Out of 24 possible weapons inXDefiant, a few stand out above the rest. While this brand-new, free-to-play shooter just dropped, ameta emerging already makes a few weapons stand out above the rest. The game tends to favor fast movement in close quarters, so players will want to keep that in mind when picking a weapon.
XDefianthas high expectations to live up to. The early development of XDefiant was somewhat troubled, and people feared it would not be able to stand out among other FPS games likeCall of Duty. However, with the initial release, there is a fairly strong following already, with many people citing that thegame feels fun and a little different. One thing to note is that there isno skill-based matching for casual lobbies, soplayers of any level can face each other, which leads to wildly varied matches.
For this list, we’ve picked thebest weapon out of every category anda final weapon that tends to outshine the rest.
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8Best Assault Rifle
ACR 6.8
InXDefiant, theAssault Rifles tend to be doing the best out of the weaponsavailable for players to use. While mileage may vary,XDefiant’s mapsfavor short-range combat, which these Assault Rifles excel at. The only potential downside is thefast ammo depletion, forcing you to need to collect more than with other weapons. The meta is quite strong with this weapon, as more and more players tend to favor it.
To unlock this weapon, you will need to get10 Longshot Kills with assault rifles. This should not be too difficult, and you should find yourself with a new assault rifle quite quickly. Alternately, theAK-47 is a potentially even better assault rifle, but the recoil might be a bit harder to get the hang of.
17-21
30 rounds/30 + 120 rounds
2.3s
A Longshot Kill is one that is done more than30 meters awayfrom the target.
7Best Sidearm or Handgun
93R
Players whofavor mobility and speed will appreciate the 93R the most. The weapon has a lot of speed and fires in a 3-round Burst, so you do not necessarily have to be as accurate as you would with other options. It is unlocked forsprinting with a Secondary Weapon for a total of 240 seconds, making it relatively easy to unlock. You can even add attachments to make it feel similar to an SMG.
Its competition, theDesert Eagle or D50, is the best in its class in terms of damage output. If you want something a little slower but with more damage, pick this option instead. It has asemi-automatic firing mode but only holds seven roundsand will need to be reloaded more often.
3-round Burst
13-17
15 rounds/15 + 60 rounds
1.6s
6Best Light Machine Gun (LMG)
M249
This is thestarting LMG inXDefiant, and as with mostFPS shooter games, it is not a very popular weapon of choice. However, if yougive the M249 a chance, it can be a primary weapon with the potential for much damage in combat. To get it there, however, you may have to spend a fair amount of time grinding.
This is because it is a weapon that you mustfully level up and kit out to reach its full potential. It does have a much faster fire rate than the other LMGs and is best at mid-range combat.Acez Gamingon YouTube played it during Beta and said that while the recoil is a bit heavier, itfeels very good and has a faster reload time than the other LMGs.
18-23
100 rounds/100 + 200 rounds
9s
5Best Shotgun
Double Barrel
This wasM3RKMus1C’s secret pick for his best weapon in the game, as theDouble Barrel can do a lot of damage very quickly. During the video, the other team figured out his strategy and adapted by staying away from him, but his team still won due to his damage output. It is a strong weapon,particularly in small, short-range maps.
To unlock this weapon, you will have to get10 Hipfire Kills with Shotguns, but once you do, you will have a deadly short-range weapon that works well for capturing and getting the Point Blank kills. It has less mobility than other weapons, but successful Hipfire shots can damage multiple enemies and it isworth mastering the skill.
7-15 (x12)
2 shells/2 + 12 shells
1.0s
A Hipfire shot is when you firewithout aiming down your sights. It can make it much less accurate, but it can also let you keep sprinting faster, and once you’re used to it, you can take advantage of it.
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4Best Sniper Rifle
TAC-50
This one is a bit tricky, even though there are onlytwo total sniper rifles in the game. The M44 is the starting sniper rifle, and it can be a very successful sniper rifle.Snipers in PVP gameshave a varied history, and in this game, they can be a bit less successful due to having a lot of close-range combat. However, when it pops, the TAC-50 hits hard and ismost often a one-shot kill, as seen in YouTuberGoldGloveTV’s video.
The TAC-50 is abolt-action rifle with 90 damage. It is unlocked by getting 10 one-shot kills with the M44 and can hold five magazine rounds. This can make it faster than many other snipers without many downsides, except that the maps are often close together, and it isharder to find a high point from which to shoot.
90
5 rounds/5 + 20 rounds
3.0s
3Best SMG
MP7
The MP7 is another one of thebig meta weapons of choice inXDefiantat launch. It is a hard-hitting weapon and can easily mow down other players in front of you. It is also a perfectobjective weapon for Capture, allowingyou to run at the other team firing. With all this weapon’s movement benefits, it is no wonder players gravitate toward it.
This SMG has amassive rate of fire of about 870 RPM,and although the damage is low, it hits as hard as the 93R. You need toget 20 Point-Blank kills with submachine guns to unlock this weapon, which you can do with the default SMG, the MP5A2, fairly easily. The MP5A2 is nothing to scoff at either and can make a strong alternative if you wish to level up a starting weapon.
8-19
35 rounds/35 + 140 rounds
1.9s
2Best Marksman Rifle
SVD
The SVD might not be the best Marksman Rifle in actuality, but more on that in the next entry. However, it is still a solid weapon, allowing you towield a much more mobile version of a sniper rifle with a semi-automatic firing mode. You have to get15 Longshot Killswith a different Marksman Rifle to unlock it, which should be easy with the only other one in the game.
The damage is about half that of the TAC-50, at 45-49, but with the greater mobility and semi-automatic firing, you will not notice much difference, and often, theother players will not have much time to respond. It also holds double the magazine, at 10 rounds, making it anoptimal alternative to a sniper rifle in a faster-moving game.
45-49
10 rounds/10 + 40 rounds
2.9s
1Best Overall Weapon
MK 20 SSR
The default Marksman Rifle, the previously mentioned YouTuber,M3RKMus1C, sees this as thecurrent best weapon in the game, although not his final pick. It is also semi-automatic with a similar damage range to the SVD, and M3RKMusiC says there is not much difference between the two. However, there are two main differences that players may notice.
Thereload time is nearly an entire M/S shorter on the MK 20. Secondly, the rate of fire on the MK 20 is 200 to the SVD’s 185. This makes the starting weapon faster overall, with very similar damage outputs. While M3RKMus1C thinks the MK 20 may get nerfed, for the time being, it remains one of the most powerful weapons inXDefiant.
41-49
2s
