Weapons will be your best friend during your entire run in Dead Rails. Since the whole area is suffering from a zombie outbreak, including monsters and bandits, it becomes essential to carry arms for your own safety. Fortunately, Dead Rails offers us many options to choose from. However, like all weapons, some can be more useful than others. Confused about which one to pick? Keep reading as we list the best ones in our Dead Rails weapons tier list here.
Dead Rails Weapons Tier List: Overview
There are a total of 20 weapons in Dead Rails that can be bought at the shop, found across the barren lands, or bought using game passes. Moreover, certain Dead Rails classes allow you to spawn with some unique weapons as well.
Some of these are really flexible and useful in both solo and multiplayer runs and hence rank at the highest tier, the S-Tier. Next comes the A-Tier, where you will find slightly inferior weapons, and this trend goes on till the D-Tier, where you will find the most basic items that aren’t really helpful and don’t do much damage.
S-Tier
The S-Tier holds the best-in-class weapons currently present in Dead Rails. This includes the Electrocutioner Gun that inflicts the highest damage of 100, thereby instantly killing any monster except for Nikola Tesla boss. So, here are the best S-Tier weapons in Dead Rails:
| Weapon Name | Damage | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocutioner Gun | 100 | Ammo: 20 Fire Rate: 1 sec Reload using Lightning strikes | Found After Clearing the Tesla Lab |
| Rifle | 60/120 | Ammo: 6 Fire Rate: 0.5 sec Long Range Damage | 75 |
| Shotgun | 24×5/40×5 | Ammo: 6 Fire Rate: 0.5 sec Short Range Damage | 50 |
Among these, the Rifle and the Shotgun are the best weapons you can equip in the game and defeat the undead either from a range or at point-blank, whatever suits your style the most.
A-Tier
Next, we have the A-tier weapons, which are also good and can inflict high damage on enemies. However, compared to the S-Tier weapons, some of them are pretty rare to find in the game. One good thing about some guns in this category is that they can sell for really high prices, and therefore, you can use them to buy other essential items. That said, here are all the best Dead Rails weapons in the A-tier.
| Weapon Name | Damage | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt-Action Rifle | 55/137.5 | Ammo: 5 Fire Rate: 0.5 sec Long Range Damage | Can’t be Bought. Found at Fort Constitution |
| Mauser C96 | 40/60 | Ammo: 10 Fire Rate: 0.3-0.5 sec No Recoil on Shooting | 148 Robux Can be found better in Outlaws Camp |
| Molotov | 50/100 | The Arsonist Class spawns with 4 Molotovs | 35 |
| Jade Sword | 25 | 50% chance to reanimate enemies | Found at Sterling Mines Can’t be bought |
| Vampire Knife | 20 | Has Life Steal Passive The Vampire Class Spawns with a Vampire Knife | Can’t be bought Found at Castle |
Among the weapons in the B-Tier, the Jade Sword sells for 250 cash while the Vampire Knife sells for 100 cash. You can get the latter by raiding the Castle in the game. These are highly profitable in terms of money.
B-Tier
The B-Tier consists of weapons that are average in the game. Some of them have their own use cases, while others have a few disadvantages that prevent them from being placed higher. Moreover, most of them are less suitable for shooting enemies from a distance, and therefore, you can aim for better gear as you progress during the journey.
| Weapon Name | Damage | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Revolver | 50/80 | Ammo: 6 Fire Rate: 0.5 sec Better damage output | 40 |
| Revolver | 35/50 | Ammo: 6 Fire Rate: 0.5 sec | 35 |
| Sawed-Off Shotgun | 24×5/40×5 | Ammo: 3 The range is short than a usual Shotgun | 148 Robux |
| Maxim Turret | 30/45 | Ammo: 100 Fire Rate: 0.2 sec Long Range and can fire continuously | 125 |
| Dynamite | 300-500 | Does huge AoE damage when lighted with Torch | 25 |
| Tomahawk | 25 | Highest damage among all melee weapons | 30 |
One of my favorite items in this tier is the Maxim Turret, which can help you clear the towns and defeat the monsters chasing your train at night.
C-Tier
Coming to the C-Tier, we have a few scarce and expensive items apart from the melee Cavalry sword. Talking about the Crucifix and Holy Water, they will cost you $ 75 and $ 45, respectively. Moreover, these are single-use weapons and hence not recommended for long runs. That said, here are all the weapons in this category.
| Weapon Name | Damage | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Water | 100-400 | Best for groups of enemies Inflicts multiple lightning strikes | 45 Found at Church |
| Cannon | 125 | Ammo: 12 Does huge AoE damage | Can’t be bought Found at Fort Constitution |
| Crucifix | Infinite | Best for groups of enemies for instant kill | 75 Found at Church |
| Cavalry Sword | 25 | Slightly better than basic melee weapons | 30 |
The Cannon belongs in this tier due to its limited ammunition of 12 cannon balls and because it’s harder to get in the game. However, some would actually place the Holy Water in the A-tier because of its group damage.
D-Tier
Finally, the D-Tier consists of the basic weapons in the game, and most of the classes begin with them during the run. The Shovel and Pickaxe are melee weapons and do the same amount of damage. However, since the pickaxe helps in mining ores efficiently, it’s better to carry that instead of a shovel. With that, here are the Dead Rails weapons in the D-tier:
| Weapon Name | Damage | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaxe | 20 | Best for mining ores Stuns enemies | 20 |
| Shovel | 20 | Basic weapon for every class Stuns enemies | 20 |
And that ends our Dead Rails weapons tier list. I hope this clears up the fog for you on what to equip and what to aim for during your run in the game. So, which is your favorite weapon among them? Let us know in the comments below!
