
However, at close range you can knock an enemy off their feet in an instance with the shotgun. You don’t want to use the shotgun from even a moderate distance, as virtually every other gun is superior. Fear not, because the shotgun has one primary use, and that’s big damage at close range. Meanwhile the SMG offers a nice median between the two and should be used for experience shooters until you find the Bolt Action Rifle.ĭepending on how many optional tombs you raid, you may not have more than one shotgun on your first play through of the game. The Bolt Action has the least amount of ammo, reloads the slowest and has the slowest rate of fire, but if you’re exception at head shots, it has the highest accuracy and inflicts the most damage. You can miss quite a bit and still have ammo to burn. The Assault Rifle holds the most ammo by default, which is a good choice if you’re not great with accuracy. However, if you’re not, damage will be important as ammo may be limited. Once again, if you’re hitting head shots, all of these options are lethal. You’ll find the SMG first, but as you progress through the game you’ll come across the Assault Rifle and Bolt Action Rifle. In every other situation you should switch to one of Lara’s guns as they’re generally the better option if you can’t score consistent head shots. However, if you still can’t hit head shots more often than not, you shouldn’t be using the bow as your primary weapon of choice unless you need stealth kills. If you are having trouble hitting head shots consistently, you should switch to the Recurve Bow for better draw speed, hold time and rate of fire. You should be netting head shots if you’re using the bow as your primary weapon, which means the extra damage of the Compound Bow won’t be necessary. Lara starts with a regular makeshift bow, but you’ll quickly come across the Recurve Bow and eventually the Compound Bow. The bow and arrow should be your go-to weapon early in the game. Your weapon choice should depend more on the situation at hand and less on the stats of each weapon.

While some weapons are better than others, every weapon is lethal. You start with the bow and axe, but as you location strongboxes you can piece together more powerful weapons. She can use her bow with multiple arrows, handguns, assault rifles, shotguns and her trusty axe. Lara Croft comes across a wide variety of weaponry in Rise of the Tomb Raider.
