Sons Of The Forest: Best Early Weapons And How To Get Them

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One of the most vital parts of your character build in Sons of the Forest are the weapons you choose to wield. These can be the difference between surviving and dying on the mysterious island that you now call home. While you will be able to unlock different weapons by simply playing through the main story and exploring the island's many secrets, this is not the most efficient way of doing things.

Instead, you want to seek out strong, early-game weapons that can get you through the grind of the first several hours in Sons of the Forest. With a powerful weapon or two, you will be able to cut through mutants like butter and also improve your resource gathering as well. However, with a variety of weapons to choose from and different locations involved with all of them, you might not know which weapons to pick early on.

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Luckily, that's where we can come in. This guide will offer players several early game weapons they can easily retrieve and where to find them in Sons of the Forest. We are mainly basing this list on weapons that don't require any additional tools, like the shovel or rebreather, to find.

We're starting off with one of the basics. The Modern Axe is a true upgrade from the Tactical Axe that's basically given to you for free at the start of the game. It has better damage and speed than the Tactical Axe, making for a terrific all-around melee weapon that is also capable of chopping down trees with speed. So you not only have a melee option for combat,