
"Marathon Poisen is peak in my eyes."
"I airways recommend CENTENNIAL, it's so freaking good."
"Sparks,ranger,romero."
"Try ‘em all!"
"I always recommend the Veterlli for new players."
"Based on what I read of you other comments it sounds like the Sparks would be what you're looking for."
"Centennial is great."
"I can recommend the Centenial and later on the trauma variant."
"Start with the base variant of either Vetterli or the Centennial."
#4
Scorcher
4.7
(10)
"Scorcher is probably the best though."
"Quarter to Half a mag from a scorcher just obliterates them."
"Scorcher is best."
"The Scorcher from page 10 of the default warbond is my go-to primary."
"Purifier, scorcher, and crossbow are all S tier now."
"Medium armour penetration + explosive projectiles takes down almost everything in the game."
"Best bot load out by far imo"
"Scorcher for bots, Cookpout for bugs."
"Scorcher or purifier for bots lately but could also go for reprimand..."
"Bots - scorcher and the supply backpack."
#5
Destiny 2
4.3
(8)
"Grand Overture, Anarchy, Dragon’s Breath, Whisper of the Worm, Thunderlord, Leviathan’s Breath are a few of the stand outs."
"Grand Overture has absolutely been criminally underrated for eons now"
"Dragons breath thunder lord grand overture all I use when I'm running solos"
"Thunderlord"
"I may also recommend Dragon’s Breath"
"Other than that I'd suggest: Grand Overture"
"Dragon's Breath is very nice"
"Other than that I'd suggest: Thunderlord"
#6
Crossbow
4.7
(7)
"I love using crossbow on illuminate missions."
"I find crossbow the best."
"The big thing here is the Centennial is great into a lot of matchups. Good rate of fire, excellent muzzle velocity, okay-ish damage *BUT* with plenty of ammo."
"Purifier, scorcher, and crossbow are all S tier now."
"Most versatile by far is the crossbow."
"Crossbow 2 shots them."
"My favorite weapons are the crossbow and the hand crossbow. Very strong but long reload times"
#7
Bloodborne
5.0
(6)
"Chikage, bloodletter, and Simon’s bowblade are good bloodtinge weapons."
"It's my favourite weapon, and you can get it surprisingly early..."
"Stellar moveset"
"Is also great for skl/blt"
"Long reach, innate bleed, hitstun equivalent to greatswords..."
"For its long range. It's infusible/buffable and right in the starting area of the DLC..."
#8
Gatling Plasma
5.0
(5)
"Gatling Plasma with new mods / Autoaxe are the no-question best ranged/melee options."
"Heavy guns gatling plasma."
"Alternatively, the Gatling plasma with its new mods is always stupidly good."
"For me the best setup right now to carry that boss is primed galing plasma."
"Gatling plasma will be even more amazing next patch."
#9
Laser Cannon
4.4
(5)
"I have been finding great success with the Laser Cannon."
"On difficulty 6 I'm really enjoying the laser cannon. It's super useful."
"I found the laser cannon does a pretty good job at depleting shields."
"I'm still high on Lasers."
"Laser Cannon is really fun for the bots."
#10
Eruptor
5.0
(3)
"I've been using the Eruptor / the crossbow a lot."
"The eruptor is so fun!"
"Eruptor and Explosive Crossbow are very effective."
#11
Plasma Punisher
4.7
(3)
"For bots I use the plasma punisher because it can Ether instakill or stunlock almost every bot."
"My weapons for bots are plasma Punisher, senator revolver."
"Plasma Punisher, 3 shots and they're stunned."
#12
A3-21’s Plasma Rifle
4.7
(3)
"A3-21’s Plasma Rifle is superior throughout the game on any enemy."
"A3-21's Plasma Rifle is my go to."
"I don’t think it’s the best stats wise but I always find myself using A3-21’s Plasma Rifle."
#13
Purifier
4.7
(3)
"Purifier, scorcher, and crossbow are all S tier now."
"The purifier is hitting stupid hard."
"Purifier for bots
Purifier for bugs."
#14
Senator
4.3
(3)
"Senator is a one shot headshot and halt guarantees you land it."
"Best bot load out by far imo"
"Best secondary is the Senator."
#15
Compound Bow
4.3
(3)
"A compound bow is my go to when farming."
"Compound bow is pretty nice."
"The only thing I'm going to change the bow to a compound bow and the second star to critical damage."
