Gunslinger

For those who skip the questions and shoot first, the Gunslinger is loaded with an arsenal of weapon damage and ammo-boosting perks to mow down the dead.

"Post-apocalyptic soldier with a flair for firearms" ― Gunslinger class description

The Gunslinger is one of eight playable classes for Co-op Campaign in World War Z.

Overview

The Gunslinger is a class that puts a lot of significance on combat using any and all firearms at their disposal.

Many of the Gunslinger's perks focus on guns and gunplay. There are also an above average selection of perks to grant the Gunslinger better starting weapons for both the primary and secondary slots. However, this leaves very few perks that can be active to strengthen the character themselves. Choosing the Gunslinger largely requires you to commit to whatever rifle, handgun, or piece you currently have equipped and use it to its fullest potential to kill zekes efficiently and effectively. Easy to learn but difficult to master, you will become less dependent on defense systems and other teammates' class tools to get the job done and rely more on your own steady aim and awareness to become a zeke-killing machine at a moment's notice.

The Gunslinger's starting core perk grants two passive buffs. The first keeps weapon accuracy steady while its wielder is moving, keeping it close to handling as if you were firing it while standing still. The second partially reduces the recoil effect of the gun, making continuous fire more manageable. These buffs help improve the Gunslinger's aim when firing to make more bullets land on their targets.

The equipment of choice for the Gunslinger is the Frag Grenade. This explosive tool is meant to thin out a crowd of zombies quickly, giving the Gunslinger a decently powerful crowd control option for when the situation may deem it necessary or when their gun is just not enough.

Perks List

Regular & Core Perks

Level	Perk	Description	XP Required	Unlock Cost
	Gimme a Reason	Start with Frag Grenade and Compact SMG. Movement has no effect on weapon accuracy, recoil effect also reduced	0 XP	0
Segment One
1	Fire in the Hole	Frag Grenade can kill 25% more targets (base: 14)	0 XP	0
2	Impact Grenades	Frag Grenades explode on impact. They deal 100% more damage but have 50% smaller explosion radius	1250 XP	150
3	Power Nap	Unequipped weapon automatically reloads after 7 seconds	1250 XP	150
	Special mag	Killing an enemy with a grenade increases penetration of all weapons by 1 for 5 seconds		150
Segment Two
4	Swapping Mags!	Reload speed increased by 25% on all weapons	1250 XP	150
5	Front Line Supply	Headshots made with primary or secondary weapons automatically restore 5% rounds to the magazine	1250 XP	150
6	Adrenaline	Reloading a weapon with less than 25% ammo in the magazine provides a 50% reload speed boost for 5 seconds	1250 XP	150
	Refilling	Reloading a fully unloaded primary weapon increases its next magazine's capacity by 15%		150
Segment Three
7	Heavy Metal	Start with improved MAG5 Machinegun that deals 50% more damage, and has 50% more ammo. All MAG5 machinegun pickups also improved	1250 XP	150
8	Gunner	Start with Sporting Carbine PAC-15	1250 XP	150
9	This is My Rifle	Start with ARK-103 Assault Rifle	1250 XP	150
	S890	Start with an S890 Combat Shotgun		150
10	Seek and Destroy	All active special zombies within a radius of 20 meters will be automatically marked	1500 XP	0
Segment Four
11	Bounty Hunter	Deal 25% more damage to special zombies	1500 XP	250
12	Wheatgrass	Health increased by 25%	1500 XP	250
13	Sleight of Hand	Switch weapons 150% faster	1500 XP	250
	Sort it all out	Emptying the magazine of the primary weapon loads the secondary weapon with explosive rounds		250
Segment Five
14	Gun Fanatic	Draining primary and secondary weapons' magazines automatically reloads primary weapon	1500 XP	250
15	Concentration	Killing 5 zombies consecutively with only headshots grants temporary health boost (cooldown 30 seconds)	1750 XP	350
16	Judo	When pinned down by usual or special zombies you will automatically rise up and push your attackers back (cooldown 180 seconds)	1750 XP	350
	Encore	Instead of becoming incapacitated, you gain a 75% temporary health boost and keep going (cooldown: 180 seconds)		350
Segment Six
17	Welcoming Committee	Stationary machinegun ammo increased by 25% for all teammates	1750 XP	350
18	S890 Shorty	Start with a S890 Shorty in your secondary weapon slot	1750 XP	350
19	Senjata	Start with a Senjata PDW in your secondary weapon slot	1750 XP	350
	Bad odor	There is a chance that killing a special zombie will cause it to drop a primary weapon (cooldown: 180 seconds)		350
20	My Bad	Deal 50% less friendly fire damage to your teammates	2000 XP	0
Segment Seven
21	Deep Pockets	Carried ammo capacity for primary and secondary weapons increased by 25%	2000 XP	500
22	Action Hero	When you become the last of your team still standing you gain ability to shoot with your primary and secondary weapons without spending rounds in its magazines for 7 seconds	2000 XP	500
23	Free Refill	Restore 3% of primary weapon ammo for each kill made with equipment	2000 XP	500
	The more the merrier	Carried ammo capacity for primary and secondary weapons is increased by 5% for the entire team		500
Segment Eight
24	Work Belt	Max number of Frag Grenades increased to 3	2000 XP	500
25	Pocket Factory	You won't be able to pick equipment bags on the mission, but your equipment will be constantly regenerating (150 seconds to replenish to maximum)	2500 XP	500
26	Headhunter Reward	Killing 5 zombies consecutively with only headshots refills one equipment charge (cooldown 15 seconds)	2500 XP	500
	It's not over	Infinite equipment slot usage for 10 seconds when you become the last member of your team still standing. Your equipment charges get fully restored (cooldown: 180 seconds)		500
Segment Nine
27	Annihilator	Primary, secondary and heavy weapons deal 15% more damage.	2500 XP	500
28	Switcheroo	Switching to primary or secondary weapons increases firearm damage by 50% for 5 seconds	2500 XP	500
29	Thrifty	Reloading a weapon with less than 25% ammo in the magazine provides a 50% firearm damage boost for 3 seconds	2500 XP	500
	I'm not alone	Firearm damage increased by 10% for the whole team		500
30	War Face	Killing 25 zombies in rapid succession grants 50% firearm damage boost to entire team for 20 seconds	3500 XP	0

