The Bastard Gun is Metro Exodus' go-to SMG, and being of that particular class of fun its main selling point is a high, impressive rate of fire. This is a weapon that starts out less useful but can very quickly become more powerful and useful as you add upgrades to things like its magazine size in order to make its actual utility match its insane firepower potential. It's more accurate and fires more quickly than the Ashot in the shotgun stakes, but it isn't nearly as damaging. Nothing is quite as you'd expect in the post-apocalyptic world of Metro Exodus, and the Shambler is a shotgun given a make-over suitable for the apocalypse. The ashot can be really useful early on in the game, but later on it should certainly be replaced - probably with the revolver. Ashot is most effective at close range and even then its accuracy isn't the best even if you pile it up with accuracy-increasing weapon mods, but it's fast-firing. It has the properties of a shotgun, but it can also perform for you like a pistol with the right upgrades. Okay, so, here's the weird thing about the A-shot, or Ashot as some write - it looks like a pistol, but actually it's a bit like a low-powered shotgun. You can even put a silencer on this bad boy to make it an ideal stealth option. If you know you can be accurate and not panic so you have time to place your shots, this is an absolute beast of a weapon and one of the best weapons for downing enemies quickly, and remains relevant throughout the game. It deals out significant damage - one of the best in the game - but it has absolutely enormous recoil and thus has a significant limit on how quickly you can fire it. Metro Exodus' revolver is pretty typical to how these hand-cannons appear in most games. Remember that weapon upgrades and customization have a great deal of impact on your weapon choice, too - and we talk a little more about that below.
Here's a list of almsot all the weapons you'll encounter across the ravaged wastes of Russia in Metro Exodus, plus a little on what we think of each and which we think are the best weapons to equip.
Metro Exodus Weapons: every weapon and thoughts on the best weapons On this page, we're going to run down all the weapons in Metro Exodus, highlight some of our favorite picks for the best weapon, and talk about how customization works. On top of that you have upgrades and customization to worry about, where swapping out a few parts can significantly change the performance of a weapon to make it better fit your play style. You'll encounter a range of guns in Metro Exodus to that end, and the various weapons on offer each have slightly different pros and cons that'll surely impact how you might feel about using each.
Usually, Metro Exodus at least offers you a stealthy option, a way to preserve resources like ammunition and health packs - but equally, sometimes a fire fight simply can't be avoided. Cannibals, raiders, thugs - and you'll often need to fight them off. Metro Exodus will put you in the path of some pretty nasty people. Here's our guide to the weapons of the wasteland. The world of Metro Exodus isn't a friendly one, so you'll want to be well armed.