This guide includes all of the weapons in the Gears 5 game.
| Weapon Name | Description | |
 | Bolo Grenade | The Bolo Grenade is a fragmentation grenade that is manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments, the Locust Horde, and later the Lambent. It is a small grenade that deals very high to lethal damage, with varying accuracy and range. It is used primarily in the Pendulum Wars, the Locust War, the Lambent War, and the Swarm War. It has a counterpart in the Beacon Grenade, Ink Grenade, Smoke Grenade, Stim-Gas Grenade, and Shock Grenade. |
 | Boltok Pistol | The Boltok Pistol is a magnum revolver manufactured by the Locust Horde. It is a small weapon with high damage per hit and a magazine size of 6 rounds. It has a short to long range and is semi-automatic. |
 | Boomshot Grenade Launcher | The Boomshot Grenade Launcher is a weapon used by the Locust Horde. It is a large grenade launcher that fires cluster grenades. It does very high to lethal damage per hit and has a magazine size of 1 grenade. It has maximum ammunition of 6 grenades in Gears of War 3, Gears of War Judgment, and Gears of War 4. In Gears of War and Gears of War 2, it has maximum ammunition of 12 grenades. It is single-shot and has a rate of fire of 180/M. It is accurate in the medium range. |
 | Breaker Mace | The Breaker Mace is a Motorized Mace manufactured by Swarm. It is a Medium-sized Mace that does High damage per hit. It is operated by a Motorized Locust Crystal Rod and has a close range. It is from the Swarm War era and its counterpart is the Butcher Cleaver. |
 | Buzzkill | The Buzzkill is a large buzzsaw weapon manufactured by Carmine Construction Company. It inflicts very high to lethal damage per hit, has a magazine size of 15 (30 in Horde 3.0), and is ammunition-type Buzzsaws. It has a low rate of fire and short range. It is available in the Outsider Movement and Swarm War eras. |
 | Chain Gun | The Chain Gun is a Mounted Heavy Gatling Gun that is manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments. It is a large weapon that is only mounted on vehicles or emplacements, and it does high damage per hit. It has an unlimited magazine size and unlimited maximum ammunition. It fires in fully automatic mode and uses high-caliber machine gun ammunition. It is electrically cycled and has a very high rate of fire. It has low to medium accuracy and a short to medium to high range. It is used during the Pendulum Wars, the Locust War, the Lambent Pandemic, and the Swarm War, and is still in use during the post-Swarm War era. It is countered. |
 | Chainsaw Bayonet | The Coalition of Ordered Governments Chainsaw Bayonet is a small, lethal weapon that uses a motorized chain mechanism to inflict damage. It is designed for close-range combat and is a counterpart to the Mark 1 Lancer Bayonet. |
 | Claw Light Machine Gun | The Claw Light Machine Gun is a Swarm weapon that is a light machine gun. It is medium-sized and has high damage per hit. It has a magazine size of 100 rounds and maximum ammunition of 400 rounds. It fires in automatic mode and uses cartridge ammunition. It has a rate of fire of fast-slow and is accurate to medium-high. Its range is short-medium and it is an era-specific to the Swarm War. It has a counterpart, the Hammerburst II, and its counter-weapons are the Mk 3 Lancer Assault Rifle and the Lancer GL Assault Rifle. |
 | Combat Knife | The Coalition of Ordered Governments and the Union of Independent Republics manufactured the Combat Knife. It is a knife that inflicts medium-high damage with each hit and is physically cut. It has a close range and is primarily used during the Pendulum Wars, Locust War, Lambent Pandemic, and Swarm War eras. |
 | Cryo Cannon | The Cryo Cannon is a large, scientific instrument manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments. It fires a continuous spray of cryogenic liquid, which can inflict high damage upon enemies. The weapon has a magazine size of 50 and a rate of fire of high. It is most effective against Swarm enemies and is countered by the Longshot Sniper Rifle. |
 | Crystal Tooth Bayonet | The Crystal Tooth Bayonet is a small, physical cutting weapon manufactured by Swarm. It inflicts medium-high damage per hit and is primarily used in close-range combat. |
 | Custom Lancer | The Custom Lancer is a medium-sized, automatic assault rifle that was manufactured by Marcus Fenix. It is the Mark 2 model and has a cartridge ammunition type. It has a rate of fire of 600 RPM and medium-high accuracy. Its range is medium. |
