Into The Hive Best Weapons: What to Buy and What to Skip

Quick Overview

This guide to the Into The Hive best weapons covers the guns worth buying, the ones worth skipping, and the order in which to spend your money. Into The Hive is a 1–4 player co-op shooter set in randomly generated caves, where you fight insect swarms, complete a mission, and make the run back to extraction.

Weapon	Notes
12K and 20K guns	Save your Cash for these instead of the cheaper rifle
AR 01 (starter, upgraded)	Free, upgradable, and a safe place to equip augments
Cannon	Costs 3,000 Cash and deals big damage, compared with a 60-damage option
AR 02	Costs 5,000 Cash but performs practically the same as the starter AR 01

The 12K and 20K Guns

The expensive guns at 12,000 and 20,000 Cash are the ones to save for. Don't rush them, though. Buy them only after your starter weapon is upgraded, augmented, and backed by armor. Arriving at a 12K or 20K purchase with a solid kit means you can move your best augments straight onto the new gun.

Earn Cash faster with the VIP game pass (199 Robux). It gives +50% Cash and +50% Scrap from missions, plus +25% Rank XP.

Upgraded AR 01 and the Cannon

AR 01

The rifle you start with is better than it looks. Hit the upgrade button and pour your early Cash into it instead of buying the 5,000 Cash gun. The AR 01 also makes a good home for augments:

• Spin for an augment right away. A common rarity is plenty for the early game.
• Log in on your second day to claim a free epic augment, then equip it on your rifle.
• Augments come off whenever you like, so you can move them to a stronger weapon later.
• Reach mastery level 4 on a weapon to unlock its second augment slot.

The Mastery Booster game pass (199 Robux) doubles Mastery XP on every weapon and piece of equipment. It also halves the Cash and ore cost of every equipment upgrade. That makes it a strong pick if you plan to max out your AR 01 before upgrading.

Cannon

The cannon costs 3,000 Cash, and its main selling point is big damage. If you're using a 60-damage option, buy the cannon once you have the Cash and switch to it.

Skip the AR 02

Skip the AR 02. It costs 5,000 Cash and performs practically the same as the AR 01 you already own. Put that Cash toward upgrades on your starter rifle or save it for the 12K and 20K guns.

Recommended Spending Order

Follow this order to get the most power from every Cash:

1. Upgrade your starter AR 01.
2. Spin for an augment and equip it on the rifle.
3. Spin for armor. Common rarity is fine early on.
4. Buy a 12K or 20K gun and transfer your augments over.
5. Round out the kit with grenades and turrets.

Deploy a turret to cover your squad, especially while you break through a wall to open a new route or hold your ground against the swarm.

Using Equipment Tokens

Equipment Tokens buy guns, throwables, and sentries from the Equipment menu in the lobby. Redeem the code HIVE1 for 1 Equipment Token. Open the Shop on the right side of the lobby, then enter the code in the box at the bottom of the window. New players need to finish the first mission before the lobby opens up. The last character of the code is the digit 1, not a lowercase L or a capital I.

If your squad struggles to survive swarms, spend the token on a sentry. If you want a new personal weapon, browse the guns instead.

Recent Weapon Changes

The New Mission Type update (November 7–14, 2026) added a new mission type and gave sizeable buffs to a range of weapons and gear. Check the in-game patch notes before you commit Cash to a purchase.

The next update, New Weapons and More! (November 14–21, 2026), brings a Firing Range, a batch of Secondary weapons, and new Utility tools and Throwables. Layer 5 is also in the works. Once the Firing Range is live, test new guns there before you buy them, because the secondary options could change your ideal loadout.