Updated September 2026
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Weapons
Four weapons, four distances. Only the dual pistols are truly Lara's. Everything else is scavenged from the world and still expected to look inevitable in her hands.
Dual pistols
Gifted by Conrad Roth, carrying family history, usable for the entire campaign. Preview fire is a hold, not a tap, with an optional aim tighten. Unlimited ammo was the demo feel. Designers say a pistols-only run is valid and slower. Focus is how pistols fake a crowd-control tool. If you came here for iconography, you can stop after this paragraph and still finish the game. If you came here to be efficient, keep reading.
Shotgun, SMG, assault rifle
Marcin Steliga's range sketch: shotgun about 10 meters, SMGs about 15, assault rifle about 25. Shotgun is the raptor-in-your-shirt answer. SMG is the mid-range scramble against mixed packs. Rifle is the mercenary-on-a-ledge answer. Other weapons are sourced in the world; Lara 'instinctively' knows how to use them. We do not have pickup maps yet. Do not hoard a shotgun you never found.
Choosing in the moment
Animals: shotgun or pistols plus Focus. Mercenary squads: rifle to break pins, SMG when you flank, shotgun if a rusher enters the room. Snipers exist to punish people who treat this like a cover game and then never leave cover. Swap before the fight if you hear radio chatter. Swap during the fight if the range band changed. Skill nodes will likely specialize a favorite; see the skill tree. Herbs cover the mistake you make while swapping; see herb brewing.
What we will not invent
Damage numbers, magazine sizes, and upgrade costs are not public. This page stays qualitative until the HUD exists. For button-level firing, use controls. For the doctrine behind the guns, return to the combat hub.
Keep reading
- Combat hub
Doctrine for animals versus mercenaries.
- Skill tree
How artifacts upgrade the guns you actually use.
- Herb brewing
Buffs that fill the gaps a gun cannot.
Frequently asked questions
Is the bow in this game? +
Combat coverage puts pistols at the center and does not pitch the Survivor bow as a primary. Do not expect to main a bow from the 2013 trilogy.
Are Uzis back? +
The modern list is pistols, shotgun, SMG, assault rifle. An SMG may be doing the Uzi's old job under a new name.
Can I sell or store guns? +
Not described. Treat them as tools you carry, not a shop.
Which gun for the T-Rex chase? +
The shown sequence is a chase. Save the shotgun for raptors before and after, not for a running dinosaur wall.