list your top 5 weapons in all categories

[raz]

Primary, Secondary and Melee
share your best top weapons you should have and not sell after leveling it.

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1# Weapon : The Banhammer

[Andy93]

Primary: Rubico Prime, Strun Wraith, Supra Vandal, Dread, Tigris Prime

Secondary: Aklex Prime, Akstilleto Prime, Pyrana Prime, Mara Detron, Hikou Prime

Melee: Scoliac, Plague Kripath, Lesion, Dragon Nikana, Prisma Skana

[Gerbera_Tetra]

Tiberon Prime, Rubico Prime, Tigris Prime, Battacor, Amprex/Ignis Wraith.

Pyrana Prime, Staticor, Pox, Twin Grakata, Catchmoon+Haymaker+Splat Kit gun.

Sepfhan Nikana, Orthos Prime, Atterax, Plague Keewar Polearm, Lesion

[Just Life]

Primary: Baza, Corinth, Nagantaka, Sobek, and Supra Vandal
Seconday: Askstilleto Prime, Hystrix, Lato Vandal, Nukor, and Prisma Twin Gremlins
Melee: Broken War, Grame Prime, Hirudo, Mios, and Dokhram Zaw

[MekaDovah]

Primary: Ignis Wraith for mass slaughter, Tigris Prime for pure power, Rakta Cernos for ranged and the satisfaction of arrow kills, Opticor for shooting down dropships, Supra for laser spam fun. Currently testing out Battacor to see if it takes a spot here.

Secondary: Akstilletto Prime for general use, Twin Grakata for pure bullet hose fun, Euphonia Prime for ranged power, Atomos for mass slaughter, Pyrana Prime for raw power.

Melee: Galatine Prime for infested survival and general use, Sigma and Octantis for shield throwing fun, Rakta Dark Dagger for stealth, Redeemer for a fun alternate "gun" with no ammo limit, and a tie between Guandao and Tonbo just for making my specters look cool.

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

Primary:

1. Tigris Prime. Far from the most fun weapon in the game (though I suppose opinions will vary), but if you want something dead, and I mean as dead as it is galactically possible for dead to be, there's no better option. Well... not yet, anyway.

2. Tiberon Prime. Do you like semi-automatic rifles, DMR-style? Or is full auto spray more your speed? Or perhaps you prefer your assault rifles to be burst-fire? Regardless of which you prefer, Tiberon P will meet your needs. Features a high-crit semi-auto mode that still has good status, a high-status full-auto mode that still has good crit, and a burst fire mode that is somewhere between the two.

3. Ignis Wraith. Sometimes, you just can't be bothered with things like aiming when you're speedrunning a mission and/or farming something. In times like that, you bring an Ignis that includes Shred (or Primed Shred) in its build and just flammenwürfer things to death. Also good for breaking loot containers!

4. Lenz. Have you ever been burdened with the impossible decision of whether to bring a bow or a rocket launcher? Well, thanks to the Lenz, you no longer need to pick one or the other! Featuring built-in ammo mutation so you don't need to worry about finding that pesky rare Sniper ammo, excellent crit chance, and a visible field around where the projectile lands that serves to both Cold proc enemies and show you the blast radius pre-detonation so you don't blow yourself up with them! When tackling those pesky Bow Only Sorties, accept no substitutes.

5. Rubico Prime. Excellent crit, decent status, high fire rate for a sniper, and not a half bad reload time. Not as high of per-shot damage as the Lanka, but no need to worry about charged shots or projectile travel time either.

Honorable mentions: Lanka, Arca Plasmor, Corinth, Opticor, Supra Vandal, Vectis Prime.


Secondary:

1. Akstiletto Prime. With a hybrid crit+status build, these full auto pistols have been one of the highest dps secondaries in the game since their release. As with all secondaries (if you insist on putting on both Primed crit mods plus Primed Heated Charge like I do), they take a few forma to fully max out, but they are well worth it once you do.

2. Euphona Prime. With a very high-crit primary fire and a very high-status point-blank alt fire, Banshee Prime's signature sidearm has one of the highest per-shot damage counts of any secondary around. The primary fire projectile has a bit of travel time, but not much.

3. Pyrana Prime. A powerful automatic secondary shotgun that transforms into a dual-wielded version of itself for 5 seconds whenever you get 3 kills within 3 seconds.

4. Sonicor. While not a weapon I use much myself, this is (or at least used to be) the "just for fun" weapon for many players. Not the best damage around by any means, but great at ragdolling everything in sight.

5. At least one Kitgun. Despite several predictions that they would be "meh" or "garbage", Kitguns seem to have actually turned out pretty decently. Your choice between pocket Arca Plasmor, high-powered semi-auto with a slight AoE, rapid-fire full auto, and continuous beam fire.


Melee:

1. At least one Zaw, preferably one made with the Plague Keewar or Plague Kripath Strike and a two-handed Grip. Zaws can be built wrong and turn out crappy, but when built right they can be some of the best-in-class melees around, especially when designed around a hybrid crit+status (Blood Rush and Condition Overload) build. This is doubly true for Zaws made with one of the Plague Strikes, thanks to their innate Viral damage. Of course, all this may be subject to change after Melee 3.0 finally comes out some time next year. Same goes for all other melee recommendations.

