At the heart of the game, XDefiant is aiming to be a top-tier shooter. If there’s one thing that matters the most in any great shooter, it’s the weapons that players can get their hands on. It might be important that a shooter has great graphics, maps, or modes, but if the weapons are terrible, nobody will want to play the game. Fortunately, the XDefiant weapons are almost all completely recognisable, satisfying to use, and effective.

It’s a much faster-paced game than its closest competitors, but it has a slower time-to-kill than games like Call of Duty, meaning a little more skill needs to be applied to stay on target. This is an impressive game with a bright future – read on to learn about all XDefiant weapons in the game right now.

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XDefiant Weapons Categories and What They Mean

In XDefiant, there are seven core categories of weaponry:

• Assault Rifles
• Marksman Rifles
• Shotguns
• Sniper rifles
• Submachine Guns
• Light Machine Guns
• Handguns

Each category offers up a different playstyle, but owing to the base nature of XDefiant, they all lend themselves well to a fast rate of play. If you want to be as agile as possible, you’ll float around the map using a submachine gun with a high rate of fire and top-tier levels of manoeuvrability. If you’re a pinpoint shot who wants to take enemies down with just a few bullets, then you’ll ideally lean more towards a marksman rifle.

It’s a live service game, which means that content will roll out over time through updates that provide new weapons, maps, modes, and factions in the game.

All XDefiant Weapons

Here are all the XDefiant weapons, broken down by category.

Assault Rifles

• M4A1, AK-47, M16A4, ACR 6.8

Submachine Guns

• MP5A2, Vector .45 ACP, P90, MP7

Shotguns

• M870, Double Barrel, AA-12

Marksman Rifles

• MK 20 SSR, SVD

Sniper Rifles

• M44, TAC-50

Light Machine Guns

• M249, RPK-74, M60

Pistols

• M9, 686 Magnum, M1911, D50, 93R

Ultimately, how you play XDefiant is entirely up to you, but it’s worth knowing that these weapons make up the foundation of your entire experience. For the most part, first-person shooter fans find themselves able to pivot based on the mode that they’re playing and even the people that they’re playing with. There are roles that can be played, and whether someone is playing as a support gunner, a spearhead, a medic, or a marksman, they’ll find weapons to suit their needs.

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