The Best Weapons in Stalcraft in 2025

In Stalcraft, you can find a huge number of weapons: pistols, automatic and sniper rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, and knives. It can be difficult for a newcomer to understand all this: what to craft and what quests to pass to get the best, what guns are now in the meta, etc. In this guide, we will tell you all about weapons in Stalcraft and give tips on how to get the strongest so that you always have an advantage in PvP.

Weapons in Stalcraft

All weapons in Stalcraft are divided into 9 classes:

• Pistols;
• Assault rifles;
• Machine guns;
• Submachine guns;
• Shotguns;
• Sniper rifles;
• Close Combat Weapons;
• Other weapons;
• Devices.

Each type of weapon has its own features and bonuses and is used in different game situations. For example, shotguns work well against crowds of mutants, and rifles allow you to fight with other players on an equal footing.

In addition, all weapons are divided into 6 ranks: Lockpick, Beginner, Stalker, Veteran, Master, and Legend. The higher the rank, the stronger the gun. And there are only 4 legendary weapons in the game: sniper rifles CR-380 and “Gauss”, as well as sledgehammer and golden knuckles for close combat.

To keep the balance, the developers tied the ranking system to the servers. Thus, Beginners will never get caught with Masters. Everyone gets roughly equal conditions for PvP, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t need to get new weapons. The stronger it is, the more content is unlocked in the game.

About all available in 2025 year ways to get weapons in the game, we will tell you more about them below.

How to Get New Weapons in Stalcraft

You can get new guns in the game in many different ways:

• Bartering;
• Completing quests;
• Buying at the auction;
• Exchanging for coupons;
• Farming battle pass levels, etc.

Barter

The most popular method of obtaining weapons is bartering. You need to farm the necessary ingredients, save up a certain amount of money, and go to the NPC Equipment Merchant. He can be found in all allied locations, and each of them has a unique assortment. The more northern the location, the better weapons and armor to craft.

Story Quests

You may be given unique weapons to complete a story quest. For example, for the quest “Souls of the Dead” you will receive an RPG “Firebrand” or “Hystrix”, depending on what moral on the quest you made.

Buying at the Auction

Some weapons can be bought at auction, but only non-personalized ones – without the gray lock in the name. An item is personalized if:

• Took it in your hands;
• Put it on yourself;
• Put a personalized dodger on it;
• Received it in barter.

There are not many non-personal weapons in the game, so the price for them at auction is very high. For example, a veteran AK-12 is sold for an average of 6-9 million in-game rubles.

Season Pass

Passing the battle pass can also give unique weapons, both as a reward for the level and in exchange for season passes. For example, the event “Black Market” gave a submachine gun, “Nut,” and an automatic rifle, OTs-14M, “Surge.”

Seasonal weapons are unique, and you can not get them after the end of the season. Therefore, we advise you to always get all levels of BP.

The Best Weapons in Stalcraft in 2025.

Weapons in the game are not equal in strength. Some guns are strongly ahead of all existing analogs in terms of characteristics. Let’s take a closer look at all the categories and choose the best weapons in each of them.

Best Assault Rifle in Stalcraft

Automatic rifles are the most popular and diverse type of weapons in the game. Finding something worthwhile can be very difficult.

We consider the following variants to be the best guns from this category: A545 and FN F2000 Tactical.

The A545 is crafted from ingredients such as:

• AEK-971.
• 2,220,000 Rubles.
• x1220 Red Fern.
• x4939 Substance 07270.
• x1534 Psy Beacon Remains.
• x1023 Gamma Data Fragment.
• x1011 Quantum Battery.
• x55 Anomalous Serum.

The A545 has the best rate of fire – it has no equal in close-range battles. The damage per second of this weapon is also high. Due to these two parameters, A545 can kill any enemy at short range, even if it misses 10-20 rounds. The recoil is easily controlled.

Modularity allows you to equip the barrel to your liking: almost everything fits to it.

Among the disadvantages is a strong drop in damage at a distance. If the target is at a distance of 10 meters from you, the A545 loses about 15 units of damage per shot.

These disadvantages are absent in the next weapon, which most players also consider the best, on par with the A545: the F2000 Tactical. It has a recipe like this:

• 1,158,130 rubles.
• FN F2000.
• 570x Quantum Battery.
• 650x Psy Beacon Remains.
• 1350x Red Fern.
• 790x Gamma Data Fragments.
• 2030x Substance 07270.
• 55x Anomalous Serum.

