Top 5 Dead Island 2 BEST Weapons

Today we will look into the best weapons in Dead Island 2. If you have got tired of figuring out which ones are the best, read this article.

Best Dead Island 2 Weapons

No.	Name	Damage type	Weapon profile	Fixed mod	Fixed perks
1	Emma’s Wrath	Blunt	Bulldozer	Superior Melee Impactor	Overkill, Shockwave
2	Blood Rage	Sharp	Headhunter	Superior Melee Puncturator	Puncture Wound, Infectious
3	Big Shot	Projectile	Demolition	Superior Ranged Impactor	Boomstick, Russian Roulette
4	The One	Sharp	Maiming	Superior Melee Mutilator	Headhunter
5	Brutalizer	Sharp	Maiming	Superior Melee Mutilator	Bloodlust, Contagious
6	Red Dragon	Projectile	Demolition	Superior Ranged Cremator	Hazardous

We have listed for you the best weapons Dead Island 2 has to offer so you can survive the apocalypse with ease.

Emma’s Wrath

Type of Damage	Weapon Profile	Fixed Mod	Fixed Perks
Blunt	Bulldozer	Superior Melee Impactor Mod: Gives a major physical damage and force boost. Successive hits to a zombie also apply the traumatized effect. Hitting a traumatized or vulnerable regular zombie sends it flying, damaging anything it hits.	Overkill: Skill Stomp or counter a zombie to prime your weapon. When primed, hitting a zombie will trigger a shotgun blast. Shockwave: Knocking down a zombie triggers a forceful explosion on impact.

This weapon is quite catastrophic, and no wonder why it is one of the best weapons. You can lay your hands on Emma’s weapon by completing the main story’s final mission: “Hollywood Ending” in Dead Island 2.

It is a legendary Sledgehammer, a versatile weapon with amazing and distinct features, such as an insane amount of damage output that is enough to crush enemies and other abilities that make it stand apart from the rest.

This weapon lets you clear the horde of enemies and make a potent strike by activating the shotgun component. Emma’s Wrath is considered a unique weapon, so you cannot discard or sell it, but in case of misplacing the weapon,

You can retrieve it from the Unclaimed Property tab in the weapon lockers. The Superior Melee Impactor Mod is fixed and provides additional customisation options.

Perks

• Overkill: Activates the shotgun component, resulting in a powerful blast as you Skull-stomp or counter a zombie.
• Shockwave: An Explosion takes place as you knock down the zombie.
• Guardian: This perk offers a moderate boost in the Toughness attribute.

Blood Rage

Type of Damage	Weapon Profile	Fixed Mod	Fixed Perks
Sharp	Headhunter	Superior Melee Puncturator mod: converts your weapon to inflict bleed damage and gives a major damage boost. Successive hits to a zombie also apply the bleeding effect.	Puncture Wound: Landing critical hits in quick succession inflicts additional critical damage and bleed damage. This effect can stack multiple times. Infectious: hitting a zombie causes additional bleeding damage to it and makes nearby zombies start bleeding too.

The Blood Rage is the legendary Dagger weapon and is perfect for those who want to make effective and quick melee hits. After completing the “Fool’s Gold” Lost and Found quest, you can obtain this weapon. In this quest, you must kill a crusher zombie named Dante.

Then after killing, you will have to loot the keys to the locker. The next step will demand you to get the code; in the end, you will be able to loot treasure and obtain Blood Rage. It also provides the bleeding status effect; apart from this,

The perks and mods we see in this weapon are like add-ons to the excellence. It is a highly powerful melee weapon suitable for the close-quarters combats. The Blood range mode turns the weapon to inflict bleed damage and enhances the damage to a significant level.

And you get the bleeding effect by executing successive strikes.

Perks

• Puncture Wound: The critical hits in quick succession result in bleed damage and critical damage.
• Infectious: As you hit the zombie, it will take additional damage, and also any zombie near this one will begin to bleed as well.
• Agile: Through this perk, you receive a minor increase in agility by killing a zombie. Furthermore, this effect can be stacked many times.

Big Shot

Type of Damage	Weapon Profile	Fixed Mod	Fixed Perks
Projectile	Demolition	Superior Ranged Impactor Mod: Gives a major physical damage and a force boost. Successive hits to a zombie also apply the traumatized effect. Hitting a traumatized or vulnerable regular zombie sends it flying, damaging anything it hits.	Boomstick: Rounds trigger explosions on the impact that can traumatize zombies. Russian Roulette: When your magazine runs low, gain a moderate damage boost.

