10 Best Weapons in Remnant 2 (Ranked)

Remnant 2 often makes you sweat on higher difficulties, and you cannot clear rooms and elite enemy encounters unless your build is well thought out. You need the best weapons along with a proper role-based build to survive the latter parts of Remnant 2.

We’ve already covered some of the best weapon mods you can equip in the game right now. This time we have come up with a list containing the 10 best weapons in Remnant 2 for different playstyles and scenarios. The list will have both main and secondary guns.

Here are the 10 best weapons in Remnant 2 right now:

• Aphelion
• Bolt Driver
• Crescent Moon
• Deceit
• Meridian
• Nightfall
• Pulse Rifle
• Plasma Cutter
• Star Shot
• Twisted Abalest

All of these weapons are equally good based on the build you are running. So, try them out once and see which fits you like a glove. Let us now look at each weapon and highlight the keener details.

1

Aphelion

Location: N’Erud – Sha’Hala Boss Fight
Crafting Requirement: Void Cinder x1, Lumenite Crystal x7, Scrap x650

Kicking things off is the Aphelion Long Gun. This weapon is highly effective at medium range as it spews out highly damaging projectiles and has a deadly built-in weapon mod as well.

The weapon mod, Supernova, allows players to shoot a giant orb of energy that deals Fire & Burning damage. It can either hit the enemy or be shot by the player to cause an explosion that has a wider radius and damage.

You can get the Void Cinder weapon crafting item by going for the alternative kill method for Sha’Hala and activating the override pin before fighting the boss.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Aphelion Long Gun in Remnant 2:

2

Bolt Driver

Location: Yaesha – Forbidden Grove
Crafting Requirement: Play the Secret Song on the Water Harp

The Bolt Driver can act as a very reliable secondary weapon in Remnant 2. It has decent base damage and RPS stats. You can upgrade this weapon to Level 20 to increase its damage to 78 and make it effective for higher difficulties as well.

It does not come with any weapon mods by default, so you are free to choose one that suits your build. You can acquire this handgun by solving the Music Puzzle in Yaesha and playing the secret song on the harp.

Once you understand how the puzzle works, simply pull pins based on this order:

1,4,0,2,5,0,3,0
(While assuming that the columns are numbered 1-5 from L to R)

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Bolt Driver Hand Gun in Remnant 2:

3

Crescent Moon

Location: Losomn – Retreat’s Horizon
Crafting Requirement: Anamy’s Echo x1, Lumenite Crystal x7, Scrap x1000

Crescent Moon is the best bow you can use in Remnant 2 right now. It comes packed with the Moonlight Barrage weapon mod that can help you regenerate armor, health and gain weapon damage and speed buff as well.

Crescent Moon goes well with healing, or support builds that scale off shields or HP. You can acquire Anamy’s Echo crafting material by hitting Nimue with the Dreamcatcher melee weapon while she is asleep.

You will then get teleported and upon exploring the area you’ll find the material around the corners.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Crescent Bow in Remnant 2:

4

Deceit

Location: Losomn – Council Chamber
Crafting Requirement: Imposter’s Heart x1, Lumenite Crystal x7, Scrap x650

Deceit is a rather slow but hard-hitting Long Gun that fires two rail beams with absolute accuracy. This gun works well on both medium and long-range when paired with another high DPS weapon.

It comes equipped with the Ouroboros weapon mod that wraps the player with 3 rails. These rails then let loose every time you melee an enemy and mark them as a weak spot. Once an enemy is marked, all hits made using Deceit are tagged as Weak Spot hits.

You can acquire the Imposter’s Heart by defeating Faelin at the end of your adventures in Losomn.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Deceit Long Gun in Remnant 2:

5

Meridian

Location: Losomn – The Great Sewers / Tiller’s Rest / Harvester’s Reach
Crafting Requirement: Completing the Flooded Sewer Event

Meridian is a grenade launcher that falls in the Hand Gun category in Remnant 2. It shoots grenades that either explode on contact with enemies or bounce off surfaces and explode after a delay, dealing AOE damage.

