Some players tend to use any available weapon at their disposal without caring about their rank. However, there are some weapons that are better than others. Some players might be comfortable with whacking enemies with a Frozen Tilapia again and again. With this in mind, we’ll look at the best weapons overall in Once Human and put them in a tier list.
Ground Rules on Tier Lists
This is not an authoritative list of the best weapons as the ones presented here are without the mods taken into account. They are just good because at stock settings, they already do the job.
Also, the tiers are as follows:
|
Tier |
Description |
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S |
Exceptional. Get it at all costs. |
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A |
Outstanding. May be a good backup for S-tier but you can get by the whole game using weapons in this tier. |
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B |
Average. It does the job, but you can find better weapons. |
|
C |
Passable. |
|
D |
Don’t bother, unless you’re a completionist. |
Best Weapons
- For melee, there is only one weapon deemed the best in the current meta: Stun Baton. It’s easily found anywhere in the game. Can deal additional effects such as a 33% chance to inflict Power Surge when hitting enemies with Light attacks and charges; and a 50% Power Surge DMG to enemies stunned (in Shock State) by a heavy attack.
- The R500 – Memento is the best pistol although it requires a bit of precise gunplay on your end. Hitting enemy’s weak points gives damage bonus and refills your bullets.
- DB12 – Raining Cash is the best shotgun in the game so far. It has the Fortress Warfare ability that triggers when reloading. This ability boosts reload speed by 10% upon defeating an enemy. This stacks up to five times and lasts for five seconds. Crit Rate (+25%) and DMG Reduction (+25%) are also applied when in Fortress Warfare.
- KAM – Abyss Glance is the best assault rifle in Once Human. Modeled after the iconic Russian assault rifle AK-47, the KAM – Abyss Glance has a few tricks up its sleeve. The gun’s special ability is Frost Vortex that triggers every after 20 hits, with a Crit Hit an equivalent of two hits. The vortex deals +20% DMG and scales up the closer enemies are to the center of the vortex for up to 200% DMG increase.
- AWS .338 - Bingo is the best sniper rifle in Once Human. We all love our one-shot, one-kill weapons and the AWS .338 is the perfect weapon for that. Denoted by the “.338” in its name, the AWS is based on the popular Arctic Warfare Magnum. As such, its special—The Bull’s Eye—takes the AWM trope to the next level by adding a 15% DMG to the enemy’s weak point, and another 20% DMG to weak spot after defeating an enemy.
- KVD – Boom! Boom! Is your best pick for a machine gun. This gun brings chaos to the battlefield by inflicting the Burn effect (18% chance to trigger with each shot). Killing enemies through the Burn effect may explode and spread it to nearby enemies which, as you may imagine, can loop as long as they’re nearby.
- Compound Bow. If you’re into stealthy moves, this weapon is for you. It’s not as fancy as the AWS in terms of long-range duels but its ability to grant a +6 Reload Speed and +10% Crit Rate upon hitting enemies is just insane.
Tier-ing Them Up
Now that we have an idea of the best weapons in Once Human, the next question is where to they go in the tier list. Upon deliberation, here is the weapon tier list for Once Human.
- S Tier: Compound Bow, KVD Boom! Boom! AWS .338
- A Tier: KAM Abyss Glance
- B Tier: DB12 Raining Cash, R500 Memento
- C Tier: Stun Baton
- D Tier: None yet
