Remnant 2: Best Secondary Weapons [Top 5]

Remnant 2 is a brand-new ARPG sequel to the Remnant series, featuring many guns as their primary source of damage and other notable offenses. This article will discuss the Secondary weapon category and elaborate on the Remnant 2 best secondary weapons.

The report will also articulate a ranking system based on the strengths and weaknesses of each weapon.

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Key Takeaways

• Handguns either have built-in mutators or don’t have any.
• The Double Barrel is number 5 due to its excellent damage stat and scalability.
• Cube Gun is number 4 on the list due to its great shield, which can be crucial in sticky situations.
• Enigma Gun has both good weapon mods and stats. However, it does compensate for a few statistics, such as the Stagger modifier and critical damage percentage.
• The MP60-R does not have an in-built mod, but the stats of the secondary weapon is very overpowered. The gun has almost statistics but lacks in ability. It focuses on great RPS as well.
• Unlike any other gun on the list, the Sorrow Gun has an ability and a weapon mod. Moreover, the gun’s statistics are very broken due to its excellent damage output and accuracy, making it a handy weapon in long-ranging fights, thus making it  Remnant 2 Best Secondary Weapon.

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Gun	Double Barrel	Cube Gun	Enigma Handgun	MP60-R	Sorrow Handgun
Abilities	No	No	No	No	Yes
Base Damage	110	15	22	9	45
RPS	2.3	4	4	14.2	2.6
Most Ideal Range	7m	18m	12m	17m	16m
Magazines	2	5	30	42	5
Weapon Mutator	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

 

So let’s talk about what are Remnant 2 secondary weapons. There are three categories of firearms which include Handguns (secondary weapon), Long guns (primary weapon), and Melee weapons (primary weapon).

Handguns will be the main focus of this article as these guns are the only secondary weapon category. These weapons can be bought and upgraded through merchants, which will give somewhat reasonable trades from them. 

Handguns can equip Mods, which enhance the secondary weapon with toggleable effects. Each Secondary gun possesses a single mod slot, and users utilize “mod power” to activate the Mod ability.

Furthermore, to regain “mod power,” you can kill enemies. However, it must be remembered that mods can be changeable throughout the game. 

In Remnant 2, there is a feature called Mutators, which, like Mods, has one slot per secondary weapon. However, Mutators stand apart from Mods in two significant ways.

Firstly, Mutators’ effects differ in terms of their mechanism. Secondly, Mutators do not require mod power like Mods do, so they have no limitations in activation and buffs.

Double Barrel 

Due to the eccentrics of the gun, Doubled Barrel is put on this list. The gun specializes in the short-range as it is somewhat of a shotgun and can help in close combat. Two different methods can obtain Double Barrel. 

Weapon	Double Barrel
Base Damage	110
RPS	2.3
Magazines	2
Ideal Range	7m
Falloff Range	20m
Max Ammo	24
Critical Hit Chance	5%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	100%
Stagger Modifier	10%

The first way of getting the gun is by going to Losomn. In Losomn, you can find a safe in Morrow Parish. Use the code “2971.”  Meanwhile, the other way is much simpler than the first one. The second way can be done by just starting as an Alchemist class. This is why this gun is one of Remnant 2 Best Secondary Weapons.

Upgrade Level	Damage	Crafting Cost
Level 1	121	4 Irons 200 Scraps
Level 2	132	6 Irons 220 Scraps
Level 3	143	8 Irons 240 Scraps
Level 4	154	10 Irons 260 Scraps
Level 5	165	12 Irons 280 Scraps
Level 6	176	4 Forged Irons 300 Scraps
Level 7	187	6 Forged Irons 320 Scraps
Level 8	198	8 Forged Irons 340 Scraps
Level 9	209	10 Forged Irons 360 Scraps
Level 10	220	12 Forged Irons 380 Scraps
Level 11	231	4 Galvanized Irons 400 Scraps
Level 12	242	6 Galvanized Irons 420 Scraps
Level 13	253	8 Galvanized Irons 440 Scraps
Level 14	264	10 Galvanized Irons 460 Scraps
Level 15	275	12 Galvanized Irons 480 Scraps
Level 16	286	4 Hardened Irons 500 Scraps
Level 17	297	6 Hardened Irons 520 Scraps
Level 18	308	8 Hardened Irons 540 Scraps
Level 19	319	10 Hardened Irons 560 Scraps
Level 20	330	Simulacrum 580 Scraps

This gun is top 5 on the list because, as a shotgun, it provides excellent damage at close range. The only reason this is as high is increased usage from the Hunter class, who use long-range weapons. However, when the time calls a close-range battle, it helps very effectively.