 | Dropshot Munitions Launcher | The Dropshot Munitions Launcher is a Coalition of Ordered Governments strip mining tool that is also used as a weapon. It is a medium-sized weapon that deals very high to lethal damage per hit. It has a magazine size of 1 missile and maximum ammunition of 7. It fires in a single-shot mode and has a medium-long range. It is used in the Outsider Movement and Swarm War eras. Its counterpart is the Digger Launcher. |
 | Enforcer Submachine Gun | The Enforcer Submachine Gun is a small, automatic weapon that deals low damage per hit. It has a magazine size of 30 rounds in multiplayer and 40 rounds in campaign and horde 3.0, and maximum ammunition of 440 rounds. It fires at a rate of 1200 RPM and has low accuracy. Its range is short to medium. It was first introduced in the Outsider Movement era but is still in use in the Swarm War era. |
 | Fish Stick | A Fish Stick is a type of Easter Egg that deals high-lethal damage. It is a piked salmon with a sharpened point and is used as a melee weapon. It has a close range and is best used in the Swarm War era. |
 | Flashbang | The Coalition of Ordered Governments’ Flashbang is a thrown, pyrotechnic chemical weapon that emits a blinding flash and a loud bang upon detonation. It can cause temporary blindness and deafness, and can also stun targets. |
 | Gnasher Shotgun | The Gnasher Shotgun is a medium-sized, lever-action shotgun that fires high- to lethal-damage rounds. It has an 8-shell magazine size and a rate of fire of 60 rounds per minute. It is accurate in short to medium ranges. |
 | Hammer of Dawn | The Hammer of Dawn is a Coalition of Ordered Government’s weapon of mass destruction. It is a laser-designated satellite laser that can fire an Emulsion beam at a target, destroying it. The Hammer of Dawn is very large, and can only be operated by a satellite. It has pinpoint accuracy and an extremely high range. |
 | Hammerburst II | The Hammerburst II is a medium to high-damage assault rifle that can be fired in semi-automatic or full auto mode in Gears 2 and 3. In Gears 4 it fires in a three-round burst mode, and in Gears 5 it fires in a six-round burst mode. It is a gas-operated weapon with a rate of fire of 250 rounds per minute. It is highly accurate and has a medium to long range. |
 | Incendiary Grenade | An incendiary Grenade is an improvised explosive device with a burner on the end. Incendiary Grenades also spawn in pairs, like frag grenades, and it explodes immediately after the impact. |
 | Lancer GL Assault Rifle | The Lancer GL Assault Rifle is a medium-sized, automatic rifle manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments. It fires cartridge grenades and has a high rate of fire. It is moderately accurate and has a medium range. |
 | Longshot Sniper Rifle | The Longshot Sniper Rifle is a Coalition of Ordered Governments anti-personnel sniper rifle that is large in size. It deals very high to lethal damage per hit and has a magazine size of 1 round. It can hold a maximum of 24 rounds and fires sniper bullets that have an FMJ. It is bolt-action and has a rate of fire of 130/minute. It is very accurate and has an extreme range. It was used in the Pendulum Wars, the Locust War, the Lambent Pandemic, the Swarm War, and the Counterattack. |
 | Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle | The Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle is a medium-sized automatic assault rifle that deals medium-high damage per hit. It has a variable magazine size and maximum ammunition capacity and can be fired in automatic mode. It is chambered in a cartridge type and operates on gas power. Its rate of fire and accuracy vary depending on the model. It has a short to medium range. |
 | Mark 3 Lancer Assault Rifle | The Mark 3 Lancer Assault Rifle is a medium-sized, automatic rifle that fires cartridge ammunition. It is manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments and DB Industries. It has a low damage per hit, but a high magazine size and rate of fire. It is accurate and has a medium-high range. |
 | Markza Mk 1 Marksman Rifle | The Union of Independent Republics Markza Mk 1 Marksman Rifle is a medium-sized, high-damage semi-automatic rifle that was used during the Pendulum Wars and the Locust War. It has a magazine size of 5 rounds in Gears of War 4 and 10 rounds in Gears of 5, with maximum ammunition of 30 rounds in Campaign, 50 rounds in Multiplayer, and 60 rounds in Horde 3.0. It is gas-operated and has high accuracy and range. |
