I missed two! edit: and now a third new weapon! We will likely do a re-do of this vid mid 2024. DMR: S Tier Reasoning: It straight up shreds with .308 in 10 and 20 round mags. Accurate at a very long range. It's very loud and has no silencer, but I still give it an S. SSG: C Reasoning: Great early game sniper... but accuracy is not the best, your mileage may vary. I've had headshots properly ranged and aimed that missed. Body shot might be more reliable. Replace it when you can get something better. Derringer: D Reasoning: Better than nothing, packs a decent punch and can be sneaky... but 2 shots is really limiting, you miss even one of those shots the other guy is probably still up.

Wanna see a tier list for everything in dayz , wells , backpacks , town etc etc 😂🖤

Honestly the SKS is the best all-rounder for me. You can effectively spam it on close range and snipe mid-range with the ironsight and once you got the scope it's a solid sniper.

A few weeks ago I shot a sheep that was standing in a pond near the coast. When I waded out to retrieve the sheep I hit tab. There was no sheep but there was a crate. In that crate was an m16 with a full mag. I named her the "baahhhhd girl." We went on quite the adventure from the south coast all the way to Arsenovo military camp. There I got into a shootout with a guy in the tavern. While looting his body I got attacked by another player. I ran out of ammo and killed him with my fists. I went to one of the barracks to loot for more ammo and I was ambushed while loading the Baaahhhd Girl. RIP

My S tier gun is the one with ammo, a mag, and at least worn Nice vid!

SG5-K Is a seriously underrated gun, easy to find, 19mm can be found all over the place and with the small ACOG and suppressor it’s one of the best zombie killers. With a pristine set up you can headshot zombies at over 100m easy. Only uses 15 units of storage too.

I’d definitely go FX45 over the MKII for a zombie gun. Still shoots subsonic rounds for no bullet crack, larger mags, and can save your ass as a secondary if you get shot in your rifle and ruin it. The 45ACP rounds uncon players quite fast

Totally agree, I will move up the pioner. Its stable, more silent with out the bottlw suppresor, and I hit a player a 1018 mts. Love that one. 😊

Great list. Revolver would be a high C for me, just the fact you don’t need to hold/load mags for it, just loose rounds makes it great to use

5:56 - SVAL/VSS ammo got a noticeable boost in ammo availability with the most recent update. Box quantity is now commonly available, even in Tier 1 military locations. I didn't see any mention of it in the patch notes... but I have noticed it's waaay more common now.

I like weapons that have a decent iron sight so i don't have to rely on a scope or optic. The Mosin was always that rifle i could rely on early game if i couldn't find an sks. I like the akay's and m16/m4 sights and those are practical for close to mid range. The scorpion or Glock as a nice side arm.

UMP is grossly underrated i think even at the time of this vid being posted it’s recoil was reduced significantly making it able to lay down accurate automatic fire even with an acog from 100m. super satisfying gun to use.

I appreciate your tables/graphics/tables for the weapons. Honestly your thorough breakdown. Thank you.

Awesome tier list, can't wait for the gears and clothes ones, thumbs up from france

Man the mark 2 is so legit. Love that gun

The vaiga is my fav raid gun when u get in the actual base it’s the best clearing gun

Another great video! So cool that you give detailed explanations with pros and cons. Thank you! 🙇🏼‍♀️

Thank you for following through

I always used to make it a point to find an LAR, but after I found out that you can't use anything but a bottle suppressor on it, I left them alone. My "go-to" load-out that I make concentrated efforts to gather is usually a KA-M with those lovely 75-round mags, and a Mosin or Tundra (VSD if I can ever bloody find one!). And then an FX-45 for that lovely .45ACP love. :) I usually find a crap ton of the .45ACP, 7.62x39 and 7.62x54 ammo over almost all other ammo types anyway.

It's worthy to note the CR-61 Skorpion, and USG45 [UMP] are both subsonic at the muzzle... so a missed shot isn't a huge deal around zombies. The SG5 will crack within ~45m, and the Bizon ups this signature distance to a whopping ~75m... so stealthy takeouts may be an issue, if you fire with zombies in the crack zone.

I've seen some gnarly stuff down with the repeater and used it a lot myself. Just wish it worked with the hunting scope and/or shot 308 instead of 357.

