GTA Online: 8 Best Arena War Vehicles

GTA Online gives you a much more immersive experience in the world of Grand Theft Auto and an array of odd but lucrative hustles. The Arena War DLC offers reputation points, money, and a higher Arena Rank as you progress and win. In PvP matches, your goal is to have a beefy monster of a vehicle to take out your opponent.

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While there are around a dozen base vehicles to choose from in the Arena War, your customization package can make a huge difference in how each handles in a fray. This makes some cars more desirable when fitted with one package over the other.

8/8 Future Shock Bruiser

The Future Shock Bruiser is a solid pick if you plan to get down and dirty. Built to be an off-road car, the Bruiser isn’t AWD, which means climbing hills or dealing with rocky terrain will be difficult, but you can add Jump mods that launch the car in the air to avoid tricky ground.

On its own, the Future Shock Bruiser is strong against larger vehicles — one of its biggest perks — but with the Ram mod, it can damage nearly all other cars with the exception of the Phantoms and Utility Trucks. You can also add Phased Plasma guns to this Bruiser that offer the same amount of damage as other guns, but with a higher fire rate.

7/8 Apocalypse Deathbike

The Apocalypse Deathbike was loosely based on Daryl’s motorcycle in The Walking Dead, and as such, can be modded to be quite gnarly with saw blades and Gatling guns. The Deathbike can run at high speeds, making it a strong choice for hit and runs, and you can add Boost to make it go even faster.

As a small motorcycle, you won’t have the upper hand over a lot of the larger cars, but anything with weak to no armor is vulnerable, as well as pedestrians. To protect your rider from bullets, you can get the Heavy Armor upgrade to strengthen the damage this Deathbike can take. As it is, though, it can take an explosive blast without being completely destroyed.

6/8 Nightmare Cerberus

A commercial truck, the Nightmare Cerberus is slow but powerful. You can add Boost upgrades to increase the speed, and the Jump mod to launch it in the air over obstacles. If you’re looking for something to take minimal damage, this is your truck.

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The longer body allows for the rear to take more damage without a high impact on the overall state of the truck. It also comes with a bullet-resistant windshield for your protection. The Cerberus has one Flamethrower built in, and you can add a second one to the rear of the truck, both with a short-range area of effect. You’ll also want to add the body spikes for close contact with other players (this causes fair damage), and the Ram weapon that deals massive damage.

5/8 Future Shock ZR380

The Future Shock ZR380 takes a regular sports car and gives a sleek but dangerous look. As a sports car, the ZR380 has top speeds and great handling — though the armor for the Future Shock package will weigh it down, and you’ll need to add the Boost to get your speed back.

There are already window plates on the front, and you can add them all around the car to make it withstand hit-and-run damage better. To give it a competitive edge, you’ll want to use the Ram Weapon mod for inflicting damage, as well as the two machine guns that offer decent damage to anything not heavily armored. Lastly, there are the Proximity Mines, which offer five different kinds of ranged attacks against enemy vehicles.

4/8 Nightmare Dominator

The Nightmare Dominator is built out of a muscle car with above-average top speeds. Since this package will add a lot of armor to the car, the weight will make acceleration slower unless you add Boost. You can also add the Jump mod to launch into the air if you want to avoid larger vehicles entirely.

The Dominator has a push bar on the front that protects it from taking too much damage in a collision. Adding the Reinforced and Heavy Armor upgrades will make it even sturdier in the Arena. There’s also the Tombstone armor plate on the back that can detach from the car to become an obstacle for your opponents.

3/8 Future Shock Issi

The Future Shock Issi may be an unlikely pick due to its small size, but it handles impressively well thanks to its high suspension and agile body. You’ll be able to outmaneuver larger vehicles easily, and if you add the Jump mod, you’ll launch right over the top of any you can’t outrun. Jump will also help out with obstacles this RWD car can’t climb.

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The Issi can be tossed around the Arena easier because it’s so small, so building up the defense is a must. Adding the Ram Weapon and the Phased Plasma Guns will help you deal damage to enemies, and hopefully, keep them at bay.

2/8 Nightmare Imperator

The Nightmare Imperator will take a higher-skilled driver because, despite its great acceleration, it has poor brakes and only decent speed. This means it’s more prone to sliding and fishtailing on the road. It has some metal bars on the windscreen that helps protect against bullets, but you’ll want to add the Heavy Armor to make the car more secure.

Since you might spend more time than you’d like gaining control of the Imperator again, you’ll also need the Ram Weapon and Kinetic Mortars modded on. The Mortars don’t deal significant damage to a target, but will forcefully get them away from you while you correct your steering.

1/8 Apocalypse Sasquatch

The Apocalypse Sasquatch is an off-road truck that may or may not suit your needs. In terms of the larger trucks, it has decent speed and acceleration, and even brakes well, but the trade-off is it can’t push other vehicles out of the way like other trucks. You’ll definitely want to add Jump mod to avoid other large trucks.

The cab is extremely vulnerable to attack, so you’ll need armor upgrades to make the Sasquatch effective. That said, you can mod it with a few different types of Ram Weapon, like the Love Fist which will act as a battering ram to hit targets. There’s also the Kinetic Grenades, which add two front-facing grenade launchers to your truck for attacking opponents.

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