Heavy dominates. Poke damage matters more than ever. Melee is still a gamble. Here's what actually wins fights after 11.3 — no filler, just the picks that work.

• Season 11 Meta: What Changed
• Full Tier List
• Heavy Tier List
• KS-23: Still #1, Just Not Untouchable
• SHAK-50: Elite, But Check the Lobby
• M60 vs Lewis Gun
• Minigun: One KS-23 Nerf From S Tier
• Melee: Spear Buff Is Real, Still Not Meta
• Medium Tier List
• Repeater: Best All-Range Medium Gun
• Model 1887: Sleeper S Tier
• Revolver: High Ceiling, No Mercy for Bad Aim
• FAMAS: The Sneaky Good Buff
• AKM & P90: Fine, Not Optimal
• Light Tier List
• LH1: Best Light Weapon, Full Stop
• M26 Matter: The Flexible Finisher
• M11: Still Kills Fast, Punishes Mistakes Harder
• XP-54, V9S, 93R: The Safe A-Tier Trio
• Update 11.3 Changes Cheat Sheet
• Best Weapons By Goal
• FAQ
• What is the best weapon in The Finals Season 11?
• What is the best Light weapon in Season 11?
• What is the best Medium weapon in Season 11?
• Did Update 11.3 nerf KS-23 enough to knock it off S tier?
• Is FAMAS good after the 11.3 buff?
• Summary

↖ Season 11 Meta: What Changed

• KS-23 still runs Heavy, even after the nerf.
• Double Heavy comps are everywhere in ranked.
• Cloak > Dash right now — buffs LH1, XP-54, M11, M26 Matter.
• C4 nerfed — Heavy stall is dying.
• FAMAS got a real breakpoint buff.
• Melee buffed (Spear, Dagger, Dual Blades) but kick mechanic keeps it risky.

Bottom line: burst damage, range flexibility, and clean finishing power win. Close-range one-tricks lose.

↖ Full Tier List

A B-tier gun can carry in the right lobby. An S-tier gun folds if you force bad ranges. Know the why, not just the list.

↖ Heavy Tier List

↖ KS-23: Still #1, Just Not Untouchable

Damage cut from 110 to 104. That's the whole nerf. Doesn't sound like much — hits Heavy mirrors hard.

Before: three shots + melee = dead Heavy.

Now: you need shot four, or a teammate's help.

Still S tier because it keeps: burst, destruction, mobility, team-shot value.

Use it if you play ranked Cashout and your team follows up damage.

Fix your habits: stop expecting the old 3-shot-melee kill on Heavy. Fire the extra shot.

↖ SHAK-50: Elite, But Check the Lobby

Still wrecks Lights and Mediums. Winch combo got weaker, so it's less automatic than last season.

Warning: against double Heavy + heal beam Medium, KS-23 gives more consistent value. Don't force SHAK-50 into that matchup.

↖ M60 vs Lewis Gun

In our matches, M60 out-performed expectations into double Heavy — sustained DPS burns healing faster than people think.

↖ Minigun: One KS-23 Nerf From S Tier

Great sustained damage, big mag, solid vs double Heavy. Problem: KS-23 bursts it down before it spins up. If KS-23 gets touched again, Minigun jumps tiers immediately.

↖ Melee: Spear Buff Is Real, Still Not Meta

Post-11.3 Spear breakpoints:

That's a genuine upgrade. Still avoid it if the lobby has disciplined shooters — Sledgehammer remains the safer close-range pick.

↖ Medium Tier List

↖ Repeater: Best All-Range Medium Gun

Pokes at range, survives brawls. Pairs perfectly with KS-23 Heavy or aggressive Light — clean calls turn partial hits into kills fast.

Use it if you hold disciplined angles and reposition before enemies collapse.

↖ Model 1887: Sleeper S Tier

Buffs made it viable outside point-blank range now. Chunks in team fights, punishes overextending Mediums.

↖ Revolver: High Ceiling, No Mercy for Bad Aim

Land headshots consistently? This beats Repeater in raw duel power.

Miss often? Skip it in ranked entirely.

↖ FAMAS: The Sneaky Good Buff

Damage: 23 → 24. Sounds tiny. Unlocks 5-burst kill on Heavy body shots. In a Heavy-stacked meta, that breakpoint matters a lot.

↖ AKM & P90: Fine, Not Optimal

AKM teaches recoil and positioning — great for learning, outclassed in current poke meta.

P90 shreds Lights/Mediums but folds into close Heavy pressure. Fewer Heavies in lobby = P90 gets better. More Heavies = swap off.

↖ Light Tier List

↖ LH1: Best Light Weapon, Full Stop

Cloak synergy + long-range TTK = deletes Mediums from ranges they can't answer. Controller players especially benefit.

Getting sniped by invisible Lights? This is why.

↖ M26 Matter: The Flexible Finisher

Strong burst, solid close-range, great with both Cloak and Dash. Stays near team, pokes, cleans up.

↖ M11: Still Kills Fast, Punishes Mistakes Harder

Dash's reduced charges = less room to escape after diving.

Rule: commit only with an exit route. If you get one kill then die every time, that's timing, not the gun.

↖ XP-54, V9S, 93R: The Safe A-Tier Trio

XP-54's only flaw: mag feels one bullet short when cleaning up multiple targets.

↖ Update 11.3 Changes Cheat Sheet

C4 nerf math: in a 2-minute Cashout fight, that's roughly 3 drops down to 2. Attacking teams get real breathing room now.

↖ Best Weapons By Goal

↖ FAQ

↖ What is the best weapon in The Finals Season 11?

KS-23. Burst, destruction, mobility — still top of Heavy even after the 110→104 damage cut.

↖ What is the best Light weapon in Season 11?

LH1. Cloak synergy plus long-range TTK dominates high-level lobbies. M26 Matter is the flexible S-tier alternative for close-mid range.

↖ What is the best Medium weapon in Season 11?

Repeater for range, Model 1887 for close-mid burst, Revolver if you land headshots consistently.

↖ Did Update 11.3 nerf KS-23 enough to knock it off S tier?

No. Damage dropped 110 to 104 — Heavy duels take longer, but burst, destruction, and flexibility keep it S tier.

↖ Is FAMAS good after the 11.3 buff?

Yes. Damage went 23 to 24, unlocking a 5-burst kill on Heavy body shots — a real breakpoint in this Heavy-heavy meta.

↖ Summary

Shields, healing, big Heavy health pools, fast team collapses — that's Season 11. KS-23, Repeater, Model 1887, Revolver, LH1, M26 Matter, SHAK-50 handle all of it.

Losing to double Heavy? Switch to sustained damage or long-range poke.

Getting picked by Cloak Lights? Tighten spacing, kill isolated angles.

Running a B-tier weapon? You can still win — just play cleaner than the meta players.