Being stuck in a time loop in Atropos is not a cakewalk. Surrounded by hostile extraterrestrial entities in an alien environment calls for the best weapons you can get hold of. With limited resources and repeating runs, it might not be possible to find out what works for you best. So to make this process easier for you, find out the best weapon in our Returnal Weapon Tier List.

Returnal Weapons Tier List 2023

This is the Tier List of the best top 10 weapons in Returnal:

Returnal Best Weapon

The best weapon title in Ruturnal goes to Atropian Blade & Pyroshell Caster depending on how you look at it. Atropian Blade being a vital tool to breaks shields and other barriers is the defacto melee weapon of the game. But the best-ranged weapon is Pyroshell Caster. With unlimited ammo chamber and grenade shells, there is no other weapon that comes close to this. Hollowseeker is a good weapon but you have to fire continuously to deal any meaningful damage. But with constant dodge and high attacks from the bosses prevents this gun from being on our top list.

Returnal Weapon Traits

Here are all the available Traits for all weapons in Returnal:

Pyroshell Caster Weapon Traits

  • Anti-gravity projectiles
  • Bouncing projectiles
  • Seeking flares
  • Simmering explosion
  • Sticky Bonus
  • Streamlined Chamber

Spitmaw Blaster Weapon Traits

  • Backsplash
  • Critical Stagger
  • Explosive Spit
  • Narrow Maw
  • Piercing Spit
  • Rapid Spitter
  • Slug Shot
  • Wide Maw

Tachyomatic Carbine Weapon Traits

  • Accelerated
  • Armor Piercing
  • Critical Hit
  • Hardened
  • High Caliber
  • Leech Rounds
  • Payload Rounds
  • Rising Pitch

Thermogenic Launcher Weapon Traits

  • Critical Rockets
  • Easy to use
  • Enlarged Chamber
  • Full auto
  • Mega Rocket
  • Obolite Magnet
  • Replicating Hits
  • Tail Fire
  • Thermite Rockets

Rotgland Lobber Weapon Traits

  • Bouncing Rot
  • Caustic Rot
  • Durable Rot
  • Enlarged Chamber
  • Explosive Shot
  • Portal Rot
  • Protective Rot
  • Tendril Rot
  • Trailing Rot

Electropylon Driver Weapon Traits

  • Blade harmonizer
  • Blade pulse
  • Enlarged chamber
  • Protective pylons
  • Pylon Web
  • Silphium Extractor
  • Streamlined chamber

Coilspine Shredder Weapon Traits

  • Adrenaline discs
  • Alt-Fire Cooling
  • Enhanced charge
  • Enlarged Chamber
  • Negating discs
  • Shattering discs
  • Twin discs

Modified Sidearm SD-M8 Weapon Traits

  • Burst Fire
  • Charging Shot
  • Hit Reload
  • Homing Missile
  • Piercing
  • Ricochet
  • Serrated Projectiles
  • Shrapnel
  • Snubnose Barrel

Hollowseeker Weapon Traits

  • Oscillator
  • Phasing Rounds
  • Portal Beam
  • Portal Turret
  • Retarget
  • Serrated Projectiles
  • Shrapnel
  • Waves

Dreadbound Weapon Traits

That’s everything you need to know about Returnal Weapon Tier List. If you want to know more tips & tricks, check out our  Returnal guides on Gamer Tweak.