Damage output is everything in ARC Raiders. No matter how good your movement or positioning is, you can’t carry a fight if your gun’s DPS collapses the moment you start missing shots. This Arc Raiders DPS tier list ranks best PvE and PvP weapons based on real, sustained damage, not paper stats.

Arc Raiders Best DPS Weapon - Arc Raiders PvE & PvP DPS Tier List 

ARC Raiders doesn’t forgive weak firepower. The game’s enemies constantly pressure you with armor plates, stagger mechanics, shields, and nonstop movement. If your weapon can’t push damage fast enough, you fall behind immediately. The faster you melt enemies, the less time they have to shoot back, swarm you, or force you to burn healing items. A good DPS weapon reduces TTK so you can clear waves before they become overwhelming. Without further ado, let's dive into Arc Raiders best DPS weapons.

How to Choose the Best DPS Weapons in Arc Raiders?

1. Best weapon ≠ highest DPS.
The best weapon is the one you can land shots with reliably. A weapon with god-tier DPS on paper becomes garbage if it causes constant reloads due to misses.

2. Reloads are brutally punishing in Arc Raiders.

Reloads take 3–8 seconds, far longer than typical FPS games. Reloading mid-fight is the #1 reason players lose duels. Some weapons tolerate misses better; others collapse if you’re off by even a shot.

3. Third-person peek mechanics change value.
A weapon that loses a direct DPS race may become excellent if you:

• play corners

• break LOS

• only expose yourself when the weapon is ready
  This makes some “low DPS” weapons far more viable in real matches.

4. Rankings account for breakpoints.
TTK shifts depending on:

• reload thresholds

• fire rate breakpoints

• shot cycling

• shield type (light/medium/heavy)

Meaning some guns swap positions depending on who you’re fighting.

ARC Raiders DPS Weapon Tier List

These weapons are top performers especially for players under ~50–60% accuracy, because they hit extremely hard per shot and don’t punish misses as heavily.

S Tier

Il Toro 

Insane per-shot damage. Massive value for players with lower aim consistency. Slow rate of fire, but every hit counts. Falls out of high-accuracy meta due to cycling speed. Requires upgrades/mods to reach full potential.

Torrente 

High burst damage and forgiving hit profile. Strong at mid-range and great for chaotic fights. Works incredibly well for players who don’t maintain high accuracy. Scales very well with mods.

Anvil 

Heavy single-shot power similar to Il Toro. Excellent for lower-accuracy or mid-accuracy players. Reliable chunk damage and easy to use under pressure. Again, slower cycling caps its ceiling for high-skill players. With proper upgrades, it can rival or surpass Il Toro in consistency.

A Tier 

Renegade IV

High rate of fire. Good sustained DPS if you maintain accuracy. Falls behind S-Tier for low-accuracy users. Becomes deadly when upgraded.

Arpeggion IV

Burst-oriented weapon with strong consistency

Great for mid-accuracy players

Needs upgrades to compete with S-Tier heavies

Rattler III+

Good mix of fire rate and control. Very strong with upgraded stability mods. Not as forgiving for low-accuracy players.

Stitcher III+

Solid automatic DPS weapon.m Shines once you hit 60–75% accuracy. High ceiling but not beginner-friendly.

B Tier 

Vulcano III+

Very high potential, very high accuracy requirement. Strong in coordinated squads or vs predictable targets. Drops in value for average players.

Venator IV

Great rate of fire. Scales with headshot consistency. Falls behind when accuracy dips below ~65%.

Accuracy Impact  on Arc Raiders DPS Weapon Tier List

The ranking sheet is split into 4 accuracy tiers:

1. Below Average Aim (<50% accuracy)

Players missing a lot benefit from:

• High-damage-per-shot weapons

• Low magazine reliance

• Low miss penalties

Best choices:

• Torrent

• Il Toro

• Anvil

Because even one hit deals massive damage, and reloads aren’t triggered as often.

2. Average Aim (50–70%)

Automatic and burst weapons start outperforming slow-cycling single-shots. Weapons with:

• stable recoil

• good RPM

• reasonable reload timing
  rise sharply.

3. High Accuracy (70–85%)

Weapons that scale well with correct tracking begin to dominate. Mag-dumping becomes viable because misses are rare.

4. God-Tier Aim (85–95%+)

Il Toro disappears from the top entirely. High-RPM weapons with tight accuracy curves become the absolute kings of DPS because:

• they land nearly every pellet/bullet

• reload penalties rarely trigger

• time-to-kill becomes absurdly low