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Ranged Weapons include all types of firearms and several laser-based ranged Weapons. All ranged weapons except Explosive Weapons consume Ammunition during use. The Soldier class specializes in using ranged weapons, with their signature skill Debilitating Shots making enemies vulnerable to more damage once hit by their ranged attacks. Ranged weapons are categorized into 6 subclasses: Assault Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols, Sniper Rifles, Explosive Weapons and Submachine Guns.

Some Assault Weapons in previous updates were later changed to SMGs because of different criteria in the game code.

Ranged Weapons List[]

Assault Rifles[]

(Notice : Some assault rifles have been moved over to the SMG class)

Assault Rifles are weapons that are well-balanced and versatile, mostly having medium to high Fire Rate, good Accuracy and Reload Speed, and good damage at medium range. These weapons suit many combat situations and are well suited for Soldiers to apply their Vulnerability debuff.

There are currently 8 different subclasses within the Assault Rifle class:

  • Auto Rifles
    • Are capable of handling any type of combat scenario. Equipped with a rapid rate of fire with solid accuracy while the sights are aimed down. Firing in controlled bursts is the best method to use with these rifles.
  • Burst Rifles
    • Fire tight bursts that allow for precise targeting in mobile mid-range engagements instead of being fully-automatic, has a slightly higher damage than Auto Rifles, but consumes bullets quicker.
  • Doubleshot Rifles
    • Fires in bursts of two, having more range than the other rifles. Has a higher headshot damage than other rifles.
  • LMG Rifles
    • Light Machine Guns that do weak damage, but come with a giant clip and are useful in destroying monsters in tight spaces.
  • Semi-Auto Rifles
    • These Weapons trade off their automatic ability for more damage and less fire rate.
  • Single-Shot Rifles
    • Similar to the Semi-Auto Rifles, these are more precise and deadlier while having a lower clip size, using Shells 'n' Slugs, and limited fire rate.
  • Surgical Rifles
    • Scoped rifles that fire in tight bursts of three.
  • Rayguns
    • Assault Rifles that deal energy damage and use Energy Cells as ammo.
Basic Assault Rifles
Rarity Auto Rifle Burst Rifle Semi-Auto Rifles LMG Rifles
Common Assault rifle icon Breacher Burst assault rifle icon Razor Semi-auto rifle icon Predator ❌ Doesn't exist.
Uncommon ❌ Doesn't exist.
Rare Light machine gun icon Terminator
Epic Siegebreaker icon Siegebreaker Razorblade icon Razorblade Hunter-killer icon Hunter-Killer
Legendary
Rarity Single-Shot Rifles Doubleshot Rifle Surgical Rifles Rayguns
Common ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist.
Uncommon ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist.
Rare Slug gun icon Hammercrush ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist.
Epic Ranger icon Ranger Deathstalker icon Deathstalker Raygun icon Deathray
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Event-Exclusive Assault Rifles
Black Metal Blackout Blackout


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Holiday Blizzard Blitzer Blizzard Blitzer


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Rat Rod Swan icon Swan


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Boombox Beat Blaster Beat Blaster


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Pain Train Pain Train


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Rat king icon Rat King


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Dragon Dragon rifle icon Dragon's Roar


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Hydraulic Nailer icon Nailer


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Retro SciFi Gammatron 9000 Gammatron 9000


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Flintlock Bundlebuss icon Bundlebuss


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Hydra icon Hydra


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Scavenger Buzzcut icon Buzzcut


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Fortnitemares Grave digger icon Grave Digger


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Military HackSAW icon HackSAW


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Spy BattleRifle The Grunt


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Candy corn lmg icon Candy Corn LMG


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Famas icon Lynx


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Steampunk Steam Piston Steam Piston


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Founder Founder's drumroll icon Founder's Drumroll


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Tiger icon Tiger


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Duet Duet


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Hunter-killer icon Founder's Raptor


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Suppressed assault rifle icon Wraith


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Storm King Storm King's Scourge Storm King's Scourge


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Founder's nocturno icon Founder's Nocturno


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Neon Argon assault rifle icon Argon AR


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Vacuum Tube Vacuum tube rifle icon Vacuum Tube Rifle


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Mercury lmg icon Mercury LMG


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VinderTech Vindertech pulsar icon Vindertech Pulsar


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Shotguns[]

Shotguns are specialized for close range, due to how their damage is spread in a cone-shaped AoE instead of focused on a single target. Most of them have a very high burst damage at short range while sacrificing Fire Rate, Magazine Size, and Reload Speed, though some maintain more of a balance between stats to enable continuous damage.

