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We used a mix of DPS calculations and in-game testing to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Peace Maker has also been added to the tier list.
Rare weapons focus on DPS and base stats unless otherwise noted.
No Standard (blue rarity) weapons are on this tier list.
Higher-rarity weapons are objectively better in almost all circumstances.
Submachine Gun
Best in slot for add clear.
Features high critical stats, weakpoint damage, and base damage.
Kills cause targets to explode, clearing entire groups of enemies with a single kill.
Machine Gun
Effectively a better Tamer.
Trades damage per shot for high critical stats.
Features high base damage and critical stats.
Igniting targets increases status chance, ATK rating, and strips enemy fire resistance.
Use a fire affix to proc this consistently.
Tactical Rifle
Highest DPS potential out of all weapons.
Features high base damage and moderate critical stats.
Damaging a target has a chance of spawning an orbital bombardment.
This has no cooldown, so you’re free to spawn dozens of bombardments on the same target.
Sniper Rifle
Best in slot for sustained DPS.
Guaranteed critical hits with investment.
Features high critical stats and weakpoint damage.
Weakpoint damage increases the gun’s critical chance, reload speed, and weakpoint damage.
Highest single-target DPS for a general ammo weapon, tied with Tamer.
Features best-in-class weakpoint damage and high fire rate.
Weakpoint damage reduces the target’s resistance stats.
Hand Cannon
Strong DPS weapon.
Features amazing critical stats and weakpoint damage.
Shots strip enemy DEF.
Shooting an ally restores their shields.
Highest single-target DPS for a Rare weapon.
Only outclassed by Enduring Legacy and Python.
Features abnormally high base damage and fire rate.
Assault Rifle
Great general use weapon.
Has abnormally high base stats for an assault rifle.
A powerful Hand Cannon with investment.
Features excellent critical stats and high weakpoint damage, just behind Perforator.
Acts as a good stopgap before you get Afterglow Sword and Piercing Light.
Features high critical chance, weakpoint damage, and fire rate.
Launcher
Incredibly powerful when paired with Gley.
Infinite ammo rocket launcher with high fire rate.
Features best-in-class fire rate.
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Wave of Light’s perk grantsadditivecritical chance.
It’s a strong DPS option and a fantastic stat stick for Dimension and Tech characters.
Features best-in-class critical stats.
Casting a tech skill increases your Skill Power and ATK rating.
Highest single shot damage in the game.Excellent pairing with Gley’s Massacre.
Features best-in-class base damage and high critical stats.
Piercing multiple targets guarantees a critical hit.
Scout Rifle
Excellent DPS weapon with high critical stats.
Features high critical stats, weakpoint damage, and fire rate.
Massively increases your critical hit chance after reloading.
Great sustained DPS with investment.
Features high critical stats and fire rate.
Casting a fusion skill grants up to +30% skill critical chance (multiplicative, same as modules).
Casting a tech skill cleanses a random debuff.
Excellent backup DPS weapon for bosses.
Features best-in-class weakpoint damage and high critical stats.
Weakpoint damage has a chance to deal additional damage to shields.
High DPS for a rare sniper.
Features high critical stats and base damage.
Great sniper rifle for most content.
Features high critical stats.
Highest per-shot damage out of any scout rifle.
Strong hand cannon that doesn’t require much investment.
Features high base damage and weak point damage.
Features high fire rate and weak point damage.
Great stat stick for weapon abilities, notably Gley’s Massacre.
Features the highest fire rate out of all weapons (999 RPM).
Full-auto scout rifle with great scaling.
If it doesn’t have a niche, B-tier weapons deal average DPS.
Best-in-slot for Freyna; otherwise, outclassed by Thunder Cage.
Features best-in-class critical damage and moderate critical chance.
Killing a poisoned enemy causes them to explode, spreading poison to nearby targets.
Damaging a poisoned enemy grants ATK rating.
Strong option for Void Intercept battles.
Shots stick to enemies while ADS.
Once you stop aiming, all projectiles explode for bonus damage.
Easy launcher to use.
Features high base damage.
Missiles track targets and inflict a burn DoT effect.
This is a strong option for hotswap DPS.
For optimal results, give it some form of infinite ammo or a reload-on-roll module.
Features best-in-class critical stats and base damage.
Good damage per shot.
Features high critical stats and moderate base damage.
Mediocre weapon while leveling.
Features average stats in all categories.
Second best rare machine gun, behind Tamer.
Slightly above-average damage and magazine size.
Decent launcher for leveling.
Features above-average critical stats and a large magazine.
Features above-average fire rate.
Average launcher for leveling.
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The gun itself is average, but the perk isn’t nearly as good as many believe.
An average assault rifle with a weak perk.
Giving buffs increases your DEF.
Restoring ally resources grants CDR.
Inflicting debuffs grants ATK.
A strong hand cannon on paper, but it’s held back with a cumbersome mechanic and anti-synergy design.
Features best-in-class critical stats, but worst-in-class weakpoint damage and base damage.
Casting a Dimensional Skill increases Non-Attribute Skill Power.
The perk doesnotwork with Gley’s third ability or the Payout module; the effect ends prematurely.
We aren’t sure if this is a bug or intended.
Handgun
An average handgun with an inconsistent perk.
Reloading the weapon grants a random buff.
If you get the same buff, the effect stacks.
An average handgun with a weak perk.
Kills grant stacks of Patience.
At x5 stacks, your next shot inflicts Stun.
Average handgun for leveling.
Average SMG for leveling.
Average machine gun for leveling.
Average assault rifle for leveling.
Shotgun
Most consistent Rare shotgun, but it’s still a shotgun.
Poor DPS for a machine gun.
D-Tier Weapons
Weapons in this tier aren’t salvageable.
Highest burst DPS shotgun in the game, but it’s still a shotgun.
Extreme damage falloff and poor critical damage limit the gun’s practical DPS.
Features high base damage and fire rate.
Landing all pellets in a shot guarantees a critical hit.
High DPS for a shotgun, but it’s still a shotgun.
Landing all pellets grants increased accuracy and critical chance.
At max stacks, fire an accurate shot with high electric damage.
Beam Rifle
Clairvoyance’s utility is situational and seldom useful.
Poor DPS and lackluster utility.
Features above-average stats in most categories.
This weapon strips enemy chill resistance.
At max charge, the gun slows targets.
One of the lowest DPS weapons in the game with a weak perk.
This weapon fires a tesla coil that damages nearby targets.
Shooting the tesla coil empowers it with 6% of your weapon damage.
A subpar machine gun with a useless perk.
Features poor critical stats.
Gain 25% ATK upon hitting a stunned enemy.
Critical hits inflict stun.
Tied to a bad weapon archetype.
Has the worst DPS out of any weapon in The First Descendant.
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