Weapon class

First introduced in Halo Infinite, weapon classes are labels applied to weapons which concisely describe their functionality, to help players more easily understand how to use them. When standing near a dropped weapon or weapon pad for an extended time, the weapon's class alongside its firing mode and effective range will appear in text beneath the pickup prompt.

List of weapon classes

Assault rifle MA40 AR Pulse Carbine Launcher Launchers are weapons which fire powerful but slow-moving projectiles: Cindershot Hydra M41 SPNKR Ravager Melee Melee weapons are close-quarters weapons whose primary attack is a powerful melee: Energy Sword Gravity Hammer Pistol Pistols are typically handguns, effective in close-to-mid ranges: Disruptor Mangler MK50 Sidekick Plasma Pistol Shotgun Shotguns are weapons which are incredibly effective in close quarters: CQS48 Bulldog Heatwave

SMG SMGs are close-range weapons which fire rapidly or continuously: Needler Sentinel Beam Sniper rifle Sniper rifles are weapons which are effective at very long ranges and typically slow-firing: S7 Sniper Shock Rifle Skewer Stalker Rifle Tactical rifle Tactical rifles are precision weapons which are effective at mid and long ranges: BR75 VK78 Commando Turret Turrets are support weapons, that force the player into third-person when used: M247 HMG Scrap Cannon