The best muzzle attachments for the Anvil hand cannon in ARC Raiders are the Compensator II / III for competitive PvP precision and the Silencer II for safe PvE farming, while its exclusive Anvil Splitter tech mod is generally considered suboptimal. 🎯 Best Muzzle Attachments The Anvil relies on high-impact, single-action precision. Because it only features a muzzle slot and a tech mod slot, choosing the correct barrel attachment defines its playstyle.
Compensator II / III: Best for PvP. It significantly reduces per-shot crosshair bloom (dispersion). This allows you to quickly line up the consecutive headshots required for a fast two-shot kill against enemy raiders.
Silencer II: Best for solo play and PvE. It prevents nearby ARC bots from swarming your position and keeps competing raiders from tracking your weapon sounds.
Extended Barrel: Best for long-range poking. It helps neutralize bullet drop at extended distances, though it offers less value in close-quarters duels.
Muzzle Brake: Strictly avoid. Brakes are built to mitigate continuous automatic recoil, meaning they provide almost zero practical benefit on a single-action weapon like the Anvil.
🛠️ The Anvil Splitter Tech Mod The Anvil Splitter is a rare, legendary tech mod unique to this weapon. Community testers and guides widely recommend skipping it for serious builds:
The Reality: It transforms your high-precision hand cannon into a pocket shotgun.
The Downside: It ruins the weapon's core strength—its exceptional headshot precision and range. It delivers a mild damage boost but performs significantly worse than dedicated shotguns like the Vulcano or Il Toro.
PvE Exception: It remains popular for casual ARC hunting due to its hilarious knockback effect against flying enemies like Wasps and Hornets.
In terms of actual numbers, instead of firing a standard single bullet, the Splitter shoots 4 individual projectiles. Each of these pellets hits for 12 base damage, meaning if you land all 4, you are dealing 48 total base damage. That sounds decent on paper compared to the baseline single shot, but it forces you into dangerous close-range fights under 20 meters just to prevent the extreme projectile spread from missing completely. The mechanics get interesting when you analyze how it interacts with health bars. Unlike traditional shotguns like the Il Toro or Vulcano—which carry a flat 1.0x headshot multiplier—the Anvil Splitter retains the weapon's native 2.5x headshot multiplier. If you manage to shove the gun into an enemy's face and hit a full headshot, the damage bypasses standard shield mechanics. Some pellets will shatter a light shield while the remaining pellets apply the massive 2.5x critical multiplier directly to the player's underlying health pool, resulting in an immediate one-shot kill. Despite this cheese potential, the real issue is availability. You can easily head over to third-party marketplaces like U4N to secure standard gear, or use platform services when you need to buy arc raiders blueprints for your foundational weapon upgrades, but the Anvil Splitter cannot be crafted at a bench. It exists purely as a rare world drop found in high-tier hot zones like the vehicle maintenance bays in Spaceport or the locked rooms in Buried City. If you lose one in a bad raid, you cannot simply craft a replacement, making it highly impractical for an everyday kit. 📈 Optimal Weapon Tiers
Tier 3 (Sweet Spot): Offers the perfect synchronization between your fire rate and crosshair dispersion recovery. It allows you to fire accurately at maximum speed without the crosshair expanding uncontrollably.
Tier 4 (PvP Meta): Grants a faster fire rate, but requires a Compensator to stop the bloom from pacing ahead of your manual recoil control.
When configuring your loadout, your choice should tie directly into your gear choice. If you decide to maximize your mobility and run a Compensator III or Silencer III, keep an eye on your weapon's durability burn modifier. Testing shows that running these top-tier attachments means you need to multiply your weapon’s base durability by 2 to calculate exactly how many heavy ammo rounds you can fire before the gun breaks completely. For builds without these high-burn muzzles, that multiplier jumps to 2.5, letting you squeeze out significantly more shots before a trip back to the vendor.
