Locked 2 Tier List – Best Weapons [RELEASE]

There’s a ton of Weapons in Locked 2 with varying degrees of power for offense and defense with some being Goalkeeper-only. I’ll organize them for you and rank their power and how optimal and flexibile they are in matchmaking and custom games. Here’s my Locked 2 Weapon Tier List and guide.

Locked 2 Weapons Tier List

Locked 2 Weapons Tier List

I’ll be ranking the best Locked 2 Weapons from S-Tier which is the Meta/Best to D-Tier which is the tier for weak options. Consider A-Tier excellent alternatives to the Meta and B-Tier situationally powerful options that require more set-up. I won’t be considering height and flow combos yet since I’ll be adding those later if there’s interest. Lastly, before we dive into the individual weapon ranking breakdowns check out a few terms I’ll be using throughout the tier list.

Terminology Breakdown:

Autos – Standard Queue/Matchmaking Games

Scrims – Friendly/Custom Games

iFrames – Invicibility frames during a move where the opponent cannot interact with you in any way

S-Tier Weapons

S-Tier Weapons	Ranking Reason
Emperor Impact Unique	Activate to make your next shoot an instant max power and max speed shot. • Just click and win • It’s an instant powershot that’s both really strong and easy to use • It just gets better with Riptide Curve or Power Shot • Incredibly flexibile from any shooting position and has virtually zero counterplay • IMO the best Weapon in the game
Big Bang Drive Unique	Perform a bicycle kick powershot sending the ball backwards. • As long as you don’t aim at the GK this is one of the best weapons in the game for matchmaking/scrims • Requires good 180 aim knowledge for less predictable shots • Incredibly powerful when mastered
Serpent Unique	Clear the ball in the direction you’re facing. Hold to jump higher. • Huge hitbox for stopping shots • The best defense Weapon in the game
Bunny Rare	Use a single charge to leap high into the air. • Incredibly strong defensive and offensive weapon • For offense it’s incredibly good for a coordinated pass from the sideline to you with Bunny to score • Also good to counter some strong offensive weapons • That said, your mileage may vary in autos in lower skill levels where Bunny isn’t that needed • But in scrims it’s OP

A-Tier Weapons

A-Tier Weapons	Ranking Reason
Immense Speed Legendary	Burst forward, gaining momentum in three accelerating surges. • Incredible mobility and defense to catch balls playing center positions • Can also be used offensively when needed to dribble past people • Speed is power in this game and this is the best speed-up weapon • It’s not S-Tier since you take time to reach max speed and you’re not in max-speed mode for long
Perfect Counter Unique	Enter a counter stance for a short period that triggers if someone tries to steal your ball. Gain a massive boost on trigger. Does nothing if not triggered. • One of the best weapons in the game while you’re playing autos in the box since you’ll trigger it all the time • That said, against experienced players it’s harder to trigger since they won’t fall for it as often • So it’s S-Tier in matchmaking against low-mid skill and low-A/High-B against experienced players
Crushing Header Epic	Strike with a devastatingly powerful header. • Basically a less flexibile Emperor Impact shot that needs to be set up as a header • Its power is the same but it requires more setup • Goes well with Weapons that can set you up better like Bunny
Blackhole Trap Epic	Jump into the air, trapping the ball midair with perfect control. • Best used aggressively in autos to jump over defenders and get more shot options • That said if you’re coordinated with friends it also has support options for passing • Very powerful due to flexibility • Usually better than Bunny in autos but weaker in scrims

