The Surge
67 Achievements
1000 XP
40-50h
Tools of War
Collected all Frontier Weapons
10 XP
0.7%
How to unlock the Tools of War achievement in The Surge - Definitive Guide
Staff
Pattern 20XX Infantry Rifle - Totem Wolf boss
Pattern 30XX Infantry Rifle - Totem Wolf boss
Golden Infantry Rifle - Lactose Tolerant challenge modifier
One-Handed
Tamahaac - Totem Wolf boss and regular enemies
Tamahaac DX - Totem Wolf boss
Golden War Axe - Complete all top row challenge modifiers
Single-Rigged
RIP (Rest in Pieces) - Undertaker boss or regular enemies
RIP Special Edition - Undertaker boss
RIGP (Rest in Gold Pieces) - Complete all third row challenge modifiers
Twin-Rigged
B0-W1E Twin Blades - La Muerte boss
B0-W1E Twin Blades Deluxe Edition - La Muerte boss
Golden Twin Blades - Arms Race challenge modifier
Heavy-Duty
Grim Ravager - La Muerte boss, Undertaker boss or regular enemies
Grim Marauder - La Muerte boss or Undertaker boss
Golden Marauder - Combo Maker challenge modifier
For the upgraded boss weapons (second in each category) I would recommend turning on as many multipliers as possible to have a greater chance of obtaining the desired weapon.
I eventually switched the modifiers to just the first four selected and first try I got the twin blades DE and rip SE from their respective bosses, so if you have the same issues as I did, maybe adjust your modifiers.
There are 15 total weapons to unlock for this achievement. A few can be obtained from normal DLC-specific enemies, a few will be rewards from using modifiers, and a few will be specific to the bosses. Remember, to claim a weapon you need to cut the right arm off the enemy. They are as follows:
- Pattern 20XX Infantry Rifle - Totem Wolf
- Pattern 30XX Infantry Rifle - Totem Wolf
- Golden Infantry Rifle - complete an episode with Lactose Tolerant modifier active
- Tamahaac - Totem Wolf and regular wolf enemies
- Tamahaac DX - Totem Wolf
- Golden War Axe - use all modifiers in Row 1
- RIP (Rest in Pieces) - Undertaker and regular cowboy enemies
- RIP Special Edition - Undertaker
- RIGP (Rest in Gold Pieces) - use all modifiers in Row 3
- B0-W1E Twin Blades - La Muerte
- B0-W1E Twin Blades Deluxe Edition - La Muerte
- Golden Twin Blades - complete an episode with Arms Race modifier active
- Grim Ravager - La Muerte, Undertaker, and regular bandanna enemies
- Grim Marauder - La Muerte and Undertaker
- Golden Marauder - complete an episode with the Combo Maker modifier active
Some of these weapons are hard to tell apart, especially the two rifles and the two twin blades, but I believe the rarity is tied slightly to the difficulty of the modifiers. You can see hi-res images of all the weapons and gear sets at the Steam guide to help determine if the boss has what you need, especially if you're trying to choose whether to cut the arm for the weapon or another body part if you still need armor pieces.
1. Infantry rifle, type 20XX (from the boss Totem Wolf, without modifiers)
2. Infantry rifle, type 30XX (from the boss Totem Wolf, with modifiers)
3. Golden infantry rifle (for using modifiers)
4. Tomahawk (from ordinary enemies or the boss Totem Wolf, without modifiers)
5. Tomahawk DX (from the boss Totem Wolf, with modifiers)
6. Golden ax (for using modifiers)
7. Twin Blades B0-W1E (from La Muerte boss, no modifiers)
8. Twin blades B0-W1E special version (from La Muerte boss, with modifiers)
9. Golden twin blades (for using modifiers)
10. Reaper Ravager (from ordinary enemies or bosses La Muerte or Undertaker, without modifiers)
11. Reaper Marauder (from bosses La Muerte or Undertaker, with modifiers)
12. Golden "Marauder" (for using modifiers)
13. ASHES (Portable X-series Buster) (from regular enemies or the Undertaker boss, no modifiers)
14. ASHES special version (from the boss Undertaker, with modifiers)
15. ZPRAKH (Golden Portable Dismemberer X series) (for using modifiers)
PS: All gold weapons are given for using one modifier or several (I think you will )