[Top 15] SWBF2 Best Weapons

Updated:

14 May 2020

Weapons are the key to any game, and Battlefront 2 has a wide variety of weapons to choose from.

Each weapon has four total statistics: cooling power, range, rate of fire and damage.

There are also three different mod attachments to help improve each of those. But there are some weapons that are overall better than others.

15: NT-242

The fourth sniper for the Specialist class is by far the strongest sniper in the game. This weapon is extremely powerful and is considered to be a “tank buster.” This sniper is great for taking out enemy vehicles.

What’s great about the NT-242?

Highest damage of any trooper blaster.
Has the best range of any trooper blaster
One shot to head for any trooper

NT-242 Details

Very low cooling power
Very low rate of fire
Dual Zoom: Allows you to toggle between two zoom options
Improved Cooling: Adds a powercell that increases the time this weapon can be fired before having to be cooled down
Disruptor Shot: Increases the damage dealt to turrets, vehicles and shields. Even though it reduces the damage towards troopers and heroes.

14: A280-CFE

The third sniper for the Specialist class is best used for medium range combat. And it’s the only “rapid fire” sniper rifle.

What’s great about the A280-CFE?

Fastest firing sniper
Decent stats all around

A280-CFE Details

Dual Zoom: Allows toggling between two magnification levels while zooming
Burst Mode: A three-blast burst mode with each pull of the trigger
Ion Shot: Increases the damage dealt to turrets, vehicles and shields. Even though it reduces the damage towards troopers and heroes.

13: IQA-11

The second weapon in the Specialist class, this sniper excels at being great at long range firing with a very high damage output.

What’s great about the IQA-11?

Very high range
Very high damage

IQA-11 Details

Low cooling power
Low rate of fire
Dual Zoom:Allows toggling between two magnification levels while zooming
Bolt Speed: Increased the speed of bolts when fired, maintaining the weapon stability
Improved Cooling: Increases the time the blaster can be fired before cooldown

12: E-11D

The final weapon for the Assault class, this weapon was primarily used by Imperial Death Troopers.

What’s great about the E-11D?

This gun has decent stats all around.
All stats are in the same area

E-11D Details

Reduced Recoil: This allows sustained fire with less recoil.
Flashlight: Mounted light that reveals enemies when zooming
Improved range: Enhances the bolts to maintain high damage over long distances.

11: SE-44C

A small blaster for the officer class, this gun is pretty good at close range fighting.

What’s great about the SE-44C?

Fully automatic pistol without mod
Relatively decent damage, range, rate of fire and cooling power.

SE-44C Details

Improved cooling: Increases the time the blaster can be fired before cooldown.
Night Vision: This scope allows you to see enemies in dark environments.
Rapid Fire: Give the gun an exponentially higher rate of fire.

10: DC-15LE

The second gun for the heavy class, this gun was often used in the Clone Army. It can be modified for longer range engagements and deals explosive damage.

What’s great about the DC-15LE?

High rate of fire
High cooling power

DC-15LE Details

Low damage
Decent range
Reduced Recoil: This allows sustained fire with less recoil.
Improved Zoom: Give the weapon increased zoom distances
Exploding Shot: Fires unstable plasma that explodes on impact. Draw back: Builds heat faster

9: EL-16HFE

This gun is built for medium and long-range combat. And has decent stats

What’s great about the EL-16HFE?

High cooling power
Highest damage of any assault class weapons
High range

EL-16HFE Details

Low rate of fire
Reduced Recoil: Light stock allowing sustained fire with less recoil
Improved Range:Extended barrel that enhances the bolt to maintain high damage over long distances
Dual zoom: Allows toggling between two magnification levels while zooming

8: CR-2

Even though this gun has very limited range and damage, this gun is really good for close quarter combat.

What’s great about the CR-2?

High rate of fire for the assault class weapons.
Has really high cooling power

CR-2 Details

Low range
Low damage
Reduced Recoil: This allows sustained fire with less recoil
Ion Shot: Increases the damage dealt to turrets, vehicles and shields. Even though it reduces the damage towards troopers and heroes.
Night Vision: This scope allows you to see enemies in dark environments.

7: T-21

Despite having a low firing rate, the T-21 makes up for it with incredible range and damage.

What’s great about the T-21?

Has the highest damage rate of any heavy blaster
Highest range of any heavy blaster

T-21 details

Low cooling power
Low rate of fire
Scope: Increases the magnification.
Improved Handling: Allows the gun to be fired with less recoil
Burst Mode: Allows the gun to a fire three-blast burst

6: TL-50

This is the best weapon for the heavy class in terms of firing rate. Despite this weapon having very low range and not doing a lot of damage, this gun is best used for close quarter combat.

What’s Great About the TL-50?

Has extremely high rate of fire
Decent cooling

TL-50 Details.

Low damage
Low range
Improved Cooling: This increases the time it can be fired before overheating.
Reduced spread: Allows for greater precision when firing.
Secondary fire: Fires a lethal concussion blast that deals damage to enemies.

5: Iden’s TL-50

Despite being the same weapon, Iden’s TL-50 is slightly better. The only major difference is the firing rate of the secondary fire, which is why this version of the gun is slightly better.

What's Great About Iden’s TL-50?

The secondary fire can deal damage through lightsaber blocks

Iden’s TL-50 Details

Secondary Fire shoots faster/ has a shorter cooldown time
Secondary Fire has a bigger radius doing a lot more damage
10-20 damage to body
19-38 damage to head
Secondary fire deal does 75-100 damage

4: Han Solo’s DL-44

The iconic blaster for the smuggler, Han Solo’s DL-44 has an extremely high damage output.

What’s great about Han’s DL-44?

Has extremely high damage for a blaster
Can be shot rapidly with sharpshooter ability, but slows your movement speed

DL-44 Details

80 damage to the body
152 damage to the head
Used to be a weapon you can use in Battlefront (2015)
Sharpshooter deals 65 to body and 133 to head

3: Captain Phasma’s SONN-BLAS F-11D

Captain Phasma possibly has one of the highest firing default weapons in the entire game.

What’s good about Phasma’s F-11D?

High rate of fire
Has a low spread, reduces the spread the longer you shoot it for.
The longer you shoot, the more accurate it is

F-11D’s Details

Dual zoom ability
Comes with a thermal vision scope
15-19 damage to the body
29-36 damage to the headCaptain Phasma possibly has one of the highest firing default weapons in the entire game.

What’s good about Phasma’s F-11D?