AK74 — WARDOGS Assault Rifle: Stats, Unlock Level & TTK

The AK74 is WARDOGS's early full-auto assault option: $1,600, 26 damage per round at 650 RPM, a 176ms TTK against a 100 HP target — and it unlocks at Assault level 3, which makes it the first purchase that commits to a full-auto assault line rather than a stopgap.

At a glance

Attribute	Value	Source
Price	$1,600	MetaForge weapon database
Damage	26 per round	MetaForge
RPM	650	MetaForge
TTK vs 100 HP	176ms	MetaForge
Unlock	Assault level 3	Overgear progression table

The honest numbers: less damage per round than the free rifles

Here is the detail most quick guides skip: the free rifles deal 28 damage per 5.56 round, and the AK74 deals 26. On paper, the AK74 loses the per-round damage fight against a rifle that costs nothing. What $1,600 actually buys is the delivery system — full-auto fire at 650 RPM — so sustained target pressure replaces semi-auto trigger discipline. Whether that trade suits you depends on how you fight: burst shooters keep the free rifles; hold-to-fire players get real value here.

Purchase order context

1. Match 0: free rifle (A-91, M17S or KH-2002) — learn ballistics for free.
2. First purchase: the T-21 at $600 — full-auto without a level requirement, the community's budget king.
3. Assault 3 reached: the AK74 ($1,600) — full-auto pressure with its own damage profile.
4. Assault 20: the M4 completes the line — 28 damage at 800 RPM, the tier benchmark.

Loadout notes

• Match the ammunition to the target: FMJ general use, HP for unarmored, AP for armored columns (see the loadout guide for the ammo triangle).
• Tower fights reward burst windows — time your trigger with the objective tempo covered in the towers guide.

The best AK74 build on a budget

The community's standard-build framing slots the AK74 in cleanly: AK74 + FMJ + Level 1–2 armor + a medkit — the workhorse kit once your bank clears roughly $15,000, per the sizing rule in the loadout guide. At $1,600 the rifle leaves enough of that budget for Level 2 armor, and armor survives longer than your trigger discipline on a bad night. Ammo discipline does the rest: FMJ as the default, HP only when the lobby runs cheap kits, AP saved for armored pushes — buying AP "to be safe" is one of the classic loadout mistakes, because it wastes expensive rounds on the unarmored players who dominate early fights.

Related guides

• WARDOGS best guns — full tier breakdown
• M4 assault benchmark
• WARDOGS classes and XP progression
• Loadout guide