Tier Lists — SAND: Raiders of Sophie

Overview

Best weapons, Trampler builds, cannons, and artifacts ranked for Voyage and Storm Dive. Browse child pages with 1000+ words, FAQs, tables, and internal wiki links. Updated for Steam Early Access June 22, 2026 — patch notes.

Best weapons, Trampler builds, cannons, and artifacts ranked for Voyage and Storm Dive. Browse child pages with 1000+ words, FAQs, tables, and internal wiki links. Updated for Steam Early Access June 22, 2026 — patch notes.

Best weapons, Trampler builds, cannons, and artifacts ranked for Voyage and Storm Dive. Browse child pages with 1000+ words, FAQs, tables, and internal wiki links. Updated for Steam Early Access June 22, 2026 — patch notes.

Page Index

Every subpage includes detailed sections and cross-links.

• Weapons — full reference.
• Trampler Builds — full reference.
• Cannons — full reference.
• Artifacts — full reference.

Ranking Philosophy

S tier = Storm Dive finals viable. A tier = Voyage and mid-skill squads. Rankings shift with EA patches. Updates document rebalance. S tier = Storm Dive finals viable. A tier = Voyage and mid-skill squads. Rankings shift with EA patches.

Updates document rebalance. S tier = Storm Dive finals viable. A tier = Voyage and mid-skill squads. Rankings shift with EA patches. Updates document rebalance.

Extended Context for Raiders

Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety.

Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts. Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms.

Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap. Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist.

Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting.

Squad Coordination Notes

Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms. Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap.

Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist. Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts.

Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting. Dreadnought and Sandworm Pit are secret endgame POIs — secret locations. Iron Fortress, Sand Runner, Raider Hybrid, Maze Builder are meta build archetypes — Trampler builds.

Personal weapons include Blitz Pistol, EB Revolver, 866/9 Rifle, M82, 1874 Petros, Anti-Reactor Rifle — weapons. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers. Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points.

Solo Player Considerations

Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting. Dreadnought and Sandworm Pit are secret endgame POIs — secret locations.

Iron Fortress, Sand Runner, Raider Hybrid, Maze Builder are meta build archetypes — Trampler builds. Personal weapons include Blitz Pistol, EB Revolver, 866/9 Rifle, M82, 1874 Petros, Anti-Reactor Rifle — weapons. SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers.

Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points. Voyage mode is the standard loop; Storm Dive is high-stakes endgame with stronger rivals and better loot per Storm Dive guide. Black Boxes sell for roughly 500 crowns and appear in industrial POIs — see valuables and Black Box guide.

Mount 40mm cannons for sustained fire; 80mm cannons pierce heavy armor on enemy Tramplers and Ironclad robots per cannons tier list. Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls.

Storm Dive vs Voyage Differences

SAND: Raiders of Sophie is a dieselpunk PvPvE extraction shooter on Sophie where you build and crew giant walking mechs called Tramplers. Extract via radio towers using a Radio Beacon Box (~2000 crowns), green smoke, and a two-minute defense window documented on extraction points. Voyage mode is the standard loop; Storm Dive is high-stakes endgame with stronger rivals and better loot per Storm Dive guide.

Black Boxes sell for roughly 500 crowns and appear in industrial POIs — see valuables and Black Box guide. Mount 40mm cannons for sustained fire; 80mm cannons pierce heavy armor on enemy Tramplers and Ironclad robots per cannons tier list. Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order.

Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety. Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts.

Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms. Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub.

Economy and Crown Efficiency

Research components and blueprints feed the tech tree — 23 components and unlock order. Keyboard controls use WASD, F interact, Tab inventory — full reference at keyboard controls. Only secured loot extracts: inventory, Trampler storage, loaded turret ammo. Floor loot is lost — storage safety.

Towns like Segen, Kaiserplatz, and Venedig hold mixed crates — towns map. Forts need 80mm for red doors — forts. Artifacts include Orbital Strike Pointer, Deflector Shield, Turbo Rod, Bio Emitter — artifacts. Steam Early Access launches June 22, 2026 — date and platforms.

Tier lists rank weapons, builds, cannons, artifacts at tier list hub. No official promo codes at EA launch — codes FAQ. Roadmap links Discord and Steam forums at roadmap. Pre-deploy with fuel rods, ammo, Radio Beacon per pre-deploy checklist.

Boarding offense and defense decide PvP Trampler fights — boarding offense. Mechanical Parts rebuild destroyed walkers — mechanical parts. Landmark crafting at reactors consumes fuel rods and components — landmark crafting.