My favorite agreeable point: A-tier for the Mk II pistol. Hands down, the most utilized firearm in the game, for me. I noticed a lot of other people don't agree... but it's the 2nd quietest and most versatile way to clear zombies. Sure, stealth kills make less noise, but range and opportunity make the Mk II my choice. I've cleared towns with players just a couple houses over, and they still couldn't pinpoint my location.

Such an unbelievably helpful guide. Recently subbed, great videos man!

I have to agree with these, although I do have a soft spot for the SVAL myself.

sporter 22 shouldve been a straight s tier as a sporter connoisseur 1. ammo box with alot of quantity and good for more than just zombies 2. 50 cuts guaranteed when you knock someone and has a fastfire-rate for trigger fingers 3. good shock damage, its better to knock and tie and em before u deal the final blow 4. could be considered a early sniper and its good for scaring your foes off. overall, this is my keeping gun inland or coast, and id take it over a crappy mosin.

I just started playing this week and the mkII was one of my favorite guns once I picked it up I passed it once bc didn't realize it was silenced already and I still die from zombies more than I should

Do more tier lists like this! Just like another viewer said

Sleeping on the VSS it has fully auto with a built in suppressor you pack that with AP ammo will eat through your target

*statistically* the VSD is the best sniper in the game, followed by the mosin and tundra, but if you consider double shot on the blaze then the blaze is the best, for assault rifles the AUR AX is *statistically* the best, by a fair bit too tbh in almost every category, good video tho man

Never leave your side arm at home. Best example I can give is this when u get knock it’s kinda faster to pull pistol out then find gun on ground then turn a shoot 💯

Hey Nitno! Great guide! Im almost reaching my first Tier 3 zone! I have a question. is it safe to wash your bloodied hands, before eating, at any water source or only at pumps? Thanks!

The AK-74 is always going to be #1 for me. I've had the best luck with that gun over any other gun in the game, next to the M4.

As a newbie with about 50 hours under my belt I needed this. I was accruing weapons and parts without really knowing which are worth it. Been using some of the guns at the top of the list here and I'm having a blast. No PvP, but effective zombie control. Subbed to make sure I don't miss any future tier lists. (Isn't there a crossbow in the game now?)

Great video

Thx this is very helpful for choosing guns

For me the Spotter is a nice gun and a funny one to play, you just need to know how to use it. HS and a silencer mounted in it can be a potential damage, The objective is not to kill, but to bleead out.

You had me sold by putting the sks at an A tier rating. Love that thing.

The SVD has always been one of my favourite weapons since it was added, great power, good scope attachment, and semi-auto magazine fed. Yes the Mosin is way better early game with the feature of not needing magazines, but once you get a couple of mags for the SVD it's just one of the best long range rifles in the game for actual combat, and I don't mean purely long range combat but the ability to hold your own if you're jumped at closer ranges and need to fire rapidly, it'll save your skin. The only disadvantage is the length, it becomes really cumbersome in buildings, so I rate the CR-527 highly for its compactness even though the Tundra beats it in power and effective range.

The BK-18 has never let me down in the early game. I love that thing.

Speed, like fire rate or bullet speed? Need to clarify for future videos

I usually try to avoid PVP unless I have the element of surprise…for me my ideal setup is a Longhorn w/ scope, and any handgun w/ mag. Keeping quiet and light is ideal.

I couldn’t agree more about the repeater carbine, it almost got me killed before 😂

I love anything with an internal mag. My shooting/aiming is so bad in PVP it’s not worth wasting too much time on the perfect weapon 😂

The Le-Mas is REALLY good, the ammount of times i killed someone in less than 1 second with that gun is insane. You can also use a saw to remove that annoying thing that blocks the sight , i dont know if that messes with dmg tho

Have you got any suggestions for guns to use if you have crap aim?

I think lar is underestimated it's most useful weapon to takecare of wearing plate players

You kinda did the scorpion and bizon dirty, I would give both B Tier just due to the fact that .380 ACP spawns so frequently at PD's. Not to mention if you lack an automatic weapon, it comes in handy. I definitely can sacrifice the 4 extra slots for a better ammo and full auto pistol.