#16
Grenade Launcher
4.0
(3)
"Grenade Launcher 2 shots them."
"Ranged - Grenade Launcher."
"Grenade launcher, stickeybomb launcher and stock medigun, turns sentries to free ammo in seconds."
#17
Liberator Penetrator
4.0
(3)
"Lib penetrator for bugs (with stalwart)."
"Go to for both (when im too lazy to think) Liberator Penetrator."
"For bots i bring several weapons lib pen, dil cs, eruptor (favorite primary in the game), and now the reprimand."
#18
Nataruk
5.0
(2)
"Definitely nataruk for primaries the damage output can be insane when Critting."
"The nataruk is godlike."
#19
Katana
5.0
(2)
"I’m fully invested in the katana blade tho… loving the elegance and brutality of it."
"I had a lvl 30 katana with superior cremator, tear and sear, destructive and 1 other I can’t remember that was absolutely melting everything."
#20
Kaoson
5.0
(2)
"The Kaoson, from Captain Traunt on Athenas. It goes brrrt, and the bullets explode twice."
"I reccomend Kaoson, hellfire, monarch isn't too bad, Lucians call, butcher, hellwalker, the sandhawk, hell shock, devastator, back burner, magnificent, trevonator, boom sickle, and the faisor."
#21
Recoiless
5.0
(2)
"Recoiless is King for either bots or bugs."
"Idk Im LOVING the recoiless right now."
#22
Elden Ring
5.0
(2)
"When the DLC came out, I switched to Fire Knight's Greatsword."
"I've been enjoying the Fire Knight's Greatsword."
#23
Burial Blade
5.0
(2)
"Burial blade is easy to get and it's super fun."
"Burial blade is easy to get and it's super fun."
#24
AK
5.0
(2)
"Is probably the best."
"Ak or uzi and a melee, preferably the guitar or machette."
#25
Diligence
5.0
(2)
"One hit kill if you nail the face of medium enemies with exposed skulls."
"Long ranged precision for popping devastator heads and most importantly shooting the balls off of rocket striders"
#26
Blasphemous Blade
5.0
(2)
"Blasphemous Blade - is, probably, the best from the main game."
"I run 2 main weapons: Blasphemous Blade."
#27
Ignis
5.0
(2)
"Absolutely Ignis Wraith, literally melts even 220 Steelpath Enemies."
"I’d recommend the Ignis Wraith bought from your clan dojo."
#28
Plasma Cannon
5.0
(2)
"Personally I also really love the plasma cannon (exclusively use it)."
"Plasma cannon or las cannon, I personally use the plasma cannon ATM."
#29
Attrition 5s
5.0
(2)
"Attrition 5s for pve if u like fast shooting guns."
"It seems like Attrition-5s deal the most damage this patch."
#30
MP7
5.0
(2)
"I would say is the best overall smg/gun in game."
"MP7 or nothing for SMG... the thing just shreds."
#31
SNS
5.0
(2)
"Best by far is SNS. Fast and easy meter charge, massive damage increase on perfect rush."
"SnS being better for two reasons, you don’t lose the gauge nearly as quickly as with GS."
#32
Jakobs
5.0
(2)
"Butcher, Flipper, Monarch, Light Show - that's your four weapon slots."
"Monarch"
#33
Pounders
5.0
(2)
"Pretty sure with pounders the boss will be shredded before your axe breaks."
"Adding Pounders to my must-have list."
#34
Stahlta
5.0
(2)
"Stahlta with a primary acuity build is currently one of the best disruption weapons."
"Pretty sure the Stahlta is mr10. One of the strongest rifles in the game."
#35
Gauss Rifle
4.5
(2)
"Gauss rifle, Lincoln repeater, A3-21."
"Maybe the gauss rifle? It's decent for a rifleman weapon."
#36
Grease Gun
4.5
(2)
"Most underrated smg for medic class is the grease gun with the suppressor ,insane hip fire, damage, and no hit indicators with the suppressor."
"Personally the m3 grease gun is my go to for medic two headshots is a kill and the recoil is easy to control."
#37
Nightshade
4.5
(2)
"Get the Nightshade, it's an excellent PvP weapon."
"The Nightshade is very good for PvP"
#38
W.A.S.P.
4.5
(2)
"W.A.S.P. one-shots all overseers."
"The wasp is good against the illuminates."
#39
Tenet
4.5
(2)
"Tenet glaxion and falcor best corpus weapons"
"Maybe Tenet Glaxion?"
