Weapons reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 233 Reddit reviews across 43 subreddits and 68 posts to rank the best Weapons brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/helldivers2, r/Helldivers, r/Warframe, r/HuntShowdown, r/residentevil4. Top-rated brands include Weapons (4.8/5), Hunt: Showdown (4.3/5), Scorcher (4.7/5).
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Reviews233
Subreddits43
Posts68
Brands83
Products32
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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
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."
#3
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."
#4
Crossbow
4.2
(9)
"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"
"Crossbow isn’t bad it’s just a hassle to collect bolts after."
"The crossbow anything other than horrible trash."
#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
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..."
#7
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."
#8
Warframe
5.0
(5)
"The Tenet version has a bouncing projectile of neon death."
"Get incarnon for all the weapons I just mentioned."
"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."
#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
Incinerator
5.0
(4)
"People who are trashing the incinerator just aren't very good or haven't bothered tweaking their defenses."
"The incinerator is devastatingly effective against anything non-mechanoid and is an auto-include in any arsenal."
"If you do get into Anomaly, it brings the Incinerator (flamethrower) which I find way more useful than it should be."
"Incinerator does high damage against a lot of anomaly foes like shamblers, flesh beasts, and metal horrors."
#11
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."
#12
RimWorld
3.8
(4)
"Incinerator - holy crap these things destroy fleshy raids."
"Heavy SMGs are probably objectively the best weapon for a large portion of the game."
"For early game, Heavy SMG is the best option as your pawns are probably not trained."
"The incinerator and hellcat rifle are meh, the nerve spiker is ok-ish for its purpose."
#13
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."
#14
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."
#15
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."
#16
Blasphemous Blade
4.3
(3)
"Blasphemous Blade - is, probably, the best from the main game."
"I run 2 main weapons: Blasphemous Blade."
"Other than Bastard Sword, maybe Blasphemous Blade, Zweihander, and Fire Knight's Greatsword look good."
#17
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."
#18
Red Nine
4.3
(3)
"You get a Red9 for free which outclasses both."
"Pistols: go with red nine you get on."
"Only issue I have with Red Nine is lack of Laser Sight."
#19
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."
#20
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."
#21
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."
#22
Claymore
3.3
(3)
"Claymore, DMGS, or Godslayer Greatsword"
"Honestly that and the claymore looks the best with this fit."
"Claymore amd zweihander + a bucker"
#23
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"
#24
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."
#25
Ignis
5.0
(2)
"Absolutely Ignis Wraith, literally melts even 220 Steelpath Enemies."
"I’d recommend the Ignis Wraith bought from your clan dojo."
#26
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."
#27
AK
5.0
(2)
"Is probably the best."
"Ak or uzi and a melee, preferably the guitar or machette."
#28
MP7
5.0
(2)
"I would say is the best overall smg/gun in game."
"MP7 or nothing for SMG... the thing just shreds."
#29
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."
#30
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."
#31
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."
#32
Recoiless
5.0
(2)
"Recoiless is King for either bots or bugs."
"Idk Im LOVING the recoiless right now."
#33
W-870
5.0
(2)
"You called the W-870 good."
"The W-870 is my go-to."
#34
Pounders
5.0
(2)
"Pretty sure with pounders the boss will be shredded before your axe breaks."
"Adding Pounders to my must-have list."
#35
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."
#36
Nataruk
5.0
(2)
"Definitely nataruk for primaries the damage output can be insane when Critting."
"The nataruk is godlike."
#37
Jakobs
5.0
(2)
"Butcher, Flipper, Monarch, Light Show - that's your four weapon slots."
"Monarch"
#38
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."
#39
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."
#40
MP-40
4.5
(2)
"Mp40 is actually my favorite tho."
"MP-40 is one of the better SMGs."
#41
Tenet
4.5
(2)
"Tenet glaxion and falcor best corpus weapons"
"Maybe Tenet Glaxion?"
#42
Assault Rifle
4.5
(2)
"The top ones are still assault rifle and heavy smg, they're just that good and are overall GOATs."
"Assault rifles, auto shotty and deagle."
#43
Nightshade
4.5
(2)
"Get the Nightshade, it's an excellent PvP weapon."
