Criterion number one when choosing a good Nerf blaster for Nerf War is to choose a blaster you love. If you choose your favorite blaster, you're already comfortable with the quirks of how it operates. You can quickly reload it, probably without even looking. And you can clear any jam or malfunction without a second guess. This is why you should choose a blaster you are very familiar with for a Nerf War, and that's why I chose to go with the Alpha Trooper for my first pick.
Criterion number two, use a blaster that you can easily modify to become a legendary Nerf blaster. And the Modulus Recon, just like the Retaliator before it, is a perfect canvas for all your Nerf War mods. A pump grip, an extended stock, a stronger spring, maybe slam-fire, and you're good to go.
Criterion three, start with a blaster with legendary status already. If you don't think you can pull off all the mods necessary to make the Recon a legendary Nerf warring blaster, start with a blaster that's already legendary. You can take a Longshot and buy a couple of aftermarket mod kits, including a breech kit, a pump grip, spring replacement and more. Then you'll have a super powerful, insanely accurate, Nerf War legend of a blaster. Easy.
Four, something that you can actively load while engaged in battle. During a Nerf War, lots of people like to use these pump action open cylinder type blasters that they can constantly reload by shoving darts into the front. I understood the practicality of using such a blaster, but I was never a fan. Enter the Nerf Infinus, a full auto Nerf blaster with "Speed-Load Technology." It's like a Rapidstrike or HyperFire but you can constantly feed darts into a loading port behind the rear sight of the blaster and top off your mag. Neat.
Five, a Nerf gun with a HUGE ammo reserve. If you don't want to bother constantly loading darts like with the Nerf Infinus, maybe you should take a look at the Nerf Rival Nemesis blaster. The Nemesis has a huge tank on top where you can load 100 Rival rounds! As if that wasn't enough, with a few aftermarket mod kits, you can easily double the ammo capacity of this beastly blaster. Outstanding!
Maybe you don't want to worry about anything. You don't want to be constantly topping off your blaster, or having to carry an overly large blaster with 100+ rounds, maybe you don't even want to have to go through the trouble of modding anything. If you just want to grab a literal powerhouse of a blaster and shoot with supreme confidence and accuracy, grab this blaster. Although, you may want to check with your local Nerf group to see if this thing is allowed. It hits HARD.
If you love the Nerf Motoblitz (and you should), but you don't love the paintjob -- don't worry. You can just buy a custom hand-painted Nerf Motoblitz online. Delete the bright teal coloring on the Motoblitz and get a bit more tacti-cool.
The Nerf Modulus Stealth Upgrade Kit is a perfect little kit for your Nerf blaster, including a reflex sight, a folding grip attachment, and a small compensator style barrel attachment. This kit has been out for a while, but it's still as p...
I see a Nerf Fortnite Infantry Rifle and I want it painted blaaaack. Ahem. This modified Nerf Fortnite IR comes with a more tactical, custom paint job and a full 2S LiPo rewire with upgraded motors, cage and flywheels. Shoots at 120+ FPS.
Nevermore quoth the Rayven and never before has the Rayven been quoted for more. This is an eBay listing for the "Ultra Rare" brand new in box Nerf N-Strike Elite "Stinger" Rayven and you'll NEVER believe the price on this listing! Crazy!
The Bwine M4A1 Gel Blaster is a super accurate M4 replica that comes in fun Nerf gun colors (translucent orange and blue) and shoots 8mm gel balls at 12 rounds a second at muzzle velocities of 300FPS. Includes 10K gel balls and 2 batteries
While it's probably most well known from being in Call of Duty Black Ops, the ballistic knife is still a very real life thing. And while this isn't quite it, this Nerf Dagger from Worker is as close as we've gotten in the Nerf gun hobby.
The Nerf Rampage Inline Clip Kit Mk1 or "RICK.1" is a super cool mod kit for the Nerf Elite Rampage that utilizes the included 3D printed parts to transform your Rampage into a more realistic, breech-loading inline clip Nerf shotgun.
Pinpoint the competition with this Nerf rail compatible Flip Up Sight! Available in 18 different colors that you can mix and match, the Nerf Rail Flip Up Sight will be sure to catch the attention of all the other Nerfers at your next Nerf War!
This 3rd party Nerf-inspired blaster is based on the good ol Nerf Modulus. Luckily, the Modulus is an excellent blaster. My experience with blasters like these has always been very positive. More powerful with less resistance.