WARDOGS Best Budget Loadout for Season 2
The best budget loadout in WARDOGS Season 2 is the AK-74 ($800, unlocked from the start), Level 1 armour ($400) and helmet ($200), binoculars ($180), a Field Resuscitator ($425) and two bandages ($400). That kit costs $2,405 a life. The binoculars and the revive tool both earn cash and XP, so a careful life can pay for itself. Skip the $500 parachute and the T-21, which now costs $1,200.
Loadouts cost cash every life, and you lose the kit if you die without a revive. A cheap kit is therefore the correct play until you survive consistently. This one levels Assault, Medic and Recon at the same time.
The budget kit, slot by slot
| Slot | Take | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | AK-74, unlocked by default and sold with its 30-round magazine. The T-21 needs Assault 3 and costs more. | $800 |
| Armour | Level 1 armour (Career 3). | $400 |
| Helmet | Level 1 helmet (Career 3). A Scout Rifle headshot kills an unhelmeted player in one hit and a Level 1 helmet makes it two. | $200 |
| Specialist | Binoculars. Spot enemies for cash and Recon XP. | $180 |
| Items | Field Resuscitator (Medic 2) and two bandages ($200 each). Fill the rest of the bag with loose ammo. | $825 |
| Traversal | Nothing. The Basic Parachute rose from $100 to $500 and will not open below about 10 m, so ride or drive to the zone instead. | $0 |
| Total | Everything above | $2,405 |
Vendor prices are paid every life. Unlocks are paid once: the Level 1 armour and helmet cost $10,000 and $7,500 to unlock, and the Field Resuscitator costs $10,000. That is $27,500 across the three. The AK-74 needs no unlock.
The cheapest kit for each role
Each row below is built on the role's default-unlock weapon, with Level 1 armour and helmet ($600 together) and two bandages ($400) unless noted. Totals use vendor prices only.
| Role | Kit | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Regain kit | Any free assault rifle (A-91, Bushmaster M17S, KH-2002) and Level 1 armour. No helmet, no bandages. | $400 |
| Assault | AK-74 ($800), armour, helmet, bandages. | $1,800 |
| Support | AK-74 ($800), Small Hammer ($100), armour, helmet, bandages. The Medium Hammer is $800 more and needs Support 3. | $1,900 |
| Recon | Scout Rifle TD ($1,200), binoculars ($180), armour, helmet, bandages. | $2,380 |
| Medic | PP-19 Bizon ($1,000), Field Resuscitator ($425), armour, helmet, bandages. | $2,425 |
The mixed kit costs $2,405 because it carries both earners, the binoculars and the resuscitator. Step up from here to the role builds on the best loadouts page once you survive most lives.
How this kit makes money
The two earners do the work. Every enemy you spot with binoculars pays cash and Recon XP if they die to anyone, and a revive with the resuscitator paid about $900 in Season 1 testing. Two revives cover the AK-74, binoculars and resuscitator ($1,405) on their own. Heal a teammate after you revive them and that pays again. Do this near the Hot Zone, where payouts are doubled, and reinvest the profit in better armour and a real weapon once you are surviving.
Two Season 2 discounts that cut the bill
A team that is at least 40 points behind second place gets 20% off at the vendor, which takes the $2,405 kit to $1,924. Players who join and populate an empty server also earn a vendor discount once the match begins; the notes do not give its size. Neither changes what to buy, only what a death costs.
Why loose ammo beats extra magazines
A single 30-round magazine takes the same backpack space as roughly 80 loose rounds. Carry one or two magazines, fill the rest of the bag with loose ammo, and press the pack key in cover to refill empty magazines. You end up with more total ammo and room for bandages, and you pay nothing for magazines you never empty. The 5.45 rounds the AK-74 fires cost $15 per 10.
Armour, magazines and smoke add weight; loose ammo is light. Keep the kit in the light or medium band so you keep your sprint. Losing your tactical sprint is worse than losing a few dollars, because a slow player is an easy kill.
Written by Kaze, who plays WARDOGS and checks the numbers in game before they go on the page. Facts change with each patch. This page was last updated 15 Oct 2026 (Early Access).