#40
Felarx
4.5
(2)
"Best options imo are felarx, exergis, tenet arca plasmor, and cyanex."
"Personally, I run the felarx."
#41
Cookout
4.5
(2)
"Cookout - it's my favorite weapon to take care of Stalkers..."
"Cookout or blitzer for bugs."
#42
FJX Horus
4.5
(2)
"Find the FJX Horus and unlock it, one of the if not the best SMG in the game."
"For Mages id say razor typhoon."
#43
MP-40
4.5
(2)
"Mp40 is actually my favorite tho."
"MP-40 is one of the better SMGs."
#44
Nagakiba
4.5
(2)
"The naga has more reach and is also good for not just pve but also pvp"
"Is good."
#45
Loch n Load
4.5
(2)
"The loch n load. Every. Time."
"The Loch n Load is better than this list suggests."
#46
Auto Shotgun
4.5
(2)
"Both auto shotguns are the best choice."
"I don't think magnum is even affected at all."
#47
Holo AR
4.5
(2)
"The Holo AR, Veiled SMG and Oni Shotgun are my favorites right now."
"Holo ar or veiled smg."
#48
Shotgun
4.5
(2)
"Shotguns are king if you're ok at avoiding attacks."
"Looking for a decent shotgun to play, any recommendations?"
#49
Harvester
4.5
(2)
"For true melee up in your enemy's face play its 100% Harvester's Scythe."
"For true melee your best bet is either harvester scythe or wrathbringer."
#50
Dominator
4.0
(2)
"I would argue dominator is best jack of all trades."
"Dominator for bots as well, actually use explosive cross bow on bugs..."
#51
Sickle
4.0
(2)
"I recommend taking the Sickle, easily shreds hordes."
"Sickle on both fronts, because I’m going to bring a balance of Light, Medium, and Heavy..."
#52
Diligence CS
4.0
(2)
"On bots I suggest you test out the Diligence CS, Reprimand, Punisher Plasma..."
"If you like the dominator for bots, try the diligence CS."
#53
Giant Blacksmith Hammer
4.0
(2)
"The giant blacksmith hammer for (almost) every basic boss."
"Giant Blacksmith Hammer is also a good weapon to use."
#54
Bandit
4.0
(2)
"Infused and buffed Bandit Axe is no where near 'underpowered'."
"Infuse the Bandit Axe and buff it."
#55
Mace Cudgel
4.0
(2)
"Mace Cudgel or Havoc Scatter would be my suggestions."
"Mace cudgel, harpoon weapons, freeze rockets all work great."
#56
World's Edge
4.0
(2)
"World's edge for ranged attacks and cleave."
"Some bosses can't be hit by melee so you'd ideally want one with a projectile."
#57
AUG
4.0
(2)
"Aug"
"1. AUG"
#58
Xenon Bow
4.0
(2)
"The best weapons that are usable in any situation would be xenon bow and plasmatic discharger."
"I'd say having the xenon bow, vaccum tube bow, plasmatic discharger."
#59
Dragon's Fury
4.0
(2)
"Im surprised nobody has said the Dragon's Fury yet."
"I like use dragon's fury for killing sentries."
#60
M4A1
3.5
(2)
"M4a1"
"3. M4A1 (but needs lots of attachments)"
#61
CAR-15
3.5
(2)
"5. CAR-15 (high level CAR is very VERY good)"
"CAR-15 is worse in close combat but better for range."
#62
Tenet Ferrox
5.0
(1)
"I recommend you if you want to go for damage on your primary, the Tenet Ferrox."
#63
Lex Prime Incarnon
5.0
(1)
"Lex prime incarnon feels great on him."
#64
Razor Launcher
5.0
(1)
"I love razor launcher and dual hellions."
#65
Lyuda
5.0
(1)
"A must have is the lyuda with Maya."
#66
Bolter
5.0
(1)
"I’m a slut for the Bolter."
#67
Bee Shield
5.0
(1)
"You'll want a Bee shield and an Antagonist."
#68
Standard MG
4.0
(1)
"Standard MG too. Even takes care of Harvesters."
#69
Knight
4.0
(1)
"Knight kills them in a magazine and has hella utility."
#70
Arc 12
4.0
(1)
"Arc 12 stun locks them."
#71
Godskin Peeler
4.0
(1)
"Godskin peeler is really good with electrify armament."
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