PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Best weapons tier list

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Best weapons tier list
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Written by 

Morgan Truder

Published 

27th Jun 2023 10:48

Finding the best weapons in PUBG isn’t easy, but they can give you an edge in the popular Battle Royale. For this reason, we have ranked all of the weapons in the game from best to worst in a tier list.

Like with pretty much all games of this genre, you drop into the map without anything. Then, it is up to you to find weapons and equipment in a bid to survive the longest - in this case, earn yourself the elusive chicken dinner.

One way to ensure you have an advantage is by making sure you have the best weapons possible.

Here is our complete tier list of PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS weapons, ranked from best to worst.

Best weapons tier list in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

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Here are all the best weapons you can find in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. We have ranked them from S rank to C rank, but these are likely to change as the meta is altered in the game. Don’t worry - we will be sure to keep this updated, especially as new weapons are added.

PUBG weapons tier rank

Weapon

S Tier  

Crossbow

Mk14 EBR

M416

AWM 

M16A4

Molotov

A Tier  

MG3

Beryl M762

M24

SLR

Mini-14

DBS

Deagle

SCAR-L

AUG

DP-28

Vector

Kar98K

Mosin Nagant

SKS

MP5Kf

Tommy Gun

Skorpion

FAMAS

M249

Panzerfaust

B Tier

Micro Uzi

AKM

VSS

Mk47-Mutant

UMP45

G363

QBU

Win94

S12K

QBZ

R9895

R45

P18C

Frag Grenade 

C Tier  

P92

Sawed-Off

PP-19 Bizon

S1897

S686

That's all you need to know about the weapons currently in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, with them all ranked. Obviously, some things will come down to personal preference - maybe you just don't like crossbows for example, despite how effective they are.

All in all, though, you can't go wrong with the weapons at the top of this list, and should be able to come out of matches with a few kills on your record.

For everything else PUBG, be sure to check out the rest of our guides here at GGRecon. 

Morgan Truder
About the author
Morgan Truder
Morgan is one of the Guides Writers at GGRecon. He first started writing about games for fun whilst doing his BA (Hons) in History and Film. Since then he has turned this passion into a career and was previously an Editor at VideoGamer before joining GGRecon. Despite enjoying all sorts of games, he can often be found playing Football Manager, Red Dead Redemption 2 or Sekiro.
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