How many shots does the Rattler take to kill?

13 body shots vs Light Shield at Tier IV. 7 headshots. Against Medium Shield: 15 body shots. Against Heavy Shield: 16 body shots.

What is the Rattler TTK in Arc Raiders?

1.44 seconds body TTK at Tier IV vs Light Shield. 0.72s with all headshots.

Is the Rattler worth upgrading to Tier IV?

Marginal improvement. Tier IV cuts TTK from 1.44s to 1.44s (0% faster). Small but meaningful in close fights.

What beats the Rattler in Arc Raiders?

Weapons with faster TTK vs Light Shield: Tempest (1.17s), Bobcat (1.13s), Torrente (1.04s). The Tempest kills 0.27s faster.

DOSSIER

RATTLER

Assault Rifle / Fully-Automatic / 6 KG

COMMONMEDIUM AMMO

TTK

1.44s

vs Light, body

SHOTS TO KILL

body, Light

HEADSHOT

18 dmg

FIRE RATE

8.35/s

shots/sec T4

MAGAZINE

rounds T4

// PVP ANALYSIS

9 damage, 10 shots/sec full-auto. The Rattler doesn't excel at anything but it doesn't fail at anything either. Moderate pen, decent range (56.2), reasonable DPS (299.7). It's the gun you find in a container and use because you have nothing better.

// SHOTS TO KILL (PVP)

Shield	Body	Head
None	12	5
Light (Green)	19	8
Medium (Blue)	20	8
Heavy (Purple)	24	10

// THE MATH

Magazine scaling: Mag grows from 10 (I) to 16 (IV). That's a 60% increase. Upgrading Rattler gives you meaningful sustained fire improvements.

// VERDICT

Workhorse AR. Not exciting, not bad. Use it when it's what you've got.

// LOADOUT COSTCalculate loadout cost with Rattler →

// MATCHUPS

See how Rattler performs head-to-head against every weapon in Arc Raiders.

TIER IV / ALL SHIELD TYPES

BODY TTK

HEAD TTK

SHOTS TO KILL

No Shield

1.32s

0.6s

12 / 6

BODY / HEAD

Light

1.44s

0.72s

13 / 7

BODY / HEAD

Medium

1.68s

0.84s

15 / 8

BODY / HEAD

Heavy

1.8s

0.96s

16 / 9

BODY / HEAD

Threat Assessment

RATTLER WINS AGAINST

Burletta+0.03s

Bettina+0.1s

Stitcher+0.14s

Equalizer+0.27s

Kettle+0.29s

LOSES TO

Tempest-0.27s

Bobcat-0.31s

Torrente-0.4s

Il Toro-0.4s

Vulcano-0.71s

SIMULATE IN CALC VIEW RANKINGS

IS IT WORTH UPGRADING?

TIER I

FR: 8.35/s

MAG: 12

RLD: 4s

TTK: 1.44s

TIER II

FR: 8.35/s

MAG: 16

RLD: 5s

TTK: 1.44s

TIER III

FR: 8.35/s

MAG: 20

RLD: 6s

TTK: 1.44s

TIER IV

FR: 8.35/s

MAG: 24

RLD: 7s

TTK: 1.44s

WORTH IT

Tier I to IV cuts TTK from 1.44s to 1.44s (0% faster). The biggest jump is I to II (0% improvement).

Crafting Materials

Recipe16 Metal Parts, 12 Rubber Parts

RequiresGunsmith 1

PRICES, CRAFTING

SELL PRICE (T1)

1,750

T2: 3,000 / T3: 5,000 / T4: 7,000

DAMAGE

per shot

WEIGHT

6 KG

inventory weight

// FULL COST FROM SCRATCH (TIER IV)

68Metal Parts

40Rubber Parts

2Simple Gun Parts

SGP EQUIVALENT2 SGP

SEED COST~122 seeds

COIN COSTN/A (craft only)

→ CALCULATE FULL LOADOUT COST WITH RATTLER

HOW TO GET THIS WEAPON

CRAFT AT GUNSMITH 1

Requires 16 Metal Parts, 12 Rubber Parts.

LOOT (ALL MAPS)

Found in weapon caches and secured rooms across all maps. Tier scales with area difficulty.

MODS & PAIRINGS

Mod Slots (3)

MUZZLECompensator, Muzzle Brake, Silencer, Extended Barrel

UNDERBARRELAngled Grip, Vertical Grip, Horizontal Grip

STOCKStable Stock, Padded Stock, Lightweight Stock, Kinetic Converter

BALANCE CHANGES

1.7.0

NERFBase Magazine Size: 10 to 12

LOADING WEAPONS...

Shield

Body

Head

None

Light (Green)

Medium (Blue)

Heavy (Purple)