Best Elite Classes Loadout in Battlefield 1
Elite kits are picked up from crates on the map. They are heavily armored but can't be revived.
Final release · community and patch-note picks · updated October 10, 2026
Best Elite Classes weapons
#1 · Heavy MG · Close–mid
MG 08/15 (Sentry)
Sustained fire behind armor.
#2 · Twin SMG · Close
Villar Perosa (Sentry)
Very fast close-range bursts.
#3 · Flamethrower · Close
Wex Flamethrower (Flame Trooper)
Clears rooms and trenches.
Gadgets and equipment
Tankgewehr M1918 (Tank Hunter)
Anti-tank rifle that also hits infantry hard.
Stay with your team
Elites only regenerate after 45 seconds out of combat.
Also on foot
Tanker / Pilot
Spawn in a vehicle; their personal kit is only a backup.
Cavalry
Fights from horseback with the Russian 1895 Cavalry rifle and a sword; carries bandages and ammo.
Elite Classes tips
- Sentry armor cuts gunfire by about 83% on the torso, arms and head, but not the legs or back.
- K bullets, fire, gas, explosives and melee takedowns get through elite armor.
- Push behind teammates; no elite weapon works at long range.
Other classes
- AssaultClose range and anti-tankBest: Hellriegel 1915 Factory / Defensive, MP 18 Trench / Experimental, Model 10-A Hunter / Slug
- MedicRevives, healing and mid rangeBest: Fedorov Avtomat Trench, Selbstlader M1916 Marksman / Factory, Mondragón Sniper
- SupportAmmo and suppressionBest: Lewis Gun Low Weight / Suppressive, MG15 n.A. Suppressive / Low Weight, BAR M1918 Trench / Storm
- ScoutLong range and spottingBest: SMLE MKIII Marksman, Martini-Henry Infantry, Gewehr 98 Sniper / Infantry