LOADOUT INTEL · SIDEARM
Best Sidearm Loadout in Wardogs
The fastest-killing sidearm in Wardogs is the GGX 18 — ranked here by measured time-to-kill across every sidearm in the game, with the reasoning and the full board below. Fastest TTK, not an unqualified “best gun.”
◢MEASURED TTK
Ranked on real time-to-kill from community ballistics testing - not vibes.
◢ATTRIBUTED
Combat numbers credited to Swoleguy’s testing, not yet Bulkhead-official.
◢COST-AWARE
The Loadout Finder solves within a cash budget (gun + ammo) - prices community-recorded, not yet Bulkhead-official.
THE PICK — FASTEST TTK
ATTRIBUTED / BETA-OBSERVED
SIDEARM#1 OF 5 BY TTK
GGX 18
316ms
TTK
FMJ
AMMO
$800
COST
gun $800 + ammo price unrecorded · community-recorded
FIRE RATE 1253 rpmCALIBER 9x19mmCLASS Sidearm
TTK vs ARMOR (FMJ)
T0144ms
T1239ms
T2287ms
T3383ms
T4527ms
TTK BY AMMO (unarmored)
FMJ144ms
HP48ms
AP192ms
Edges Deagle by 117ms
RUNNER-UP#2 OF 5 BY TTK
Deagle
433.4ms
TTK
FMJ
AMMO
$900
COST
gun $900 + ammo price unrecorded · community-recorded
FIRE RATE 277 rpmCALIBER .50 AECLASS Sidearm
TTK vs ARMOR (FMJ)
T0217ms
T1217ms
T2433ms
T3650ms
T4650ms
TTK BY AMMO (unarmored)
FMJ217ms
HP1-shot
AP217ms
◢ THE READ
The best sidearm loadout in Wardogs right now is the GGX 18. It posts the fastest measured time-to-kill of any sidearm in the game -- about 316ms on a balanced profile, 117ms clear of the Deagle, the next-fastest.
That order comes from scoring 5 sidearms on measured time-to-kill from community ballistics testing -- not on feel, and not on a spec sheet. Every number traces back to the same attributed data set, so the whole board is comparable like-for-like.
◢ THE CATCH
Time-to-kill measures raw killing speed at the trigger. It does not weigh reload time, effective range, recoil control, or handling -- a rifle that wins on paper can still lose a fight it cannot keep on target. These figures are attributed to Swoleguy’s testing, not yet Bulkhead-official. This board ranks the class by time-to-kill; to solve within a cash budget (gun + ammo, community-recorded prices), use the Loadout Finder.
◢ EVERY SIDEARM BY TTK
BALANCED · FMJ ammo · lower = faster
GGX 18 kills 117ms faster than Deagle, the next best sidearm.
1316ms
▸GGX 18
2433.4ms
Deagle
3459.6ms
M1911
4756ms
GGX 17
5849ms
Judge
Budget: this is a class ranking by measured time-to-kill. To solve within a cash budget (gun + ammo, community-recorded prices), use the Loadout Finder.
Basis: community-tested ballistics (Swoleguy), attributed. Source: Swoleguy in-game shooting-range ballistics testing (YouTube), released for community use, 2026-09-10, attributed, not owner-verified
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