The Screamer weapon mod lets you shoot a rocket that deals 200 damage to any enemy unfortunate enough to get caught within 2.5m of the rocket’s impact.

You can get the Meridian grenade launcher by triggering and completing the Flooded Sewer event in The Great Sewers / Tiller’s Rest or Harvester’s Reach.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Meridian Grenade Launcher in Remnant 2:

6

Nightfall

Location: Losomn – Tormented Asylum
Crafting Requirement: Cursed Dream Silk x1, Lumenite Crystal x7, Scrap x650

Nightfall is one of the coolest and perhaps the best weapons in Remnant 2. It shoots enemies with bone shards and has a weapon mod that lets the players become invisible for a while.

The Dreadwalker weapon mod shrouds the player…making them hard to see & hit, giving them infinite ammo, 25% more rate of fire, a lifesteal buff, and also making the gun fully automatic.

You can acquire the Cursed Dream Silk by defeating The Nightweaver at the Tormented Asylum in Losomn.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Nightfall Long Gun in Remnant 2:

7

Pulse Rifle

Location: N’Erud – Abyssal Rift
Crafting Requirement: You get the Pulse Rifle by opening two doors just below The Custodian’s location.

The Pulse Rifle shoots 3-round, reliable bursts and packs a decent punch too. You can attach any weapon mod to this long gun to fit any build type.

The Pulse Rifle can be acquired by dropping down into a secret area where the Custodian sits and opening two locked doors using keys you find across the dungeons on N’Erud. You’ll find the rifle once you open the second door.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Pulse Rifle in Remnant 2:

8

Plasma Cutter

Location: N’Erud – Navigation Room
Crafting Requirement: You get the Plasma Cutter by wearing Navigator’s Healm & standing in front of the scanner.

Plasma Cutter shoots a continuous beam of plasma and has a heat-up mechanic like LMG’s. It is an excellent weapon for builds where a lot of chipping damage or lifesteal is needed.

The weapon comes with the Heat Sink weapon mod, which allows the Plasma Cutter to work in overdrive mode for 20 seconds. When the mod is activated, you’ll generate 50% less heat and build up 3x more damage.

You can get the Plasma Cutter by wearing the Navigator’s Helm and standing in front of the scanner in the Navigation Room on N’Erud.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Plasma Cutter in Remnant 2:

9

Star Shot

Location: N’Erud – The Eon Vault / Abyssal Rift
Crafting Requirement: Complete the Supply Ship event.

Another plasma projectile shooter, The Star Shot, is a capable handgun that can deal loads of damage if you have decent Mod power. It comes equipped with the Big Bang weapon mod.

This mod gathers all of your Mod power into one shot, and that projectile deals a lot of extra Direct and Explosive damage. The enemy unfortunate enough to get shot by this charged projectile will also suffer BURN damage.

You can acquire Star Shot by completing the Supply Ship event that occurs on The Eon Vault or Abyssal Rift on N’Erud.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Star Shot Handgun in Remnant 2:

10

Twisted Arbalest

Location: Yaesha – The Great Bole
Crafting Requirement: Twisted Lazurite x1, Lumenite Crystal x7, Scrap x650

Twisted Arbalest is the last entry on this list. This unique weapon shoots bouncing discs that tear through almost everything when used in close to medium ranges. Each disc can hit up to 5 different enemies.

It comes equipped with the Guardian’s Call weapon mod. It uses your Mod power to mark all the enemies that got struck by the discs and then calls a guardian sword on them that deals 100 damage and staggers them within a 5-meter AOE.

You can acquire the Twisted Lazurite crafting material by defeating The Corruptor in the Great Bole dungeon on Yaesha.

Stats

Here are the base stats for the Twisted Arbalest Disc Launcher in Remnant 2:

Final Thoughts

Those were our picks for the best weapons you can currently use in Remnant 2. The game has many other options, so if you don’t like these, maybe seek out the hidden ones and try them with your builds.

We hope you found this guide to be valuable and informative. For more Remnant 2 coverage, keep coming back to WIG!