XDefiant: Every Gun Ranked... (Best Weapons to Use & Unlock)

We've taken a crack at the top 5-6 weapons, my top 5 favorite classes to run, but today I wanted to do a final "weapons" of XDefiant video and give my personal rankings on weaponry in XDefiantso that if you'ore looking to rank one specific or a few specific weapons up after trying out those one or two you've been hardcore grinding with, this can give you a bit of a heads up on what you can try out next. Drop your thoughts as we go along, what's your list looking like for all the weapons in XDefiant? If you enjoy the video, find it at all insightful, do me a favor and drop a like on it and make sure to subscribe for more XDefiant coverage as we push towards 600,000 subscribers this year, I'd love to have you in the community. For now, let's jump into it... This is: XDefiant: Every Gun Ranked... (Best Weapons to Use & Unlock)
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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - A Disclaimer For These XDefiant Weapon Rankings
02:06 - The XDefiant Weapons That Are Just... Alright
03:31 - The XDefiant Weapons That Are Great... In Some Situations
05:24 - The XDefiant Weapons That Are Competitive
07:52 - The XDefiant Weapons That Are THE BEST
09:54 - The XDefiant Secondary Weapons Ranked...
11:20 - Thanks for watching! Subscribe, like & comment!

[@kellangibson8554]

Haven’t been this addicted to a shooter since bo3

[@Grandeurofficial]

Sameeee

[@SkyBabyBoom]

Same!

[@iXyillo]

Same here bro!

[@pureakkuracy7510]

Facts

[@TheAstriix]

Same here 😅

[@Meyhem33]

One thing that makes this game so great is all the guns are close enough that anything is useable. For me personally the MP5 is the #1 gun. It's the only gun that I never go negative with. I know it's not the best but is so well rounded and with the rapid fire barrel it holds my heart in its hand. High fire rate with great mobility is all need.

[@gelatofrost2752]

Acr the best I think

[@DerKlimakleber]

@@gelatofrost2752ak actually

[@itsBuckeyeDK]

I love the mp7 it’s so good lol just put that medium longe range barrel extender attachment and the rest speed like no stock 🔥🔥

[@Meyhem33]

@@itsBuckeyeDK rapid fire also. Recoil super easy to control on it

[@itsBuckeyeDK]

@@Meyhem33 I’ve been meaning to put that in there and try it out 🤔 🔥

[@noahnetwal497]

I wouldn't mind a revision of this video a few days after the launch of every upcoming season. (starting with season 2) Love the xdefiant videos! Keep em comin:)

[@realdadgamingzethus3428]

Very good bottom to top list. Having a blast in the game right now.

[@iia7mad_swswg290]

Love the high quality videos 👌

[@Ibro26]

Hey man great video, i would suggest that you put the guns name's as you display them. Keep up the good work.

[@christianmorrow3254]

I love the ACR & AK! Got them both bronze, so far. I haven’t tried the MP7 yet, but I’m liking P90 so far! Great content bro! I subscribed this morning.

[@ryanmorawski]

When you try the MP7 you'll fall in love trust me

[@MindOverMatter203]

All I want is the AK 74u

[@benzoferarro6190]

You can make one. There's two rapid fire attachments. It takes some time to get used to the recoil but after a few hours it slaps.

[@MindOverMatter203]

@benzoferarro6190 all I want is the AK 74u

[@210gremlin]

I bet it’ll come eventually

[@Speedmanize]

Cod 4 promod was the shit

[@Sznchester]

The 3 guns I would like to see are m82a1 Barrett, Winchester 70, and saps 12

[@actappalled3055]

You got a best in class attachment video? Would be super helpful to see some class set ups for the top teir guns

[@TeeRav-pv1jg]

The M4 been getting the job done for me.

