Picking weapons for your character remains the prime strategy while playing The First Descendant. Each character in the game operates with a maximum of three weapons. Many factors need to be considered when choosing a weapon, including range, damage, fire rate, and accuracy. While curating this weapon tier list, I have considered the overall stats of the weapons and some help from the community insights.
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Ranking All Weapons In The First Descendant
The First Descendant offers a wide variety of weapon choices consisting of General Rounds, Special Rounds, High Power Rounds, and Impact Rounds. In this ranking list, we have categorized the weapons on the basis of their overall stats and relevance in the battlefield. However, please keep in mind that this list is subjective. A weapon from a lower tier may hold more relevance for you depending on your play style.
S Tier
S Tier weapons are the most reliable in the current meta.
| Weapon | Rarity |
| Afterglow Sword | Ultimate |
| Clairvoyance | Ultimate |
| Restored Relic | Ultimate |
| Secret Garden | Ultimate |
| Executor | Ultimate |
| Greg’s Reversed Fate | Ultimate |
| Piercing Light | Ultimate |
| Nazeistra’s Devotion | Ultimate |
| Supermoon Z-15 | Rare |
| Assassin’s Edge | Rare |
| Phantom Pain | Rare |
| Death Roar | Rare |
| Forest Gaze | Rare |
| Different Dream | Rare |
| Eternal Willpower | Rare |
A Tier
A Tier weapons are great alternative if you cannot obtain the S Tier weapons yet.
| Weapon | Rarity |
| Immediate Execution | Rare |
| Subconsciousness | Rare |
| Wave of Light | Ultimate |
| Thunder Cage | Ultimate |
| Albion Cavalry Gun | Ultimate |
| The Final Masterpiece | Ultimate |
| King’s Guard Lance | Ultimate |
| Blue Beetle | Ultimate |
| Sigvore’s Proof | Ultimate |
| Enduring Legacy | Ultimate |
| Divine Punishment | Ultimate |
| Smithereens | Ultimate |
| Blue Blood Bloomer | Rare |
| Lightspeed Barrel | Rare |
| Young Noble’s Ambition | Rare |
| Devil’s Call | Rare |
| Caligo’s Horn | Rare |
| Vestigial Organ | Rare |
| Sonic Co-op | Rare |
| Belief | Rare |
| Explorer’s Path | Rare |
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B Tier
B Tier weapons possess decent situational advantages and are beginner friendly.
| Weapon | Rarity |
| Tamed Beast | Normal |
| Nightmare Hound | Normal |
| Burning Hound | Normal |
| Ominous Hound | Normal |
| Hungry Hound | Normal |
| Albinism | Normal |
| Cygnus | Normal |
| Dogma 21 | Rare |
| Alter Ego | Rare |
| Firefly | Rare |
| Fireworks | Rare |
| In a Blink | Rare |
| Lion of Blue Mane | Rare |
| Magnus AA | Rare |
| The Unwelcomed | Rare |
| Dimensional Bridge | Rare |
| The Age of Innovation | Rare |
| Guardian R4 | Rare |
| Perforator | Ultimate |
C Tier
C Tier weapons are your last resolve if you cannot obtain any weapons from the above tiers. While these weapons are not ideal in the long run, they come with a few situational advantages.
| Weapon | Rarity |
| Gangster | Normal |
| Recipient Unknown | Normal |
| Moon Fragment | Normal |
| Red Eye | Normal |
| Rose of Aisha | Rare |
| Detachment | Rare |
| Unfinished Study | Rare |
| Red Wolf | Rare |
| Hero’s Scar | Rare |
| Tamer | Rare |
| Millennium Frost | Rare |
| The Last Knight | Rare |
| Burning 44 | Rare |
| Rascal V-51 | Rare |
| Silly Weeper | Rare |
| New Beginning | Rare |
| Viper | Rare |
| Fallen Hope | Ultimate |
| The Last Dagger | Ultimate |
Kindly keep in mind that the relevance of the weapons is bound to shift in the future when the current version of The First Descendant is updated.