Prestige Rank Perks

Rank Level	Perk	Description	Unlock Cost
1	Swapping Mags II	Reload speed increased by 10% on primary weapons	7500
2	Swapping Mags III	Reload speed increased by 15% on secondary weapons	7500
3	Deep Pockets II	Carried ammo capacity for primary and secondary weapons increased by 10%	7500
4	Fire in The Hole II	Frag Grenade can kill 20% more targets (base: 14)	7500
6	My Bad II	Take 10% less friendly fire damage	7500
7	I won't budge from this spot!	Fully depleting the ammo of a Stationary Machine Gun results in a 10% chance (5% for the Horde mode) to receive a new one	7500
8	Hold the line!	The recoil of primary and secondary weapons is reduced by 10%	7500
9	Sleight of Hand	Switch weapons 25% faster (the bonus is stackable but can't be higher than 150%)	7500

History

March 28, 2024 patch (the "Thrill of the Kill" update):

• 4 new prestige perks were added. Each of them was appended to one of the 4 existing columns of perks with a red background. They are unlocked at prestige levels 6–9.
• The new perks were: "My Bad II", "I won't budge from this spot!", "Hold the line!", and "Sleight of Hand".

October 25, 2023 patch:

• Perk changes:
  • "It's not over": infinite equipment usage (grenades) for 10 seconds in addition to having all equipment charges restored upon becoming the last man standing.

• Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a bug when the "Sort It All Out" perk did not activate if the primary weapon was reloaded using the "Gun Fanatic" perk.
  • Fixed a bug when the "Bad Odor" perk would generate weapons restricted by mutators.

August 10, 2023 patch (the "Holy Terror" update):

• 9 new perks were added. Each of them was appended to one of the 9 existing columns of selectable perks. Each new perk is located at the bottom of the column, gets unlocked at the same level as the perk above it, and requires the same number of XP and Credits (Yellow Coins).
• The new perks were: "Special mag", "Refilling", "S890", "Sort it all out", "Encore", "Bad odor", "The more the merrier", "It's not over", and "I'm not alone".

Gallery

Arnetta as a Gunslinger

World War Z - Gunslinger Class