Weapon Tier List
As of Jul 7, 2026 (Early Access Update #2), the community list for SAND: Raiders of Sophie Weapon Tier List is still forming — the ordering below is a provisional editor suggestion until enough players vote.
The community vote is just getting started
The ordering below is a provisional editor suggestion — clearly marked. An entry ranks once it has 3+ community votes; the live list publishes when 6 entries get there. Be one of the first to rate.
866/9 Rifleprovisional
KF866/9R "Mehrzel" Repeaterprovisional
Orbital Strike Pointerprovisional
1874 Petros Rifleprovisional
Anti-Reactor Rifleprovisional
Pepper Mill Shotgunprovisional
M82 "Aperture" Rifleprovisional
AV1 Rocket Launcherprovisional
M82 Rifleprovisional
EB Revolverprovisional
EB "Bantam" Revolverprovisional
Time Bombprovisional
Drobulet Shotgun (Vertical Choke)provisional
M1866/9 "Einzel" Breechloaderprovisional
RG79s Smoke Grenadeprovisional
Blitz 15R Pistolprovisional
Drobulet Shotgunprovisional
HG-6 Contact Grenadeprovisional
EB "Zseb" Revolverprovisional
Blitz Pistolprovisional
Blitz 10R Pistolprovisional
Blitz PPS-5 PistolprovisionalAgree? Cast your vote
Tap a tier for any pick — one vote each, change anytime. Rate as many or as few as you like. No account needed.
The weapon meta in SAND refuses to sit still. Hologryph is shipping Early Access balance patches every few weeks, and a single expedition swings from quiet ruin-looting to defending your Trampler, boarding a rival crew's machine in cramped corridors, and finally extracting under fire — so a gun that only wins clean duels keeps losing ground to one that still works when the plan falls apart. There's no literal Legendary rarity here either: the chase pool is Experimental and Remarkable gear, and every patch nudges what's worth hauling home.
This board ranks all 22 handheld weapons a raider can carry — from the workhorse 866/9 Rifle to Experimental toys like the Orbital Strike Pointer — as voted by the community. If your favorite is criminally underrated here, that's what the vote buttons are for.
What is S-tier in SAND: Raiders of Sophie Weapon Tier List right now?
The community list is still forming for Early Access Update #2. The provisional editor suggestion puts 866/9 Rifle, KF866/9R "Mehrzel" Repeater, Orbital Strike Pointer at the top — vote to shape the live ranking.
How is this tier list decided?
It is community-voted: every player gets roughly one vote per entry (changeable anytime), votes are recency-weighted so the list tracks the current patch, entries need a minimum number of votes before being ranked, and results re-tabulate live.
How this tier list works
Community-voted: every player gets roughly one vote per entry (change it anytime), votes are re-tabulated live with recency weighting so the list tracks the current patch, and entries need a minimum number of votes before they get a rank. No win-rate scraping, no single expert — this is what players actually think. Full methodology →