Levels (official)
The official description states levels unlock new guns. Exact level thresholds per gun are not published — the community route below is the one with numbers.
Hood Rivals Guns: Every Named Weapon, Unlock Route & Tier
The weapon reference for Hood Rivals: what the community documents, what the Roblox catalog sells, and where the two disagree — with dates on everything.
Quick answer
The short version
Checked 2026-10-14.
Hood Rivals has no published weapon roster or stats. The community tier list (updated September 1, 2026) names nineteen guns and puts ASVAL, AR-DRUM, ARP, and R700 in S tier, with the free PumpShotgun the standout A-tier starter. Guns unlock two ways: levels (official) and the armory safe for in-game cash (documented, faster) — the quick-start being free PumpShotgun into a 2,500-cash ARP. On top of that, Roblox catalog lists seven weapon Robux products (prestige and drum/50CAL packs, 849–1,499 Robux), whose gameplay effect is undocumented. Damage numbers, fire rates, and exact unlock levels exist nowhere public.
Community tiers
The September 2026 weapon tier list
Source: allthings.how, updated September 1, 2026 — community-documented, based on consistency, effective range, and cross-mode viability rather than published stats (none exist).
| Tier | Weapons | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| S | ASVAL, AR-DRUM, ARP, R700 | Consistent damage at range with no dead zones; the safe primaries. |
| A | AK74U, 223Rifle, ASYALD (the ASVAL drum, as spelled there), Glock20Auto, PumpShotgun | Strong picks; the PumpShotgun is the only free A-tier weapon. |
| B | FNEXT, Roni, BabyARP, Deagle, 50Caliber | Workable with practice; mostly outclassed up a tier. |
| C | Glock, P320, Magnum, Sawedoff, RPG | Situational — swaps, memes, or very close quarters. |
Utility from the same source: Flashbang (S), MedKit (A), Grenade (A), Incendiary (B). The same guide calls Flashbang the top utility because rounds hinge on landing the first clean shot.
Unlock routes
How guns are actually obtained
Publisher site (allthings.how, updated Sep 1, 2026)
The armory safe (documented)
A lobby safe sells guns for in-game cash, documented as the faster route. The quick-start: the free PumpShotgun first, then the ARP at 2,500 cash — with the guide advising against the 2,000–5,000 cash cosmetic crates until the ARP is owned.
The GUN RANGE
A GUN RANGE exists for testing recoil and reload before spending. Free practice before an unlock — and the honest answer to ‘is this gun for me’ that no tier list can give.
Official products
Every weapon product on the Roblox catalog
Source: Official (Roblox developer-products API), checked 2026-10-14. Prices are facts; gameplay effects are not documented.
| Product | Price | Listed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| R700 Prestige | 849 Robux (was 749 at the August 19 snapshot) | Since launch; price up at the Oct 4 check | The sniper-flavored prestige product; R700 is S-tier on the September community tier list. |
| AK Prestige | 949 Robux (was 749 at the August 19 snapshot) | Since launch; price up at the Oct 4 check | AK-family prestige product; the AK74U sits in the community A-tier. |
| ARDrum Bundle | 1,499 Robux | August 7, 2026 (product creation) | Drum-magazine AR package — the AR-DRUM platform is community S-tier. |
| ASVALDRUM Bundle | 1,199 Robux | August 7, 2026 (product creation) | The ASVAL with drum magazines; ASVAL is the community tier list's safest S-tier pick. |
| 50CAL Prestige Pack | 1,099 Robux | August 25, 2026 (product creation) | 50-caliber family pack; 50Caliber sits in the community B-tier. |
| 50CAL Angelic Pack | 1,049 Robux | September 1, 2026 (product creation) | Skin-flavored 50CAL pack from the September cosmetic wave. |
| ASVAL Abyss Pack | 1,049 Robux | September 2, 2026 (product creation) | ASVAL skin pack; pairs with the animated Abyss finisher. |
Price history matters here: R700 Prestige listed at 749 Robux at the August 19 snapshot and 849 at the October 4 check; AK Prestige went 749 → 949. The developer raises prices without announcements, so treat any saved-toward purchase as a moving target and recheck after updates.
Builds
What 'build' means in a shooter without stats
Range coverage is the build
With no numbers to min-max, a loadout is defined by range coverage: one long gun (R700 family — S-tier but weak up close), one mid gun (ASVAL/AR-DRUM/ARP platforms), or a close gun (PumpShotgun). The most-cited community mistake is pairing two weapons for the same range.
Utility completes it
The guide ranks Flashbang the top utility because rounds hinge on landing the first clean shot; MedKit and Grenade follow. A Flashbang slot is the documented difference-maker — squads should assign utility, not leave it to whoever remembers.
Verify with the scoreboard
The tier list's own method suggestion: compare the DAMAGE/KILLS columns across rounds played with the same gun. It is slow, but it is the only stat pipeline the game exposes — your scoreboard beats any website's claim, including this one.
Gun Game as the test bench
Gun Game's weapon rotation hands you guns you have not unlocked, making it the free way to audition the A-tier list before spending cash in the armory. Queue it before every planned unlock.
Undocumented
What no public source provides
Honest boundary, so you know what every other site is guessing at: damage, fire rate, recoil, and range values; the exact level that unlocks each gun; whether Robux weapon products alter performance; the full weapon list (the tier list names nineteen — there may be more); and any ranking by the developer itself. When those numbers surface — patch notes, an official board, or a data drop — this page will carry them with a date. Until then, the tables above are the complete documented picture.
FAQ
Weapon questions
What guns are in Hood Rivals?
Nineteen weapons are named on the September 2025-style community tier list checked for this page: ASVAL, AR-DRUM, ARP, R700 (S tier); AK74U, 223Rifle, Glock20Auto, PumpShotgun (A tier); FNEXT, Roni, BabyARP, Deagle, 50Caliber (B tier); Glock, P320, Magnum, Sawedoff, and an RPG (C tier). The game itself does not publish a roster — this is the community-documented list.
How do you unlock guns in Hood Rivals?
Two documented routes: leveling (official text: 'Level up to unlock new guns') and the lobby ARMORY safe, which sells guns for in-game cash and is reported as the faster route — the free PumpShotgun first, then the ARP at 2,500 cash. Robux 'Prestige' and 'Bundle' products exist for some platforms but nothing published shows them as required.
What is the best gun in Hood Rivals?
Per the September 1, 2026 community tier list: ASVAL and AR-DRUM are the safest primaries (consistent damage with no bad range), R700 dominates open sightlines but needs a close-range backup, and the ARP is the best early buy. Stats are not published, so 'best' means community consensus — the scoreboard's DAMAGE/KILLS columns are how players verify for themselves.
Do the Robux weapon products change stats or just look?
Not published. R700 Prestige, AK Prestige, ARDrum, ASVALDRUM, and the 50CAL/ASVAL packs are listed products with official prices, but the developer has never documented what they change. The tier list treats paid and earned versions of the same platform as one entry — and explicitly ranks the free-and-earned route as fully competitive.
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