Cube Gun 

Specializing in short to mid-range, Cube Gun has a built-in weapon mod and is very powerful due to that built-in mod. To get this gun, 1 Conflux Prism, 7 Lumenite Crystals, and 650 Scraps are required, and you should be at McCabe to craft/trade.

Weapon	Cube gun
Base Damage	15
RPS	4
Magazines	5
Ideal Range	18m
Falloff Range	50m
Max Ammo	105
Critical Hit Chance	5%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	85%
Stagger Modifier	0%

The weapon mod is called Cube Shield, which requires 1000 mod power to activate and creates a shield that can absorb up to 500 damage from hostile projectiles. It lasts 15 seconds.

Reactivating the Cube Shield causes it to hurt foes as it moves. If the Cube Shield absorbed enemy projectile damage before firing, the damage is increased.

Upgrade Level	Damage	Crafting Cost
Level 1	16.5	5 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 450 Scraps
Level 2	18	10 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 525 Scraps
Level 3	19.5	15 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 600 Scraps
Level 4	21	15 Forged Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 675 Scraps
Level 5	22.5	20 Forged Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 750 Scraps
Level 6	24	15 Galvanized Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 825 Scraps
Level 7	25.5	20 Galvanized Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 900 Scraps
Level 8	27	15 Hardened Irons 4 Lumenite Crystals 975 Scraps
Level 9	28.5	20 Hardened Irons 4 Lumenite Crystals 1050 Scraps
Level 10	30	Simulacrum  5 Lumenite Crystals 1250 Scraps

The Cube Gun ranks 4th among Remnant 2’s best secondary weapons due to its versatile Cube Shield mod, providing defense (absorbing 500 projectile damage) and offense (dealing damage when reactivated). Its accessible crafting and upgrades, reliable damage, and suitability for short to mid-range engagements make it a valuable choice.

Enigma Handgun

Enigma, just like Cube Gun, also has a built-in weapon mod. Enigma is somewhat of a mid-range weapon. Having an in-built mod means that the mod can not be replaced. However, the mutator is not built in.

Weapon	Enigma Handgun
Base Damage	22
RPS	4
Magazines	30
Ideal Range	12m
Falloff Range	12m
Max Ammo	120
Critical Hit Chance	-10%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	——–
Stagger Modifier	-15%

Using this weapon requires getting started with crafting. This can be done at McCabe, for which you need 650 Scraps, 7 Lumnite Crystals, and a Cipher Rod. Now we will discuss the inbuilt mod of the gun, which is “Chaos Driver.”

While requiring 600 mod power to activate chaos, the Drives electrified rods into targets that tether to other rods within 10m. Tethers have a duration of 10 seconds and deal 20 shock damage each second.

Rod-embedded targets take 50 shock damage per second. They absorb 25% more damage for each additional rod in the target. When attached to another rod, the damage is boosted by 1.5x. Rods within the same target will not connect.

Upgrade Level	Damage	Crafting Cost
Level 1	24	5 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 450 Scraps
Level 2	26	10 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 525 Scraps
Level 3	28	15 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 600 Scraps
Level 4	30	15 Forged Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 675 Scraps
Level 5	32	20 Forged Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 750 Scraps
Level 6	34	15 Galvanized Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 825 Scraps
Level 7	36	20 Galvanized Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 900 Scraps
Level 8	38	15 Hardened Irons 4 Lumenite Crystals 975 Scraps
Level 9	40	20 Hardened Irons 4 Lumenite Crystals 1050 Scraps
Level 10	42	Simulacrum 5 Lumenite Crystals 1125 Scraps

Due to the excellent weapon mod and the subjugated state of the weapon in the meta, the Enigma handgun is one of the best secondary weapons in the game. Furthermore, the only weakness of the gun is its statistics being overall not good. 

MP60-R 

Specializing in close-range combat and having a great fire rate and precision make the MP60-R a great secondary gun. However, this gun doesn’t have a built-in mutator or weapon mod. The numbers on this gun being too overpowered is mainly why it is so high on the list. Here are the figures we were talking about.

