🎒 WARDOGS Loadouts - Starter, Budget & Class Loadouts
Loadouts for every bank balance in the WARDOGS game: the near-free starter kit, the $10,000 day-one budget, and the per-class loadout notes that stretch your cash.
Published September 15, 2026 · Last updated September 15, 2026
Quick Answer: What Should My First Loadout Be?
The community consensus starter kit: a free starter rifle (A-91, Bushmaster M17S or KH-2002 — they share identical stats), three magazines, a scout backpack, a stack of bandages, a revive item and smokes. Total cash exposure: close to zero. You scavenge, you fight for pickups, and you upgrade off the match's money instead of your bank.
| Slot | Starter Loadout | Budget Upgrade | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Free starter rifle (A-91 / M17S / KH-2002) | T-21 | $0 → $600 |
| Ammo | 3 mags (one loaded, two spare) | Same rule at every tier | Cheap |
| Backpack | Scout bag | Larger bag once loot runs fund it | Cheap |
| Medical | Bandages + revive item | Better meds as income allows | Cheap |
| Utility | Smokes | Smokes + parachute + gadget | Cheap |
| Armor | None | Level 3 body armor + helmet | $0 → $3,500 |
The $10,000 Day-One Budget
Every soldier starts with $10,000, and what remains after a match carries into the next one. The disciplined first-day spend: $2,000 Level 3 armor, $600 T-21, cheap helmet or meds with the change — leaving most of your bank intact. The undisciplined spend: a $6,500 FAL with no armor, one death, and a $0 restart. The economy is tuned so the careful player compounds.
Class Loadout Notes
- Assault — T-21 or AK74 ($1,600) with Level 3 armor; save the FAL ($6,500) for a comfortable bank.
- Medic — MP5 or AMP-9, bandages, defibrillator; the cheapest full-effect kit in the game.
- Recon — SVD ($4,800) only after the bank survives losing it; Mosin-tier bolt actions for cheap days.
- Support — M500 ($1,200) or M249 SAW for cheap, PKM ($4,500) as the mid-game anchor, RPG-7 ($2,000) when vehicles show up.
- Engineer — repair tool and building kit are the loadout; launchers (RPG-7, MAAWS) scale with the enemy vehicle count.
- Driver — spend on the vehicle plan, not a second rifle; your hardware is the team's ride.