Im wondering if a single shot from a VSD is more powerful than a single shot from a M70 tundra.... the vsd uses the stronger 7.62x54Rmm.. and the m70 uses the 308 wins.. which are 7.62x42 i do believe its slightly more powerful than the standard 7.62x39 which is nato rounds

Sks i fucking love it , 9 rounds , no scope , i hunt no scope rl , know your rifle and youll hit any target no matter how far (practice)

hey, where would you put the new vihkr?

I would call the AK 74 S teir, mainly because first off the AK 74 has an assault rifle and a carbine version, it has extremely plentiful rounds, like 5.45 is so common especially in police stations, it has decent sized magazine options, and Russian optics particularly the cobra are pretty good and also on a lot of modded servers particularly ones that have shops it’s the cheapest assault rifle

Was wondering where the SSG-45 bolt action would land on this tier list

The last time i played with a sporter, i was running around in a town, it was getting dark and i came face to face with another guy. I put probably 8 or 9 rounds in his upper chest / neck. Dude just walked away and i lost him in the dark

M16 is my S tier go to weapon because it will one burst ko plate users that for me makes it the best ar and if you can learn its recoil and dont mind tye site you will kill a player every burst sometimes iv beat 1v4 just because iv fired 4 times.

I just love the 22 rifle so much, idc if it sucks

Great video much love from canada 🎉🇨🇦

Why do you like the m4 more than the akm?

nice video bro🥰

please i have one question,sounds stupid but does dayz have single play or PvE servers thanks

wow i have the USG45 now and it's fully kitted and i have almost no recoil. i had no idea people consider this the worst gun in the game. I have an m16 a2 too right now which i'd prefer for a full out battle but the USG45 is really nice for stealth play.

Now let's remember everyone has the gun opinion I've seen people say the repeater is one of their favorite guns, I've also heard people say the long horn is a Savage of a gun. I'd like to see all these guns shown while in game showing how far their range is and the damage that the guns will do close and far range, probably not an easy thing to do but that's one thing I've always wondered, even with all the hours of play. 🤔🤔

I feel that the M4 and the Saiga 12 break too fast for me, but I usually play on PvE servers, so yeah.

Personally I like the makarov. I like the sights, and it’s got a decent capacity. It’s not the best, but it’s a pretty fun pistol. I once got 6-7 magazines and just went wild. I ended up killing probably about 40-50 infected and two players before I was inevitably shot

Savanna is also very shaky when aiming down sight it’s like you’re dude is breathing heavy

Man i play this game for over a year and have never even seen half this guns

S: SVD, AUG AX, M79 A: Mosin, AK M, M4, Desert Eagle, SKS, FAL B: Tundra, Blaze, M16, AK101, AK 47, Famas, Pioneer, Glock 19, FX 45, AUG A1 C: MKII, Saiga, BK43, BK133, Bizon, Savanna, IJ, CR Pistol D: Every thing else The Deagle is by far my favourite handgun, Ive won many gunfights against people with M16s and AKs using only the Deagle. I feel alot safer running around in cities with the Deagle than with Machine Guns, as its also alot smaller. The best Sniper is easily the SVD; high ammo, most powerfull sniper ammo, best sight in game after the ACOG 6 (PSO 1 is lighted, distance measurement system, good zoom for every common scenario) and can take a metal supressor. Tundra, Blaze and Savanna are rated so low because the Sight is the worst. Its only efficient at ranges that I wouldnt take shots on anyways, its zoom is way to high for mid distances, and you cant measure the distance with the sight. The PU Scope is much better, so is the Mosin as the bullets fly also much faster and do more shock damage. My go-to set of Weapons if I could only choose 2 weapons would be: SVD and Deagle, if I could choose 3 id probably pick the M79. If I could only choose one weapon itd be the AUG AX as its the most multifunctional weapon in game.

Great List Just One Critique The Bk 43 Is High A it Is Just So Good At Close Ranges And Has Slugs

The degal is the best zombie killing pistol in my opinion because it is the most quit gun with a suppressor and normally takes 1 to 3 shots to kill a military zombie depending on where you hit but I rarely use it for killing military and that is why I think the degal should be higher than the other pistols

I sneezed and shit myself watching this, great video! 👍

Akm and vaiga are S tier because of their raiding capabilities

I've been liking the savanna more then tundra lately Tundra feels nerfed to for some reason since savanna came out

Content I have never seen is a rated explanation of what gear pro players like to wear for different situations... Running and gunning... Looting... Reasons why some are better for different situations. Lastly, sub sonic rapid fire self silencing next to the LAR and m18. I'm in Novaya and Vavilova suckers...