The FN has comfortable damage at all ranges, unlike the A545. The gun is versatile, so you don’t have to barter a sniper rifle as a second weapon. In addition, the gun is very comfortable to use: the sight does not go sideways when firing, and the recoil is almost completely absent. Modules on the weapon cost little. Prices are comparable to Veteran rifles.

Which of these two guns would you choose? Share your opinion in the comments.

Best Sniper Rifle in Stalcraft

The best sniper rifle in the game is the VSSK “Vykhlop”. It has a Master rank and is made from the following components:

• 1,920,000 Rubles.
• 402x Lambda Data Fragment.
• 2348x Limb.
• 15x Limboplasm.
• 55x Anomalous Serum.
• 73x Anomalous Battery.

The stopping effect of the weapon is huge – you can safely kill the enemy with a line to the body without aiming for the head. At any distance, the Exhaust has a damage of 130 units – this is a very good indicator for PvP battles. Definitely recommended for crafting.

Best Shotgun in Stalcraft

Protecta is the strongest shotgun in the game. It has the rank of Veteran, and this recipe for crafting:

• 434,540 Rubles.
• 242x Psy Beacon Remains.
• 1010x Red Fern.
• 118x Gamma Data Fragments.
• 1520x Substance 07270.

This shotgun has high ammo, huge damage, and a good multiplier on mutants. The only downside is the long reload time. However, all the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

There is also a shotgun of Master level — AA-12 — in Stalcraft. However, in terms of characteristics, it is far inferior to the veteran Protecta. Dodging the drum magazine can remedy this, but the effort is not worth the result. We recommend the Protecta for bartering.

Best Machine Gun in Stalcraft

PKP Pecheneg is the best machine gun in the game. It has a Master rank and is crafted from the following items:

• 1,111,320 RR.
• Worn PKP.
• 510x Quantum Battery.
• 1850x Substance 07270.
• 750x Remains of Psy Beacons.
• 1410x Red Fern.
• 550x Gamma Data Fragment.
• 55x Anomalous Serum.

Pecheneg is great for solo players. It has good damage and a huge amount of ammo. On the downside, it has a recoil that you will have to get used to.

Craft is recommended. A machine gun can also be bought at auction, but at a very high price—around 10 million.

Best Submachine Gun in Stalcraft

PP-19 Bison-2-01 is the best option for crafting in the submachine gun category. The recipe is as follows:

• 262,000 Rubles.
• AEK-919K.
• 799x Dopestone.
• 111x Beta Data Fragment.
• 770x Northern Moss.
• 400x Battery Remains.

The weapon can be used immediately after receiving it – without dodgers. For convenience, you can equip Bison with a scope, but the rest of the characteristics: damage, ammo, speed – you will have enough for both PvP and PvE.

Of course, there are stronger options. For example, SIG MPX or Scorpion EVO III, but now it is impossible to get them in the game: they were tied to certain events, and they are not offered at the auction.

Best Pistol in Stalcraft

The best gun in the game, which you can get in the 2025 year, is the OTs-33 Pernach. The recipe is as follows:

• Glock 17.
• 983,000 Rubles.
• 316x Quantum Battery.
• 943x Psy Beacon Remains.
• 605x Red Fern.
• 723x Gamma Data Fragment.
• 1572x Substance 07270.
• 16x Anomalous Serum.

A Beretta can be used instead of a Glock in crafting.

Of all the available pistols of Master rank, Pernach has no equal in terms of damage-speed ratio. Only the New Year’s Glock is better, but it was only available during one of the previous events or for 300 million in-game rubles.

Best Knife in Stalcraft

You will have to use a melee weapon if a crowd of mutants suddenly attacks you, and it will be faster to switch to it than to reload. The choice of knife is entirely up to you – craft or buy what you like. However, we recommend you pay attention to the “Combat” and “Hunter” classes, as weapons from this category showed themselves best in the tests.

The strongest knife, in our opinion, is the Cauterizer due to its bonus to speed, damage, deep wound chance, and penetration.

In the comments you can tell us which melee weapon you think is the best and why.

Budget Weapons for Beginners in Stalcraft 2025

Getting the strongest weapon in the game is not easy, especially for beginners. Components have to farm for a long time, and because of the weak current equipment, you can easily be killed in high-level locations. For beginner stalkers, we have selected a list of weapons that you can easily get at the start and have an advantage over other players.

Budget Automatic Rifle for Beginners

The best automatic rifle rank Stalker in terms of price-quality ratio – AK-105. You can get it at the auction for an average of 300 thousand.