There are currently 8 different subclasses within the Shotgun class:

  • Auto Shotguns
    • Shotguns that are completely automatic and deal less damage.
  • Break-Action Shotguns
    • These Shotguns are EXTREMELY powerful up close and personal, but have a very limited magazine size.
  • Heavy Shotguns
    • These Shotguns trade their fast fire rate for even more damage and range
  • Pump-Action Shotguns
    • These Shotguns are slow and have less headshot damage, but deal destructive damage to enemies
  • Tactical Shotguns
    • This subclass of Shotguns contains shotguns that have more range than most shotguns
  • Precision Tactical Shotguns
    • Direct upgrade of the Tactical Shotguns, the class focuses more on precision than damage.
  • Over-Under Shotguns
    • These are similar to the Break-Action Shotguns, but these have more range than damage
  • Semi-Auto Shotguns
    • These Shotguns are more accurate pump shotguns, dealing less damage and having more range and impact
Basic Shotguns
Rarity Break Action Shotguns Pump-Action Shotguns Auto Shotguns Semi-Auto Shotguns
Common Double-barreled shotgun icon Double-Punch Pump-action shotgun icon Knight ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist.
Uncommon Automatic shotgun icon Tigerjaw Semi-auto shotgun icon Stampede
Rare Templar icon Templar
Epic Thunderbolt icon Thunderbolt
Legendary The bear icon The Bear
Rarity Over-Under Shotguns Tactical Shotguns Precision Tactical Shotguns Heavy Shotguns
Common ❌ Doesn't exist. Tactical shotgun icon Panther ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist.
Uncommon Over-under shotgun icon Rustler ❌ Doesn't exist. ❌ Doesn't exist.
Rare Nightclaw icon Nightclaw ❌ Doesn't exist.
Epic Maverick icon Maverick ❌ Doesn't exist. Enforcer icon Longarm Enforcer
Legendary ❌ Doesn't exist.
Event-Exclusive Shotguns
Basic Shotguns

Variations

Room sweeper icon Room Sweeper

(Auto Shotgun)

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Founder Founder's deconstructor icon Founder's

Deconstructor


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Retro SciFi Pulsar 9000 Pulsar 9000
Heavy Shotgun Backbreaker

(Semi-Auto Shotguns)

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Automatic shotgun icon Founder's Bearcat


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Scavenger Husk buster icon Husk Buster


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Black Metal Black Drum Black Drum


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Hydraulic Pummeller icon Pummeller


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Old smokey icon Old Smokey


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Boombox Woofer Woofer


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Limited Time

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Spy Pump-action shotgun SPAS icon The Browbeater


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Staccato Shotto Staccato Shotto


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Medieval Stalwart Squire Stalwart Squire


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Steampunk Double Boiler Double Boiler


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Dragon Dragon blunderbuss icon Dragon's Might


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Military Ground pounder icon Ground Pounder


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Vacuum Tube Vacuum tube shotgun icon Vacuum Tube Shotgun


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Dragonfire icon Dragonfire


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Neon Helium shotgun icon Helium Shotgun


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VinderTech Vindertech disintegrator icon Vindertech Disintegrator


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Flintlock Dragoon icon Dragoon


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Rat Rod Two step icon Two Step


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SMGs[]

To complete.

Pistols[]

Pistols are non-specialized weapons which have great variations in their stats among different pistol types. Some have a higher Fire Rate with easier operation, similar to Assault Rifles, while others are slower but precise and pack a big punch, similar to Sniper Rifles.

Notice! Some pistols have been moved over to the SMG class: Auto Pistols, Heavy Auto Pistols.

