Best ranged weapons in Palworld

Every gun, bow, crossbow and launcher ranked by attack per shot; magazine size beside it because a 30-round rifle and a single-shot launcher are not the same 500 attack. 51 qualify. Sorted by attack; every number is the game's own.

#	Weapon	Attack	At Schematic 4	Magazine	Unlock
1	Mechanical Bow	20,000	24,000	1	Lv 67
2	Beam Launcher	14,000	16,800	—	Lv 80
3	Charge Rifle	12,500	15,000	6	Lv 65
4	Plasma Cannon	10,000	13,000	2	Lv 61
5	Rocket Launcher	10,000	14,000	1	Lv 65
6	Tactical Grenade Launcher	6,722	8,066	8	Lv 72
7	Guided Missile Launcher	5,900	8,850	1	Lv 56
8	Multi Guided Missile Launcher	5,900	8,850	4	—
9	Advanced Bow	5,800	8,700	1	Lv 57
10	Grenade Launcher	3,000	4,500	5	Lv 53
11	Meteor Launcher	2,000	—	1	Lv 38
12	Plasma Rifle	1,860	2,232	38	Lv 78
13	Heavy Assault Rifle	1,615	1,938	30	Lv 70
14	Laser Rifle	1,250	1,875	30	Lv 51
15	Overheat Rifle	1,225	1,470	—	Lv 64
16	Prototype Shotgun	1,167	1,400	12	Lv 69
17	Semi-Auto Rifle	1,150	1,610	8	Lv 41
18	Compound Bow	1,100	1,650	1	Lv 42
19	Single-Shot Rifle	1,100	2,310	1	Lv 36
20	Musket	1,000	2,000	1	Lv 21
21	Combat SMG	907	1,587	42	Lv 68
22	Flamethrower	636	954	100	—
23	Old Revolver	600	1,500	6	Lv 33
24	Laser Gatling Gun	530	689	100	Lv 59
25	Beam Scatter	508	609	30	Lv 75
26	Energy Shotgun	402	482	10	Lv 63
27	Gatling Gun	375	562	100	Lv 54
28	Assault Rifle	320	560	20	Lv 45
29	Makeshift Handgun	320	800	6	Lv 24
30	Vortex Beater	300	450	—	—
31	Crossbow	280	490	1	Lv 13
32	Fire Arrow Crossbow	280	—	1	—
33	Poison Arrow Crossbow	280	—	1	—
34	Ballistic Shield	250	—	20	—
35	Boost Gun	250	—	8	Lv 25
36	Handgun	250	625	8	Lv 28
37	Marksman Revolver	250	625	—	Lv 32
38	Megaboost Gun	250	—	8	Lv 63
39	Core Eject Shotgun	230	575	—	Lv 56
40	Pump-Action Shotgun	220	385	8	Lv 43
41	Makeshift Shotgun	215	376	1	Lv 30
42	Semi-Auto Shotgun	195	282	10	Lv 47
43	Double-Barreled Shotgun	190	399	2	Lv 39
44	Makeshift Assault Rifle	170	297	15	Lv 31
45	SMG	130	227	24	Lv 37
46	Makeshift SMG	100	175	24	Lv 26
47	Fire Bow	65	—	1	—
48	Old Bow	65	247	1	Lv 3
49	Poison Bow	65	—	1	—
50	Three Shot Bow	40	—	1	—
51	Five Shot Bow	30	—	1	—

Attack is per hit as the game states it — the bows' numbers are on a different scale from the guns' and are shown as stored, not normalised. The Schematic 4 column is the same weapon's legendary tier row; the schematics hub says where each one drops. Other rankings: best weapons, best melee weapons, best armour, best cold-resistant armour, best heat-resistant armour · every weapon.

Extracted from Palworld’s game files on 7 September 2026 (build 4570874460).