Literally just picked up a vsd a few hours ago but idk how long it’ll be before the 1.21 update on console 😭

I'm glad this video is based on your person opinions rather than stat numbers. In my experience, weapon stats should usually be all but ignored in video games. I can't count the number of times across countless games where the stats shown didn't accurately portray the weapon, or at least didn't tell the whole story of the weapon, and the best gun in the game had lower stats than another gun that I felt didn't really stack up. Going by stat numbers alone is a great way to create the potential for missing out on a weapon that might serve you way better than the one the stats say are best.

I used the USG in base raids to great effect and think it should at least be in the B Tier. For best effect use burst at approx Chest level. It will walk up. Not very useful beyond about 50M. I use the Famas quite a bit. A Tier is good. I don't really use Sniper Rifles, so no comment. I tend to allow the unaware, to go on about their business. I go to great pains in avoiding a Weapons discharge. I don't like the attention. For the most part I leave other Players and their Bases alone. My last base Raid was on a Crew that located in order to wipe Freshies. Word got back to us and we accepted the challenge. We took a 6 man Team, and lost two en route. Once there, we wiped around 20 and cleaned out their Stockpile. After all was said and done, we were picking up loot from dead Zeds and Players and some fresh Spawn that I guarantee was one of them with a serious case of the red @ss tried to jump me bare-handed. I lit him up with two short bursts from the USG. Then I took his Apple and Bandages.

I hit a 200 or 300 meter shot with the longhorn and the dude just shrugged it off 😭

Best long distance gun and stopping power for hunting?

Im using my bk rn as my second primary but its been pretty useful though i think im using it more out of neccessity since i have 20-30 slugs My other primary is a ka74 with about 34 bullets thar i've acrued I had a m16 but it had broke as well ive found 4 derringers and i had a revolver but i dropped it for space but sadly i found 3 357 boxes of ammo i really wish i kept it

I would rate the machine pistols higher. Especially as starter weapons when most fights take place within short range. I just can’t see how you would want a pistol in the same caliber with less capacity firing semi auto.

The revolver is in the S tier for being badass

The tundra and 550 are the exact same gun, I’d even give the edge to the 550 because of the 10rd mag

What's right give it the Ole "D"!

I love me a vaiga for sneaking up behind people and then being not so sneaky

now you need to do a maps tier list

I'm always so exited to find an mp5 or ump. i can never seem to find them or their mags.

The m79 is ss tir bro I've killed 5 ppl in on shot few times and more then i can remember 2 kills or sweet over the head wall splash damage kills

I see like a pattern im your ranking which makes me think, ranking weapontiers on their own would make more sence

2:54 ts made me laugh my ass off it’s so true

Sorta disagree about the Vaiga. Not sure if it is because it is a great weapon or because I'm playing with one now. It's a riot running around with a 20round drum magazine. You can clear infected from town in a a few breaths and be off to looting. OTH, if you need to deal with targets more than 100yards away, you need a different tool. But if you can sucker other players in to coming to you - meat is one the menu boys!

I think the Aug ax is better than the m4, it has more controllable recoil, and with a silencer and a 6x scope it absolutely beams people at long range.

Yipeeeee just found an Aur Ax in a hell crash!!

The best weapon in the game is one that you can use effectively.

Lar s tier but agree with all the others. Maybe it's because my best moments have been with it in my hands😅😂

The double barrel sawed off 😘

Thank you.

I think I missed it but what about the sg5k?

Nothing scarier than a freshie with an IJ70 and a dream😂

I understand that you put the MP5-k in a low tier, BUT it makes little sense why any pistol like the Glock scores higher. when you have 900 rps vs semi auto with equal damage output. great video nontheless.

i can't believe the revolver is lower than the deagle :D

Obviously, it's not a gun, but am I the one running around with a crossbow?🤔 I always think about leaving at the base but end up with that 45 slot on my back every time.🙄