Weapon Tier List - Remnant II Guide - IGN (2024)

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Remnant 2 has a truly incredible diversity of weapons. There are only three primary categories (Long Gun, Handgun, Melee), but every weapon in each category is unique and carefully designed. This Weapon Tier List breaks down the guns in each category and attempts to rate them into concise Tiers.

S-Tier Weapons in Remnant 2

These are the best weapons of any type and category, according to our tier list rankings:

  • Sagittarius (Long Gun)
  • Widowmaker (Long Gun)
  • Nightfall (Long Gun)
  • Alpha / Omega (Long Gun)
  • Rune Pistol (Handgun)
  • World's Edge (Melee)
  • Stonebreaker (Melee)
  • Atom Smasher (Melee)

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For detailed Tier-List breakdowns, please check our weapon category rankings:

  • Long Guns
  • Handguns
  • Melee Weapons

Our Tier List prioritizes quantifiable stats like Damage, Fire Rate, and Range, but it doesn’t account for your playstyle preferences. If a weapon fits your playstyle perfectly, you can often be more effective with it than with something that doesn’t, so you should ultimately decide which is best for you.

All of the weapons in this list have been ranked according to the following factors:

  • Damage
  • Fire Rate
  • Magazine Size
  • Ideal Range
  • Falloff Range
  • Critical Chance
  • Weakspot Damage
  • Stagger
  • Boss Mod

Every Weapon in Remnant 2 Ranked by Tier

Remnant 2 - Best Weapons Tier List

After ranking these weapons on purely numerical values, we carefully curated the list based on extensive playtesting. Some guns are better on paper than they are in practice, and others are more useful than their stats make them out to be. With that in mind, check out our Tier List for every weapon in Remnant 2.

Long Guns

Long Guns are the bread & butter of most builds. They tend to provide significantly more damage and range than Handguns, and even Melee builds should be mindful of which Long Gun they choose.

Remnant II: All Long Guns

Weapon

DMG

RPS

MAG

ACC

Ideal Range

Falloff Range

Max Ammo

Critical Hit

WS DMG

Stagger Mod

Special

141.875595%247027510%100%0%Y
622795%20654910%100%-25%N
602.51260%1032605%100%10%N
177.33895%206019010%100%0%N
10118080%175532010%105%0%N
1152.3295%1533285%100%10%N
874.11100%2565385%70%-15%Y
1203.41100%23702710%115%10%N
1202695%28753015%90%5%Y
1301.1795%1035285%100%10%N

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S-Tier Long Guns

The Long Guns in the S Tier set themselves apart in most stats, but they tend to favor Critical Chance and Range. With the exception of the Widowmaker, all of these guns have Boss Mods that increase their power level significantly.

WeaponBest Stats
SagittariusCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
WidowmakerRange, Weakspot Damage, Stagger
NightfallCritical Chance, Stagger
Alpha / OmegaCritical Chance, Range

A-Tier Long Guns

These A-Tier Guns lead the pack in quite a few stats, but they’re especially good at Stagger. Most of them have very respectable Damage values as well, and most have Boss Mods.

WeaponBest Stats
MercilessFire Rate, Critical Chance
DeceitCritical Chance, Range
SaviorCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
SporebloomDamage, Stagger
AphelionCritical Chance, Range
Pulse RifleCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Plasma CutterFire Rate, Magazine Size

B-Tier Long Guns

The B Tier is filled with a wide variety of guns. Many of these middle-of-the-road options are exceptionally good at one thing in particular, and a few have powerful Boss Mods.

WeaponBest Stats
Crescent MoonRange, Critical Chance
StarkillerRange, Critical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Twisted ArbalestDamage, Critical Chance
CrossbowDamage, Weakspot Damage
Royal Hunting BowCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
XMG57 “Bonesaw”Fire Rate, Magazine Size
Blackmaw AR-47Critical Chance, Magazine Size
Chicago TypewriterFire Rate, Critical Chance
AS-10 “Bulldog”Fire Rate, Magazine Size

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C-Tier Long Guns

These C-Tier guns are lackluster in their stats. Only the Repulsor has a Boss Mod, but it doesn’t make up for the shortcomings of the gun. These can surely all be effective weapons; they aren’t broken, but it does take some serious effort and upgrades to get the most out of them.

WeaponBest Stats
Wrangler 1860Critical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Huntmaster M1Damage, Range
RepulsorDamage, Stagger
Rusty Lever ActionRange, Weakspot Damage

D-Tier Long Guns

The D Tier consists of two weapons that are quantifiably the weakest weapons in the game. They have the weakest stats in almost every category.

WeaponBest Stats
Coach GunDamage, Magazine Size
Ford’s ScattergunDamage, Stagger

Handguns

Handguns provide an important supplement to your choice of Long Gun. Often, it’s best to offset any weaknesses that your Long Gun might have with a Handgun that counts those among its strengths. For example, if you choose a Long Gun with a short Range, you may want to pick a Handgun that has a longer range so you can pick off enemies from a distance when you need to.

