ZED ZONE Weapons List and Ammo Types

ZED ZONE's weapon list is wider than the store page suggests: roughly a hundred gun entries once you count variants and handmade versions, plus melee weapons, bows, crossbows, air guns, and explosives. This page is a catalogue, not a ranking. Use it to identify what you found, what it eats, and which family is worth repairing.

The best weapons guide→ ranks them by stage; the tier list→ ranks them by role.

Official source: ZED ZONE on Steam ↗

Melee

Melee splits into tools, blades, blunt weapons, and polearms.

The fire axe (88 damage) is the best hybrid: weapon, wood tool, and door opener. The Katana Ji lists 198 damage, the highest among katanas, with 0.9 speed and 1.2 reach. The mace bat lists 118 damage and is the best blunt weapon for players who want stagger without a blade.

Melee attachments are consumables: combustion adds fire, electrify adds shock, and puncture adds armour penetration. Each has limited charges and needs fuel, a battery, or nails to recharge.

Pistols and revolvers

The Glock 19 is the default sidearm: common, light, and cheap to feed. The 2011 Combat Master is the best all-round pistol if you can find one. The wrist breaker is a two-shot hand cannon; it is a novelty until a Breaker is on top of you.

SMGs

The MP5-K is the early favourite. The B&T MP9 has a higher fire rate and better damage but a shorter effective range. The American 180 is a .22LR hose with a 110-round drum; it is the cheapest way to spray a hallway, and it will empty your ammo box in seconds.

Rifles

The AR-15 is the baseline. The AK-47 trades rate of fire for per-shot damage and cheaper ammo in some regions. The VSS is the quiet option. The Winchester and the GM6 Lynx are precision tools; the Lynx is the only gun that reliably one-shots heavy mechs.

Shotguns

The Remington 870 is the best all-round shotgun. The double-barrel has the highest practical burst and the worst reload. The Striker is a 12-round drum-fed shotgun that solves a crowd but eats shells. The handmade shotgun lists 420 damage but is a single-shot break-action; it is a last resort.

Bows, crossbows and air guns

Quiet weapons fall into three families:

• Bows — wood bow (196), compound bow (248). Silent, recoverable arrows, slow.
• Crossbows — wood (168), iron (198), mechanical (150), compound (320). Higher damage, slower reload, better for corridors.
• Air guns — airbow (380), mechanical airbow (300), .25 and .50 PCP rifles and pistols. Cheap pellets, low noise, but pumping and weapon failures can injure your arm.

The compound crossbow (320 damage) is the best silent single-target weapon in the game. The airbow (380) hits harder but is bulkier and has a single-shot cycle. Air guns are a budget option, not a replacement for a rifle.

Heavy and energy weapons

Energy weapons use cells with very high capacity numbers but slow recharge or scarce drops. They are trophy weapons: excellent against a single armoured target, awkward against a crowd. The grenade launchers are area tools; do not fire them indoors unless you want to rebuild the room.

Explosives and throwables

• Frag grenade — reliable area damage.
• Molotov — fire, area denial, the best anti-horde throwable.
• Bottle bomb — improvised explosive.
• Tin can bomb — small shrapnel charge.
• Flashing bomb — distraction and stun.

Traps are separate: landmines, handmade landmines, high-explosive landmines, spike traps, animal traps, and firework launchers. The base defense guide→ covers placement.

Ammo types

Repair and durability

Guns degrade. A damaged gun can jam, and a jam in a crowd is worse than a reload. Firearm repair kits restore durability; item repair kits recharge the repair kits. Keep one repair kit per primary weapon and a backup melee weapon that does not need ammo.

The workbench can also craft attachments and ammunition. The crafting guide→ covers the station chain.

FAQ

How many weapons are in ZED ZONE?

Around a hundred gun entries counting variants, plus roughly thirty melee weapons, bows, crossbows, air guns, and explosives.

What is the most common ammo?

.22LR and 9x19 are the most common early. 5.56 and 7.62 become common once you reach military areas.

Are air guns viable?

Yes, as budget quiet weapons. They are cheap to feed and low-noise, but pumping and failures make them less reliable than a bow or a suppressed rifle.

Can I craft ammo?

Yes, at the ammo press, using materials and gunpowder. The press does not create gunpowder from nothing.

Sources

• ZED ZONE store page ↗ — 40+ attachments, 200+ craftable items.
• ZED ZONE news hub ↗ — weapon and ammo changes.
• ZED ZONE Community guides ↗ — weapon tables.
• ZED ZONE on SteamDB ↗ — build history.