 | Mega Mech Gatling Gun | The Mega Mech Gatling Gun is a very large, high-damage weapon that can fire indefinitely. It fires high-caliber machine gun ammunition at a very fast rate. This weapon was used in the Swarm War era. |
 | Mulcher | The Mulcher is a Coalition of Ordered Governments Gatling Gun that is Large in size and has Low to Medium Damage Per Hit. It does not have a magazine size and has maximum ammunition of 500. It fires in Automatic mode and uses High-Caliber Machine Gun Ammunition. It is operated by Hand Crank and has a Rate of Fire of 1200/M. Its accuracy is Low-Medium and its range is Short to Medium. |
 | MX8 Snub Pistol | The MX8 Snub Pistol is a Coalition of Ordered Governments semi-automatic handgun. It is small, has low damage per hit, has a magazine size of 12 rounds, and maximum ammunition varies. It fires semi-automatic, has medium accuracy, short to medium range, and uses the Kal .50 round. It is gas operated with a rate of fire of 500/M. |
 | Overkill Shotgun | The Overkill Shotgun is a Heavy Shotgun manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments and DB Industries. It is a medium-sized weapon that deals high to lethal damage per hit and has a magazine size of 4 shells. It can hold a maximum of 32 shells. The accuracy of the weapon varies depending on the range. It has a short to medium range. The weapon is used in the Outsider Movement and Swarm War eras. |
 | Railgun | The Railgun is a Coalition of Ordered Governments and DB Industries artillery emplacement that fires high-lethal bolts at a very slow rate of fire. It is extremely large and has high accuracy and range. |
 | Relic Weapons | Relic Weapons are unique versions of existing weapons in Gears 5 such as Enforcer Relic is a variant of Enforcer SMG. The sight of a Crimson Omen shows that a weapon is somewhere in the vicinity. |
 | Salvo Rocket Launcher | The Salvo Rocket Launcher is a large, automatic rocket launcher manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments and DB Industries. It inflicts very high to lethal damage per hit and has a magazine size of 20 rockets. It can fire up to 20 rockets before needing to be reloaded and has a fast fire rate. Its accuracy is low-medium, and its range is short-medium. |
 | Shock Grenade | The Shock Grenade is an electric shock grenade in Gears 5. Its range and accuracy depend on the player using it. The Shock Grenade creates an electrified field to deal damage. |
 | Smoke Grenade | The Smoke Grenade is a small, hand-held device that emits a large cloud of smoke, used to provide concealment or to mark a target. It is manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments and comes in a variety of sizes and accuracy levels. The range of the Smoke Grenade also varies depending on the user. It has been used in the Pendulum Wars, the Locust War, the Lambent Pandemic, the Outsider Movement, and the Swarm War. Its counterpart is the Beacon Grenade. |
 | Talon Auto pistol | The Talon Auto pistol is a Coalition of Ordered Governments machine pistol. It is a small weapon with low damage per hit, but has a magazine size of 36 rounds and can fire in burst or full auto mode. It has a rate of fire of 900 rounds per minute. |
 | Torque Bow | The Torque Bow is a Laser-Sighted Coilgun used by the Locust Horde. It is a medium-sized weapon that deals very high to lethal damage per hit with a magazine size of 1 bolt and maximum ammunition of 12 bolts. It fires Imulsion-tipped Bolts and is operated by a torque mechanism. It has a rate of fire of 180/M and is pinpoint accurate with a range of long. |
 | Tri-Shot Chain Gun | The Tri-Shot Chain Gun is a large, automatic chain gun that fires high-caliber machine gun ammunition. It is electrically cycled, meaning that it fires rounds very quickly. It has medium-high damage per hit, medium-high accuracy, and a medium-high range. |
 | Twin-Barrel Turret | The Twin-Barrel Turret is a large (vehicular mount or emplacement only), mounted autocannon that deals high damage per hit. It has unlimited magazine size and ammunition, and fires in fully automatic mode. It has low to medium accuracy, short to medium to high range, and a very high rate of fire. It fires autocannon rounds, which are a type of ammunition. |
 | Venom Bomb | The Venom Bomb is a gas bomb manufactured by the Coalition of Ordered Governments. It is a weapon of mass destruction that releases a mutagenic chemical that kills all living things in a wide area. |