A weapon is a type of item in Nuclear Throne.
A Tier List is a ranking of weapons within a given category.
Tier Lists are often used in online games to compare relative power and balance, and give players
an indication of which weapons they should purchase when they have the opportunity to buy new ones.
In Nuclear Throne, this can be quite an undertaking when there are so many different tier lists out there for players
to scramble through in order to find what better suits their playstyle.
This article aims to remove some of that burden by combining all the different lists into one big list
that highlights what has been changed and why. For the “Normal” tier lists, the weapons listed within the original article will be kept.
The criteria for making such changes (if applicable) will also be addressed.
This article is currently in it’s very early stages, and will require more time to be fully completed due to my procrastination and laziness.
Please be patient.
This tier list was made by recquirin, who has subsequently stated that it is still in the early stages of being compiled,
and that he is still taking suggestions for changes to make to it. Post your suggestions in the forum thread here.
Your post will be removed once the article has been properly updated with your suggestion.
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About Edit
Some rules about tiers in general: The tier list does not represent how good a weapon is straight up,
but rather when compared to other weapons in its category (e.g. “Better than Tesla”). The only exception to this is “Best”.
Every weapon (or item in general) has a “tier” in which it is ranked, and this tier is relative to the others in the same category.
The ” tier” of a weapon is relative to all weapons of its same category. For example, “Tier 1” means that this weapon has no equal in its category (i.e., it’s better than everything else).
There are two categories: “Normal Tier” and “Best Tier”. The difference between the two is that
the best weapons are considered stronger than normal ones when it comes to damage,
but they still lack huge amounts of power and can be countered by many different factors.
They are therefore not used for “permanent” offense, but rather to take out strong bosses or opposing forces.
Normal weapons are the standard-bearer of the game’s tier list. They are powerful,
can be used effectively in any situation, and are good for getting stuck into the game’s toughest fights.
There is nothing really special about them, but they work well when needed.
All Normal weapons have a chance of being bought when you complete a challenge or level up.
The only exception to this is the megahealth item “MegaHealth”. Megahealths are given to you
when you complete certain challenges in different categories, instead of always being sold by
challenge merchants in shops/locations where challenge has been completed (e.g. the boss in Garbage level 2).
Best Weapons are considered stronger than normal ones when it comes to damage,
but they lack huge amounts of power and can be countered by many different factors.
They are therefore not used for “permanent” offense, but rather to take out strong bosses or opposing forces.
Best weapons have a chance of being bought from challenge merchants even if you do not have a challenge that allows you to complete it.
The only exception to this is the megahealth item “MegaHealth”. Megahealths are given to you
when you complete certain challenges in different categories, instead of always being sold
by challenge merchants in shops/locations where challenge has been completed (e.g. the boss in Garbage level 2).
The weapons in the lower tiers are just as good as, if not better than, few of the higher ones.
There needs to be much more discussion about the weapons that are lower in the list just to see
if they should be in a higher tier or not.
The “worst” weapon in any category is relatively strong compared to other weapons in its category.
A “?” denotes that someone who may or may not be qualified at all has posted their opinion on it’s tier on reddit, but no further testing has taken place since.
A “!” denotes that someone who may or may not be qualified at all has posted that it’s strongest (or best) weapon in its category, but no further testing has taken place since.
Normal Tier Edit
The Normal Tier list contains the top-tier weapons in the game. The weapons here are best for general combat, and are very versatile.
They should be purchased whenever possible. nuclear throne weapon tier list
Tier 1 (!) – Weapons that are the best at everything, but still lack power compared to other weapons in their category.