2. Paracesis. Won't elaborate much because spoilers, you get the blueprint for this at the end of the current most recent teaser/prologue quest. I hear you actually aren't even allowed to sell this one after obtaining it. In any case, good heavy blade, though somewhat lacking in status chance.

3. Gram Prime. Easily the most powerful heavy blade in the game currently, and one of the few non-Zaw melees around that's fully capable of the BR+CO hybrid build. If you can't stand its primary downside, which is a rather slow attack speed, substitute Galatine Prime instead, though you'll lose out on a significant amound of crit and status chance.

4. Hirudo. A bit niche of a weapon, and with a very short attack range, but its innate lifesteal makes it an excellent option for when you're playing a tank frame like Nidus.

5. I don't know, the first three in this list constitute pretty much the only melees I've even used in the last few months.

[raz]

First thanks for all replys
So much weapons but i dont see any Karak Wraith, thats what i use and try to lvl up with forma is the Karak bad? Do i miss something?

[Archwraith]

Primary : Tiberon Prime, Rakta Cernos, Arca Plasmor, Opticor, Tigris Prime
Secondary : Sicarus Prime, Akstiletto Prime, Catchmoon Kitgun, Ballistica Prime, Despair
Melee : Paracesis, Dark Split Sword, Zaw, Secura Lecta, Zenistar

[Archwraith]

Originally posted by Trinity:

First thanks for all replys
So much weapons but i dont see any Karak Wraith, thats what i use and try to lvl up with forma is the Karak bad? Do i miss something?

It is not that it's terribly bad or such. It is that on later level, it no longer pack any punch that could reliably kill enemies within short amount of time.

[kknd]

Originally posted by Trinity:

Primary, Secondary and Melee
share your best top weapons you should have and not sell after leveling it.

Primary: Soma Prime (it's a LMG), Prisma Gorgon (it's a HMG for which I have a great Riven), Tigris Prime (raw damage), Tiberon Prime (It's a Semi-Burst-Auto rifle.), Vectis Prime (Bolt action sniper)

I like marksmans rifles and the pickings are slim, the Veldt isn't bad, the old Latron Prime used to be my go to weapon, but the Tiberon Prime, with a generalist physical damage build has really grown on me. Equally effective in semi, burst and Auto modes I'm really impressed with it.

Secondary: Vaykor Marelok (Gift from a friend and an effective hand cannon.) Hystrix (The ability to swap elements on what amounts to a needler is great fun.) Akstiletto Prime (Extremely high DPS double SMGs.) Sicarus Prime (sometimes I want a burst pistol.) Lex Prime (I like hand cannons so when I'm not using the Marelok, I pull the classic out.)

With a kitgun in progress, I have to admit I spend 98% of my playtime with the Veykor Marelok strapped to my waist. It's just such a brutally reliable option at any range against any enemy. I even have a maxed out Hush build so I can bring it to spy missions.

Melee: Nikana Prime (I like Blind Justice and This is the primo Sikana) Destreza Prime (I LOVE rapiers, especially because Vulpine Mask is a great stance. Until my rapier Zaw is done, this is the best option I've got.) Guandao (reach out and gank someone. It's a little slow and the newer stance is so slow it's impractical, but when I want reach, this is my go to.) Gunsen (The warfans are unique and stylish, if not very practical.) Venka Prime (The closest thing we have to a practical sparring weapon, Venka is great for rip & tear close combat.)

I happen to love melee, especially Rapiers and the Nikana's stances. That being said, I am working up the materials for the Paracesis, if only to have my Tempo Royale see use again. But what really has me excited is a Plague Kripath/Plague Akwin/Vargeet Ruhang II rapier. Add on an Exodia Might for lifesteal and Vulpine Mask's ability to force an execution... I need a good name for it, but it might end up being my go to weapon when it's done.

[Okami Amaterasu]

Originally posted by kknd:

-snipperino-

Glad to see someone else is using prisma gorgon, I just finished forma'ing it and it's a beast.

[Xenres]

Primary : Arca
Secondary: Atomos
Melle: Idc
Rest weapons are fodders ;D

[PocketYoda]

So far i'd say

Soma, Baza, Akzani, Bows

[raz]

Originally posted by Archwraith:

Originally posted by Trinity:

First thanks for all replys
So much weapons but i dont see any Karak Wraith, thats what i use and try to lvl up with forma is the Karak bad? Do i miss something?

It is not that it's terribly bad or such. It is that on later level, it no longer pack any punch that could reliably kill enemies within short amount of time.

So you just say its not really a Endgame weapon even with a god Riven? So it would be unecessary to spend more forma for it? Just lvl it up once. Luckely.

[Kamen Kreuz]

In no particular order.
Primary: Tiberon Prime, Vectis Prime, Tigris Prime, Vaykor Hek, Supra Vandal.
Secondary: Mara Detron, Akmagnus, Prisma Twin Gremlins, Vaykor Marelok, Akbolto Prime.
Melee: Machete Zaw, Katana Zaw, Sigma and Octantis, Prisma Dual Cleavers, Ohma.

I suspect that Rubico Prime, Gram Prime, and Pyrana Prime will make my top five, once I get them.