Best XDefiant ACR build: class loadouts for damage & low recoil

XDefiant’s ACR is one of the best weapons in the game and our recommended loadout absolutely shreds. Here is the best ACR build in XDefiant and some alternative classes, for damage and low recoil.

Along with the MP7, the ACR 6.8 tops our overall weapon tier list in Ubisoft’s game. Its control and damage is extremely impressive when compared to others you can unlock in a similar timeframe, too.

So, let’s dive right into the builds we have found the most success with when playing.

Best XDefiant ACR build – Recommended loadout

This is the best loadout for the ACR in XDefiant, so make sure you get these attachments:

• Optic: Reflex Sight
• Front Rail: Superlight
• Stock: Padded Stock
• Magazine: Fast Mag
• Rear Grip: Quick Draw

To bring out the best in the ACR, we are starting with the Superlight and Quick Draw Grip that will both improve your speed with which you aim down your sights so that you can do fine in a close-range skirmish as well.

The Padded Stock is designed to keep your shots stable when aiming, and also give you better recoil recovery. Using the Fast Mag allows you to reload faster, which can be a huge help to keep the shots raining on your target.

Finally, the Reflex Sight is most-balanced optic in the game, in our opinion. It offers the ability to hit enemies from any distance without having an extensive aiming animation.

Your best bet for a Secondary Weapon is the 686 Magnum which comes with a powerful kick that can be great up-close, and the Frag Grenade to soften an objective up before moving in.

Best ACR build for damage

• Muzzle: Muzzle Booster
• Barrel: Heavy Barrel
• Optic: Reflex
• Front Rail: Small Vertical Grip
• Rear Grip: Quick Draw Grip

In order to bring the most damage out of the ACR 6.8, we are going to start with the Muzzle Booster that will give you a faster rate of fire, which is going to help negate the hit that will take with the Heavy Barrel.

However, this barrel is going to give you a boost of damage which makes it an essential part of this loadout.

The Reflex is going to do a great job of keeping your shots on-target so that you can deal that extra damage.

The Small Vertical Grip is designed to provide quicker ADS speed, so that you can maneuver around a firefight much better, which is also what the Quick Draw Grip is going to give you.

Best ACR build for recoil

• Optic: Reflex
• Muzzle: Muzzle Brake
• Front Rail: Tactical Grip
• Rear Grip: Heavy Grip
• Stock: Padded Stock

While the ACR 6.8 comes with very little recoil as is, using these attachments will make it nearly devoid of any recoil. This is what the Muzzle Brake, Tactical Grip, and Padded Stock are here for. Each of these three attachments is going to bring your recoil to the point of being near non-existent to keep your shots on target.

The Reflex sight is just such a solid optic to use that it’s hard not to slap on the ACR 6.8. It can help you handle an encounter from any range, and with minimal recoil, your shots are going to land.

How to unlock the ACR 6.8 in XDefiant

The ACR 6.8 is unlocked by completing the challenge of getting 10 Assault Rifle Longshot kills. This means taking an enemy out when you are over 30 meters away from them.

The ACR 6.8 is just one of the XDefiant weapons that have quickly emerged in the game’s meta, along with the MP7, P90, and AK-47.