To become the deadliest crab since Skyrim's Mudcrabs, you must learn how to equip your weapons with the best perks. Here are the best builds in Crab Champions that helped me clear dozens of islands!
Best Weapon Builds in Crab Champions
Crab Champions is a roguelike third-person shooter that puts you in the shell of a crab, brandishing an arsenal of deadly weapons. I thoroughly enjoyed its many game modes, and the fast-paced gameplay kept me hooked for hours. With the right combination of upgrades, every weapon in Crab Champions can turn you into a killing machine. Let's get down to business!
Best Rocket Launcher Build
The rocket launcher is powerful, but its slow fire rate and low magazine capacity make you vulnerable. These perks and weapons will boost your firing rate, reload speed, and damage.
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Heavy Shot | +50% damage, +15% shot weight |
| Bouncing Shot | Adds bounce to your shots; each bounce adds +50% of damage |
| Rapid Fire | Increased fire rate by 10% |
| Supercharged | Increased fire rate by 25% |
| Juiced | Increased damage, rate of fire, and reload speed by 20% |
| Adrenaline | Boosts firing rate and movement speed for 3 seconds after you kill an enemy |
| Split Shot | Splits your shot into multiple projectiles |
| Scatter Shot | Shot scatters into multiple shots on impact |
| Arc Shot | Fires multiple shots in an arc formation |
Best Mini Gun Build
The minigun fires the most shots per second but has mediocre damage and takes an eternity to reload. These perks and mods can fix that!
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Snake Shot | Shots gain snakelike movement with increased damage |
| Homing Shot | Shots have a chance to home in on your enemies |
| Damage Shot | Boosts damage by 200% |
| Zig Zag Shot | Shots travel in zigzag patterns and deal more damage. |
| Endurance | Healing after a completed island |
| Efficiency | Inflicting damage gives you a chance to get ammo |
| Aura Shot | Forms auras around shots, dealing constant damage |
| Chaotic Shot | Shots move in various patterns but inflict more damage |
| Sharp Shot | +5 flat damage per shot |
| Splash Damage | Deals splash damage around hit the enemy |
| Wind Up | Every shot deals +4% damage until reload |
| Spiral Shot | Shots move in a spiral, dealing more damage. |
| Bubble Shot | Shots have a chance of spawning bubble shots near hit enemies |
| Clip Shot | +4% damage for every shot in the clip |
| Collector | Extra damage for every perk |
| Gemstone | Extra damage for each island cleared |
| Checklist | Extra damage after every 25th kill |
Best Burst Pistol Build
The Burst Pistol fires four shots simultaneously and deals solid damage, which is great for dispatching individual foes, but the slow cooldown time and subpar spread won't help in large shootouts. Let's beef it up!
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Scatter Shot | Shot scatters into multiple shots on impact |
| Split Shot | Splits your shot into multiple projectiles |
| Gemstone | Extra damage for each island cleared |
Best Sniper Build
Arguably the best scaling weapon in the game, the Sniper has significant starting damage and impeccable accuracy. A few tweaks are all it takes to make it an elite weapon.
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| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Rapid Fire | Increased fire rate by 10% |
| Sharpshooter | Increased chance of a critical hit |
| Supercharged | Increased fire rate by 25% |
| Streak Shot | Stacks critical chance for every shot in a row you hit |
| Adrenaline | Boosts firing rate and movement speed for 3 seconds after you kill an enemy |
Best Crossbow Build
The crossbow is a great weapon for decimating hordes of enemies in Crab Champions. You can kick it up a notch with the right build by improving its damage, spread, and ammo capacity.
