Choose a weapon for the job your full loadout is missing, then check current patch impact and acknowledged issues before copying an older recommendation.
A primary should protect the rest of the kit: clear light pressure, reach a weak point, or create room for a support-weapon reload. The secondary and grenade should cover the failure case, not duplicate the same comfortable shot.
Close swarms, ranged armor, and the Illuminate Void punish different gaps.
If it already handles heavy armor, the primary can protect reloads and light pressure.
Precision and explosive weapons need a secondary or squad plan when enemies reach the player.
Grenades, explosive secondaries, and stratagems can preserve the primary slot for combat.
A bug can make a sound recommendation behave differently from its intended state.
Own the repeatable combat loop and protect the support weapon's downtime.
Solve the close, empty, mobile, or penetration case the primary handles poorly.
Define the kit's main specialist job: sustained pressure, armor, weak points, or structures.
Reserve a pocket answer for control, armor, structures, or an interrupted objective.
These figures come from Arrowhead's Devoid of Liberty patch notes.
| Item | Official change | Current caution |
|---|---|---|
| R-2124 Constitution | An empty magazine can use a full stripper-clip reload. | No item-specific issue is listed in the current Known Issues article. |
| AR-23 Liberator short magazines | Spare magazines 12 to 16; starting magazines 7 to 9. | Attachment values, not a universal base-weapon ranking. |
| AR-23P Liberator Penetrator short magazines | Spare magazines 12 to 16; starting magazines 7 to 9. | Attachment values. |
| AR-23C Liberator Concussive short magazines | Spare magazines 12 to 16; starting magazines 7 to 9. | Attachment values. |
| AR-23A Liberator Carbine short magazines | Spare magazines 12 to 16; starting magazines 7 to 9. | Attachment values. |
| AR-59 Suppressor short magazines | Intended spare magazines 12 to 16; intended starting magazines 7 to 9. | Arrowhead says this buff did not apply; the weapon remains at pre-patch values. |
| SMG-37 Defender short magazines | Spare magazines 9 to 12; starting magazines 6 to 8. | Attachment values. |
| SMG-72 Pummeler short magazines | Spare magazines 9 to 12; starting magazines 6 to 8. | Attachment values. |
| SMG/FLAM-34 Stoker short magazines | Spare magazines 10 to 13; starting magazines 6 to 7; reload 2.8 to 2.3 seconds. | Attachment values. |
| SG-225 Breaker short magazines | Spare magazines 9 to 11; starting magazines 6 to 7. | Attachment values. |
| SG-225IE Breaker Incendiary short magazines | Spare magazines 9 to 11; starting magazines 6 to 7. | Attachment values. |
| SG-225SP Breaker Spray&Pray short magazines | Spare magazines 16 to 20; starting magazines 11 to 12. | Attachment values. |
| P-113 Verdict | Maximum spare magazines increased from 8 to 10; starting magazines increased from 4 to 6. | No item-specific issue is named in the current official list. |
| M6C/SOCOM Pistol | Maximum spare magazines increased from 8 to 10; starting magazines increased from 5 to 6. | No item-specific issue is named in the current official list. |
| P-19 Redeemer | Spare magazines increased from 4 to 6. | Useful context for older loadouts that assumed the previous reserve. |
