Weapon DPS Comparison

All weapons in Survive Zombie Arena ranked by DPS, cost, and value. Filter by tier or budget.

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Max Budget

Arctic Striker

6000/s

Gumdrop Blaster

4687/s

Santito's Golden AK-47

4500/s

Minigun

3033/s

Heavy Rifle

1722/s

Flamethrower

1000/enemy

AK-47

900/s

Burst Rifle

800/s

Rifle

666/s

Combat Shotgun

275/s

Weapon	Tier	DPS	Cost	Type	Notes
Arctic Striker	S	6000/s	1,000,000 Cr	Special/Premium	Freeze + 1.5x damage on frozen enemies. Best-in-slot for solo high-wave runs. Pairs best with Necromancer (frozen minions don't take hits, deal +1.5x damage).
Gumdrop Blaster	S	4687/s	500,000 Cr	Special/Premium	Slow + damage. Competes with Arctic Striker for best-in-slot.
Santito's Golden AK-47	S	4500/s	20,000 Cr	Special/Premium
Minigun	S	3033/s	Free	Heavy	Best free Heavy weapon. Best F2P option for sustained late-wave DPS before premium weapons.
Heavy Rifle	A	1722/s	75,000 Cr	Heavy
Flamethrower	A	1000/enemy	25,000 Cr	Special	High AoE damage, short range
AK-47	A	900/s	3,500 Cr	Rifle
Burst Rifle	A	800/s	2,500 Cr	Rifle
Rifle	A	666/s	Free	Rifle	Standard rifle, primary mid-game weapon
Combat Shotgun	B	275/s	1,500 Cr	Shotgun
Sniper	B	250/shot	10,000 Cr	Special	High single-target damage, slow fire rate
MP5	B	200/s	VIP Gamepass	SMG
SMG	B	187/s	750 Cr	SMG
Dual Pistols	C	155/s	650 Cr	Handgun
USP-S	C	142/s	VIP Gamepass	Handgun
Shotgun	B	133/s	Free	Shotgun	Spread pattern, strong vs. packs
Revolver	C	50/s	650 Cr	Handgun
Pistol	C	37/s	Free	Handgun	Starter weapon
Galactic Weaver	S	—	479 R$	Robux	Energy-type; Galactic-themed
World Ender	S	—	TBC	Mythic/F2P	First Mythic F2P weapon. Added May 8, 2026 via official patch notes.
Plasma Gun	A	—	159 R$	Robux
Grenade Launcher	A	—	TBC	Special/AoE/F2P	AoE explosive. F2P. Added May 8, 2026.
Tommy Gun	B	—	TBC	SMG/F2P	F2P. Added May 8, 2026.

📊 Top 10 weapons shown as bar chart above. Scroll the table for all weapons.

DPS values sourced from verified wiki data. Some weapons show "—" where DPS is not publicly documented.