[@Nuka_ColaAddict]

New XDefiant vid 🔥🔥🔥

[@StrawHatViper]

I can’t wait for the future of this game, I can’t wait for the club house map from R6💕

[@peterwood3234]

Used my double gun xp during the double gun xp weekend and now have like two guns miles ahead of all the other ones. They really need to fix how the weapon rank up system works. I had several games where I’d get 5-6 levels for a gun now it takes like two games for one level. Kinda feels futile trying to start over on a new gun now

[@opposed2logic]

during x2 exp and also activated an x2 booster i got from level 17 to 27 on my ak in a single game

[@charkphoenix]

@@opposed2logic *has 3 gold guns and a handful of lv12 guns* tell me you play xp weekends without telling me you play xp weekends

[@MrBlonday]

I think they leveling is slow because it's not gunna be a yearly release like CoD where you need to get everything done in a year. I still don't like it but I think that's their logic. Also why is a muzzle brake or compensator mid to high level 20s to unlock, ridiculous lol

[@curticy8524]

double xp time might be best time to upgrade weapons you dislike or dont use as much. Bacause the nice weapons are easy if always used lol

[@Mostly-Nuts]

@@charkphoenixliterally me

[@YxngTexas]

I’m a big fan of the M4 but it looks like I have some other guns to try out now!

[@RemOmni]

Yup exactly what I have noticed in my matches, ACR/AK, MP7, TAC50 are what you see a lot of while I'm trying to level my M16A4 where if I miss my burst I'm dead lol

[@sumitoli397]

Watching this while drinking espresso ❤

[@SHOOTER3258]

So you are Gay?

[@SHOOTER3258]

The most gayish drink ever

[@dgeneratio1]

My Preferences: Assault: AK-47 SMG: P90 (mainly due to ammo, allows you to kill 2 enemies usually) Shotgun: No Preference (Wish they got a Buff, particularly the Pump Action) LMG: M249 Marksman: MK 20 SSR (As close as i can get to the FAL currently) Sniper: M44 (I struggled leveling up Tac 50 but enjoyed M44 with Cleaners, i do think Snipers need a slight nerf) I think Assault Rifles and SMG's are all pretty good although i struggle with the Vector and i didn't think i'd like the AK as much as i do. P90 is my favourite currently.

[@BabodookyInYourFace]

I’m watching your video here and seeing the gameplay and it’s so much different then my experience. Why isn’t everyone spam jumping in fights. I’m serious I don’t get it. Literally every match I play at least half the lobby non stop spam jumps in every fight every corner and every room the enter the spam jump even if nobody is there. But your gameplay footage this isn’t the case. How are you getting these lobbies.

[@chandlar100]

I feel like the p90 is the best gun in the game. i consistently get 3 kills b4 needing to reload

[@IsraTheBlack]

For smg's it really is the best just alone for the big magazine. Other than that it's still holds it own against the mp7. The other two are not worth it.

[@chandlar100]

@IsraTheBlack agreed the mp5k shots marshmallows, and I haven't really used the Vector, and I haven't used the ARs enough to make an opinion for them

[@asdfghjkl2261]

@@IsraTheBlack at least the vector has the silly ttk up close going for it. the mp5 is truly just outclassed in every way by the p90

[@dm2727x]

In the right hands the vector dominates, I've ran into some demons who use it well. Not me yet haha

[@Roxas-dr8om]

Nope mp7.

[@ErWoody99]

I kinda hit a wall last week but I jumped on today and tried out the lmgs, oh my gosh I think I found my main, I'm not a great player so I play a little slower and the lmg plays right into that where I can hold a lane and have a consistent ttk, ill definitely level up those for a while

[@qestym8777]

Rpk been giving me a different amount of satisfaction

[@cldsixthdl9990]

Honestly I like how all guns are useable I love using the starting shotgun even though it’s ass it’s still very useable

[@ardwetha]

I love the mp7. It feels a little like a gap closer between a rifle and an MP and does a lot of damage and you can kill two enemies with one mag, without upgrades, the default weapon is enough.

