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Rivals loadout guide: picking your primary, secondary, melee and utility

How Rivals loadouts work, what the starter weapons are good at, and what to unlock first with your Keys.

Game Respawned Editorial TeamUpdated October 28, 2026

Every Rivals loadout has four slots, and a good loadout covers the ranges your opponent might fight at.

The four slots

  • Primary: your main gun, such as the Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Sniper or Burst Rifle.
  • Secondary: a backup, such as the Handgun, Revolver or Uzi.
  • Melee: Fists, Knife, Katana, Scythe and others. Melee weapons usually let you move faster.
  • Utility: Grenade, Flashbang, Smoke Grenade, Molotov, Medkit and others.

The starter kit is good

Assault Rifle, Handgun, Fists and Grenade is a balanced loadout. The Assault Rifle works at most ranges, and the Grenade forces players out of cover.

What to unlock first

Spend your first Keys on a weapon that covers a range your kit is weak at. A Shotgun for close fights or a Sniper for long sightlines both change how you play more than a side-grade does. A Medkit or Flashbang is a strong utility upgrade for duels.

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