B-Tier Weapons

B-Tier Weapons	Ranking Reason
Riptide Curve Legendary	A shot with a directional spin curving to the left or right. • Very useful utility offensive option for occasional tricky hard-to-block shots • You can curve it for trickier shots or fire it off fast if needed • That said it’s not very powerful by itself when used offensively • Works best with Power Shot and Emperor Impact for curving powershots • Due to Riptide relying on other moves for full potential I’ll put it in B-Tier but I can see low A-Tier being good as well
Power Shot Rare	Charge longer for a more powerful shot. • Very good offensive option but it takes time to charge it • So you need space and you can’t use it in a pinch if surrounded • Best used when combined with Emperor Impact and other more instant-use options • This allows you to use PS if you’re alone and have space and then cover its weakness in a crowd with the instant option
Stylish Reach Common	Gain increased defensive hitbox range. • One of the best defensive weapons in the game for left or right back • That said it doesn’t have many uses outside of those positions • So while it’s incredibly powerful defensively the lack of flexibility puts in B-Tier
Dragon Header Legendary	Run and launch yourself forward, delivering a powerful header if the ball is in the air. • IMO this is a slightly less powerful Crushing Header • It can be good from time to time but Crushing Header is easier to use for me personally • Still a strong shot option just more situational than CH so I put it lower
Direct Shot Common	Shoot off a teammate’s pass, perfect timing makes the shot faster. • Highly dependent on both skill and your teammates • If you have good teammates that can set you up Direct Shot is busted • If you have bad teammates it can feel very bad and less optimal to use • B-Tier is perfect for it since it can go either way from A to C depending on your team

C-Tier Weapons

C-Tier Weapons	Ranking Reason
Metavision Unique	Activate to: +See the ball’s trajectory +Speed boost +No ankle breaks For the 30s duration • Pretty decent autos weapon for offense and defense • Useful in all scenarios • It’s ranked lower just because it lacks raw power and there are stronger weapons
Super Fast Scissors Rare	Burst past defenders with rapid scissors to create space. • Great mobility with iFrames at the start but not during the dash so your ball will get stolen if not careful • Sets up Big Bang Drive, Emperor and other shots really well • That said there are stronger options so C-Tier is perfect

Ranking Reason

Metavision
Unique

Activate to:
+See the ball’s trajectory
+Speed boost
+No ankle breaks
For the 30s duration

• Pretty decent autos weapon for offense and defense
• Useful in all scenarios
• It’s ranked lower just because it lacks raw power and there are stronger weapons

Super Fast Scissors
Rare

Burst past defenders with rapid scissors to create space.

• Great mobility with iFrames at the start but not during the dash so your ball will get stolen if not careful
• Sets up Big Bang Drive, Emperor and other shots really well
• That said there are stronger options so C-Tier is perfect

D-Tier Weapons

D-Tier Weapons	Ranking Reason
Stealthy Steps Rare	Turn invisible and gain a burst of speed. • Can be decent defensive and offensive utility • That said it’s not a fullproof offensive nor defensive weapon since you don’t get iFrames and still have to dribble
Monster Lift Epic	Perform an overhead flick to lift the ball and dribble past defenders. • It’s okay for beginners but the lack of i-Frames kill it for higher-skill matches and scrims

Ranking Reason

Stealthy Steps
Rare

Turn invisible and gain a burst of speed.

• Can be decent defensive and offensive utility
• That said it’s not a fullproof offensive nor defensive weapon since you don’t get iFrames and still have to dribble

Monster Lift
Epic

Perform an overhead flick to lift the ball and dribble past defenders.

• It’s okay for beginners but the lack of i-Frames kill it for higher-skill matches and scrims

Special Tier Weapons

Special Weapons	Ranking Reason
Chameleon Copy Legendary	Use to copy any offensive weapon if you have the ball or a defensive weapon if you don’t have the ball. • Incredibly situational to the point where it’s S-A-B-C-D Tier all at the same time • It all depends on what you copy where you can get Emperor Impact and other S/A-Tier Weapons for massive power • Or you can get Stealthy Steps and other D/C-Tier Weapons which suck • A wild card weapon that’s down to personal preference and depends on how much you value fun versus being optimal • That said it’s not completely random since you can kind of rely on getting offensive/defensive weapons based on the ball
Primal Handstand Epic	Flip into a handstand to block hard-to-reach shots with an acrobatic save. • There’s no rankings for GK weapons since there’s only two and you just want to pick these up if you play GK • They’re up to personal preference so pick either one of the two • That said, Primal Handstand IMO is much better than Bear Claw and it’s an incredibly good defensive tool • The hitbox is so big that it blocks every shot • Virtually S-Tier
Bear Claw Common	A powerful save that lets you snatch the ball instead of deflecting it. • See Primal Handstand • Good but Primal Handstand is better IMO

Special Weapons

Ranking Reason

Chameleon Copy
Legendary

Use to copy any offensive weapon if you have the ball or a defensive weapon if you don’t have the ball.