[@gelodripz5250]

Do a attachment tier list or something like it

[@zerenade4058]

Im trying to get up the vector, i think it shoots super fast and its quite nice, but i really need red-dot sight on the weapon, that ironsight i dont enjoy, i sort of got demotivated to rank it up now tho since u didnt put it that high up, take years to switch weapons to get it high up. Also, btw do u know if we will lose the lvls gained during season 0 or what will happened on season 1? I played alot and finished battlepass already, so like no progress until next month now :/

[@Sabert0]

The vector is amazing with either extended or fast mags and chrome lined barrel. Personally I found it to be better than the mp7 with how I play. It’s a 1v1 machine, and if you can give yourself cover after every kill or two to reload it’s amazing. The deployable shield really works well with it too as it will help you win the longer range fights while you only do 8 damage and/or when you have to reload. I’d say try the mp7 and the p90 too, but if you’re unimpressed by them stick to the vector. Fastest ttk *usable* short range gun (shotguns suck)

[@syad911]

progress continues, this pre season is nothing but fixing issues in the game, which is *ZERO*, apart from bunny hopping they'll fix in season 1 because their intended jump mechanic hasn't fully ready yet.

[@zerenade4058]

@@Sabert0 Ive tried most of the weapons and i wanna stick to one category, at the start i felt that i didn't enjoy smgs at all, but recently they are really good overall andi might just focus on all the smgs and start with vector. I appreciate your reply!

[@zerenade4058]

@@syad911 Ok, ya its a solid game, thanks for your reply!

[@requiem522]

@@syad911 lot of connectivity issues, like Delta-01 and Mike-01. for me they got patched with the Y1S1 update but ik a lot of people still facing it

[@Han-bw5zn]

D50 becomes better with cleaners I think because if I'm not wrong you can make it a 2 shot instead of 3 with 1-2 ticks of burn

[@liberatedspirit3554]

Yup I have noticed this as well

[@ethanrodriguez9961]

M16 is the only gun you need

[@goofbones6999]

True

[@Synergy465]

With dead sec hack and emps for constant disabling and counters 👌

[@boocomban]

M16 with heavy barrel + hip fire laser + fire rate boost muzzle + anything that increase movement speed = hip fire monster 2 burst kill all of time.

[@IsraTheBlack]

When it comes to sidearms the m1911 with the extended mag is the best one. But still having a pistol out usually means you are dead.

[@remyrotten]

That burst pistol is amazing Its like the b23r or the burst pistol from bo3

[@andrewc1097]

Those are based on this gun 😂 the Baretta 93R

[@sumitoli397]

Sniping in this game is very satisfying……

[@nick4281]

Honestly the RPK is my go to so far

[@darignf2259]

How do u get camos that’s aren’t the specials?

[@Sabert0]

93R feels like the best pistol to me, didn’t it have the fastest body shot ttk in that one Reddit post???

[@idonthavh1n166]

While the the grind can be a bit difficult, getting the Vector fully kitted out absolutely dominates the SMG category and close range combat in general. I have no problem dealing with P90 or MP7 users, and can sometimes even defeat them even if they have the drop on me. I would have put it a tier higher on your list.

[@liberatedspirit3554]

Facts bro... Noticed this as well guns being slept on a little bit atm

[@kenbxnds4823]

Heavy barrel with muzzle booster and you have the best ttk in the game

[@xGaMErZzZPrOx]

Even when i go negative in this game i have a lot of fun. After half a match of going negative on cod ill quit, then try playing it again after a couple months and then quit during the very first match lol

[@switch2086]

I see a lot of mp5 slander but for me it feels the best in the SMG category. Mine is lvl 55 already.

[@CatOfCulture]

Just won a match 150-149 with the pals, great game

[@XplicitTruth444]

ggs for sure

[@LOofymeisteR]

I made it in your video ayee

[@jayrenegade7747]

Wish we can set our own key bings would love to use ls3 to jump and r3 to slide

[@KiLVaiDeN]

Weapons Tier List in this game only make sense if you make them for controllers or for MNK. It changes a lot !

