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#1

Warframe

4.7
(14)
"I've been really enjoying the dread incarnon with split flights."
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"I've tried to order them by effectiveness."
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"The Tenet version has a bouncing projectile of neon death."
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"Get incarnon for all the weapons I just mentioned."
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"The Anti-Materiel Rifle is one of the overall best and most versatile support weapons."
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"I like using the Tenet Arca Plasmor since it's great overall."
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"Tenet Plinx for first stage, Nataruk for second stage."
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"Latron incarnon for armor strip."
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"I like latron incarnon since it hits multiple of the little infested things at once."
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"Exodia contagion zaw with an eclipse subsume destroys it."
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#2

Hunt: Showdown

4.2
(14)
"IMO the Centennial is one of the best ones you can take."
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"Marathon Poisen is peak in my eyes."
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"I airways recommend CENTENNIAL, it's so freaking good."
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"Sparks,ranger,romero."
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"Try ‘em all!"
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"I always recommend the Veterlli for new players."
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"Vetterli Cyclone."
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"Based on what I read of you other comments it sounds like the Sparks would be what you're looking for."
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"Centennial is great."
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"I can recommend the Centenial and later on the trauma variant."
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#3

Weapons

4.5
(11)
"With huge ammo cause you need to fight a lot of horde..."
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"With cooling supressor barrel, maxxed out on hifire and mobilty as a primary..."
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"With infinity ammo and type 63 for elites."
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"Kills bosses faster than RPD, has an insanely fast reload speed..."
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"With cooling barrel AND 2x ammo is a ***must have***."
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"The current zeitgeist is the crossbow. With good reason."
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"I use rpd and Dlq"
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"My personal opinion is rpd with cooling barrel ofc and either SVD or SKS is good or type 63..."
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"With max pack of punch."
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"With the cooling barrel is pretty good."
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#4

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."
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"Grand Overture has absolutely been criminally underrated for eons now"
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"Dragons breath thunder lord grand overture all I use when I'm running solos"
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"Thunderlord"
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"I may also recommend Dragon’s Breath"
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"Other than that I'd suggest: Grand Overture"
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"Dragon's Breath is very nice"
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"Other than that I'd suggest: Thunderlord"
#5

Scorcher

4.6
(7)
"The Scorcher from page 10 of the default warbond is my go-to primary."
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"Purifier, scorcher, and crossbow are all S tier now."
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"Medium armour penetration + explosive projectiles takes down almost everything in the game."
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"Best bot load out by far imo"
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"Scorcher for bots, Cookpout for bugs."
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"Scorcher or purifier for bots lately but could also go for reprimand..."
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"Bots - scorcher and the supply backpack."
#6

Gatling Plasma

5.0
(5)
"Gatling Plasma with new mods / Autoaxe are the no-question best ranged/melee options."
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"Heavy guns gatling plasma."
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"Alternatively, the Gatling plasma with its new mods is always stupidly good."
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"For me the best setup right now to carry that boss is primed galing plasma."
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"Gatling plasma will be even more amazing next patch."
#7

Jakobs

5.0
(4)
"Butcher, Flipper, Monarch, Light Show - that's your four weapon slots."
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"Skullsmasher, garcia, Maggie, pretty much all Jakobs with multi projectiles."
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"Hellwalker"
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"Monarch"
#8

Bloodborne

5.0
(4)
"It's my favourite weapon, and you can get it surprisingly early..."
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"Stellar moveset"
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"Long reach, innate bleed, hitstun equivalent to greatswords..."
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"For its long range. It's infusible/buffable and right in the starting area of the DLC..."
#9

Crossbow

4.8
(4)
"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."
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"Purifier, scorcher, and crossbow are all S tier now."
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"Most versatile by far is the crossbow."
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"My favorite weapons are the crossbow and the hand crossbow. Very strong but long reload times"
#10

Laser Cannon

4.3
(4)
"On difficulty 6 I'm really enjoying the laser cannon. It's super useful."
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"I found the laser cannon does a pretty good job at depleting shields."
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"I'm still high on Lasers."
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"Laser Cannon is really fun for the bots."
#11

Eruptor

5.0
(3)
"I've been using the Eruptor / the crossbow a lot."
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"The eruptor is so fun!"
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"Eruptor and Explosive Crossbow are very effective."
#12

A3-21’s Plasma Rifle

4.7
(3)
"A3-21’s Plasma Rifle is superior throughout the game on any enemy."
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"A3-21's Plasma Rifle is my go to."
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"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."
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"The purifier is hitting stupid hard."
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"Purifier for bots Purifier for bugs."
#14

