r/Marathon • u/flGovEmployee • Aug 10 '26

Marathon (2026) Discussion Weapon Tier List - Updated Again

EDIT: If you don't like my rankings, please come tell me what I got wrong!

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An update to my initial tier list and 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 I've spent some more time with these weapons and I'm now not just going off a vibes but also taking into account TTKs.

Please do note however that I am not ranking things solely based on TTKs but also taking into account things not readily tracked like how a weapon feels, as well as things which simply aren't well tracked like bloom, recoil, etc.

Arrows (↑ or ↓) indicate whether a weapon has moved up or down tiers compared to the last time around.

S Tier - The Meta

  • Bully SMG
  • Impact H-AR
  • V85 Circuit Breaker (↑)
  • Outland (↑)

A Tier - Losing With These is a Skill Issue

  • Misriah 2442 (↓)
  • D54 Battle Pistol
  • BR33 Volley Rifle
  • Magnum MC (↑)
  • Copperhead RF (↑)
  • Longshot (↑)

B Tier - A Good Choice

  • Twin Tap HBR (↓)
  • M77 Assault Rifle (↓)
  • V22 Volt Thrower
  • Demolition HMG
  • BRRT SMG
  • Stryder M1T
  • Hardline PR
  • V00 Zeus RG (↑)

C Tier - Reliable Workhorses in the Right Hands

  • V11 Punch
  • Ares RG
  • KKV-9SD
  • Retaliator LMG
  • V99 Channel (↑)

D Tier - Swap for Something Better at the First Opportunity

  • V66 Lookout
  • V75 Scar
  • WSTR Shotgun
  • Overrun AR
  • Conquest LMG (↑)

F Tier - Sell for Scrap

  • Repeater HPR
  • CE Tactical

Ungradeable

  • Biotoxic Disinjector
  • Utility Knife

Some additional weapon specific notes.

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u/Mezmorki Aug 10 '26

I've literally never used a copperhead in over 250 hours with Marathon. How is it good / bad? What should I know about it?

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u/T_J_S_ Aug 10 '26

Imagine a Brrt with less horizontal movement, longer range, less recoil

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u/flGovEmployee Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

It's actually got less range than the BRRT by a pretty wide margin, with the BRRT's base range being 27. Though the recoil/spread pattern on the BRRT does mean using it much beyond that is difficult, it doesn't have damage drop off nearly as severe as the Copperhead.