"The Nightshade is very good for PvP"
#44
Cookout
4.5
(2)
"Cookout - it's my favorite weapon to take care of Stalkers..."
"Cookout or blitzer for bugs."
#45
Gauss Rifle
4.5
(2)
"Gauss rifle, Lincoln repeater, A3-21."
"Maybe the gauss rifle? It's decent for a rifleman weapon."
#46
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."
#47
Nagakiba
4.5
(2)
"The naga has more reach and is also good for not just pve but also pvp"
"Is good."
#48
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."
#49
Loch n Load
4.5
(2)
"The loch n load. Every. Time."
"The Loch n Load is better than this list suggests."
#50
Holo AR
4.5
(2)
"The Holo AR, Veiled SMG and Oni Shotgun are my favorites right now."
"Holo ar or veiled smg."
#51
Shotgun
4.5
(2)
"Shotguns are king if you're ok at avoiding attacks."
"Looking for a decent shotgun to play, any recommendations?"
#52
Felarx
4.5
(2)
"Best options imo are felarx, exergis, tenet arca plasmor, and cyanex."
"Personally, I run the felarx."
#53
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."
#54
W.A.S.P.
4.5
(2)
"W.A.S.P. one-shots all overseers."
"The wasp is good against the illuminates."
#55
Auto Shotgun
4.5
(2)
"Both auto shotguns are the best choice."
"I don't think magnum is even affected at all."
#56
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."
#57
Bandit
4.0
(2)
"Infused and buffed Bandit Axe is no where near 'underpowered'."
"Infuse the Bandit Axe and buff it."
#58
TMP
4.0
(2)
"TMP good for clearing rooms."
"TMP is good for clearing rooms."
#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
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..."
#61
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..."
#62
Mace Cudgel
4.0
(2)
"Mace Cudgel or Havoc Scatter would be my suggestions."
"Mace cudgel, harpoon weapons, freeze rockets all work great."
#63
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."
#64
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."
#65
AUG
4.0
(2)
"Aug"
"1. AUG"
#66
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."
#67
Bastard Sword
3.5
(2)
"I'm picking that weapon up as a chonkier substitute to my bastard sword/claymore."
"I think I'll replace my claymore with the bastard sword, it just looks cleaner."
#68
Longsword
3.5
(2)
"Long sword has got to be the best for severing tails."
"I'd actually been using the longsword and claymore for a good bit as well."
#69
Blacktail
3.5
(2)
"The blacktail is the Jack of all trades."
"Only issue I have with ... black tail is lack of Laser Sight."
#70
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."
#71
MG
3.5
(2)
"Pack the Stalwart or MG, set the rate of fire to max, and let it rip."
"I use a lot of Stelward"
#72
M4A1
3.5
(2)
"M4a1"
"3. M4A1 (but needs lots of attachments)"
#73
Dark Moon Greatsword
5.0
(1)
"STR/INT build and use the dark moon greatsword. That’s my current build and I’m having a blast."
#74
Super Shotgun
5.0
(1)
"You're missing out on the super shotgun honestly."
#75
Star Wars
5.0
(1)
"If you’re good at hitting consecutive shots and can keep a bit of distance, the DC / Clone trooper rifle can MELT through enemies."
#76
Chainshot
5.0
(1)
"The Chainshot is probably the best gun in the game due to its versatility and damage."
#77
Ravager
5.0
(1)
"The ravager fully upgraded is insane for arena battles."
#78
Moonlight
4.0
(1)
"If you still want weapons, infuse a common weapon with Magic and a cool Ash of War like Carian Grandeur."
#79
Steel Knife
4.0
(1)
"Maybe a Steel Knife for someone you intend on using Tome Breaker."
#80
Power Fists
4.0
(1)
"For regular terminators, power fists."
#81
Stalker Bolt Rifle
4.0
(1)
"Seems like people are recommending the Stalker Bolt Rifle and the Plasma Incinerator."
#82
Heavy Bolt Rifle
4.0
(1)
"Personally heavy bolt rifle is my current favourite just because it feels so satisfying to use."
#83
Striker
1.0
(2)
"You called the striker bad."
"Anything but the striker, that thing sucks."
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