The best ultimate weapons in First Descendants

Key takeaways

• Thunder Cage: The top-tier SMG in First Descendant with high DPS and critical hit chance.
• Albion Cavalry Gun: An excellent machine gun choice for laying down a barrage of bullets.
• Divine Punishment: Ultimate tier assault rifle with solid stats and similarities to Fallen Hope.

first descendant Loot represents a new generation of shooters, blending tactical gunplay with RPG elements, all within a live-service framework designed to keep the experience engaging over time. Players take on the role of defenders of humanity, fighting against an alien species known as the Vulgus, while completing missions solo or as part of a team.

This third-person shooter has 3 levels of weapons. These are Standard, Rare, and Ultimate. Each weapon type has a single standard weapon, several rare weapons, and 2 end-tier weapons. However, some of these weapons are more useful than others, and choosing the right weapon to match the player's preferred play style is important.

6 Thunder Cage

Arguably the best submachine gun

• Tier: Ultimate
• DPS: 184
• Round: 26
• Rate of fire: 666
• Critical Rate: 20%
• Critical Damage Modifier: 2
• Reload speed: 1.4 seconds

With its impressive damage output and exceptionally critical hit chance, coupled with a remarkably critical damage modifier for an SMG, the Thunder Cage stands out as a powerful weapon. This Ultimate Tier contrasts sharply with the SMG The Python, as the Thunder Cage focuses more on precision shooting.

For players who excel at landing accurate shots, this SMG is hard to beat first descendant. However, those who prefer a different approach to combat may lean towards the Python SMG, as the choice ultimately depends on personal playstyle preferences.

5 Albion Cavalry Gun

An excellent machine gun

• Tier: Ultimate
• DPS: 168
• Round: 75
• Rate of fire: 451
• Critical Rate: 7%
• Critical Damage Modifier: 1.25
• Reload speed: 2.5 seconds

Like all machine guns first descendantAlbion Cavalry guns use normal rounds. It will take a player 4 hours to perform a research project for this final tier weapon, once they have sourced the blueprints and research materials.

With its high fire rate and good magazine capacity, the Albion Cavalry Gun is capable of laying down a substantial amount of bullets. The 7% critical chance stat is also pretty good for a machine gun, although the critical damage multiplier is quite low. Still, the increased chance of critical hits with this machine gun over others, is the main reason for making this list.

4 The final piece

An extraordinary hand cannon

• Tier: Ultimate
• DPS: 119
• Round: 20
• Rate of fire: 499
• Critical Rate: 20%
• Critical Damage Modifier: 2
• Reload speed: 1.1 seconds

The Final Masterpiece claims the number one spot among handguns first descendant For several compelling reasons. Chief among them is its impressive 20% critical hit chance and excellent 2x critical damage multiplier.

Its reload speed is also excellent, and the 20-round magazine is quite generous. The only minor drawback is its relatively low DPS, but excellent performance in other areas makes up for it. All in all, this is the most sought after weapon that players have first descendantYou can find it in the game.

3 divine punishment

Top pick of assault rifles

• Tier: Ultimate
• DPS: 175
• Round: 35
• Rate of fire: 705
• Critical Rate: 10%
• Critical Damage Modifier: 1.7
• Reload speed: 1.55 seconds

It's worth noting that both the Divine Punishment and the ultimate-level assault rifle, the Fallen Hope, could easily make this list. They are very similar, and the decision between them will probably depend on which player gets access first.

In terms of stats, Divine Punishment is similar to Fallen Hope, with slightly less damage but a slightly faster rate of fire. It also has a 2% lower critical hit rate, although this difference is relatively insignificant when comparing the two. As with most non-cash shop weapons, players will need to obtain blueprints and conduct research to unlock Divine Punishment.

2 Clairvoyance

Very useful beam rifle

• Tier: Ultimate
• DPS: 123
• Round: 40
• Rate of fire: 399
• Critical Rate: 20%
• Critical Damage Modifier: 2
• Reload speed: 2.2 seconds

Some players prefer beam rifles first descendantSimply because this type of weapon is so much fun to use. Melting enemies, and dealing lasting damage against bosses. The combat mechanics for beam rifles are slightly different. The longer the player fires, the more damage they take, as long as they stay on target.

Clairvoyance is the best of the ultimate tear beam rifles in the game. Don't be fooled by the low DPS status, as this is damage done when the trigger is pulled, not damage scaled by how long the beam rifle lasts. In the right hands, the damage output can be huge. An excellent 20% critical chance significantly increases the damage potential of this weapon.

1 Afterglow Sword

Top of the range sniper rifle

• Tier: Ultimate
• DPS: 251
• Round: 6
• Rate of fire: 66
• Critical Rate: 50%
• Critical Damage Modifier: 2
• Reload speed: 2.5 seconds

Obtaining the Afterglow Sword first descendant Contains a specific research process used for all ultimate weapons. Compared to the Piercing Light, the other ultimate sniper rifle, both are excellent, but each excels in a different area.

The Afterglow Sword earns a spot on this list due to its close adherence to the traditional sniper rifle archetype. It boasts high damage, better critical hit chance, and an increased critical damage multiplier. Ultimately, the choice between the two ultimate sniper rifles comes down to the player's preferred playstyle.