[@psych0tykgaming670]

When they fix the net code the m16a4 is gonna be such a SLEEPER. It's already absolutely absurd, I understand burst is uncomfortable for some people. It is overwhelmingly fast ttk if you have the aim 😁 I thought I was gonna hate it but the m16 str8 owns

[@Jump1-]

AA12 gold looks beautiful

[@JR-kv6ez]

Hot take on the M249 vs the M60 tbh. M60 is always a 4-5 bullet kill(outside of phantom needing 6 bullets at max range). The M249 however is a 5-6 bullet kill(with phantoms needing 7 bullets at max range).

[@ChayseGrizzell]

SVD (for Escort) and M16 are my sh*t... as a lifelong competitive Halo player, M16 always feels like playing with a BR in Halo.

[@WendyBaconater]

I really liked the m60 it is a fun you have to craft your play style around but when you do and it headshots you can 2 tap. Best lmg in my opinion.

[@someguywithasharingan6661]

Bro the 93R is my all time favorite gun

[@TheMonkeyNetwork]

you got the AA12 gold? that mustve been hell

[@Catorlyt]

M4 is definitely in the alright tier for me

[@Scrappy45]

Should reduce flinch across the board imo flinch is just a aint fun mechanic

[@Sznchester]

3:45 I spent forever getting that gun tier 50 don’t recommend if you’re not accustomed to snipers. Start with the tac

[@thegibbinatior3624]

I think the SVD is my personal favorite as PRO TIP You don't HAVE to play cleaners to 1-tap headshot. Heavy barrel makes it do so on everyone but phantom players :)

[@liberatedspirit3554]

Yeah so nice

[@carterfn5939]

I like that weapons take a while to level up. Not everyone should be walking around with gold weapons on all their guns. The time it takes is good enough to where within a few months an average player can get a gold weapon.

[@Byteside546]

From my limited firing test results the burst pistol had the fastest ttk, at least with no attachments

[@Mostly-Nuts]

I’ve honestly noticed that in game, sometimes I run around with just that. The strafe speed you can build with certain attachments is nuts combined with that ttk and base mobility.

[@DutchDesires]

Recoil control is actually broken, so there is no need to improve it on the ACR like you mentioned.

[@PayZet]

if I play sniper like the faser one and get a hitmark, i feel like the best secondary is D50 and magnum. atleast in my experience.

[@Prodig3yXunleashed]

"For best viewing experience put it to ultra hd 4k" *me watching this on my nokia* 👁👄👁

[@shhshh9052]

Im addicted to the M44. Im trying to get it to gold and im getting 30-50 kills every game with it.

[@C4NIVORE9273]

The M249 belongs in "The Best" i think its only flaw is the mobility, in a sea of "all rounders" it excells in so many areas.

[@Ron742_]

All I want is an AR with an integrated suppressor, like the Honey Badger.

[@bigcn]

What this game needs is a server fix. We got advanced warfare level servers. Its so frustrating to get killed a second after getting behind cover

[@gladesucks7907]

Next weeks patch should be the one to fix sniper flinch (thank god) for anyone watching in the future

[@flawed4345]

Bruh i took like a three day break cuz of work and shit and now i die like in the blink of an eye Every enemy team is on the obj coordinated af while mine are wondering around and completely gettin shit on I'm like the only one bunny hoping on my team and getting teamwipes but still cant carry

[@Snappycrix]

What about mdr?

[@Zortomm]

The M60 is nasty, how is it so low?

[@zachareejones670]

Does anyone else play on pc and usually has 20-40 ping normally on other games, but on XDefiant you have 150-200 ping in the menus and in game?

[@sambeast13]

You sleep on the Double Barrel so much 😭

[@codycole5390]

Bro I’d love to play a couple of games with you. I started playing this game this last weekend as my first ever real FPS game and you’ve ligit shot my progress just after a couple of days

[@cl587]

Mp7 is a beast and 2nd P90.

