Weapon selection is dependent upon Class choice in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. This in turn determines your combat role, especially in Operations. Here are the best weapons to upgrade first in Space Marine 2.
Plasma Incinerator
- Primary Weapon
- Tactical Class Exclusive
- Rapid-fire, mid-range plasma weapons. Can be charged.
- A good weapon for all kinds of combat scenarios with its charged shots and area-of-effect damage, this firearm also spreads out its stats in a balanced fashion, and has a 130 round magazine.
Melta Rifle
- Primary Weapon
- Tactical and Vanguard Classes
- Close-range thermal weapon.
- Shotgun style firearm for room clearing and crowd control. Relatively small magazine, and only three full reloads in reserve. Best for PVP over PVE.
Heavy Bolt Pistol
- Secondary Weapon
- Assault Class Exclusive
- High-powered, semi-automatic, mid-range pistol.
- The better of the two sidearms, with a smaller magazine and reserves, but better stats overall.
Thunder Hammer
- Melee Weapon
- Assault Class Exclusive
- Slow Melee Weapon that deals powerful area-of-effect Damage.
- An Assault Class exclusive for a reason, this should be your go-to for melee combat. Makes up for the slow attack speed with sheer brute force power.
Occulus Bolt Carbine
- Primary Weapon
- Vanguard Class Exclusive
- Rapid-fire, mid-range carbine with extended magazine.
- Large magazine, and seven full reloads in reserve for fast kills at close range.
Plasma Pistol
- Secondary Weapon
- Bulwark and Heavy Class
- Rapid-fire, mid-range plasma pistol. Can be charged.
- A mini version of the Plasma Incinerator with the same charge attack, and area-of-effect damage potential.
Power Sword
- Melee Weapon
- Bulwark Class Exclusive
- Versatile Melee Weapon.
- A shield-bearer requires a sword, and the class-exclusive Power Sword is the best there is, with balanced Defence, Strength, and Speed stats.
Las Fusil
- Primary Weapon
- Sniper Class Exclusive
- Scoped, single-fire energy rifle.
- Large magazine capacity and massive damage potential make this the go-to long-distance firearm for snipers.
Multi-Melta
- Primary Weapon
- Heavy Class Exclusive
- Close-range, high-powered thermal weapon.
- Effectively a double-barreled shotgun, the 20-round magazine makes it a more effective tool for crowd control than the standard Melta Rifle in PVE.
Those are the best weapons to upgrade first in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.