Wizard With A Gun: Best Guns, Ranked

Despite being an open-world game entirely based around the idea of Wizards...with Guns, the game called Wizard with a Gun doesn't actually have all that many to choose from.

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As it turns out, Wizard with a Gun is much more varied in the ammunition, powders, and general research advancements players make than it is with the guns they choose to wield. However, from the options they do have, here's how they stack up against each other.

5 Weapon Tiers & Differences

Why Refined Weapons Are So Much Better Than Shabby Ones

First off, before ranking any of the guns in this game on all platforms (except the Switch version, since that version is still in the works), players should know what exactly separates a Shabby Carbine from a Refined Carbine and so on. Essentially, Guns in Wizard with a Gun have 4 different 'rarities', starting from the Shabby variant that's available in the Imperium. From there, players will steadily unlock a new variant to craft in each new Biome as they scan the Cult of Lead enemies in each new zone.

As for the differences between the different rarities of Guns, there are a few key differences. Essentially, with each new variant of a Gun type, players will find that the higher rarity Gun has a larger clip, a faster reload, a bit more range, more Powder slots, and a new visual appearance. This is exactly why these rankings aren't ranking the Shabby Revolver against the Trusty Revolver because the Trusty variant is literally better than the Shabby variant in every single way.

4 Revolver

General Purpose 'Default' Gun

Appearance	Name	# of Powder Slots	Clip Size	Reload Speed	Range
	Wooden Gun	0	12	1.2 Seconds	11
	Shabby Revolver	1	12	1.2 Seconds	11
	Rugged Revolver	2	13	1.2 Seconds	11.2
	Trusty Revolver	3	14	1.1 Seconds	11.5
	Refined Revolver	4	15	1.1 Seconds	11.5

Right at the bottom of the rankings, and understandably so, is the Revolver. From the most basic version of this gun (the Wooden Gun) to the most advanced version (the Refined Revolver) all variants of the Revolver are very basic in both their damage and utility.

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They have a moderate fire rate, the default 1x damage modifier, and can hold a pretty substantial amount of ammo (300 to be exact). While the Revolver is probably the most 'reliable' gun in this survival game in terms of consistency, it doesn't excel in anything.

3 Carbine

Semi-Automatic Long Range Rifle

Appearance	Name	# of Powder Slots	Clip Size	Reload Speed	Range
	Shabby Carbine	1	5	2.5 Seconds	14.3
	Rugged Carbine	2	6	2.4 Seconds	14.7
	Trusty Carbine	3	7	2.3 Seconds	15
	Refined Carbine	4	8	2.3 Seconds	15.2

Next up is the Carbine, and depending on the player the choice to put this near the bottom might not make any sense at all. The Carbine is the 'rifle' of the game, trading fire rate for high damage per shot and high accuracy.

When using the right bullets, such as Force or Lightning Strike Bullets, the Carbine is incredible. But, overall, the Carbine is a bit too niche in its use to be ranked any higher, at least compared to the other guns.

2 Wanderbuss

Close Range Scattergun Blaster

Appearance	Name	# of Powder Slots	Clip Size	Reload Speed	Range
	Shabby Wanderbuss	1	4	1.6 Seconds	5.5
	Rugged Wanderbuss	2	5	1.6 Seconds	5.8
	Trusty Wanderbuss	3	6	1.5 Seconds	6
	Refined Wanderbuss	4	7	1.5 Seconds	6.2

Next up is the Wanderbuss, which isn't the game's 'shotgun', but is more accurately a twist on an old-fashioned Blunderbuss. Essentially, this gun is the exact opposite of the Carbine, giving up high accuracy and high damage per shot so that it can fire 5 bullets at once in a widespread. The reason this gun is ranked so highly, however, is actually mostly due to the fact it fires multiple bullets at once. Wizard with a Gun's Bullets have varying unique effects, depending on the ammunition used.

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And, while no Bullet is all that much better than the others, some of them absolutely scale exponentially as more of them are fired at the same time. Shocking and Order Bullets, in particular, can absolutely melt through both enemies and structures when used in a Wanderbuss with the right Powders. Oddly enough, this makes the Wanderbuss the most 'cozy' option in the game, as it feels the best to shoot on average.

1 Machine Wand

Fully Automatic Spell Firing Weapon

Appearance	Name	# of Powder Slots	Clip Size	Reload Speed	Range
	Shabby Machine Wand	1	24	1 Second	11
	Rugged Machine Wand	2	25	1 Second	11.2
	Trusty Machine Wand	3	26	1 Second	11.5
	Refined Machine Wand	4	27	1 Second	11.8

And in first place, it's Wizard with a Gun's version of an SMG, the Machine Wand. Honestly, the Machine Wand isn't all that much better than the Wanderbuss, they're actually pretty comparable. But, where the Machine Wand jumps ahead is in versatility.

While the Wanderbuss is pretty good with most ammo types and especially good with a few specific Bullets, the Machine Wand is great with all ammo types and is especially amazing with a handful of different Bullets. This gun is by far the best option for any Bullets that apply 'stacks' such as the Poison or Fire Bullets, it works great as a Support gun when filled with Order and Healing Bullets, and even with standard ammunition the Machine Wand's DPS is no joke.

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