• Incredibly situational to the point where it’s S-A-B-C-D Tier all at the same time
• It all depends on what you copy where you can get Emperor Impact and other S/A-Tier Weapons for massive power
• Or you can get Stealthy Steps and other D/C-Tier Weapons which suck
• A wild card weapon that’s down to personal preference and depends on how much you value fun versus being optimal
• That said it’s not completely random since you can kind of rely on getting offensive/defensive weapons based on the ball

Primal Handstand
Epic

Flip into a handstand to block hard-to-reach shots with an acrobatic save.

• There’s no rankings for GK weapons since there’s only two and you just want to pick these up if you play GK
• They’re up to personal preference so pick either one of the two
• That said, Primal Handstand IMO is much better than Bear Claw and it’s an incredibly good defensive tool
• The hitbox is so big that it blocks every shot
• Virtually S-Tier

Bear Claw
Common

A powerful save that lets you snatch the ball instead of deflecting it.

• See Primal Handstand
• Good but Primal Handstand is better IMO

That’s it for my Locked 2 Weapons tier list and guide. Check out our Locked 2 Codes for a bunch of free Yen you can spend rolling for the Weapons you want from this tier list.

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Vampire Crawlers offers different Gems for you to obtain on your run, and you can use them to modify the cards in your deck. They’re obtained randomly, but some of them will dramatically change how your drafted deck works.

You can use this guide to keep track of how every Gem works before you choose one on your run.

All Gem effects in Vampire Crawlers

The table below has a list of every Gem along with its in-game effects.

Name	Effect
Amount	Adds the number of projectiles.
Area	Adds the area effect of a card.
Armor	Adds Armor.
Armor Strike	Deal Armor as damage when played.
Bombard	Adds an explosive bomb.
Coin Card	Creates Coin Shards.
Copy	The card is copied when used.
Countdown	Mana cost reduces when not used.
Crawler Caller	Summon all Crawlers to Hand.
Decimate	Deals 10% of enemy’s health as damage.
Destroy	The card gets destroyed, but you get coins in return.
Double Damage	Hits twice as hard.
Drain	Heals when the card kills an enemy.
Draw	Draws an extra card.
Duration	Increases Duration stat.
Easy Combo	The card always benefits from combo.
Echo	Replays the previous card’s effect.
Evolution	Evolves the card into a more powerful weapon.
Greed	Increases Greed stat.
Growth	Increases Growth stat.
Increase Mana Cost +1	Mana cost is increased by 1, so it can be used in a higher Combo.
Increase Mana Cost +2	Mana cost is increased by 2, so it can be used in a higher Combo.
Kill Count	Deal current kills total as damage to a random enemy.
Leader	Attacks deal extra damage while the card is in your Hand.
Magic Hat	Beckons a dove from above.
Magnetic	Draws another of the same card, if you have one in your deck.
Mana Rebate	If the card would reduce Mana to 0, receive double Mana instead.
Midas	Playing cards earn coins while this is in your hand.
Might	Increases Might stat.
Mug	Earns coins when the card kills an enemy.
Nduja	Deals spicy damage.
Purple Trigger	Adds Purple color trigger.
Quick Draw	The card is always drawn first at the start of an encounter.
Rainbow	Adds all color triggers.
Recycle	Card skips the Discard pile.
Reduce Mana Cost -1	Mana cost is reduced by 1.
Reduce Mana Cost -2	Mana cost is reduced by 2.
Refund	Refunds Mana to play.
Restore HEalth	Recovers health after an encounter.
Retain	When the card is drawn, it stays in Hand until used.
Return	Returns to hand after playing.
Reverse Combo	Allows the next card to continue the combo while breaking the base rule of increasing mana ascendancy.
Triple Damage	Does three times the base damage.
Wild	Makes the card Wild.
Yellow Trigger	Adds a Yellow Color trigger.
Yin Yang	If you’re on even mana, you’ll gain 1 mana. If you’re on odd mana, you’ll draw 1 card.

When drafting in a Gem, you should always pay attention to the character that you’re using in your deck. Vampire Crawlers offer 21 characters to unlock and equip, and they have their unique strengths. Also, pay attention to the weapon combinations and evolutions since the effectiveness of a specific Gem will depend on your existing deck components.

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