THE FINALS Season 3 Light Build Weapons Tier List

With the new Season 3 for THE FINALS in full motion, many players are exploring the Japan-themed aesthetics, weapons, new map, and more features that were added recently. With all of these changes, the devs also provided some updates to the in-game balance, specifically by introducing new weapons and buffing and nerfing the remaining roster of guns. 

Given the new season, we can see the meta shift drastically not only to account for the new weapons but for the changes to the remaining guns in THE FINALS. Having that in mind, we will take a look at all of the light build weapons in the game and rank them according to their damage, utility, and overall performance so you can win your matches much more easily. 

Tier List Explanation

This tier list will examine all of the light build weapons in THE FINALS.

• C-Tier: Although they can be somewhat decent, you are better off with other picks.
• B-Tier: Viable and reliable in most situations, you can manage rather decently.
• A-Tier: Great options but lacking just slightly either in terms of damage or utility.
• S-Tier: The best weapons that are currently imbalanced. 

NOTE: Although this tier list strives to be as objective as possible in terms of viability, you should not limit yourself to strictly adhere to this list, but rather experiment and see which weapon feels fun to play with.

THE FINALS Season 3 C-Tier Light Weapons

93R

Possibly one of the worst weapons for Light Builds, and although it got some much-needed buffs, it could still be better. 

CONS

• Low damage
• Clunky headshots for a burst weapon

Dagger

With the meta changes in Season 3, the Dagger was punished the hardest in terms of melee weapons. 

Sword

Although you can have some success with this melee weapon, you will be stat-checked most of the time as you can't emote cancel due to the risk of getting banned.

THE FINALS Season 3 B-Tier Light Weapons

Recurve Bow

Although it is still early to determine the overall effectiveness of the Recurve Bow, some players might find it rather clunky to use as you need to adjust to the much slower fire rate, although the damage is quite good in most scenarios. 

V9S

Although the damage is somewhat decent, the sights are awful to use which drastically reduces your chances of landing headshots.

SR-84

The sniper is in a difficult spot as it can be very useful in some situations, however, you will need to consistently land headshots to make full use of the damage.

PROS

• Great carry potential as well as game-changing opportunities to get the upper hand. 
• Amazing at dealing chip damage

CONS

• Requires a lot of mastery to use efficiently
• Good only at long-range scenarios

THE FINALS Season 3 A-Tier Light Weapons

Throwing Knives

Although the Throwing Knives are very annoying to deal with, their damage is not as viable as other much stronger weapons. 

SH1900

This shotty was buffed so much that it has skyrocketed from being one of the worst weapons to being an almost meta-pick. 

PROS

• Great one-tap potential

CONS

• Very limited range and use

M11

With good hip-fire, a large magazine, and decent damage, you can't go wrong with this gun. 

THE FINALS Season 3 S-Tier Light Weapons

LH1

One of the best weapons you can use for Light Builds currently, packed with great damage, fire rate, a decent magazine, and overall fun to play with. 

XP-54

This LMG was buffed a ton in Season 3 as it now has incredible damage at all ranges. 

PROS

• Easy to master recoil and spread
• Allows you to be very mobile without losing out on damage

THE FINALS Season 3 Best Light Build Guns Ranked

Season 3 of THE FINALS brought a lot of changes to the game as almost every weapon was either buffed or nerfed, and new weapons joined the roster of guns available to players, making the game even more dynamic and exciting.

With that in mind, here is a summary of all of the ranked light build weapons so you can better navigate the meta and find your weapon of choice to mow down your enemies.