Best CS:GO assault rifles

M4A1-S leads with an ELO of 1,363, ahead of AK-47 (1,307) and M4A4 (1,266). Ranked over 919 duels between 11 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Which assault rifle do you prefer in CS:GO? Rank the 11 iconic weapons of the competitive game: AK-47, M4A4, AWP and more.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.