Hunt: Showdown Best Builds

No matter the playstyle, these strong builds for Hunt: Showdown will have something for every type of player.

Hunt: Showdown has a long list of weapons, special ammunition, tools, and traits, making it overwhelming to create an effective loadout. There is a lot of diversity, allowing players to find a loadout that best matches their play styles and preferences. There are loadouts built to fight at a distance or up close and many others employ a mix of the two.

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Traits such as Quartermaster make it possible to equip a medium-slot weapon alongside a large-slot weapon. Other traits make weapons more effective, such as the Fanning supercharge pistols' ability to be deadly up close. Consumables must be carefully chosen to complement a loadout and the desired playstyle of the players. This list will have options for players who want to save money, as well as for those who want to splurge when it comes to loadout prices.

The Springfield is a budget weapon that is great for early-game beginner loadouts. The damage of the Springfield hits hard at 132 to the chest and works great for medium to long distances. By itself, the Springfield is an average weapon with no outstanding qualities, but this changes with DumDum ammo. DumDum ammo causes bleeding to injured enemies and will force them to stop their bleeding and use valuable time. If enemies do not stop bleeding, they have around 6 seconds until they die due to blood loss. Any variant of the Springfield will work as long as players use DumDum ammo.

As for the secondary, the Scottfield Model 3 Spitfire is an excellent pairing. The high damage and rate of fire will allow players to take down enemy hunters swiftly. Since DumDum ammo removes bullet penetration, adding Full Metal Jacket bullets to the Scottfield is essential.

Explosives pair well with this loadout. Using dynamite at enemy hunters affected by bleeding from DumDum ammo will force them to relocate and may cause them to bleed out. Using the penetration power of the Scottfield and guessing where bleeding hunters are hiding can also result in a few kills.

This loadout pairs well with solo players due to how aggressive it allows them to be. While the Romero 77 has the best range and damage for all shotguns, the Caldwell Rival is a close second and has an extra bullet slot. It's affordable and will not require special ammo when paired with the Caldwell Conversion Uppercut. This weapon will allow players to push buildings with a guaranteed one-shot with a range not too far from the Romero.

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When not fighting indoors or near corners, the Uppercut will shine. The Uppercut is expensive but packs a powerful punch. The Conversion Uppercut is effective for a long-range and has great penetration power. If players want to save money, use the Caldwell Pax or Caldwell Conversion equipped with Full Metal Jacket bullets.

Concertina Bomb and vitality or regeneration shots are essential for this loadout. A Concertina bomb will block an area and the health shots will keep hunters at full health. One downside to this loadout is tackling bosses, which will drain weapon ammo. That said, many bosses have a weakness that allows players to defeat them faster. The spider has two weaknesses that allow players to defeat it quickly. Explosives and the Sledgehammer will turn the spider boss fight into a piece of cake.

The Winfield is a cheap compact ammo rifle that punches above its price. The weapon has lots of ammo and has great range and damage. With high handling, aiming at enemies from a distance will be possible. Securing kills with the Winfield is easy as it has a high rate of fire and high damage. All Winfield variants are among the best weapons for PVP as they are powerful in the right hands.

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The Caldwell New Army is an excellent choice for the Winfield as it uses compact ammo and will provide players with more bullets. The New Army is a high-rate-of-fire pistol that is intended for close-range fights. Players can rapidly fire the chest area and will only need two bullets to down an enemy hunter. The New Army has slow muzzle velocity which makes it a bad choice for medium-range fights.

Grabbing a large regeneration syringe will prevent players from frequently needing to heal. This loadout profits from regen syringes as it works great at medium range, providing players with ample time to heal up before their next peek.

Diverting from budget loadouts is fun, though pricey. Both of these guns are expensive and will cost around 1765 Hunt Dollars. When it comes to the Nitro Express Rifle, it has a powerful one-hit potential for upper body shots. The Nitro Express will kill an enemy in one chest shot kill if they are around 40 meters away, which provides a powerful advantage. On top of its strong one-hit potential, the Nitro Express has overwhelming bullet penetration that will surprise enemy hunters. Hunt players regularly meme about the Nitro Express's ridiculous penetration power.

The Dolch is another pricey weapon that deserves its price tag. No other pistol can compete with the Dolch, as it has strong damage, a high fire rate, great muzzle velocity, and good effective range for a pistol. One downside to both these weapons is the limited ammo count, meaning players will need to limit and time their shots. For consumables, ammo boxes will be necessary to keep players from running out of ammo.

Hunt: Showdown is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S

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