Compound Bow

4.3
(3)
"A compound bow is my go to when farming."
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"Compound bow is pretty nice."
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"The only thing I'm going to change the bow to a compound bow and the second star to critical damage."
#15

Liberator Penetrator

4.0
(3)
"Lib penetrator for bugs (with stalwart)."
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"Go to for both (when im too lazy to think) Liberator Penetrator."
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"For bots i bring several weapons lib pen, dil cs, eruptor (favorite primary in the game), and now the reprimand."
#16

MP7

5.0
(2)
"I would say is the best overall smg/gun in game."
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"MP7 or nothing for SMG... the thing just shreds."
#17

Kaoson

5.0
(2)
"The Kaoson, from Captain Traunt on Athenas. It goes brrrt, and the bullets explode twice."
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"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."
#18

Pounders

5.0
(2)
"Pretty sure with pounders the boss will be shredded before your axe breaks."
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"Adding Pounders to my must-have list."
#19

Stahlta

5.0
(2)
"Stahlta with a primary acuity build is currently one of the best disruption weapons."
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"Pretty sure the Stahlta is mr10. One of the strongest rifles in the game."
#20

AK

5.0
(2)
"Is probably the best."
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"Ak or uzi and a melee, preferably the guitar or machette."
#21

Recoiless

5.0
(2)
"Recoiless is King for either bots or bugs."
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"Idk Im LOVING the recoiless right now."
#22

Burial Blade

5.0
(2)
"Burial blade is easy to get and it's super fun."
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"Burial blade is easy to get and it's super fun."
#23

Blasphemous Blade

5.0
(2)
"Blasphemous Blade - is, probably, the best from the main game."
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"I run 2 main weapons: Blasphemous Blade."
#24

Katana

5.0
(2)
"I’m fully invested in the katana blade tho… loving the elegance and brutality of it."
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"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."
#25

Ignis

5.0
(2)
"Absolutely Ignis Wraith, literally melts even 220 Steelpath Enemies."
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"I’d recommend the Ignis Wraith bought from your clan dojo."
#26

Diligence

5.0
(2)
"One hit kill if you nail the face of medium enemies with exposed skulls."
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"Long ranged precision for popping devastator heads and most importantly shooting the balls off of rocket striders"
#27

Plasma Cannon

5.0
(2)
"Personally I also really love the plasma cannon (exclusively use it)."
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"Plasma cannon or las cannon, I personally use the plasma cannon ATM."
#28

Plasma Punisher

5.0
(2)
"For bots I use the plasma punisher because it can Ether instakill or stunlock almost every bot."
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"My weapons for bots are plasma Punisher, senator revolver."
#29

Attrition 5s

5.0
(2)
"Attrition 5s for pve if u like fast shooting guns."
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"It seems like Attrition-5s deal the most damage this patch."
#30

Tenet

4.5
(2)
"Tenet glaxion and falcor best corpus weapons"
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"Maybe Tenet Glaxion?"
#31

Holo AR

4.5
(2)
"The Holo AR, Veiled SMG and Oni Shotgun are my favorites right now."
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"Holo ar or veiled smg."
#32

Shotgun

4.5
(2)
"Shotguns are king if you're ok at avoiding attacks."
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"Looking for a decent shotgun to play, any recommendations?"
#33

FJX Horus

4.5
(2)
"Find the FJX Horus and unlock it, one of the if not the best SMG in the game."
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"For Mages id say razor typhoon."
#34

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."
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"Personally the m3 grease gun is my go to for medic two headshots is a kill and the recoil is easy to control."
#35

MP-40

4.5
(2)
"Mp40 is actually my favorite tho."
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"MP-40 is one of the better SMGs."
#36

Cookout

4.5
(2)
"Cookout - it's my favorite weapon to take care of Stalkers..."
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"Cookout or blitzer for bugs."
#37

Loch n Load

4.5
(2)
"The loch n load. Every. Time."
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"The Loch n Load is better than this list suggests."
#38

Auto Shotgun

4.5
(2)
"Both auto shotguns are the best choice."
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"I don't think magnum is even affected at all."
#39

Felarx

4.5
(2)
"Best options imo are felarx, exergis, tenet arca plasmor, and cyanex."
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"Personally, I run the felarx."
#40

Harvester

4.5
(2)
"For true melee up in your enemy's face play its 100% Harvester's Scythe."
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"For true melee your best bet is either harvester scythe or wrathbringer."
#41

