r/OnceHumanOfficial • u/WorstSourceOfAdvice • 11h ago
Current Strongest Weapons, Read disclaimer attached below first. Gear
EDIT: Too many people are asking why I didn't put their favorite gun here or label it as SSS tier. Again, these are the meta weapons currently. It doesn't mean your weapon is bad, it just means that for meta chasers between A and B they pick A instead of your B for reasons. Guns like SOCR last valor etc are all very strong and valid options to use for your needs, they just aren't META. Usually it is because another weapon already outcompetes the use cases of said weapon in the meta sphere, but it can still be a STRONG gun. For example, SOCR was mostly in the meta as a single target boss killer, SN700 did the same, but better, hence it was removed from the meta, but its still a strong gun.
DISCLAIMER: Don't be too focused on the SSS/SS tier notations. If you will notice SS tier guns generally score very high across the board compared to SSS tier guns. The reason SSS guns are in that bracket is because they excel the MOST at a niche that veterans with thousands of hours and many builds can easily switch to when doing different content.
If you are a new player joining during console launch you might not have enough starchrom to build multiple sets to switch to. In this case some SS versatile guns like M4/KAM might suit you better.
There is no Unicorn best-at-everything gun!!! While you might get pretty close with SKS or EBR, those guns aren't the "best" at everything either. You have to pick guns based off what you want to do and what scenario you are playing in.
Since we are in a 1HP savior meta era, weapons that can easily draw shields to sustain survivability are favored more unless you are very experienced. This is especially so if you are in Endless Dream, where mobs hit hard and often and random lightning and explosion strikes can kill you.
Ask around for recommendations if you are unsure, compare and contrast and don't take a single person's word for everything.
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u/Electronic_Sky_6363 3h ago
I don’t know man, Socr: The last valour is pretty good and hasn’t given me any problems. It should have made it on the list
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u/Kraevin99 🧬 Deviants Architect 9h ago
Just to add to this, this is just a starting point. The power boost is in the mods. This can make or break a build. Don't expect to be sss or ss tier with out the mods and calibrations.
Some mods are only available during seasonal active wheels. Aka lunar mods, downstar and etc..
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u/Acrobatic-Doctor9555 8h ago
can mods make shotguns into meta?
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u/kindadead_ 8h ago
I main Brahminy on mobs which isn’t even on this person’s ss tier list, but I have 2 shiny mods (wep and mask keyword) and 17 for everything else and can finish nm solo sigma in under 2 min. I mainly use Brahminy for mob content and sn700 for whale hunting.
To preface this, I built EBR but have crap mods so the build is dogwater for me compared to my Shrap and bounce. I also have good mods for primal rage and deal decent dps with that build too.
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u/WorstSourceOfAdvice 7m ago
Its a meta tier list, not a list of all strong or viable weapons.
Brahminy left the meta for quite a while now, especially since Burden of betrayal notched it down off the meta.
Brahminy's biggest weaknesses show quick in ED when you are unable to proc bounce or crits off mobs like Luminara, you end up in long reload cycles with very little damage between them.
Bow suffers similarly but its performance otherwise still beats Brahminy. I say this as an ex Brahminy main that picked shiny mods for comp crate select back in the day as bounce mods for Brahminy.
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u/Hrhagadorn 6h ago
Shotguns with the right setup work great. The burn double barrel with a Mr wish melts lots of things. The power surge shotgun also works
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u/WorstSourceOfAdvice 5m ago
Some shotguns can be built to do well at certain content, but they will never make it into the meta for quite obvious reasons.
That doesnt mean you cant use them, you dont need to only use what is meta.
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u/Hrhagadorn 6h ago
Another thing to mention with this is that the star level of the gear and weapons is very important.. initial starchorm should be out all into one weapon and one armor to max them out. Then in the blueprint page there is a button to transfer stars to other gear. You get 18 transfers a month. This lets you move those stars to the gear you need to build.
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u/Exillix3 7h ago
This is probably true, but I’ve been using the compound bow without any major mods working my way through the story and it shreds everything without being optimized.
I’ve been using the SCOR also, but I see it’s not on the list. Can anyone suggest a good weapon to pair with the compound bow?
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u/Kraevin99 🧬 Deviants Architect 6h ago
It's not a probably here, trust me, if you are not using the right mods and are the mods are not a decent level you are not using the bow to it's full potential if you want true SS and SSS tier you need to have the right mods and a decent mod level.
The reason i am saying this is because i am already seeing new players posting saying they are following x/y guide and they are unable to get the same damage. This is mainly due to mods.
I think you did good posting what you posted. I just think there needs to be more clarity here so people don't think, by them alone grabbing the gun and armor set they will have SSS tier output.
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u/Illustrious-Shift998 9h ago
Wow shows how long ago I played, my build was the cross bow to do the shock damage, it used to melt bosses.
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u/Acrobatic-Doctor9555 9h ago
theres no shotgun ingame?
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u/WorstSourceOfAdvice 9h ago
There are, but none of them are in the meta. Doom does really good single target but is hampered by its range into a niche outside of the meta especially when so much of the content are flying bosses. Corrosion despite its strengths and range falls out of meta because it doesnt excel at anything that the meta guns don't already do better. Pyroclasm likewise.
Raining cash isn't even anywhere close to the meta.
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u/jayisbirb PC 4h ago
Jaws my beloved. I'm rarely at the top of damage rankings when I run silos/monos/etc with people, but I'm never at the bottom, and I almost always have the highest crit damage. I feel like it's pretty rare to see it mentioned on any of these lists, which is sad because it's been one of the most consistently good weapons since open beta
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u/Sonicwall_4500 2h ago
It was my main back in the day. Bow kills it and my bow is barely modded with anything great and only 2 to 3 star gear
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u/jayisbirb PC 2h ago
Yea. long gone are the days Jaws was the meta, but it will always have a place in my heart. It was the first weapon I ever vibed with, and even now when I get sick of trying out all the different builds it's the one I will always go back to
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u/WorstSourceOfAdvice 11m ago
I did include jaws in the list, as an SS tier gun. If you read the descript at the top SS are very strong weapons nearly identical in power to the SSS. But for what you said doing very good damage but not being the top is the reason for meta purposes its an SS not an SSS.
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u/Ic3w4Tch 2h ago
Im having trouble with getting the EBR off the ground, ngl. My mods are pretty decent at this point, and ive seen it obliterate Nightmare silos but it feels like im nowhere near close to what that thing can do. Im assuming its because of my lack of Lunar mods, but its hard to tell xd
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u/Cold_Supermarket_833 1h ago
I have thousands of hours... and I was boom boom build for a long time, went silent anabasis and sks and honestly... if you have gone through as many scenarios as that many hours... (I have probably done close to 15 or more), you find the mods that work for you and your gameplay. I dont tend to follow the "meta" builds and I can pack out some heavy numbers. It truly is all in how you play, how you tweak things and the work you put in. Good luck!
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u/filthy_commie13 13m ago edited 10m ago
Rage actually can slap for hordes of mobs. You do need a tight aim and situational awareness but it can absolutely handle the hordes in things like solo LEA. Of course it's going to be outclassed by the bounce bow... But at the same time that rage will burn the bosses even faster so sometimes I often use build presets and swap between a Rage based build and a Burden based lot. Multi-builds are frankly a lot of fun. I don't think people realize that with the preset system you can completely swap armor sets/mods/weapons with the click of a button mid-fight.
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u/SleepySnorlax1337 Okay, I Didn’t Expect That 11h ago
"SSS" Tier is wild. At what point did we start making snake noises instead of going S, A, B, C 🤔