Weapons

A weapon is a long-term relationship. The best one is rarely the one that hits hardest — it is the one that lasts, does not exhaust you, and does not bring the whole street down on your head.

Weapon	Type	Class	Best For
Crowbar	melee	Blunt	Long-term survival, sustained fighting, players who want one weapon they never have to think about replacing
Axe	melee	Axe	Clearing fights quickly, dangerous single targets, players with high Fitness to pay the endurance bill
Spear	melee	Spear	Controlled fights with room to space zombies out
Baseball Bat	melee	Blunt	Crowd control, creating space, beginners who value knockback safety over kill speed
Hand Axe	melee	Axe	Players who want axe-class damage without exhaustion deaths
Machete	melee	Blade	Players who want a single reliable weapon for nearly every situation
Hunting Knife	melee	Blade	Stealth kills, finishing downed zombies, conserving endurance on isolated targets
Pistol	ranged	Firearm	Emergencies — a base breach, a rescue, a threat melee cannot safely handle
Shotgun	ranged	Firearm	Last-ditch defence of a base, breaking out of a surround when you have already accepted the noise
Hunting Rifle	ranged	Firearm	Long-range threats, defending open ground, and — in Build 42 — hunting animals for meat