Ranking Every Halo 3 Weapon in a Tier List

[@Crudmonkey211]

You can’t rate the h3 sword on the same tier as the h2 sword. H2 sword had: infinite ammo in multiplayer, much further lunge, sword-fly ability AND you could backpack it as it had no delay when you drew it. H3 sword is frequently overlooked and for good reason. It was good for the first few years of h3 but now everyone knows how to counter it.

[@hentaimomoko4977]

This. Halo 3 sword is hot garbage compared to Halo 2

[@FFFF00670]

Well he just did

[@Crudmonkey211]

@@FFFF00670 I made this comment a year ago. What's the point of yours?

[@Kyle-nm1kh]

Halo 3 was all about that bulltrue medal. Maulers, shotguns, snipers, needlers could all wreck a sword guy charging at you. Plasma grenades can trade 1 for 1 pretty consistently too.

[@5stargrim]

​@@Crudmonkey211 Uh, yeah. It's KZbin comments, not DMs. You're gonna see that a lot.

[@xDinomanx]

You have to remember though that the ODST weapons had their stats changed for multiplayer. The Silenced Pistol in MP fires slower but has the literal power of a CE magnum. That thing is S-tier in MP.. The Brute Plasma Rifle can also be duel-wielded in Halo 3 MP and combined with the high fire rate it gets, definately puts it higher than the rating you gave it.

[@5stargrim]

I wouldn't call the ODST pistol an S. It's good, but it can't be found on any traditional maps and is only in certain game modes, so pretty much the only possible mode you get it in is fiesta or that one silent mode. In which case it's always an underwhelming weapon to spawn with. Plus it's just objectively worse than the BR, but serves the same role. Great for ODST campaign and firefight, but in MP it just doesn't have the speed and ammo capacity to qualify for an S. At least, in my opinion.

[@luv.a10]

I think he made this list before the ODST weapons made their way to H3's MP

[@brd5964]

are you insane? the sentinel beam absolutely shreds and is easily SS

[@cheese7071]

Battery drains as fast as the enforcer beam, and theres less than h2

[@SvenElven]

Huh, I always felt that the Halo 3 AR was the best competitive AR in the series! I despised the H3 Fuel Rod gun also.

[@GrievousSpino]

I loooove these rank list videos of the weapons. I'd love to see one for Reach and Halo 4 soon! Thank you 😎🤟

[@Ewerboweski]

I enjoy these ones. Make more please.

[@SpyKid527]

I hold on to the AR for a bit in campaign because it is pretty decent at staggering lighter enemies as you go in for a punch, especially shield jackals

[@StephenZelenak]

The AR in Halo 3 is actually a really effective tool in campaign. It tears through brute armor even at medium range. A couple short bursts, then you finish him off with a BR headshot. Works great in my legendary runs! Try out the combo on Sierra 117 or Crow's Nest

[@josephcasper8803]

If your doing a legendary run use pp and br With Marines with power weapons

[@Nicolos117]

It doesn’t tear through brute armor tho. Every other weapon does better against brutes.

[@NeightrixPrime]

10 spare mags is also very nice

[@spectywecty]

tears through brute armor... but leaves you with no ammo to kill them with.. I'd much prefer having a plasma weapon that can shred much faster or outright drop their shields and then go in with a precision weapon.

[@Relaxed008]

Forgot how bad the H3 magnum was

[@vypertyper4789]

Better than halo 2 magnum

[@TJR93]

@@vypertyper4789 Both are abysmal.

[@spectywecty]

they brought back the OG magnum only to make it terrible. I understand the Battle Rifle does fill a similar role of "ranged precision" but god it doesn't feel right having the magnum be brought back like this.

[@dr.boring7022]

I mean, it makes sense that it is weaker than all the other guns, it's a pistol 😂 I mean I love the CE magnum, but that thing was insane. Why does it kill hunters faster than every other weapon in the game, and do headshot kills? The sniper is the only other weapon that achieves both of those things. Not even a plasma grenade or shotgun kills hunters faster than pistols. I honestly use a shotgun more since it absolutely shreds flood, but the magnum in CE was busted 😂

[@spectywecty]

@@dr.boring7022 it's not just "a pistol" the round it fires is massive, just look it up in-lore it's a hand cannon. It makes sense why a headshot with that thing would drop most enemies on the spot. The interaction with Hunters is more of a CE quirk, I doubt it was a conscious balance decision. It's because their flesh counts as a "head" and the magnum and sniper are coded to always kill in 1 shot to the head.

[@andromeda7200]

Ah yes it is back

[@HeavySpark]

Very surprised you didn't finish this series of videos as it performed very well in the algorithm

[@Nikos.]

other projects took precedent, but this series is going to continue shortly

[@Professorfrenchfry]

Maybe your most baffling decision is putting the Halo 3 carbine over the Halo 2 version…….. The Halo 2 version is better in every possible way

[@Warpoo]

Another sensational video from Nikos

[@dizzymoosic]

Halo infinites sidekick beats out every pistol in halo except CE's magnum.