The characteristics of the rifle are suitable even for the initial game on the Veteran servers, especially if you equip it with dodgers: magazine, forend, sight, grip, and laser.

Budget Sniper Rifle for Beginners

Almost all sniper rifles for beginners in Stalcraft are about the same in terms of effectiveness. The best we can call SKT-40 because it is from it that the strongest weapon of this category is crafted – VSSK “Vykhlo[.”

To get it, you only need 1,310 rubles – you won’t have to farm any components.

Semi-automatic SKT has a damage of 51 units, which allows her to kill other players on initial rank servers quickly. We advise as soon as possible to pump it to a stronger version on the barter branch so as not to fall behind those who have already received a weapon rank Stalker.

Budget Shotgun for Beginners

Mossberg 590A1 – an excellent shotgun rank Beginner with which you can go even to the end of the game. Has a very simple and affordable crafting (although if you want, it can be purchased at auction for an average of 300 thousand):

• 9,390 Rubles.
• 75x Copper Wire Remains.
• 136x Stinky Root.

It has a magazine for 8 rounds, which gives a tangible advantage when fighting mutants, good one-time damage, and not a bad rate of fire. Before Protecta, you can safely play with Mossberg and not experience any difficulties.

Budget Submachine Gun for Beginners

FN P90 – a good and inexpensive in the crafting of weapons of the Stalker rank. Recipe:

• 85,140 Rubles.
• HK MP5.
• 286x Radio Transmitter Remains.
• 890x Blue Yeast.
• 63x Alpha Data Fragment.
• 350x Pickles.

P90 has excellent modularity – you can put almost every dodger. The magazine of 50 rounds will allow you to kill several opponents at once without reloading. The damage is good. The weapon has almost no minuses. For its rank – the best choice.

Budget Pistol for Beginners

If you have not yet been to the location Cordon, we advise you not to waste time and money crafting pistols ranked Beginner. Any weapon from Otmychka you will be enough to pass the swamps, and there will open the opportunity to craft Stalker Browning Hi-Power. This is the best gun for beginners. It has the following recipe:

• 4,350 Rubles.
• 45x Remains of Copper Wire.
• 88x Stinky Root.
• 67x Crappite.

If you have already gotten Mauser C96 before, you can use it in crafting so that other components have to be farmed less.

The Browning pistol will be enough for you for a long time. Its characteristics are the best in its rank: high damage of almost 50 units, good speed, and an average magazine with the ability to put an extension. For PvE battles you can use it up to the northern locations.

FAQ

How to Paint Weapons in Stalcraft?

Open your inventory and right-click on the desired item. Select “Preview”. In the menu that opens, expand all the colors, select the desired one and click on “Paint”. So that other players can also see the new skin, remove the item, and pick it up again

How to Remove Paint from Weapons in Stalcraft?

Buy paint remover from the NPC Merchant. It costs 199 in-game rubles. Then open the inventory and apply the solvent on the item – the paint will disappear (will not return to the inventory).

How to Pass Weapons to a Friend in Stalcraft?

You can only gift non-personal items. To do this, find the NPC Courier. He is available at every base (go to the mail icon on the map).

In a conversation with him, select the dialog line “Yes, there is something to discuss about the package.” Specify the player’s nickname, write the subject, and write the text of the letter. Now, you can choose the items you want to donate. By the way, you can also send money.

A friend can pick up the parcel from the same NPC by selecting “Mail” from the courier menu.

How to Sell Weapons in Stalcraft?

Non-personal equipment can be auctioned through the Auctioneer NPC. You can find him at any base (go to the hammer icon). However, to interact with him, you need to level up your base to a certain level.

To be able to sell the weapon, do not take it in your hands and do not customize it with dodgers.

How to Improve Weapons in Stalcraft?

Any improvement in the game is called “Sharpening”. You can upgrade equipment and artifacts. To do this, find the NPC Mechanic.

Tools and spare parts are used for sharpening. They come in three types:

• Cheap – from level 1 to level 5 improvement;
• Standard – 5 to 10;
• Advanced – any level.

In the Mechanics menu, select the weapon you want to sharpen, as well as the parts and tools you will use.

Note that if you fail, the item will lose a percentage of its maximum strength. You can restore it with armor and weapon components.

How to Disassemble Weapons in Stalcraft?

В 2025 year to disassemble weapons into components is no longer possible – the developers removed this function. An alternative way to get parts is to farm signals.

How to Repair Weapons in Stalcraft?

Equipment is also repaired by the mechanic in a special tab “Service”. You can use parts or money to repair them.