Best heavy weapons in Dune Awakening
Best heavy weapons in Dune Awakening: flamethrowers, rocket launchers, lasguns and pyrockets: what each one is really good for, what to avoid, and their stats.
Heavy weapons are for defending a base or hitting a station as a group. Each one has its own job, and the highest damage per second says little here. Here is what to take for what.
What to pick
- All-round pick:
6The Ancient Way — Fires guided missiles — the best way to bring down an ornithopter from the ground and break up a group of enemies. - For raiding bases and vehicles:
6Black Market K-28 Lasgun — The base-raiding tool: the highest damage to structures and vehicles. It won’t fire at a shield — its safety shuts it off. - Early game: 6Regis Missile Launcher — The regular craftable homing launcher; it does the same anti-vehicle job.
- Early game: 5Arhun K-28 Lasgun — The same lasgun, weaker and one tier lower, with the same shield safety.
- For tight corridors:
6Vaporizer — A flamethrower with extra gel capacity, and a Holtzman shield barely protects against fire. Its range is short, so it belongs in tight corridors, not the open desert.
What to avoid
- 6Glasser — Reaches half as far as the Vaporizer (8 m against 15) for the same damage, so the Vaporizer is simply better.
Tips
- A lasgun does not explode on a shield: its safety simply shuts it off when you aim at one. Use it on buildings, vehicles and unshielded enemies.
- Missiles, gel and power cost more than darts, so save heavy weapons for vehicles and raids.
Ranking
Each group lists the best options from best to worst: what each one is for and its in-game numbers. If something isn’t listed, it isn’t worth taking.
Rocket launchers
- 16The Ancient Way ★Against ornithopters
- DPS
- 575
- Damage
- 919.3
- Fire rate, shots/min
- 38
- Magazine
- 1
- Reload, s
- 3.5
- Range, m
- 150
Since then, these Unique missile launchers have become widely sought after by Fremen and Imperial troops alike.
Blueprints → - 26Regis Missile LauncherAlternative
- DPS
- 1,165
- Damage
- 827.4
- Fire rate, shots/min
- 85
- Magazine
- 1
- Reload, s
- 3.5
- Range, m
- 150
Lasguns
- 16Black Market K-28 Lasgun ★Raiding bases and vehicles
- DPS
- 847
- Damage
- 84.7
- Fire rate, shots/min
- 600
- Reload, s
- 5
- Range, m
- 80
Unfortunately, this Unique lasgun is not one of them. It's just a regular lasgun with the serial numbers filed off.
Blueprints → - 25Arhun K-28 Lasgun ★Early game
- DPS
- 642
- Damage
- 64.2
- Fire rate, shots/min
- 600
- Reload, s
- 5
- Range, m
- 80
Due to the devastating loss of life and spice production capacity, all lasguns imported to Arrakis are now fitted with a safety mechanism that immediately shuts them off if they are targeting a Holtzman shield, including this Unique model.
Blueprints →
Flamethrowers
- 16Vaporizer ★Tight corridors
- DPS
- 157
- Damage
- 40.7
- Fire rate, shots/min
- 231
- Magazine
- 60
- Reload, s
- 2.5
- Range, m
- 15
This Unique flamethrower has a higher gel capacity and more intense flame.
Blueprints →
Damage per second is the damage of one shot or hit multiplied by the fire rate. Reloading isn't counted here, so for a long fight watch the magazine too.
★ marks a unique item. Unique blueprints often turn up in the Deep Desert — see what's where this week on the Deep Desert this week page.
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What are the best heavy weapons in Dune Awakening?
The best heavy weapons are The Ancient Way against ornithopters and groups and the Black Market K-28 Lasgun for base raids and vehicles; skip the pyrockets and flamethrowers.