Legendary weapons in Dying Light: The Beast are rare, powerful weapons that offer higher damage and durability compared to ordinary ones. Among the best are the Elite Pistol, the Eraser rifle, and the Sunray Revolver.
Acquiring these weapons can be challenging, as you’ll need to navigate hostile areas and solve puzzles. Always keep a melee weapon equipped when exploring bunkers or houses, since enemies can strike from any direction.
1. The Elite Pistol — Dying Light: The Beast
The Elite Pistol
The Elite Pistol is one of the best legendary weapons in the game. It has low recoil and offers high damage, which is great for killing Volatiles and bosses. The Elite Pistol is a reward from the B4 Treasure Hunt.
Phase 1: How to Get the Keycard
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- Head to the bridge near the Monastery in the National Park area.
- Enter the military traincar on the bridge and clear out all infected.
- Use lockpicks to open the locked traincar.
- Defeat the infected soldier and loot the keycard from his body.
- Continue to the open traincar at the end of the bridge and turn on the generator inside.
Phase 2: How to Get Elite Pistol
The Elite Pistol Location
- Defeat the enemies near the traincar before starting the process.
- Grab the power cable and connect the cable to the power coupling inside the traincar.
- Clear out remaining enemies and ensure the cables are properly connected.
- Use the keycard to unlock the door on the right side.
- Pick up the Elite Pistol from the shelf on your right-hand side.
2. The Eraser Rifle — Dying Light: The Beast
The Eraser Rifle
The Eraser is the best rifle in Dying Light: The Beast, dealing a base damage of 625. However, its ammunition is limited and can only be found in Convoys, Road Checkpoints, and on certain enemies.
Phase 1: How to Unlock the Bunker
- Go to the Vale region to get your hands on The Eraser. This region is located on the eastern side of the map.
- Locate the Farms Tower Safe Spot, then travel southeast to find a shack with a locked door.
- Break the wooden boxes around the shack to reveal a vent opening.
- Crouch and enter the vent to reach the generator and turn it on.
- Move to the fuse box and connect a cable after starting the generator.
- Head west to the abandoned walls.
- Climb up the broken wall while holding the cable.
- Reach the small platform above, which contains a fuse box and a dead body.
- Connect the cable to unlock the bunker door beneath the platform.
Phase 2: How to Get The Eraser Rifle
The Eraser Rifle Location
To obtain The Eraser, you need to power up the bunker and unlock two different doors, with the rifle hidden behind one of them. Be prepared, as two undead will attack you during the process.
- Enter the bunker that unlocked after connecting the first cable.
- Push the cupboard inside to reveal another vent.
- Return to the previous fuse box where you connected the cable.
- Remove the cable from the first fuse box and carry it into the bunker.
- Connect the cable to the new fuse box in the room, and unlock two different doors by connecting this cable.
- Go through the left door and defeat the two undead enemies inside.
- Lockpick the cabinet in the room.
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Collect the Eraser rifle from inside the cabinet.
3. Sunray Revolver — Dying Light: The Beast
Sunray Revolver
The Sunray Revolver is a legendary weapon in Dying Light: The Beast, found inside a locked safe in a house near Golden Pine Park. You must restore power to unlock the door leading to the hidden safe containing the revolver. The revolver has a base damage of 1626, and it is the best close-range weapon for combat. Its ammunition can be collected from Convoys and Road Checkpoints.
Phase 1: Sunray Revolver Location
Sunray Revolver Location
- Travel northeast from Golden Pine Park.
- Locate the two houses and climb to the top to get inside through the window.
- Head to the bathroom, where you’ll find a dead body.
- Defeat the enemy that attacks you there and loot the body to acquire a power fuse.
- Move to the living room on the east side and exit through the window.
- Open the basement hatch and go inside.
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Replace the old fuse with the new one obtained from the dead body.
Phase 2: How to Unlock the Safe for Sunray Revolver
Safe code
- Replace the fuse to restore power and unlock the nearby door.
- Enter the unlocked room and look around.
- Find the small vent located on the opposite side of the table.
- Crouch and crawl through the vent to reach a hidden safe.
- Enter the code “2 2 19” to unlock the safe.
- Collect the Sunray Revolver from inside the safe.
4. Other Legendary Weapons
Here are some other legendary weapons that are also powerful and effective. You can try out these weapons for a close-range, high-damage build.
- Strauss & Broda Legendary Machete- Located in the Industrial Zone on a building roof near the Nate Market.
- The Needle- Found near the Mountain Shelter Tower Safe Zone in the National Park. Power up a fuse box/cable, then once an area opens up. Unlock the door and get inside to pick up The Needle from a table.
- The Statement Shotgun- Located in the Pembroke area. Get inside the locked house and restore power to unlock the doors, allowing you to get this shotgun.