[@joerowland2625]

No it losses to halo 5 magnum.

[@Nikos.]

Facts h5 magnum was great

[@dizzymoosic]

@@Nikos. ah i never played h5 multiplayet

[@frost7463]

The halo 5 magnums: The base version, extended mag, tactical, CE magnum (which is better then the OG ce magnum), and the whispered truth (burst fire silences magnum)

[@NeightrixPrime]

I always find it interesting ppl call it the magnum when it is never called that in CE

[@witherwolf3316]

Absolutely *love* the ODST pistol. Landing headshots with it on grunts, jackals, and brutes once you've broken through their power armor (a good spray from the SMG followed by a lovetap with the butt of your pistol usually does the trick) is so satisfying. Its tight spread also makes it reliable to hit those shots even at long ranges. The underwhelming damage isn't just for the pistol however, all of the UNSC weapons in Halo 3: ODST do 50% damage compared to their Halo 3 counterparts. So as you can imagine weapons like the Assault Rifle and Shotgun are quite pitiful in their overall performance. They forgot to half the damage on Covenant weapons though, which means picking up the odd Carbine halfway through a mission makes it a cakewalk, even on Legendary. Not their best decision but it definitely helped the suppressed SMG and Pistol shine a little bit more.

[@arbiter7622]

can't wait for more weapon tier list videos! Great one

[@Nikos.]

More are on the way!

[@josephlewis2483]

Yessssss. Do the next one plz

[@mattsherman4964]

Tbh I loved the spiker, I was pretty good with it but that’s probably just an individual preference. I did also love the mauler though, I was always good with close quarters weapons

[@luisotero7096]

I remember the halo sentinel beam shredding through brutes in campaign

[@EvilAvenger18]

Covenant Pistol and Battle Rifle are easely SSS tier in Halo 3. The charged shot of the Pistol added to how easy it is to find the weapon makes it absolutely broken you can steal any vehicle or remove any energy armor instantly before switching weapons with a BR for an easy two shot on any enemy in legendary difficulty!

[@Professorfrenchfry]

Pretty sure that besides color the H3 Brute Plasma rifle is almost exactly the same as the H3 normal plasma rifle….

[@CheeseChud]

I am in a constant state of agony please help end my suffering by fixing your dead game 343

[@andromeda7200]

343: "I won't."

[@deerecoyote2040]

A: It's not dead B: PLEASE STOP ASKING THEY ARE FRICKING TRYING THEY TALK ABOUT THIER PLANS TO FIX THE GAME IN NEAR WEEKLY STREAMS AND BLOG POSTS HOW ABOUT YOU EDUCATE YOURSELF ON WHAT 343 IS DOING RIGHT NOE INSTEAD OF JUST COMPLAINING AGAIN AND AGAIN. I AM SO SICK OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU CONSTANTLY DESTROYING THIS COMMUNITY AND ATTACKING ANYONE WHO LIKES THIS GAME GOOD LORD WHAT ON EARTH IS WRONG WITH THIS COMMUNITY

[@221Prohunter]

@@deerecoyote2040 The game is plagued with issues that haven’t even been addressed since launch. I don’t really dislike Infinite but I recognize it’s flaws. You really, really don’t need to suck 343 off. They make plenty of money as it is.

[@NeightrixPrime]

I do still love the AR in H3 campaign. It may not be a DPS king but getting 10 spare mags just feels good. Personally I wouldnt go below B tier.

[@conorw0827]

I agree with all your ranking expect maybe the spiker but great videos

[@rvidium]

I really think that the Magnum isn't as awful as a lot of people claim it to be. It just lacks a scope for range and is very heavily overshadowed by the Battle Rifle and the Carbine; it has a similar TTK to both, and on its own it's not the worst. On a side note, the Sentinel Beam is a very easy low B-tier, high C-tier in my opinon, at the very least. It shreds in multiplayer and some parts of Campaign, but the absurd energy consumption holds it back greatly.

[@xtremevigilante3525]

Agreed. Only thing that holds the magnum back is net code, otherwise its really damn good if you can lead your shots

[@squadhoodie8895]

Bruh when are you going to do another video on this?

[@Brynny211]

My fav 1) Battle Riffle 2)Grande Launcher 3) Shotgun 4) Sniper 5) Assault Riffle 6)Sword 7) Pistol 8) Maulers 9) hammer 10) needles / smg

[@joeyonaxbox9960]

The golf club is my favorite

[@klupschy]

Do you have the rankings out for Reach yet? This has been very helpful :)

[@Nikos.]

Not yet, but I plan on getting to them in between normal uploads

[@cheese7071]

H2 needler in f is insanity

[@wolfrage99]

I hope people remember, The CE magnum is the campaign version that was mistakenly ported over to multiplayer by gearbox back in the day. Its a great gun, but it makes many other weapons in CE multiplayer downright useless. I know this will never get fixed, but a man can only hope.