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Efficiency | Inflicting damage gives you a chance to get ammo |
| Spiral Shot | Shots move in a spiral, dealing more damage. |
| Big Mag | Increased clip size |
| Homing Shot | Shots have a chance to home in on your enemies |
| Snake Shot | Shots gain snakelike movement with increased damage |
| Juiced | Increased damage, rate of fire, and reload speed by 20% |
| All You Can Eat | Your shots use no ammo for 3 seconds after killing an enemy |
| Sharp Shot | +5 flat damage per shot |
| Zig Zag Shot | Shots travel in zigzag patterns and deal more damage. |
| Chaotic Shot | Shots move in various patterns but inflict more damage |
| Damage Shot | Boosts damage by 200% |
Best Orb Launcher Build
The Orb Launcher's projectiles are very slow, but they do massive damage once they find their target. Here's the best build to make the Orb Launcher even more destructible:
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Accelerating Shot | Slow shots with increased damage that speed up progressively |
| Juiced | Increased damage, rate of fire, and reload speed by 20% |
| Big Shot | Bigger shots with increased damage but slow speed |
| Adrenaline | Boosts firing rate and movement speed for 3 seconds after you kill an enemy |
| Rapid Fire | Increased fire rate by 10% |
| Checklist | Extra damage after every 25th kill |
| Gemstone | Extra damage for each island cleared |
| Supercharged | Increased fire rate by 25% |
| Fast Shot | Faster and lighter shots |
Best Dual Pistol Build
The Dual Pistols didn't live up to the initial hype in Crab Champions, but it's nothing a few perks and mods can't fix! Let's dive in:
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Collector | Extra damage for every perk |
| Rapid Fire | Increased fire rate by 10% |
| Trick Shot | Boosts hip fire damage but nerfs aiming damage |
| Juiced | Increased damage, rate of fire, and reload speed by 20% |
| Bubble Shot | Shots have a chance of spawning bubble shots near hit enemies |
| Big Mag | Increased clip size |
| Arcane Blast | Adds a chance to fire AOE shots with your regular shots |
| Reload Arc | Shoots projectiles while reloading |
| Checklist | Extra damage after every 25th kill |
| Supercharged | Increased fire rate by 25% |
| Piercing Wave | Adds a chance to shoot damaging waves with your regular shots |
| Gemstone | Extra damage for each island cleared |
| Dagger Arc | Adds a chance to shoot dagger arcs with your regular shots |
| Shotgun Blast | Adds a chance to shoot a shotgun blast with your regular shots |
| All You Can Eat | Your shots use no ammo for 3 seconds after killing an enemy |
Best Auto Rifle Build
The Auto Rifle is a well-rounded weapon that can help you take on swarms of enemies and still do damage to the big guys. You only need a few tweaks to make it top-notch!
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Fire Shot | Burning shots that scorch enemies |
| Supercharged | Increased fire rate by 25% |
| Firework Shot | Adds a chance to shoot fireworks with your regular shots |
| Paycheck | Clearing levels gives you chrystals |
| Rapid Fire | Increased fire rate by 10% |
| Oil Can | Boosts damage to burning enemies |
Best Auto Shotgun Build
Blast your way through entire armies with these Auto Shotgun tweaks:
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Mega Crit | Adds a chance to turn critical shots into Mega Crit shots (3x critical damage) |
| Sharp Shot | +5 flat damage per shot |
| Critical Blast | Adds a chance for explosions for every critical hit |
| Sharpshooter | Increased chance of a critical hit |
| Critical Thinking | Boosts critical hit damage but decreases normal hit damage |
| Damage Shot | Boosts damage by 200% |
| Spiral Shot | Shots move in a spiral, dealing more damage. |
| Accelerating Shot | Slow shots with increased damage that speed up progressively |
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Best Dual Shotgun Build - Crab Champions
Nothing beats old school. Dual Shotguns are deadly at close range, but I'll show you how to make them even more destructive!
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Snatcher | Enemies eliminated up close yield more crystals |
| Trick Shot | Boosts hip fire damage but nerfs aiming damage |
| Recoil Shot | More damage, more recoil |
| Stamina | Extra dashes |
| Scatter Shot | Shot scatters into multiple shots on impact |
| Sharp Shot | +5 flat damage per shot |
| Speed Demon | Faster movement speed |
| Firepower | Adds a faster extra shot |
| Danger Close | Boosts damage to nearby enemies |
Best Blade Launcher Build
With projectiles that pierce any enemies they hit, the Blade Launcher will help you stack kills upon kills. With a few more upgrades, it can become a critical damage machine.
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Hot Shot | Increased chance of a critical hit, but you take more damage from hits |
| Sharpshooter | Increased chance of a critical hit |
| Power Punch | Boosts critical damage to 200% |
| Critical Chain | High critical hit chance for five seconds after a critical hit |
| Critical Thinking | Boosts critical hit damage but decreases normal hit damage |
| Critical Blast | Adds more chance for critical explosions |
| Power Armor | Equipped armor plates boost damage |
Best Cluster Launcher Build
The Cluster Launcher looks like a low-powered ray gun. Stack these upgrades, and you'll see you couldn't be further from the truth.
| Weapon Mod/Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Accelerating Shot | Slow shots with increased damage that speed up progressively |
| Damage Combo | Increased damage based on combo length |
| Gemstone | Extra damage for each island cleared |
| Fast Shot | Faster and lighter shots |
| Checklist | Extra damage after every 25th kill |
| Grip Tape | Less recoil and spread |
| Damage Shot | Boosts damage by 200% |
| Power Armor | Equipped armor plates boost damage |
| Sharp Shot | +5 flat damage per shot |
| Collector | Extra damage for every perk |
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Published: Nov 8, 2023 08:03 am