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The best weapons in Outer Worlds 2 will vary based on your playstyle. Read on to learn more about the best weapons in the game, as well as the tier list for each weapon type.
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| All Weapons | Unique Weapons |
| Best Weapons | Science Weapons |
List of Contents
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Wham-Bam!
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The Wham-Bam! is a powerful Unique Heavy Melee weapon that can shoot shotgun ammo and can potentially one-shot enemies, even bosses. The downside is that it is a melee weapon that uses up ammunition.
Wham-Bam! is a drop from Moreton Dunsany, one of the targets of the Battle with the Beastly Brigands Bounty in Eden.
Wham-Bam! Stats and How to Get
The Simplifier
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The Simplifier is a Unique Sniper Rifle that has near perfect accuracy, no damage falloff from range, and great base stats. Additionally, you can equip a silencer on it to turn it into a powerful stealth weapon. The downside is that, you will need to make significant progress with the game before getting access to it.
You can obtain The Simplifier after your confrontation with De Vries in the quest Fiends in High Places.
The Simplifier Stats and How to Get
Murder's Best Friend
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Murder's Best Friend is the best Unique Light Melee weapon for stealth players, thanks to its increasing damage buff whenever you perform a stealth kill. Not only that, but it makes your footsteps silent and increases your movement speed with each kill. The only problem, however, is that you can lose all of the bonuses if you are discovered or if you swap weapons.
Murder's Best Friend can be unlocked via the lockboxes in The Incognito. You will need 7 Advanced Decryption Keys to open the box for the weapon.
Murder's Best Friend Stats and How to Get
The Oracle
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The Oracle is a strong Unique Assault Rifle as scoping in lets you lock on to nearby enemies, making your bullets curve to hit targets. Additionally, it has an empty Barrel and Add-On Mod slot, making the weapon very flexible. It does, however, have two downsides. The first is that the scope does not target weakspots, opting to instead hit your target's central mass. Additionally, you need to stay scoped in for the lock-on to activate.
You can find The Oracle as a lootable reward after finishing the main quest On the Trail of the Traitor.
The Oracle Stats and How to Get
Shrink Ray
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The Shrink Ray is a returning weapon from Outer Worlds 1. Unlike the first game, the effects of the Shrink Ray are now permanent, allowing you to step on enemies you have shrunk. Additionally, the Shrink Ray uses Shock Rods, a very abundant ammo type.
Its biggest downside is that it needs to be charged for each shot, preventing you from spamming the weapon during combat. Additionally, it can only be found late game after you receive the Rift Anomaly Modulator.
The Shrink Ray can be found by using the Rift Anomaly Modulator on a Rift Anomaly located in the Crabble Spawning Grounds.
Death Sentence
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The Death Sentence is a powerful Unique Repeating Rifle as it applies a Doom Counter whenever you hit a weak spot. The Doom Counter deals extreme damage once it reaches zero. Its only downside is that the counter takes roughly 20 seconds before expiring.
The Death Sentence can be found in a locked locker in the Decommissioned Autonomous Extractorium in Dorado. The keycard for the locker can be found on a table on the first floor.
Death Sentence Stats and How to Get
Prototype N-Radiated Scythe
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The Prototype N-Radiated Scythe is a unique Heavy Melee weapon capable of instantly killing enemies once they are fully N-Radiated. Its biggest downside, however, is that it consumes gadget energy on hit, so those with a low gadget energy capacity may have a hard time using this weapon.
This weapon can be found in the N-Ray Range in Dorado. Players must succeed a Science 5, Melee 5, or Observation 3 Skill check to unlock it.
Prototype N-Radiated Scythe Stats and How to Get
The Goomerang
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The Goomerang is a powerful weapon that shoots wacky bouncing goo blobs that deal corrosive damage. Additionally, aiming with the weapon allows you to lock-on to enemies, making the blobs bounce toward them. This weapon is basically an upgraded version of Kaur's Korroder.
Similar to the Shrink Ray, however, this weapon can only be found late game after you receive the Rift Anomaly Modulator.
The Shrink Ray can be found by using the Rift Anomaly Modulator on a Rift Anomaly located to the east of the bridge in Paradise Island.
Agatha
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Agatha is a Unique Machine Gun that can dish out a lot of damage, especially against groups of enemies, thanks to its explosive ammo and large ammo capacity. You will, however, need to adjust for its lower rate of fire, as well as the fact that its ammo is more expensive compared to other machine guns.
Agatha can be bought from the Not a Weapon Store in the Free Market Station.
Chainspark Cannon
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The Chainspark Cannon is a powerful Unique Machine Gun that can hit multiple enemies at a time thanks to its chain lightning capability. This allows you to stack Shock on multiple enemies at a time. The downside is that, as a Machine Gun, it can quickly burn through your ammo. Additionally, as it is locked behind a powerful boss, you may have a hard time acquiring it.
This weapon is dropped by Montelli after you defeat him or convince him to stand down in the Vox Relay Station.
Chainspark Cannon Stats and How to Get
Cleo's The Hunt
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Cleo's The Hunt is a Unique Shotgun that shoots slugs, making it great against armor and accurate over longer distances. Its biggest flaw, however, is that it is, at its core, a Triple Barrel Shotgun, which means it has a low ammo capacity.
Players can get Cleo's The Hunt after completing the side quest Pinching the Pupa.
