Survive Wave Z Weapon Tier List

Quick tips recap

• • Plasma Laser: Legendary, damage scales with zombies hit. Base ~5k; needs crowds for boss one-shots.
• • Chainsaw: Scales only with melee damage; swing/fire rate buffs do not apply. S-tier melee, cheap, ammo-free.
• • Plasma Laser + Chainsaw is a common high-performing combo (waves vs. ammo-free single target).
• • Boomer warning: Low value (single mine, low proc, long cooldown) vs cheaper options like Chainsaw.
• • RNG note: Mystery box legendary chance ~2.5%/roll; specific legendary ~0.83%. Expect variance per run.
• • Plasma Shotgun: great burst, but ammo-hungry—best with Wastelander + Clip buffs.
• • Gatling Laser: large mag but underperforms vs Plasma weapons; Clip buffs don’t increase ammo.
• • Plasma Rifle: weakest of the plasma line—skip if you can get Laser/Shotgun.
• • Upgrades: Clip Size is king for Plasma Laser; skill levels past ~70 give diminishing/negative returns.
• • Destruction dmg: boosts Flamethrower/Grenade/Boomer mine; does NOT boost Plasma Laser.