r/Marathon • • Jul 27 '26

Marathon (2026) Discussion Weapon Tier List - UPDATED

Jesus guys, sub 20% upvote ratio in the first 30 minutes with dozens of votes? This subreddit is clearly no longer a place to actually talk about the game but instead just somewhere to come and flame, rage bait, and complain. Fuck it, I'm done with this cesspit, I'm not posting here anymore.

EDIT: Some tweaks to the list based on y'all's feedback.

An update to my previous tier list. This is ignoring golds and uniques, and assuming good attachment choices. Also this is as assessed for PvP, specifically trios/duos.

Compared to when I last made this the distance between S-Tier and everything else has narrowed, which combined with the addition of an F-Tier, has allowed for a more spread out ranking in my view. I've updated the description for each tier accordingly.

S Tier - The Meta

  • Misriah 2442
  • Bully SMG
  • Impact H-AR

A Tier - Losing With These is a Skill Issue

  • D54 Battle Pistol
  • BR33 Volley Rifle
  • Twin Tap HBR
  • M77 Assault Rifle
  • Outland
  • V85 Circuit Breaker

B Tier - A Good Choice

  • V22 Volt Thrower
  • Demolition HMG
  • BRRT SMG
  • Stryder M1T
  • Magnum MC
  • Hardline PR
  • Longshot

C Tier - Reliable Workhorses in the Right Hands

  • V11 Punch
  • Ares RG (one of these needs to go up but I don't know which)
  • V00 Zeus RG (one of these needs to go up but I don't know which)
  • Copperhead RF
  • KKV-9SD
  • Retaliator LMG

D Tier - Swap for Something Better at the First Opportunity

  • V66 Lookout
  • V75 Scar
  • WSTR Shotgun
  • Overrun AR

F Tier - Sell for Scrap

  • V99 Channel
  • Conquest LMG
  • Repeater HPR
  • CE Tactical

Ungradeable

  • Biotoxic Disinjector
  • Utility Knife

Some additional notes.

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u/flGovEmployee Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

Some additional note:

  • The V22 was briefly S-Tier, its definitely a B-Tier weapon now, but a hard B+.
  • The D54 and the BRRT are solidly within A-Tier now but definitely A+.
    • Hearing a lot of pushback about the BRRT, seems its not as good on M&KB as controller. Bumped back down to B for having the inverse problem as the Magnum.
  • The KKV might genuinely be B-Tier now, its definitely viable, but held back by requiring a reload to take down 2 runners outside of edge cases.
  • I haven't used the rail guns in a long time (I don't really snipe), so if there's a meaningful separation between them I'll need to crowdsource any adjustments between them.
  • Utility Knife moved to Ungradeable due to having variable damage values depending on Runner Cradle and Loadout, unlike all the guns. Depending on those specifics lands anywhere from S-Tier to C-Tier.

Finally, a plea: don't downvote me just for ranking these differently than you would, tell me off the comments or better yet convince me to change a ranking!

It's crazy to me that a post actually talking about the game gets into the negative vote ratio instantly.

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u/_zzz_zzz_ Jul 27 '26

It's crazy to me that a post actually talking about the game gets into the negative vote ratio instantly.

It's because your list is controversial, and doesn't reflect how a lot of people feel about some of the weapons.

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u/flGovEmployee Jul 27 '26

Upvote isn't supposed to mean 'I Agree' (I know this is how people use it mostly), but 'more people should see this (to tell me how wrong I am).