What is the best loadout in Wardogs?

Best overall loadout: FAL, Level 3 Armor, Level 3 Helmet, Medium Tac Vest, Individual First Aid Kit, Bandage for $11,450. If that is more than you want to risk, the Super-45 kit is also S tier for $7,550.

What is the best budget loadout in Wardogs?

The T-21 with level 2 armor and helmet, a small vest and two bandages. It costs $2,600, so your $10,000 starting cash covers it 3 times.

What loadout should I use with my starting cash?

Anything that you can replace at least three or four times. With $10,000, that means a kit around $2,500 or less, like the budget loadout. Move up once you are making more than you lose.

6 loadouts

Best loadouts

Ready-made kits for every budget and role. Weapons come from our tier list, ammo from the ammo guide, and every price is the current in-game one. Open any of them in the builder to tweak it.

Loadout	Main weapon	Tier	Price	Lives on $10,000
Best budget loadout	T-21	A	$2,600	3x
Best value loadout	Super-45	S	$7,550	1x
Best overall loadout	FAL	S	$11,450	0x
Close quarters loadout	MP43	A	$3,400	2x
Long range loadout	SVD	S	$7,600	1x
Cheapest loadout that still works	GGX 18	A	$1,600	6x

Cheap rifleman

Best budget loadout

$2,600

3x on starting cash

The T-21 is the cheapest A tier rifle in the game. Level 2 armor and helmet mean most rifles need two extra chest shots to kill you. Your starting cash covers it three times, so a bad life does not end your run.

Main weapon: T-21Assault rifle
Tier: A
TTK vs L2: 400 ms
Gear weight: 7.08 kg

AmmoStandard (FMJ): best or tied against level 1 armor and close to armor piercing at level 2.

T-21	$600
Level 2 Armor	$1,000
Level 2 Helmet	$500
Small Tac Vest	$100
Bandagex2	$400
Total	$2,600

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All-rounder

Best value loadout

$7,550

1x on starting cash

The Super-45 is S tier for well under half the price of the FAL. Pair it with level 3 armor and you have a top tier kit that fits inside your starting cash, but only once. Run it when you have some cash banked.

Main weapon: Super-45SMG
Tier: S
TTK vs L2: 250 ms
Gear weight: 15.47 kg

AmmoArmor piercing: against level 3 and 4 armor it needs fewer shots than standard with every gun.

Super-45	$2,600
Level 3 Armor	$2,000
Level 3 Helmet	$1,500
Medium Tac Vest	$250
Individual First Aid Kit	$800
Bandagex2	$400
Total	$7,550

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Front line

Best overall loadout

$11,450

More than your starting cash

The FAL has the fastest time to kill through level 2 armor of any weapon except the one-shot AMR 50. Level 3 armor keeps you in the fight long enough to use it. It costs more than your starting cash, so save this for when you are ahead.

Main weapon: FALAssault rifle
Tier: S
TTK vs L2: 185 ms
Gear weight: 15.47 kg

AmmoArmor piercing: against level 3 and 4 armor it needs fewer shots than standard with every gun.

Good onOzeti

FAL	$6,500
Level 3 Armor	$2,000
Level 3 Helmet	$1,500
Medium Tac Vest	$250
Individual First Aid Kit	$800
Bandagex2	$400
Total	$11,450

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Building clearer

Close quarters loadout

$3,400

2x on starting cash

The MP43 is the cheapest A tier gun there is, and the GGX 18 backs it up as the best pistol. Made for warehouses, houses and the stadium, where fights are over before range matters.

Main weapon: MP43Shotgun
Tier: A
TTK vs L2: 400 ms
Gear weight: 7.16 kg

AmmoStandard (FMJ): best or tied against level 1 armor and close to armor piercing at level 2.

Good onZestafona, Ozeti

MP43	$400
GGX 18	$800
Level 2 Armor	$1,000
Level 2 Helmet	$500
Small Tac Vest	$100
Bandagex3	$600
Total	$3,400

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Marksman

Long range loadout

$7,600

1x on starting cash

The SVD is an S tier DMR that kills through level 2 armor in three hits, and with armor piercing it still only needs three against level 4. The GGX 18 covers you when someone gets close.

Main weapon: SVDDMR
Tier: S
TTK vs L2: 250 ms
Gear weight: 7.08 kg

AmmoArmor piercing: against level 3 and 4 armor it needs fewer shots than standard with every gun.

Good onBakurani, Ozeti

SVD	$4,800
GGX 18	$800
Level 2 Armor	$1,000
Level 2 Helmet	$500
Small Tac Vest	$100
Bandagex2	$400
Total	$7,600

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Eco

Cheapest loadout that still works

$1,600

6x on starting cash

When you are nearly broke. The GGX 18 is an A tier pistol that costs less than level 2 armor, and it still kills through light armor faster than most rifles.

Main weapon: GGX 18Pistol
Tier: A
TTK vs L2: 300 ms
Gear weight: 3.08 kg

AmmoStandard (FMJ): best or tied against level 1 armor and close to armor piercing at level 2.

GGX 18	$800
Level 1 Armor	$400
Level 1 Helmet	$200
Bandage	$200
Total	$1,600

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How we picked

Each main weapon is the best we could find on the tier list for its job and price. Armor is matched to what the kit costs: there is little point protecting a $600 rifle with $3,500 of plates.

Prices come from the same data as the rest of the site, so they update when the game's prices do.

Before you buy

Ammo and attachments are not included. You pay for every round.
Your loadout is gone when you die unless someone revives you. Read how not to go broke before you buy the expensive kits.
Playing medic? The medic starter kit earns its cost back in revives.

Questions

What is the best loadout in Wardogs?: Best overall loadout: FAL, Level 3 Armor, Level 3 Helmet, Medium Tac Vest, Individual First Aid Kit, Bandage for $11,450. If that is more than you want to risk, the Super-45 kit is also S tier for $7,550.
What is the best budget loadout in Wardogs?: The T-21 with level 2 armor and helmet, a small vest and two bandages. It costs $2,600, so your $10,000 starting cash covers it 3 times.
What loadout should I use with my starting cash?: Anything that you can replace at least three or four times. With $10,000, that means a kit around $2,500 or less, like the budget loadout. Move up once you are making more than you lose.

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Sources

Prices come from community databases and change with patches. The totals here update with them.

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