Weapon	MP60-R
Base Damage	9
RPS	14.2
Magazines	42
Ideal Range	17m
Falloff Range	50m
Max Ammo	252
Critical Hit Chance	10%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	100%
Stagger Modifier	0%

To unlock this, there are two ways. The first one is the easiest as it requires picking the summoner class, and you will get this gun. The other way of getting the gun is a little complex, as you must solve a puzzle and go to Ward 13.

You will find a chest, which should require a 4-digit code to open in Ford’s office. The digit will be 0415, and you will discover the cargo control key inside, from which you can now open the door. There you will find the gun on top of the desk.

Upgrade Level	Damage	Requirements
]Level 1	9.9	4 Irons 200 Scraps
Level 2	10.8	6 Irons 220 Scraps
Level 3	11.7	8 Irons 240 Scraps
Level 4	12.6	10 Irons 260 Scraps
Level 5	13.5	12 Irons 280 Scraps
Level 6	14.4	4 Forged Irons 300 Scraps
Level 7	15.3	6 Forged Irons 320 Scraps
Level 8	16.2	8 Forged Irons 340 Scraps
Level 9	17.1	10 Forged Irons 360 Scraps
Level 10	18	12 Forged Irons 380 Scraps
Level 11	18.9	4 Galvanized Irons 400 Scraps
Level 12	19.8	6 Galvanized Irons 420 Scraps
Level 13	20.7	8 Galvanized Irons 440 Scraps
Level 14	21.6	10 Galvanized Irons 460 Scraps
Level 15	22.5	12 Galvanized Irons 480 Scraps
Level 16	23.4	4 Hardened Irons 500 Scraps
Level 17	24.3	6 Hardened Irons 520 Scraps
Level 18	25.2	8 Hardened Irons 540 Scraps
Level 19	26.1	10 Hardened Irons 560 Scraps
Level 20	27	1 Simulacrums 580 Scraps

MP60-R has very buffed-up statistics on it, while the only reason being 2nd is that it does not have an ability like the one on first. Due to burst damage coupled with great precision, this gun will always be good for mid-ranged fights due to its high RPS.

Sorrow Handgun

A crossbow pistol, Sorrow Handgun is the best secondary weapon in the game due to many factors. But to elaborate on these factors, we must first color on the statistics and abilities of this gun.

Let’s talk about the weapon’s power to recall its bolts to the person using it, which will, in turn, heal the user.

The range where the gun shines most is between mid-long range, and due to its high accuracy, it deals very precise blows to its enemies. Here are the stats on the gun.

Weapon	Sorrow Handgun
Base Damage	45
RPS	2.6
Magazines	5
Ideal Range	16m
Falloff Range	52m
Max Ammo	45
Critical Hit Chance	10%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	115%
Stagger Modifier	5%

Furthermore, the more exciting thing about this gun is that it has a prebuilt-in weapon MOD in the gun, which can not be removed. The weapon MOD’s name is “Eulogy.”

This weapon mod needs 600 mod power. However, it is in effect when recalls bolts that do 30 damage when drawn from and strike targets when they return. Recalled bolts grant 2% of your maximum HP.

Recalled bolts can also add up to +5 to Sorrow. Any remaining bolts will be replaced with reserves. 

One thing should be noted that it does not have built-in mutators on the gun.

Upgrade Level	Damage	Requirements
Level 1	49.5	5 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 450 Scraps
Level 2	54	10 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 525 Scraps
Level 3	58.5	15 Irons 2 Lumenite Crystals 600 Scraps
Level 4	63	Forged Iron x15 Lumenite Crystal x2 675 Scraps
Level 5	67.5	20 Forged Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 750 Scraps
Level 6	72	15 Galvanized Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 825 Scraps
Level 7	76.5	20 Galvanized Irons 3 Lumenite Crystals 900 Scraps
Level 8	81	15 Hardened Irons 4 Lumenite Crystals 975 Scraps
Level 9	85.5	20 Hardened Irons 4 Lumenite Crystals 1050 Scraps
Level 10	90	1 Simulacrums 5 Lumenite Crystals 1125 Scraps

Due to the multipurpose ability and versatility of the Sorrow Handgun that many other guns lack, thus ranking it as high as we can.

Furthermore, the statistics on the gun are very overpowered, which further gives great scalability to the weapon. These factors are why the gun is number one on our list.

This concludes our article regarding the best secondary weapon in Remnant 2. However, it is to be kept in mind that this list is not objective but subjective, as many classes require certain guns tailored to their needs. For more information regarding builds, consider checking our Best Build article. 

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