The Must-Have Attachments for Every Weapon in ARC Raiders

With 37 different Attachments currently available in ARC Raiders, figuring out what actually works can get messy fast. Some attachments deliver clear, game-changing upgrades. Others? They’ll quietly sabotage your weapon’s performance and make you pay the price up on the surface, where every single disadvantage can cost you everything.

In this article, we break down the best attachments for each weapon in ARC Raiders, explain exactly how they impact handling and performance, and help you build loadouts that truly give you an edge not hold you back.

Weapon Mods are attachments or components you can equip on your weapons to modify specific stats and in some cases, completely change how a weapon feels and performs. These aren’t just minor tweaks; the right setup can redefine your playstyle.

You can craft them at your Workbench if you have the required blueprints, or acquire them through the merchant Tian Wen in Speranza, as well as out on the Topside. And if you’re looking to skip the grind and gear up faster, external sellers can be a solid route especially when you stick with trusted providers like VirtGold, where reliability and secure transactions come standard.

Weapon Mods in ARC Raiders are divided into four main groups:

There are four types of attachments for the Muzzle or Barrel slot:

All underbarrel (grip) attachments are focused on controlling recoil and weapon kickback. There are two main types:

Magazines are one of the few attachments in ARC Raiders with no downsides:

There are three types of Stocks in ARC Raiders:

Don’t forget Weapon Mods also come with rarity tiers, ranging from Common all the way up to Legendary, with higher tiers offering stronger and more impactful bonuses.

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Next, we’ll break down the best weapon mods you can equip on your favorite gun across all 21 weapons currently available in ARC Raiders.

This weapon would’ve seriously benefited from a magazine slot but it just doesn’t have one. It’s slow by nature, so stacking heavy recoil reduction isn’t really necessary. The only attachment that truly matters here is the stock.

With this gun, you’re not really upgrading it you’re just trying to contain the damage. Use it only if it’s heavily upgraded… but honestly, we wouldn’t recommend investing that far. This thing kicks like a mule, so a Muzzle Brake III is almost mandatory. The problem? You fix one issue and create another this weapon burns through durability way too fast.

Angled Grip III and Padded Stock can help stabilize it, but only if you’re running it as your primary. Swapping to it mid-fight is painfully slow, and that alone can get you killed.

Run a Compensator III but only if you’ve got the resources to keep repairing your weapon consistently. Angled Grip II is more than enough here, since the Tempest doesn’t kick that hard to begin with. You can push it further with an Angled Grip III to tighten horizontal recoil even more, but there’s a tradeoff it slows down your ADS time.

A straight-up run-and-gun machine. This weapon shines at close range and can still hold its own at mid-range if you play it right.

Max it out, and it’ll outperform most blue and even purple-tier weapons no joke.

Here, the stock defines your playstyle:

Think of it as the Stitcher but on steroids. The biggest upgrade here is the fire rate, so running it with a Kinetic Converter just makes sense. Once fully upgraded, its low horizontal recoil and tight shot dispersion turn this weapon into an absolute monster.

As for stocks, the recommendations are pretty much the same as with the Stitcher pick based on your playstyle and commit.

Torrente comes with massive shot dispersion by default, so a Compensator III isn’t optional it’s essential. If you plan to run it up close, like it’s meant to be played, you can swap in a Muzzle Brake instead. It’ll give you better control in those chaotic, in-your-face fights.

The Kinetic Converter is where this weapon truly shines turning it into a shredder that melts enemies before they can even get a second shot off.

Top it off with a Padded Stock to further tighten recoil, and you’ve got a brutal close-range setup that hits hard and fast.

A budget PvP king that holds its ground both up close and at range especially once upgraded. Its relatively high fire rate puts it right in that sweet spot between Assault and Battle Rifles.

You can run almost anything on the muzzle, and funnily enough, some of the best-performing attachments here are just green-tier. If you’re playing for style (and stealth), throw on a Silencer and enjoy it.

But if you’re chasing consistency, go for attachments that reduce horizontal recoil. This weapon starts to drift unpredictably the longer you hold the trigger—so keeping it under control is what separates clean kills from missed opportunities.

Almost useless when left unupgraded but max it out, and it becomes one of the craziest guns in ARC Raiders.

Recoil is already incredibly low, so your focus should be on tightening shot dispersion. You can even run a super budget setup using just a Stable Stock III, and it’ll still drastically improve the weapon’s performance.

This gun doesn’t really need attachments its mechanics make most of them pointless.

Reducing recoil won’t help when you’re reloading after every shot. The only thing worth adding is a stock; everything else is just a waste of resources.

One of the best guns in the game fast fire rate, massive damage, and incredibly versatile. It’s deadly both at range and up close if you’re not ADSing.

Stocks are the real game changers here, shaping how the gun handles. Upgrade it to unlock its full potential, but honestly, it’s already a beast even as-is.

A tricky weapon to kit out it’s highly situational. Perfect for shredding ARCs and players alike, but only as a secondary weapon.

It melts targets at mid-range, but struggles up close and at long distances. Its shot dispersion is massive… until you ADS, which tightens it up instantly. For the best results, stack Stable Stock III to bring that spread down as much as possible.

Technically, the higher the choke, the better but the extra damage just isn’t worth it. You’ll be using this weapon up close anyway.

Lightweight Stock is an absolute must. The play is simple: soften up shields with any other weapon, then charge in with Il Toro to finish the job. Up close, there’s literally nothing else like it.

Turning enemies into mush has never been this fun. With twice the fire rate of Il Toro, this beast practically demands a Kinetic Converter.

Unlike Il Toro, it’s not a secondary weapon it needs its own spotlight. Vulcano truly shines in tight, chaotic spaces. Want to see it wreck? Take it to Stella Montis and let the carnage begin.

This one’s pretty interesting a true jack-of-all-trades that performs well against both ARCs and players.

If you’re taking it into PvP, equip a Compensator, since the default dispersion is pretty wild. Want to tear through ARCs? Go with a Silencer and the Anvil Splitter. You can still use it on players, just don’t expect it to hit far.

The Anvil Splitter effectively turns this weapon into a mid-range shotgun hybrid, trading per-bullet damage for a satisfying 4-projectile blast perfect for wreaking havoc in the chaos.

Are you really using this thing to shoot enemies? It’s more of a camera breaker if you can’t hit targets through a blind spot. That’s it. Enough said.

A true hidden gem. It wrecks in PvP and tears through light ARCs better than you’d expect.

Way better as a stealth weapon compared to the Hairpin. No need for recoil or dispersion muzzles just slap on a Silencer and become a silent, deadly menace.

Even without any attachments, this weapon is an absolute monster. Nerfs have toned it down a bit, but it’s still S-Tier.

To use it effectively, just focus on upgrading it attachments are purely icing on the cake.

The only sniper rifle in the game doesn’t need much to dominate.

The Extended Barrel makes it brutally deadly and eliminates the guesswork on bullet drop. Lightweight Stock turns it into a lightning-fast quick-scoping machine. Combine both, and you’ve got a universal monster packing some seriously heavy damage.

Stocks completely change how this weapon plays. With Lightweight Stock, you can pull it out fast and take down an ARC before they even react. Kinetic Converter boosts the fire rate essential if you’ve ever used Hullcracker, because this thing can feel painfully slow otherwise. The underbarrel? Totally optional. Pick it only if it fits your style.