There are currently 9 different subclasses within the Pistol class. Previously there were 11 but because of the SMG class being released into Season 10, the Auto Pistols and Heavy Auto Pistols are reclassified as SMGs:

  • Bolt Revolver Pistols - Similar to Six Shooter Pistols, these revolvers have less headshot damage, but more impact and recoil. Also the Epic and Legendary variants are slightly better and unusual for a revolver.
  • Dragon Pistols - These are slug pistols that act similar to shotguns.
  • Firecracker Pistols - These shoot slugs containing flares that deal some nasty damage.
  • Handcannon Pistols - Fully Automatic handcannons that shoot deadly bullets
  • Semi-Auto Handcannon Pistols - Even more deadly versions of the Handcannon Pistols, but are instead Semi-Automatic.
  • Rapid Fire Pistols - These Pistols are similar to the Semi-Auto Pistols, but they have more fire rate, accuracy, and magazine size.
  • Semi-Auto Pistols - These are the standard Semi-Auto Pistols that have descent damage and magazine size.
  • Six Shooter Pistols - These Pistols are Revolvers and deal high damage, while having only six bullet in the clip and less fire rate
  • Energy Pistols - These pistols share certain similarities with Handcannons and Semi-Auto Pistols, but slightly slower and limited magazine.

Types of Pistols include:

Sniper Rifles[]

Sniper Rifles are precision firearms with high damage and very high accuracy. The scoped types allow the player to zoom and hit far-away targets with ease, making this weapon type best suited for long range. As a downside, most of them have a lower Fire Rate, Magazine Size, and Reload Speed, making them less suitable for handling multiple targets at medium and short range.

There are currently 8 different subclasses within the Sniper Rifle class:

  • AMR/Laser Snipers - These are energy-based semi-auto snipers. They have a high damage and deal even more to elemental enemies
  • Automatic Snipers - These snipers are fully automatic with extreme recoil and use bullets fairly quick.
  • Standard Scoped Snipers - These Snipers Rifles are Standard Snipers with scopes equipped
  • Bolt-Action Snipers - These Snipers use the highest caliber of bullets and use a Bolt-Action reload. They are semi-automatic.
  • Scoped Bolt-Action Snipers - These Sniper Rifles are Bolt-Action Snipers with scopes attached.
  • Shredder Sniper - These Sniper Rifles use slugs and deal shotgun damage that can deal damage from far away AND close.
  • Standard Sniper - These Snipers have a normal zoom and use a charging handle
  • Triple-Shot Snipers - These Snipers use burst-fire instead of normal fire. They have scopes too!

Types of Sniper Rifles include:

Explosive Weapons[]

Explosive weapons deal explosive AoE damage where they are shot. They are unique among firearms, in the sense that they do not consume actual ammunition, but instead consume a large amount of durability with each use, making them relatively expensive and balancing out their massive long-range burst damage capability, though this is somewhat counteracted by their low crafting cost. For that reason, these weapons are mostly reserved for special circumstances such as for fighting massive hordes of enemies or for quickly eliminating Smashers.

Types of Explosive Weapons include:

General Tips[]

  • Aim for the head to deal more damage.
  • Energy damage deals 0.75x to all elements, while physical does 0.5x.
  • Burst weapons have a lower fire rate, but have less recoil.
  • Almost all weapons in Save the World are hitscan - you don't need to lead your shots!
  • Weapons are capped at level 20 (in Stonewood) and level 30 (in Plankerton)
  • Semi-Auto weapons generally deal more damage compared to their Automatic counterparts.
  • Generally, guns with a small magazine capacity deal high damage per bullet (but have to reload often), while guns with a larger magazine deal less damage per bullet.

Changes[]

Patch 5.20 (August 7, 2018)
Weapons + Items
  • The Aim Down Sights reticle for the Break shotgun now more closely resembles the hipfire reticle.
Gameplay
  • Adjusted all cameras to provide better consistency between Aim Down Sight and hip fire.

Patch 3.5 (April 11, 2018)

  • Enabled environmental damage for ranged weapons.
    • Percentage of damage done to the environment varies by weapon.
    • Environmental damage scaling for ranged weapons should remain consistent relative to the health of the environment, taking into account the rarity and alterations on the weapon.
      • NOTE: Environmental damage increases with tier and rarity only and is not multiplied through Offense.
    • Ranged weapons can not damage structures you or your team have built.
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