The best weapons to use in The First Descendant

The First Descendant has a ton of weapons to choose from, but let’s be real, the best ones are the Ultimate ones. That doesn’t mean that Rare and below should be written off entirely, but it’s just that yellow tiers are so much better.

That said, if you’re looking for weapons that pack a punch and aren’t used as some kind of stat stick to boost a specific Descendant’s abilities, then this list is for you.

The best weapons in The First Descendant

The following weapons listed are specifically for gunplay and not taking Cores into consideration. It’s simply for the damage output.

Thunder Cage

The first Ultimate weapon that you’ll be able to craft and have access to is still one of the best in the game. It primarily shines when it comes to mobbing thanks to its Electric Shockwave ability. 

While the Thunder Cage can mob quite well, it’s not the best bossing gun, but can still perform decently enough. It will start to falter in 400 Dungeons and Void Vessel boss rooms too.

Smithereens

The Smithereens used to be the butt of the joke where we’d have excess parts for the weapon from cracking open Amorphous Materials. It has since then become a bossing machine. Of course, you do need to land all of its pellets to get the critical buff. Otherwise, this gun will lose out on a significant amount of damage.

Also, compared to the Executor shotgun, the Smithereens is more versatile because you can mod it for any type of element while its counterpart has an innate Electric ATK.

Greg’s Reversed Fate

The Greg’s Reversed Fate has become one of the best all-rounder guns in The First Descendant. It can destroy groups of enemies and kill bosses.

Its only real weakness is that if you have targets that move fast, the bombardments will most likely miss, killing your damage potential.

Enduring Legacy

The Enduring Legacy is a killer of a Machine Gun. It is kind of conditional where it’ll really start to shred enemies and bosses if they are burned. Still, even with fire procs needed, this gun can be the hard carry you need for most content in the game.

Voltia

This gun was a limited-time exclusive weapon from the Season 2 battle pass that is kind of a necessity for Void Vessel and some Void Erosion Purge levels. The Voltia was a decent mobbing weapon, but could easily destroy the personal barriers spawned by enemies in these activities.

The Voltia is more for utility rather than sheer firepower.

Malevolent

If you want something a bit faster than an Albion Cavalry Gun, then the Malevolent hand cannon will be right up your alley. The Bladed Cogs, bouncing off enemies and hitting additional targets, can destroy mobs easily. You’re also rewarded for hitting weak points, drastically increasing the weapon’s DPS.

Just like the Voltia, this gun is only available in the Season 2 Ep. 2 battle pass, so if you miss it, you’ll have to wait until Deslin has the weapon’s parts in rotation.