Halo Weapon Damage Comparison (Base Values)

Compare 15 official Halo Combat Evolved base weapon damages: Assault Rifle 10, Pistol 25, Shotgun 120, Sniper 101, Rocket 330 and more. See full table inside.

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M90 Shotgun120 Damage

SRS99C Sniper101 Damage

Frag Grenade80 Damage

Plasma Grenade80 Damage

Plasma Pistol (charged)70 Damage

Needler explosion40 Damage

Fuel Rod Gun40 Damage

Melee40 Damage

M7057 Impact36 Damage

M6D Pistol25 Damage

M7057 Flame (burn)20 Damage

MA5B Assault Rifle10 Damage

Plasma Pistol (normal)10 Damage

Plasma Rifle10 Damage

Needler shard10 Damage

All values

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Name	Value	Context	Source
MA5B Assault Rifle Cheapest bullet here.	10 damage	Per bullet, 7.62mm, Combat Evolved	Halopedia CE Assault Rifle: Damage 10; GameFAQs HEK 10
Plasma Pistol (normal) Ties MA5B at minimum.	10 damage	Per bolt minimum, Combat Evolved	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Plasma Pistol normal 10 to 20
Plasma Rifle Ties at minimum.	10 damage	Per bolt minimum, Combat Evolved	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Plasma Rifle 10 to 14
Needler shard Supercombine adds on top.	10 damage	Per needle, Combat Evolved	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Needler shard 10
M6D Pistol Two and a half rifles.	25 damage	Per bullet, 12.7mm SAPHE	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: M6D Damage 25
M7057 Flame (burn) Burn rides with impact.	20 damage	Per tick burn minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Flame 10x2 20 to 26
M7057 Impact Close range ticks.	36 damage	Per tick impact minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Impact 18x2 36 to 46
Needler explosion Seven needles trigger it.	40 damage	Supercombine minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Needler explosion 40 to 60
Fuel Rod Gun Ties Needler blast at minimum.	40 damage	Per shot minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Fuel Rod 40 to 75
Melee Ties Fuel Rod at minimum.	40 damage	Per hit minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Melee 40 to 60
Plasma Pistol (charged) Seven normals.	70 damage	Per charged bolt	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Charged 70
Frag Grenade Ties Plasma Grenade.	80 damage	Per grenade minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Frag 80 to 120
Plasma Grenade Stick doubles value.	80 damage	Per grenade minimum	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Plasma 80 to 120
SRS99C Sniper Over ten rifles.	101 damage	Per bullet, 14.5mm APFSDS	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Sniper Damage 101
M90 Shotgun Top shot here at close range.	120 damage	Per shot close total, 8x15 pellets	GameFAQs Halo CE damage tables: Shotgun 8x15 120 to 375

About these numbers: Values are Combat Evolved engine base from the Halo Editing Kit, before difficulty scaling. Ranges show minimum to maximum falloff. M19 Rocket at 330 max sits out of rows to keep per bullet math clean and is noted here.

About this converter

Halo Combat Evolved damage comes from engine base numbers, not tooltips. MA5B, Plasma Pistol, Plasma Rifle and Needler shard all open at 10 per bullet or bolt. M6D Pistol hits 25, Flamethrower burn 20 with impact 36, Needler blast, Fuel Rod and Melee 40, charged Plasma Pistol 70, Frag and Plasma Grenades 80, Sniper 101 and Shotgun 120 close total. That makes one Shotgun equal twelve MA5B bullets at close range. Every value here is the minimum base from Halopedia and GameFAQs HEK tables, with falloff noted where it climbs.

How to use it

Pick two weapons and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the total in damage. Try 1 Shotgun against MA5B bullets.

Difficulty scales damage in game, so rows pin engine base. Shotgun pellets spread eight times fifteen at close for 120, up to 375 far spread in tables. Rocket at 80 to 330 blast sits out of rows because blast falloff breaks per shot math. MA5C Halo 3 at 7.5 per bullet is a separate game and stays out.

FAQ

What hits hardest here?

Shotgun at 120 close total. Sniper follows at 101.

How much is MA5B damage?

10 per bullet in Combat Evolved engine base.

How much is M6D Pistol damage?

25 per bullet. Two and a half MA5B bullets.

Where is Rocket Launcher?

M19 at 80 to 330 blast sits out because falloff breaks per shot rows. Noted only.

Sources

Halo Combat Evolved game data (Bungie 2001): Halo Editing Kit engine damage tables
Halopedia: CE Assault Rifle Damage 10, Combat Evolved manual calibers and mag sizes
GameFAQs Halo CE damage FAQ (Joylock): M6D 25, Shotgun 120 to 375, Sniper 101, Rocket 80 to 330, Grenades 80 to 120
Bungie Combat Evolved manual (MA5B 7.62mm, M6D 12.7mm, SRS99C 14.5mm specs)

Last verified: 2026-09-29 · 15 entries

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