It’s one shot clip meant you better be accurate, but if you were that then you only needed one to begin with. M-98 Widowįar and away the most beloved sniper rifle in the series. Three shots allowed you to jump into a swarm of enemies and discharge just enough pain to whittle down a large enemy or kill three small ones before reloading.
Probably the most beloved weapon by the Vanguard class, the three shot clip of this shotgun made it the perfect weapon for a biotic charge. When playing as a Vanguard, it made for a good hit and run weapon, as it killed many enemies in one shot. It may not be the most practical weapon, but there’s something about unloading a massively powerful single shot into your opponents that’s incredible satisfying. In no time at all, you could make a fifty bullet sized hole in just about anything standing in front of you. However, with the stabilization and a accuracy augmentations this weapon became a force to be reckoned with. The problem is the weapon is lacking in the accuracy department. It has a massive clip size and a high automatic rate of fire that could take even the largest enemies down if you hit the right place. PhaestonĪ late addition to the series, the Phaeston is a Turian weapon found in Mass Effect 3. Its only drawback was a smaller clip size, but it was a small price to pay for precision pain. With very little kickback, excellent accuracy, and a rate of fire only limited by your ability to repeatedly pull the trigger it became the cornerstone of many load outs. Introduced in a DLC pack for Mass Effect 2, this rifle is a single shot and semi-automatic instrument of complete destruction. It’s also a very reliable automatic rifle. In a way, it’s a mascot of the franchise that features the same arc aesthetic that’s present in the Normandy’s design and even the title logo. The M-8 Avenger is to Mass Effect as the M41A Pulse Rifle is to Aliens. It may not be the best, prettiest, or most useful gun in the series… but it may just be the most iconic. We have some big favorites from the first three games, but there are 10 in particular we want to see make big returns for the next generation installment of the franchise. Despite any rumors about the characters or the premise, however, one thing is certain: you will be shooting a lot of guns. Mass Effect 4 is in the works, and while we don’t know too much at the moment we have some ideas regarding the story and the overall gameplay.