Into The Hive Weapon Stats: Prices, Upgrades & Best Buys

What Your Cash Actually Buys in the Armory

Your first few thousand cash in Into The Hive can make your early runs much easier or leave you with a gun that barely beats the one you started with. Knowing the Into The Hive weapon stats and prices before you spend helps you avoid that. Here's what each tier costs, which purchases pay off, and how upgrades, augments, and mastery stack on top of your gun.

You leave the tutorial carrying the AR 01, the standard rifle.

Item	Price	What to know
AR 01	Starter	Your default rifle; it can be upgraded right away
AR 02	5,000 cash	Performs practically the same as the AR 01
Cannon	3,000 cash	Big damage per hit
Mid-tier guns	12K cash	The first real step up from the starter
High-tier guns	20K cash	Worth saving for once your setup is ready

The utility slot item you start with shows 60 damage, which is low compared to the cannon's heavy hits. If you have 3,000 cash and want more punch right away, the cannon is within reach.

Skip the AR 02 and Upgrade Your Starter

The 5,000 AR 02 is the classic trap purchase. It's nearly identical to your AR 01 in practice, so that money is better spent elsewhere.

• Hit the upgrade button on your AR 01 first. Upgrading the weapon you already own gives you a real boost without wasting cash on a sidegrade.
• Save toward the 12K or 20K guns. Those are the meaningful jumps in firepower.
• Don't buy a new gun until your upgrades, augments, and armor are set. That's the right moment to move up to a 12K or 20K weapon.

Augments and Weapon Mastery

Augments are where your gun starts to feel like your own. Back at base, you can customize equipment with them, and every loadout plays a little differently.

• Spin for an augment early. Even a common roll is a solid upgrade when you're starting out, so don't burn cash chasing high rarities.
• Log in on your second day. You'll get a free epic augment.
• Slot it onto your rifle without worry. Augments can be removed anytime and moved to a stronger weapon later, so nothing is lost when you upgrade.
• Push your weapon to mastery level 4. That unlocks a second augment slot on it.

Since augments are transferable, there's no reason to hold your epic in reserve. Put it on the AR 01 now and carry it over when you buy a 12K or 20K gun.

Armor, Grenades, and Turrets

Once your weapon is upgraded and augmented, spin for armor. A common roll is fine for the early game. After that, round out your loadout with grenades and turrets.

Turrets deserve a spot early. They help defend your squad against insect swarms, and even the guard tower you place in the tutorial makes holding your position noticeably safer. In a 1–4 player co-op run, a turret placed at a choke point covers your squad while you reload or break through destructible terrain to open a new route. If your team keeps getting overrun, buy sentries before another gun.

Use the HIVE1 Code for a Free Equipment Token

Redeem HIVE1 for 1 Equipment Token. Equipment Tokens buy guns, throwables, and sentries, so it's effectively a free armory pick.

1. Finish the first mission to unlock the lobby.
2. Open the Shop button on the right side of the screen.
3. Enter HIVE1 in the code box at the bottom of the shop window. The last character is the digit 1, not a lowercase L or a capital I.
4. Select Redeem.
5. Open the Equipment menu to spend the token.

Codes are time-limited, so redeem it soon. New codes drop through the official Into The Hive Discord and the To The Earth's Core Roblox group.

Game Passes That Affect Your Weapons

Three passes are sold on the Into The Hive Roblox page, and two of them directly speed up your weapon progression:

• Mastery Booster (199 Robux): Double Mastery XP on every weapon and piece of equipment, plus half the Cash and ore cost for every equipment upgrade. This pass speeds up the climb to mastery level 4, where the second augment slot unlocks.
• VIP (199 Robux): +50% Cash from missions, +50% Scrap, +25% Rank XP, and a VIP tag. More cash per run means a shorter road to the 12K and 20K guns.
• Phoenix Armor (799 Robux): Once per mission, when you go down, you rise again, throwing back every nearby bug and getting a shield dome for 5 seconds.