Remnant II: All Handguns

Weapon

DMG

RPS

MAG

ACC

Ideal Range

Falloff Range

Max Ammo

Critical Hit

WS DMG

Stagger Mod

Special

267.632495%17529610%105%-10%N
187.5595%18521055%85%0%Y
1052.25260%820245%100%10%N
2243060%1212120-10%-15%Y
1366020%88180-15%Y
821.95100%1530400%Y
914.24295%175029410%100%0%N
1285520%88220-15%Y
158.12095%18521505%105%-10%N
166.64295%185316810%100%0%Y

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S-Tier Handguns

There’s just one weapon that pulls ahead among the Handguns as significantly better than the rest. The Rune Pistol has an impressive mod ability and incredible stats that set it apart.

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WeaponBest Stats
Rune PistolMagazine Size, Critical Chance

A-Tier Handguns

There are quite a few handguns in the A-Tier. All of them have different handling, speed, and shot types. These guns each excel at very different things, too. Which one will be best for you depends on your build and your playstyle, but all of them are solid choices.

WeaponBest Stats
Star ShotRange, Stagger
Cube GunFire Rate, Range
Bolt DriverFire Rate, Magazine Size
SorrowCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
MP60-RFire Rate, Critical Chance
Double BarrelDamage
Silverback Model 500Damage, Range, Stagger
HellfireMagazine Size
Tech 22Fire Rate, Critical Chance
NebulaFire Rate, Magazine Size
MeridianDamage
EnigmaMagazine Size
Rupture CannonDamage, Stagger

B-Tier Handguns

The Handguns in the B Tier aren’t necessarily awful, but they don’t quite set themselves apart. There are better stats to be found in other options, but they can be useful in certain builds.

WeaponBest Stat
SureshotRange, Damage, Stagger
Western ClassicRange
Service PistolRange, Critical Chance
Repeater PistolFire Rate, Range

C-Tier Handguns

The Rusty Repeater is the only gun that can’t have a modifier or mutator attached to it. Thus, regardless of how much you upgrade it, it will never be as powerful as other guns.

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WeaponBest Stat
Rusty RepeaterFire Rate, Range

Melee Weapons

Remnant 2 offers an excellent selection of Melee Weapons. There are large, heavy weapons that deal incredible damage and stagger, but there are also many small, handheld weapons that tend to be useful too.

Remnant II: All Melee Weapons

Weapon

Damage

Critical Hit

Weak Spot Damage

Stagger Mod

Special

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725%95%11%N
1005%95%6%Y
574%100%6%N
587%105%3%N
4916%110%-4%N
585%95%3%Y
599%105%15%N
5313%110%-15%Y
743%95%8%Y

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S-Tier Melee Weapons

The S-Tier melee weapons are all huge weapons that can often crush enemies in one hit. These weapons are also all excellent at causing Stagger, which can be vital to success against elite enemies.

WeaponBest Stat
World’s EdgeDamage, Stagger
StonebreakerDamage, Stagger
Atom SmasherDamage, Stagger

A-Tier Melee Weapons

The Melee Weapons in the A Tier are also larger weapons, but these ones have slightly less-impressive stats. Most of these have Boss Mods that greatly augment their usefulness.

WeaponBest Stats
Atom SplitterDamage, Stagger
NightshadeCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Gas GiantWeakspot Damage, Stagger
Iron GreatswordDamage, Stagger
Royal BroadswordDamage, Stagger
Red Doe StaffDamage, Stagger

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B-Tier Melee Weapons

In the B Tier you’ll find some truly impressive weapons that have respectable stats. Many of these can be central to certain builds, so don’t write them off too quickly.

WeaponBest Stats
Huntress SpearWeakspot Damage
Scrap HammerCritical Chance, Stagger
DreamcatcherStagger
Feral JudgementCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Rebellion SpearCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Scrap StaffStagger

C-Tier Melee Weapons

Most of the Melee Weapons in the C-Tier are easily replaced by weapons in higher tiers. However, there are a couple of standouts, like the Spectral Blade and Smolder, both of which have useful Boss Mods.

WeaponBest Stats
Steel FlailWeakspot Damage, Stagger
Labyrinth StaffStagger
Ornate FlailCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Steel SpearWeakspot Damage
Spectral BladeWeakspot Damage
SmolderWeakspot Damage
Hero’s Sword
Krell Axe
Blade of GulWeakspot Damage, Stagger
Bone ChopperWeakspot Damage
Edge of the ForestWeakspot Damage
Decayed ClawsCritical Chance

D-Tier Melee Weapons

Nearly all of the weapons in D-Tier are simply too weak to use for too long. The only weapon with a Boss Mod in this Tier is the Assassin’s Dagger, which has some limited usefulness.

WeaponBest Stats
Steel SwordWeakspot Damage
Scrap HatchetWeakspot Damage
Rusted ClawsCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Steel KatanaCritical Chance, Weakspot Damage
Assassin’s DaggerWeakspot Damage

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E-Tier Melee Weapons

The Melee Weapons in the E Tier might warrant a considerable buff from Gunfire Games because none of them are as useful as they could be. Despite its fun Boss Mod, the Godsplitter is particularly disappointing, being that it has the lowest stats in almost every category.

WeaponBest Stats
Knuckle DustersWeakspot Damage, Stagger
Vice GripsWeakspot Damage
Godsplitter

Looking for more Remnant 2 Guides? Why not check out...

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  • Starting Archetypes - Which Should You Choose?
  • How to Get New Archetypes
  • Armor List
  • Complete Walkthrough Guide

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