Ammo Tier List
As of Jul 7, 2026 (Mid-2026 wipe), the community list for Escape from Tarkov Ammo Tier List is still forming — the ordering below is a provisional editor suggestion until enough players vote.
Not enough votes yet to call the meta
Low confidence — early votesThe 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.
5.56 M995provisional
5.45 7N40provisional
7.62x51 M61provisional
5.45 Igolnikprovisional
7.62x39 MAI APprovisional
.338 APprovisional
9x39 BPprovisional
5.56 M855A1provisional
7.62x39 BPprovisional
4.6x30 AP SXprovisional
7.62x54R SNBprovisional
12/70 AP-20provisional
7.62x51 M62provisional
5.45 BSprovisional
7.62x51 M80provisional
5.56 M856A1provisional
9x19 AP 6.3provisional
.45 APprovisional
9x39 SPPprovisional
12/70 Flechetteprovisional
7.62x54R BTprovisional
5.45 PSprovisional
7.62x54R LPSprovisional
9x19 RIPprovisional
5.56 WarmageddonprovisionalAgree? 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.
Ammo is Tarkov's real power system: the round in your mag matters more than the gun around it. Pen values are public, but availability, price and felt performance against real armor tiers are what decide what's actually worth loading.
This board ranks rounds across all calibers for the current wipe. Spreadsheets rank penetration; this ranks what players actually trust their raids to. Vote by caliber-relative strength.
What is S-tier in Escape from Tarkov Ammo Tier List right now?
The community list is still forming for Mid-2026 wipe. The provisional editor suggestion puts 5.56 M995, 5.45 7N40, 7.62x51 M61, 5.45 Igolnik 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 →