It is a Demolition type legendary revolver and is very chaotic due to its explosive rounds. Getting this gun can be challenging as you will have to complete the main campaign. Head to Emma’s house after finishing the story;

Then, you will have to communicate with Luciana to begin the “It’s Not Your Fault” sidequest. Again you will have to look for keys, and by doing the whole quest, return to Luciana, and she will grant you the Big shot revolver.

The amazing fact about its firing is that it doesn’t release one bullet but three bullets inflicting great damage to the enemies. You can rely on the big shot to deal with and escape menacing situations. Well, this gun has limited ammo,

But if you play with the strategy, then this won’t be a matter of concern for you.  Everything about it makes it the best weapon so far, and speaking of its mod which boosts the force and physical damage. And executing successive strikes leads to a traumatized effect.

The big shot is a compact weapon that can be easily carried and offers maximum damage to the zombies without demanding much effort.

Perks

• Boomstick: It leads the rounds to explode on impact, leaving the zombies stunned and traumatized.
• Russian Roulette: When your magazine reaches to lower level, it grants a boost to weapon damage.

The One

Type of Damage	Weapon Profile	Fixed Mod	Fixed Perks
Sharp	Maiming	Superior Melee Mutilator Mod: Gives a major physical damage boost. Successive hits to a zombie also apply the weakened effect. Hitting a weakened zombie regains some stamina.	Headhunter: Decapitating zombies triggers a forceful explosion and regains health and stamina. Swift Blow: Heavy attacks charge faster.

First, this weapon is aesthetically pleasing and gives you a slayer look. Secondly, its outstanding dealing damage and abilities make it hard for enemies to stand against you. The one offers you 2 in 1 benefits as you can use it during combat with zombies and formidable bosses.

You can equip this weapon after completing the side quest called: “Beacon of Hope”, and to unlock this side quest, you will have first to complete the main story quest, i.e., “Hollywood Ending”. This doesn’t end here, as you will have to do one more quest,

Which goes as “The Terror of Sound Stage 7.” Once you finish, both of them return to the re-ageing clinic and communicate with Sebastian, and The One Sword will be yours. This sharp weapon is perfect for slaying enemies, and the abilities make it more strengthful,

Allowing you to carry out effective hits. With Superior Melee Mutilator Mod, you can apply a weakened effect on zombies and get a boost in physical damage.

Perks

• Headhunter: A forceful explosion occurs by decapitating the enemies, and you receive stamina and regain health.
• Swift Blow: With this ability, you can charge heavy strikes in a much faster way.

Brutalizer

Type of Damage	Weapon Profile	Fixed Mod	Fixed Perks
Sharp	Maiming	Superior Melee Mutilator Mod: gives a major physical damage boost. Successive hits to a zombie also apply the weakened effect. Hitting a weakened zombie restores stamina.	Bloodlust: Land critical hits in quick succession to do more limb damage and weaken your victim. This effect can stack multiple times. Contagious: Heavy attacks on zombies affected by a status effect will spread the effect to nearby zombies.

As the name says, this weapon has a brutal appearance and performance. Brutalizer the legendary machete, has sharp splinters that enable you to cut off the zombies or immobilize them. The abilities and how it functions make it the extraordinary and best weapon in Dead Island 2.

To attain it, you will have to complete the Body Art questline, and furthermore, to get access to this quest, you will have to complete the two from the story, i.e., “The Giant Slayer” and “The Ballad of Rikky Rex” quests.

Brutalizer grants you the power to fight off a group of enemies amazingly, and with each strike, it becomes more lethal. The Superior Melee Mutilator Mod applies the weakened effect on zombies and provides you with major physical damage enhancement.

Perks

• Bloodlust: With this ability, you can execute critical strikes in quick succession while turning your enemy weak and causing more limb damage. This effect can be stacked multiple times.
• Contagious: Through this ability, you can damage the multiple zombies.

Red Dragon

Variety	Shotgun
Class	Superior

The Red Dragon is a must-have shotgun because it can deal with crowds of zombies or a single target. Dead Island 2 has no specific location to obtain Red Dragon, but you can purchase it from the Trader on Ocean Avenue.

Or, if you are lucky enough, you may find it while playing the game. It is a weapon with superior rarity, and its Superior Ranged Cremator Mod enables you to inflict enemies with fire damage and leave them with an ignition effect.

You can combine it with the perks to turn the weapon deadlier and enhance its damage.

Perks

Hazardous: This perk boosts the damage by causing an explosion as you strike a zombie with any status effect.

Closing Remarks

Now it’s time to conclude our guide regarding Dead Island 2 best weapons. Let us know which weapon you find the most powerful and reliable. We will be back with another best and most exciting guide till then, Happy gaming.

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