[@wolfkermek]

Sentinel beam is amazing

[@cornthatcommitswarcrimes6137]

Halo 2 has the shittiest shotgun out of any other halo game, it should be b tier

[@fanamatakecick97]

The only time i ever use the Plasma Cannon in H3 is on the Ark for the first pair of hunters. It’s the only time it’s useful

[@coco-thenoodleslurper]

The H3 Carbine should be on S along side with the BR they are very evenly matched I watched a video for comparing the 2.

[@BurntTM]

Amazing.

[@TheGrandAvengeR]

I only use the brute shot to melee enemies easier

[@EmSee360]

1. Massive disrespect to the Sentinel Beam. That thing absolutely melts people in multiplayer (Although you can rarely use it, only ever appearing in action sack game modes) 2. Both Turret weapons are very useful in campaign due to campaign generally making every gun worth using. The turrets are pretty much great to use for every enemies.

[@WonderWaffleDG265]

why didn’t you make a video for Rach ?

[@Nikos.]

Nice username, also I'm planning on getting it done soon just have a few other projects I'd like to finish first

[@WonderWaffleDG265]

@@Nikos. thank you that’s really nice reply

[@ninjastyle8209]

Can you add spv3 too coz It has a lot of weapons

[@Nikos.]

Holy crap I'd be here all week 😂

[@fanamatakecick97]

Ha! Caught this one on time

[@user-nn6go1jx1h]

You put the pocket dmr(automag) at c? That thing can legit compete with the br and carbine in utility

[@Nikos.]

It's in B

[@warreng675]

Shotgun is poor again. Not half as good as the one from Halo CE Halo 3s shotgun Range 6 Damage 10 Rounds 6 Halo CE Range 40 Damage 25 Rounds 12

[@Nikos.]

I'm told the Halo 2 and 3 shotguns are poor, and general consensus is that they are, I don't know why I have such luck with them and like them so much.

[@jacobmcguire9174]

Halo 3 shotgun is an SS easily. Remember Shotty Snipers? That’s was the shit 😌

[@matthewrogersmusic]

Silenced pistol should’ve been A

[@Don_Porfirio]

Kinda annoyed that you put the regular SMG and the ODST SMG in the same category not gonna lie… both ODST magnum and SMG should had been a tier

[@sakalaath]

I can't find the reach one anywhere. Was it canceled?

[@Nikos.]

Still in production, other projects took precedence but I’m working on it

[@sakalaath]

@@Nikos. awesome to hear!

[@joerowland2625]

How is the halo 2 plasma pistol useless it's OP the competitive scene banned the plasma pistol in tournaments. Halo 2 plasma pistol has insane tracking Halo 2 sword is way better than halo 3s sword. It's range is insane.

[@Nikos.]

H2 sword had long range but needed follow up hits as well. I always dug the h3 sword far more. The plasma pistol though is up to preference I guess. I never catch the enemy using it on matchmaking and it's only useful int combos with a br or carbine. Pretty trash on its own

[@TJR93]

I would give the Halo 3 magnum F tier. It is almost worthless.

[@Ticrat15]

I would have put the shotgun at a C, literally have to be kissing an enemy in multiplayer to get a 1 shot with it. but otherwise nice video

[@Nikos.]

Yeah the more I think about it the more it's trashy in multiplayer. Great in campaign though

[@varessi3810]

He didn’t rank the magnum

[@andrewwolfe5479]

first :D

[@jeremiahhellwege9223]

What about reach

[@hiddenleaf2]

why are different games on this tier list...

[@Nikos.]

part of a series where I rank them all

[@CA-or9ix]

It's pronounced car-bean

[@Nikos.]

Dammit you're right. My bad!

[@spartan_0663]

Noice

[@rishnu]

Wort wort

[@Nikos.]

wort wort

[@Vinseenit]

Halo 3 Sword is so much worse than the Halo 2 version tf?

[@Nikos.]

What was better about the H2 one?

[@Vinseenit]

@@Nikos. you can immediately lunge after weapon swap plus unlimited ammo in multiplayer

[@Nikos.]

@@Vinseenit holy crap I forgot about that! Very true!

[@sargeantBones]

Halo 3 shotgun. Worse range and fire rate than both the previous shotgun. Gets put on the same tier. Are you fucking high? How the hell do you put the the CE shotgun and halo 3 shotgun on the same tier?

[@Nikos.]

It's still really good, I'd give it an A-

[@sargeantBones]

@@Nikos. You touch the shotgun and I'll piss computer.

[@lilbucky19]

Halo 3 shotgun has all the same stats as the Halo 2 one, except it has longer range. It’s quite literally a complete upgrade, what’re you on about? Lol

[@sargeantBones]

@@lilbucky19 Ok maybe I exagerated on that regard. The halo 2 shotgun is probably the worst of the halo shotguns. It just seems to do no damage unless it touches skin.

[@theredwind]

Grav Hammer is an A??? We play Halo very differently, I find it almost useless on Legendary, and situational on maps in Multiplayer. It should be a B at best :-D Also, plasma pistol is easily A for Campaign alone, especially on Legendary… agree it’s meh on Multiplayer

[@Nikos.]

Oh I put it in S. It's amazing. The plasma pistol is okay considering it's nearly useless on its own