Gauss Rifle

4.5
(2)
"Gauss rifle, Lincoln repeater, A3-21."
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"Maybe the gauss rifle? It's decent for a rifleman weapon."
#42

Nagakiba

4.5
(2)
"The naga has more reach and is also good for not just pve but also pvp"
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"Is good."
#43

AUG

4.0
(2)
"Aug"
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"1. AUG"
#44

Senator

4.0
(2)
"Best bot load out by far imo"
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"Best secondary is the Senator."
#45

Bandit

4.0
(2)
"Infused and buffed Bandit Axe is no where near 'underpowered'."
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"Infuse the Bandit Axe and buff it."
#46

Dragon's Fury

4.0
(2)
"Im surprised nobody has said the Dragon's Fury yet."
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"I like use dragon's fury for killing sentries."
#47

Grenade Launcher

4.0
(2)
"Ranged - Grenade Launcher."
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"Grenade launcher, stickeybomb launcher and stock medigun, turns sentries to free ammo in seconds."
#48

Dominator

4.0
(2)
"I would argue dominator is best jack of all trades."
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"Dominator for bots as well, actually use explosive cross bow on bugs..."
#49

Diligence CS

4.0
(2)
"On bots I suggest you test out the Diligence CS, Reprimand, Punisher Plasma..."
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"If you like the dominator for bots, try the diligence CS."
#50

Mace Cudgel

4.0
(2)
"Mace Cudgel or Havoc Scatter would be my suggestions."
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"Mace cudgel, harpoon weapons, freeze rockets all work great."
#51

World's Edge

4.0
(2)
"World's edge for ranged attacks and cleave."
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"Some bosses can't be hit by melee so you'd ideally want one with a projectile."
#52

Giant Blacksmith Hammer

4.0
(2)
"The giant blacksmith hammer for (almost) every basic boss."
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"Giant Blacksmith Hammer is also a good weapon to use."
#53

Xenon Bow

4.0
(2)
"The best weapons that are usable in any situation would be xenon bow and plasmatic discharger."
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"I'd say having the xenon bow, vaccum tube bow, plasmatic discharger."
#54

CAR-15

3.5
(2)
"5. CAR-15 (high level CAR is very VERY good)"
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"CAR-15 is worse in close combat but better for range."
#55

M4A1

3.5
(2)
"M4a1"
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"3. M4A1 (but needs lots of attachments)"
#56

Conference Call

5.0
(1)
"Conference Call is a god tier shotgun on her."
#57

Pimpernel

5.0
(1)
"The Pimpernel sniper rifle is probably in her top 5 weapons imo."
#58

Sandhawk

5.0
(1)
"I always carry - Sandhawk as you said, preferably with the 'flying' prefix."
#59

Latron Incarnon

5.0
(1)
"Latron Incarnon is *chef's kiss* as well."
#60

Nataruk

5.0
(1)
"The nataruk is godlike."
#61

Aoelak

5.0
(1)
"Other than that the aoelak slaps."
#62

Tenet Arca Plasmor

5.0
(1)
"Tenet arca plasmor is amazing on mag."
#63

Sobek

5.0
(1)
"Probably the best single target weapon on her is the Sobek."
#64

Rowan's Call

5.0
(1)
"Rowan's Call"
#65

Lucian's Call

5.0
(1)
"Been enjoying the Lucian's Call for Mobbing."
#66

FromSoftware

5.0
(1)
"Bloodhounds fang is the best early weapon in elden ring."
#67

Stormender

5.0
(1)
"Stormender after market enjoy getting 50+ kills."
#68

Lockwood MK II

4.0
(1)
"If I feel like using a shotgun I always pick Lockwood mk II."
#69

Plasma Coil

4.0
(1)
"Plasma Coil and revolter for shielded enemies/bosses."
#70

Unseen Threat

4.0
(1)
"I like the Unseen threat for a non-gitm build."
#71

Triple Shot Bow

4.0
(1)
"I used triple shot bow then semi auto shotty until endgame."
#72

Whisper

4.0
(1)
"Anything with precision, so whisper, LFRs, or slug shotguns."
#73

Plasma Pistol

4.0
(1)
"Plasma Pistol."
#74

Power Fist

4.0
(1)
"Melee - Power Fist."
#75

Hunting Lance

4.0
(1)
"Hunting Lance."
#76

Catachan Dueling Glaive

4.0
(1)
"Catachan Dueling Glaive."
#77

Plasma Rifle

4.0
(1)
"Or plasma rifle? 33 shots good damage."

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