STALKER 2: 10 Best Weapons & How To Get Them

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Weapons are the most important part of your journey in , particularly as that is the main way you will improve your character’s position over time. The game is quite difficult, as you have to manage your resources, your Coupons, and your weapons to keep them all in good shape as you traverse the Zone. You will not earn XP, which means that you need to get better gear to level up instead of filling out a skill tree or getting better stats over time.

Even with other options, you will want to upgrade your weapons in to make them even better and to keep you from having to repair them as often. Almost every weapon has at least one upgrade that will reduce how much your weapon degrades over time, allowing you to use it more often than you would have otherwise. Another thing to keep in mind is that often the unique weapons are just a version of a common weapon with a permanent attachment, and that ability is not always worth the extra cost to repair and maintain the weapon.

Early in the game, you will come across many versions of the Viper-5. It is fairly simple to upgrade and repair, and there are even a few items in Hamster’s shop that can be attached to the Viper-5, one of which can give it a laser sight. It is a solid weapon, and one I found myself using quite a bit even into the mid-game. You can find one rescuing Gloomy in , but unique variants can be found fairly early as well, with one in a Journalist’s Stash in the Lesser Zone.

STALKER 2’s coolest feature not only makes it an incredibly immersive experience but also puts it leagues ahead of other RPGs like Fallout.

In the Journalist’s Stash is a Viper-5 Monolith, which has varying reports concerning whether or not it is better than a regular one. I personally saw no evidence to say that it was, but if you haven’t upgraded a basic one, you might as well use the fancier one.

Shah's Mate Stats

Damage

1.3

Penetration

1.1

Rate of Fire

4.93

Range

1.25

Accuracy

3

However, the best version of the Viper 5 is likely Shah’s