The complete S / A / B / C ranking of every gun in the current Killer Bean Steam Early Access build. Updated for the June 2026 patch (v0.100.051). Each weapon links to its full guide entry with stats, best modifiers, and boss recommendations.
The docklands biome — long sightlines are where S-tier ranged weapons dominate
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Two weapons carry the entire game. Pick these unless you specifically want a challenge run.
Killer Bean's signature sidearms. Highest sustained DPS when you can stay airborne and tap‑fire. The default loadout that 90% of new players should master first.
Best for: Bullet‑time dives · Boss DPS windows · Dual wield reload cancels
Insane AoE for crowd control. Slow reload is mitigated by the bean‑seeking projectile arc — chuck one and dive out. Best weapon for The Party mode waves.
Best for: The Party mode · Pirate Commando groups · Vehicle clears
Best in class for one specific scenario. Pair with an S‑tier as a secondary.
Workhorse rifle. Accurate, fast, never exceptional. Pair with a launcher secondary for the most forgiving loadout in the campaign.
Best for: Conquest mode · Long sightlines · Mechs
Devastating one‑shot kills up close. The trade‑off is real: at mid range it's a peashooter, and the slow reload means you need a secondary for cleanup.
Best for: Stealth skill tree · Indoor Shadow Troop camps · Parkour chains
Best ammo efficiency per kill. The reload is so fast that you can chain dives without losing DPS. Outclassed only by the Deagles in raw damage.
Best for: Conquest mode · Ammo conservation · Stealth finisher chains
Higher per‑bullet damage than the Deagles, lower fire rate. The reload animation is faster, which makes it the favorite of speedrunners.
Best for: Bullet‑time headshots · Boss crit windows · Speedruns
Energy weapon that ignores armor — melts mechs and Shadow Troop heavies. Projectile travels through multiple enemies. Limited ammo pool.
Best for: Anti‑mech · Shadow Troop elites · Boss armor phases
Solid in the right hands, but you'll feel the gap vs. S/A on boss DPS checks.
One‑shot kills on most non‑boss targets. You trade all your mobility for a scope. Best on the 4 biomes' long ridges (Island, Desert, Snow, Volcano).
Best for: Long range · Conquest · Anti‑aircraft
Slow but with a much larger blast radius than the Burrito Launcher. Better at clearing convoys and vehicles. Bad indoors — the splash will kill you.
Best for: Vehicles & mechs · Pirate Commando camps · Long sightlines
Suppress everything. The reload is brutal but the magazine is huge. Best paired with Parkour for a Turret‑on‑legs playstyle in Battle Arena.
Best for: Battle Arena · Suppression · Parkour builds
Three grenades per pickup, arc trajectory, large blast. Cook them — pre‑throw tap so they explode on contact with grouped enemies.
Best for: Camp clear · Vehicle disable · Boss phases with adds
Often overlooked but the finisher animations restore stamina and look incredible. Parkour + Melee is a top‑tier build for the second biome onward.
Best for: Stamina regen · Finisher chains · Bullet‑time melee
Currently under‑tuned. Buffs likely in a future EA patch.
No weapons in this tier right now.
Highest sustained DPS when paired with the Guns Blazing skill tree. The dual reload cancel is a 0.4‑second window that turns a 2‑second reload into a 1.6‑second reload — that 20% matters on the Shadow Agency Director's phase‑change DPS check. The default starter weapon for a reason.
Crowd control. Pure crowd control. The Party mode throws 50+ enemies at you per wave and the Burrito Launcher is the only weapon that doesn't make you want to quit. The bean‑seeking projectile arc is basically aimbot, and the explosive radius deletes grouped adds before they can melee you.
Three factors, in order of weight: DPS check ability (can the weapon solo a phase 3 boss?), ammo economy (how much do you reload?), and modifier synergy (does the gun scale with Glass Cannon / Crit Streak / Phoenix Coil?). Niche weapons that win one specific encounter (Sniper Bean on the Mercenary Heli) get a one‑tier bump.