[@Sznchester]

Tac 50 is my fav

[@ae6308]

Double Barrel fits my playstyle and sometimes it becomes so op that I even got 10 to 12 kill streak.

[@TheShaolin015]

Do you find you have to switch to a pistol often to make up for the reload?

[@ae6308]

@@TheShaolin015 Yeah I have to switch to a pistol often.

[@bradyporter4133]

Call me crazy but my top 2 guns by a mile that I drop consistent 3-4 kd’s with are the P90 and M249 w/fast mags

[@jeffreyspengler9817]

M249 is over powered asf I da get 5 kills in a clip

[@nodochitsu]

I... really dont agree with the pistols rankings? Idk. Over the double XP weekend i got all the pistols done and mine is (using cleaners cuz pistols are really meh): 93R M1911 686 Revolver D50 M9 ●The 93R is an absolute unit of a pistol and can demolish people in the close to close-middle range and I got it done last, and the fastest even after i ran out of tokens at level 77 ●M1911 is a close runner up, great damage, good fire rate, and probably the one i will fall to if the 93R gets a nerf in any capacity. My favorite single shot pistol. ●Revolver was my first gun done, and by far the most skill intensive. Getting my aim right, learning the distances for 1-2 taps. Dealing with Libertad and Phantoms being outside that 1-2 tap range. An absolute blast though. ●D50, less damage, higher fire rate revolver. It was a quick adjustment after finishing the revolver and the fire rate really made clean ups and kills easier. But the damage was really messing with me after i did the revolver. I didnt like it as much, it didnt get those consistent crisp one taps at point blank and wasnt any better at distance. ●M9... the goddamn M9... useless pea shooting trashcan. It almost drove me to insanity and Im glad the 1911 was afterwards because I absolutely hate this piece of shit. You get melted up close, melted from afar, and at every distance you are shooting spitballs and marshmallows at the enemy

[@dizzywells806]

I find it funny how no content creator will mention the mdr and it's quite literally one of the best guns I've used in this game😅

[@KaiserReb]

Because it requires a lot of recoil control that the casual gamer not gone use. I like it though. I use that instead of any smg

[@bboy458]

Where did you get these stat sheets?

[@bruhddyholly]

in game when you select a weapon for a loadout

[@NZTreRayHD]

It says at the bottom when ur choosing attachments what button to press, I think it’s “advanced stats” or something

[@bboy458]

@@NZTreRayHD gotcha, thanks

[@halenhamstead5256]

now i don’t know what you play on but the MK on pc is a serious problem, it feels scummy using it

[@babyatlas126]

M60 slaps , have the most maps with this weapon

[@someOldBaldguy]

Is it just me or after around 11pm every lobby is full of sweaty basement dwellers

[@TheTEN24]

I’d swap the mp5 and m4a1 but otherwise this is spot on

[@Ersatzzzz]

Mp5 slaps. Especially with my build

[@samgreen387]

Only gun I’ve used is the M44

[@pavmx703]

I wish I could play the game you're playing in this video. Your bullets are hitting people and not one out of every 4, people aren't moving lighting quick, no one is jumping like fleas.

[@flawed4345]

And he's not dying in less than second I swear I get two tapped by smgs around the corner way to fuckin often

[@pavmx703]

@@flawed4345 Same is happening to me. I only play a few games now because of it.

[@ValorantFTW_]

I love listening to this video at 0.25 speed haha

[@1515hockeyman]

The M870 is the only weapon ive gotten bronze lol

[@chadkoehn6432]

Release date on season 1?

[@eColiEspresso]

Looks like July 2nd based off the Battle Pass given end time

[@user-cv6gv4sv2y]

Im always running m249 or m4 with a m9

[@treycantrell6857]

M60 is crazy good

[@MrNintendoSwag]

The only thing that needs changes is the shotguns. They are way 2 weak to even be considered to be used

[@JVBAIN1]

I’m a little bit sad the shotguns are so bad in this game. I’ve always been partial to shotguns ever since way back in the original MW2, and they definitely CAN be powerful in this game in the right situation, but man they’re just so inconsistent unless you’re in barrel stuffing range. Really hoping they get a small buff in the future. I absolutely don’t want OP shotguns cuz that ruins the game, but just bringing them up to where they can at least compete with SMGs in close range would be amazing

[@leandre741]

Blasphemy!!!! The Vector is top tier!

