SKS Stats, Price and Tier

Marksman Rifle7.62x39mm$2,400B tier across 4 of 6 sourcesrecorded Alpha 1 · 7 Aug 2026

36 attachments fit the SKS

Recorded by Wardogs HQ
Optics
22
from $200
Muzzle Devices
2
from $810
Foregrips
12
from $380

Attachment compatibility and prices are recorded by one community database, not corroborated across several the way the weapon stats are, and Bulkhead publishes none of it. An attachment with no recorded price shows as Not recorded.

Recorded stats

As of Alpha 1 · 7 Aug 2026
Damage per hit
Not recorded
Rate of fire
420RPM
Effective range
400m
Muzzle velocity
735m/s
Weight
3.85kg
Fire modes
Semi
Vendor price
$2,400
$1,200 below level 9 (recruit discount)
Unlocks at
Level 5
Unlock fee
$25,000
one time, on top of the per kit price. One database publishes the unlock fee and another says the reported fees disagree, so it is the least settled figure here.
Shots to kill
Not recorded
Not modeled: damage or rate of fire not recorded.

Community-recorded from the in-game vendor, cross-checked across independent databases. Where they disagree on a price, the figure Bulkhead printed in its patch notes settles it when one database already matches it. Every other number is the databases' reading, and Early Access can retune any of them.

What does a full SKS kit cost you per death?
Where it ranks

Who rates the SKS

Each published tier list that places it, in that source's own band, with the build it read. The B above is our split of their average.

Same class

Other marksman rifles

What else the vendor sells in this slot, with the same recorded figures, so a cheaper or better answer is one row away.

WeaponDamageRPMRangePriceTier
SVD-480800 m$4,800A
BMR-308-450500 m$6,250A
M1445700500 m$7,400-
FAQ

Common questions

How much does the SKS cost in WARDOGS?

$2,400 at the vendor as recorded, or $1,200 below level 9 with the new recruit discount. Community-recorded from the in-game vendor, cross-checked across independent databases. Where they disagree on a price, the figure Bulkhead printed in its patch notes settles it when one database already matches it. Every other number is the databases' reading, and Early Access can retune any of them.

Is the SKS good?

4 of the 6 published tier lists we read place it, and their average lands in our B tier for Early Access to Update 0.2.0: games.gg calls it B, All Things How calls it A, Overgear calls it B, Strider calls it Good. Those are their opinions, credited; the letter is our split of the average. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.

How many shots does the SKS take to kill?

Not modeled: damage or rate of fire not recorded. We only print a shots-to-kill figure where it is plain arithmetic on a recorded per-hit damage and rate of fire.

Guides

Guides that mention SKS