WARDOGS Best Loadouts by Role: Assault, Medic, Recon, Support

WARDOGS has no fixed classes — your role is whatever you carry. That makes loadouts the most important decision you make each life, and because every life costs cash, a bad kit hurts twice. This guide builds a starter, core and late-game loadout for each infantry role: Assault, Medic, Recon and Support.

Every build here is checked against the Season 1 compatibility lists captured from the in-game Equipment Vendor: each attachment really fits its weapon, each magazine really fits its gun, and each unlock level comes from the Unlock tab. Attachment effects are quoted in the game's own words (Minor, Moderate, Strong), and the only numbers — damage and fire rate — are our Firing Range measurements against an unarmored target at about 20 m. Open any build in the loadout builder to tweak it.

Three things that shape every loadout

• Damage follows the weapon, and often the caliber. Every 5.56x45mm rifle we tested — faction rifles, T-21, Galil and M4 — hit for 30.82 to the chest with FMJ, and every 9mm SMG for 25.43. Within those families, fire rate, magazine size, weight and attachment options decide which gun is better.
• HP ammo is the biggest upgrade we have measured. Flesh Damage (HP) rounds dealt exactly 2.0× FMJ against unarmored targets. Read the ammo guide for unlock levels per caliber.
• Weight matters. Everything has a weight — Level 4 Armor alone is 18 kg — and the Adrenaline Pen's text ("reduces equipment weight class") confirms the game uses weight classes. Keep heavy kit for roles that need it.

Assault loadouts

Assault is the Assault-track rifle ladder: AK74 at level 3, Galil at 10, M4 at 20 and FAL at 35. Assault players also carry the M67 Frag Grenade and the Halligan Bar, which pries open locked doors.

Why the M4: it is the lightest 5.56 assault rifle at 2.92 kg and the fastest-firing one we measured at about 786 rpm, versus 727 for the T-21 and 641 for the Galil, while hitting for exactly the same damage per bullet. The AFG Angled Foregrip lists only upsides — strong horizontal recoil reduction, strong spread reduction and moderate ADS and equip speed improvements. The Hexagon Brake adds strong horizontal recoil reduction for a minor ADS speed penalty; if vertical climb bothers you more, the Topcomp Brake (Assault 5) and 3-Chamber Brake (Assault 45) focus on vertical recoil instead. Open this build in the loadout builder.

The FAL is the heavy-hitter: 66.01 chest damage per FMJ round, more than double a 5.56 rifle, at a slower 635 rpm and 4.25 kg. If you prefer the AK74 in the meantime, pair it with the CQB 74 Brake (Assault 8) and the 30/60/75-round magazines — but note it measured slightly lower per bullet (28.61) than the 5.56 rifles. Compare them on the weapons page.

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Medic loadouts

Medics run SMGs from the Medic track and carry the heals and revives. The AMP-9 is available at level 0 and is a genuinely good gun: at 1.4 kg it is the lightest primary firearm (only the Compound Bow is lighter), with about 868 rpm in our tests.

The Four Reticle Reflex gives moderate ADS speed improvements with no listed downside, and the Dual Port Brake adds moderate vertical recoil reduction for a minor ADS penalty. The medical kit is where the Medic really earns: the Individual First Aid Kit heals back to full health, resuscitators revive teammates faster, and the Defibrillator revives instantly but needs a Battery to charge. The Medical Bag heals over time and revives faster, but costs more if used on yourself. Open the AMP-9 build.

Recon loadouts

Recon covers marksman rifles, sniper rifles and spotting. Spotting gear marks enemy infantry and vehicles for your teammates: Binoculars from the start, the Monocular at Recon 2, the Range Finder at 8 (adds accurate distance readings) and the Infrared Range Finder at 32.

The SVD is the sweet spot: semi-automatic, 78.67 chest and 137.51 head damage per FMJ round, and it takes a full sniper optic suite. The 6-10x scopes zero from 100 to 1,000 m but carry a strong ADS speed penalty, and both have cash unlock costs ($40,000 for MRAD, $45,000 for MOA). Bipods give strong ADS speed, spread, recoil and sway reduction at the cost of reduced mobility. If you want the biggest single hit, the MK22 (118.81 chest) and SV98 (108.91) are the bolt-action options; the BMR-308 at Recon 30 is a semi-auto .308 middle ground at 85.81. Open the SVD build.

Support loadouts

Support is the widest role: LMGs, the shotguns, four launchers, and all the build, repair and demolition tools. Hammers need Build Supplies to build anything; drills need batteries to repair vehicles.

The M249 SAW takes STANAG magazines as well as its own 100-round fabric magazine and 200-round box, so it shares ammo with your Assault teammates. Its bipod gives strong ADS speed, spread, recoil and sway reduction but reduces mobility, and the Hybrid Grip Pod at Support 50 gives stowed and deployed bonuses. We did not measure LMG damage, so the M249 vs PKM choice is about caliber, fire rate (824 vs 865 rpm) and magazine. Open the M249 build.

Choosing a launcher

• RPG-7 (Support 5, 6.3 kg): reusable tube, 93mm self-propelled rocket, highly effective against infantry and light armored vehicles; 16 m arming distance.
• MAAWS (Support 20, 7 kg): reusable tube, 84mm anti-tank shell for light and armored vehicles; 25 m arming distance.
• 9K333 Verba (Support 16, 17.25 kg): single-use infrared homing anti-air missile that requires a lock-on.
• MGL-40 (Support 35, 5.3 kg): 6-shot 40mm grenade launcher for infantry and unarmored vehicles; 16 m arming distance.

Gear for every role

Light roles such as Medic benefit from staying at Level 2 armor (4.5 kg) instead of jumping to Level 3 (10.5 kg). Support, who already carries a 7.5 kg LMG and tools, should weigh every kilogram. Full stats are on the armor and gear pages.

• Pick the weapon for fire rate, weight and magazine — damage is often shared across a caliber.
• Unlock HP for your caliber as early as possible.
• Choose attachments by their listed trade-offs, not by unlock level alone.
• Match armor weight to your role.
• Test the kit in the Firing Range before paying for it live.

Related WARDOGS pages and tools

• [Loadout builder](/wardogs/loadout-builder) — build a kit and see its total weight, cost and unlock levels
• [Weapon tier list](/wardogs/tier-list) — every class ranked on measured DPS or damage per hit
• [Attachments](/wardogs/attachments) — every optic, grip and muzzle with its tooltip effects
• [Helmets & armor](/wardogs/armor) — protection level, coverage, weight and price for every tier
• [Equipment](/wardogs/equipment) — medical, building, recon and explosive items with prices
• [Weapon compare tool](/wardogs/compare) — put up to four guns side by side