[@Grandeurofficial]

Same

[@D1rtyDan]

Give me a Kitana or a melee weapon I can run fast with like the kali sticks from cod and I’d probably not use a gun again in the game

[@BasementBubbatunde]

Everyone was grinding their meta guns like actual smart people then there's me getting the aa12 and deagle maxed lmao

[@ForrestBreeze]

when they buff the aa12 you will thrive and your foes will cry

[@BasementBubbatunde]

@ForrestBreeze it's fine for me rn, trust me. It's ass, like may as well fight with a beach towel ass at level 0 on most maps but with all its attachments there's genuinely only one map I struggle on with it being Attica Heights so im pretty happy. I'd like it to be better ofc but if it goes too far and ends up bad for the game then I'd rather keep it how it is for everyone else's sake. It's still funny though, if I use the class and die, especially when I'm doing well It's funny as watching people run to my body to try it

[@ForrestBreeze]

@@BasementBubbatunde i cant see you doing well on mayday either but good luck in your endeavors

[@BasementBubbatunde]

@ForrestBreeze On mayday I just hover around the plane to patrol it because it's generally the only area I'm not in a massive LoS lol. But yeah if it was in a tierlist mayday would be toward the bottom. Just gets carried by the plane being a popular poi

[@Speedmanize]

Haha deagle with red dot is so nice

[@connorcharman5473]

M60 is literally a joke rn the gun just shreds through teams

[@_jordjan_666]

I'm probably the only person in xdefiant who uses the M60 😅😂

[@Warriorsoul101]

Has anyone managed to make the MDR not feel like a piece of crap? Got 30 levels on it this weekend and that feels like a waste of time now

[@xG3N90x]

Im still trying to find the right combo of attachments for it. Still

[@nordway9449]

I got it max... it honestly just feels worse then every assault rifle and even other mid to short range weapons like the smgs. I usually use a movement speed build or ads speed/sprint to fire build. more for fun but the ads speed helped helped me win more close to mid range gunfights especially if you hit all head shots. The movement speed build makes your damage range horrible but honestly I had the most fun with it just running and jumping around in gunfights, kill time isn't the best but it's fun

[@nordway9449]

Don't be afraid to try new builds in the middle of games either, I usually change up my build mid game to suit my enemy types (only if I want to win). It honestly has made the game more enjoyable when trying different things, I made horrible builds for guns but its fun to see how bad you can make something and sometimes you make a build that feels great

[@BurntRL]

Just build it for speed honestly. Worst AR in game currently but still usable

[@CrazyCubsfan11]

@@BurntRLI tried it for the first time with no attachments I was dominating with it.

[@Cadper-ty6ul]

Another guy said that M870 is the best weapon 😂

[@Moflia2]

Playing as the cleaners made leveling up that pump action much easier

[@bradblackmore2627]

bad choice to use the cleaners with that cause the damage range is reduced.

[@robert907]

M16 is good. When you hit 3 headshots in a row… lmao 🤣

[@tdunn779]

Watched this, went straight to doing challenges to get mp7 and my god the MP7 is insane, haven’t used the p90 yet but I don’t see how it can be better than this bitch. This thing SLAPS, I get double kills so easily. I have been MVP every game since I started using the MP7 lol. ACR was my first gun to love and level up but now might be a SMG guy for most maps 😊

[@envoydroid4027]

The vector with heavy barrel is a game changer. 5 shot kill at close range with 40 bullets a mag

[@MetalOverlord01]

Activison trying to sell us Call of duty is like a snake oil salesman trying to trick you, and Ubisoft Xdefiant is the light in this ocean of shadow.