Resident Evil Village (RE8) Weapons Guide#

This page compiles every weapon in Resident Evil Village. The game contains 16 weapons in total (per the trackable collectibles counter on damnmodz.com), and the sections below list how to get each one by category — all sourced from material verified online in October 2026 (stevivor.com, gamewith.net, game8.co, evilresource.com, and others).

First, two corrections to the older version of this page: the game has no bow-type weapons or arrow ammo at all (there is no “Explosive Bow”), and there is no equippable shovel weapon either — melee options are limited to fists and knives.

Weapons Overview#

Three more special weapons fall outside the standard acquisitions counted in the table above:

Pistols in Detail#

• LEMI: The starting pistol obtained during the opening story and your main sidearm early on. Infinite ammo costs 10,000 CP.
• M1911: A harder-hitting pistol hidden in the village Workshop safe — enter the code 070408 to open it (you also get the Jack Handle). Note: it is not a shop item and cannot be bought from The Duke.
• USM-AI: A bonus pistol unlocked for 20,000 CP in the Extra Content Shop; infinite ammo costs 40,000 CP.
• Samurai Edge AW Model-01: The Trauma Pack bonus pistol — once you own it, The Duke sells it for a token 200 Lei.

Shotguns in Detail#

• M1897: A pump-action shotgun found in a house early in the village, your mainstay against Lycans in the early game.
• W870 TAC: After returning from House Beneviento, loot the chest in the newly unlocked hut beside the garden path — again, not a shop item.
• SYG-12: A semi-automatic shotgun that sells for 180,000 Lei at The Duke, a mid-to-late-game pickup.

Assault Rifles and SMGs#

• WCX: An assault rifle — unlock it for 30,000 CP in the Extra Content Shop, then buy it from The Duke for 200 Lei. It has nothing to do with “recipes” — the old page’s claim that it required a recipe purchase was wrong.
• Dragoon: An assault rifle — unlocked for 30,000 CP, then bought from The Duke for 400 Lei. The old page described it as the “Dragon Strike” rewarded for beating the hardest difficulty; that mix-up has been corrected.
• V61: An SMG that sells for 120,000 Lei at The Duke.

Sniper Rifle#

• F2 Rifle: The game’s only sniper rifle; its ammo and attachment investment pays off quickly, with clear returns on long-range and weak-point attacks.
• Matching crafting recipe: sniper rifle ammo (buy the recipe for 4,000 Lei).

Magnums#

• M1851 Wolfsbane: A hidden weapon treasure in Moreau’s laboratory — part of the reservoir area, not the castle. Also pick up the magnum ammo recipe (10,000 Lei).
• S.T.A.K.E.: The strongest magnum, bought from The Duke for 300,000 Lei in New Game+. Infinite ammo costs 120,000 CP, the highest tier of any weapon.

Grenade Launcher and Special Weapons#

• GM 79: A grenade launcher that comes from the waterwheel weapon treasure (East Old Town, obtained after House Beneviento). The explosive and flash round recipes (3,000 Lei each) unlock afterward.
• Handcannon PZ: A hand cannon. To unlock it, beat Hardcore difficulty, then spend 60,000 CP and buy it from The Duke for 1,100 Lei — it is not a “hardest-difficulty reward”.
• Rocket Pistol: Unlocked with 80,000 CP after beating the hardest difficulty, Village of Shadows, then bought from The Duke for 1,500 Lei.
• LZ Answerer: A lightsaber, unlocked with double S ranks on every stage of The Mercenaries.
• Target Locator: A story item in the Chris segment, used only in specific set pieces — not counted among the weapons you carry regularly.

Weapon Attachments#

There are 22 weapon attachments in total (per the trackable collectibles counter). Filling every attachment slot on a weapon is a prerequisite for buying its infinite ammo. Collecting all attachments earns the Veteran Gunsmith achievement.

Weapon Upgrades#

The Duke can upgrade a weapon’s damage, rate of fire, reload speed, and magazine capacity. Take the S.T.A.K.E. as an example: damage goes from 2000 to 4500 across 5 levels for a cumulative cost of 598,000 Lei (per-level data from stevivor.com). This site has not compiled full per-level cost tables for the other weapons and won’t speculate — plan around The Duke’s live shop prices in-game.

Suggested upgrade priorities (based on when each weapon is acquired):

1. Damage and magazine for your main pistols (LEMI → M1911).
2. Damage for your shotguns (M1897 → W870 TAC).
3. Damage and reload speed for the F2 sniper rifle.
4. The full set for the magnum (M1851 Wolfsbane) — it is your core damage dealer in mid- and late-game boss fights.

Infinite Ammo Prices (CP)#

The Extra Content Shop unlocks after your first playthrough; each weapon’s infinite ammo requires fully upgrading it and filling all of its attachments first, then buying with CP:

Note: infinite ammo is bought with CP (Challenge Points), not Lei — the old page’s claim of “80,000 Lei for LEMI infinite ammo” was wrong. CP comes from completing the game’s 94 challenges.

Ammo Types#

Note: neither the V61 SMG nor the WCX/Dragoon assault rifles have a separate “SMG ammo” type — no such ammo category exists in the game; go by the ammo type shown on each weapon’s in-game details screen.

Common Misconceptions, Corrected#