Kaur's Korroder
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Kaur's Korroder is a Unique Pistol that is great at applying a contagious corrosive condition on multiple enemies, thanks to its high fire rate and ability to bounce around. To fully take advantage of it, however, you will need high levels of Science!, as its ability to spread scales off of your Science! Skill.
The side quest Ascent in the Howling Tower will reward you with the Kaur's Korroder.
Kaur's Korroder Stats and How to Get
Rattler
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The Rattler is a Unique Revolver that shoots shotshells instead of normal rounds, allowing it to deal a lot of damage in close range. This comes at a cost, since as a pistol it has lower base stats, and the shotshell conversion means it has reduced accuracy.
You can buy the Rattler from the More Perfect Goods store in Fairfield for 1,500 Bits.
Thunderstruck
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The Thunderstruck is a Unique Heavy Melee weapon that shoots out electricity whenever you perform a Power Attack. However, as it is a Shock weapon, it has a [red]lower base damage[red] compared to its Physical counterparts. You will need to take advantage of the Shock side effects to make up for the lower damage.
Thunderstruck is located at the top of Skycutter A102 in Eden. You will need to turn the power off to claim the weapon.
Thunderstruck Stats and How to Get
Thunderstruck
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The Zyraniator is a Unique Machine Pistol that deals more damage the more you attack the same target. Additionally, you can fire longer while in Tactical Time Dilation. It does, however, deal no damage to Automechanicals, and will buff them instead. It also has lower base stats compared to regular Machine Pistols.
You can purchase the Zyraniator from Interim Quartermaster Hazel Chapman for 2,500 Bits. She is located at the Euphoria Coast Automech Repair Center.
Zyraniator Stats and How to Get
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| Assault Rifles | Marksman Rifle | |
| Sniper Rifle | Machine Gun | |
| Melee Light | Submachine Gun | |
| Shotgun | Melee Heavy | |
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| Assault Rifle |
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Assault rifles are perhaps the best weapon type in the game, thanks to their decent damage, as well as mid-to-long range engagements, making them a very versatile weapon type. They are also easily modifiable, making them perfect for
Their biggest downside, however, is that they are not easily accessible. You will need to make some progress in the game to get your first assault rifle.
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Marksman Rifles are a great weapon as well, thanks to their decent damage, short-to-mid range capabilities, and the fact that they are a common weapon that you can find or buy.
Sadly, the regular versions are lacking in damage , especially against stronger opponents, so finding Unique Versions like the Death Sentence is a must.
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Sniper Rifles are capable of dealing large amounts of damage in one go, and are great for long range engagements, allowing you to take enemies down without even going near them.
Sadly, Sniper Rifles are not easily accessible, with the first buyable one only available after completing the game's first planet, Eden. Additionally, as it is a weapon meant for long range engagements, you may have a hard time using them in close range.
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Machine Guns have a high damage output thanks to their good damage stats and high ammo capacities, oftentimes having magazine capacities of 100 or more.
Thanks to this, however, you can end up burning through your ammo stash if you are not careful.
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Light Melee weapons are very versatile, capable of being used in both stealth and frontal assaults. Additionally, its high swing speed and combo count allow you to dish out damage quickly.
The downside is that light melee weapons can prove lacking against tankier enemies, so make sure to always have
List of All Light Melee Weapons
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Submachine Guns are perfect for elemental builds that rely on stacking debuffs thanks to their high rate of fire. Additionally, most Submachine Guns use ammunition that is easy to buy and craft.
Their downside, however, is that they have a smaller damage output compared to assault rifles and machine guns, so you will need the debuffs to make up for the damage output.
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Shotguns have amazing damage potential, especially in close range, making them deadly against nearby enemies. Additionally, as they can shoot multiple pellets at once, it makes them perfect for applying debuffs.
Their greatest strength is also their greatest weakness, as they are close to useless at longer ranges.
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Heavy Melee weapons also deal a large amount of damage at close range, and can potentially hit multiple enemies at once. Not only that, but you can equip mods onto the Heavy Melee weapon that can block incoming damage.
As the name implies, however, Heavy Melee weapons have a slow swing speed and low combo count, so you cannot just swing your weapon carelessly.
List of All Heavy Melee Weapons
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Special weapons refer to weapons that have powerful effects, such as dealing more damage as time passes, or buffing robots.
To balance these powerful effects, however, Special weapons are usually hard to unlock, and may require specialized builds to fully maximize.
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Launchers can deal massive amounts of damage, and you don't even have to hit enemies directly to deal damage to them, as most, if not all, launchers are explosive in nature.
The drawback is that the Mini-Rockets that launchers use are expensive, and using launchers in close quarters or indoors is very dangerous thanks to the splash damage.
| Tier | Best Eden Weapons | ||
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Chainspark Cannon
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Kaur's Korroder
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Thunderstruck
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Rattler
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Zyraniator
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Murder's Best Friend
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| Incendiary Triple Barrel Shotgun | Prism Repeating Rifle | Corrosive Shock Machine Gun | |
These are the best weapons to use while you are exploring Paradise Island in Eden. There is a weapon available for every playstyle, so use the ones that best complement your build.
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The Oracle
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Wham-Bam!
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Prototype N-Radiated Scythe
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Death Sentence
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Cleo's The Hunt
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Murder's Best Friend
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| Sniper Rifle | Designator Burst Assault Rifle | Corrosive Shock Machine Gun | |
These are the best weapons to use while you are exploring Golden Ridge in Dorado. There is a weapon available for every playstyle, so use the ones that best complement your build.

Best Weapons Tier List



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Chainspark should be in S-tier.