The budget, not a secret meta sheet
Snick Co. has not published point values. The numbers below are community-sourced, and only the ones two write-ups share. I checked both on 18 October 2026. The loadout is a shared 12-point budget covering weapons, ammo, and armor. Adding a piece spends points. Removing it refunds them. The counter refuses a piece that would exceed the cap.
The arithmetic I will stand behind: diamond armor is 6, iron sword is 3, diamond dagger is 2, and the worked example prices a sling at 1. Arrows are 1 point for 12, capped at 36. Crossbow cost is unresolved, so it is absent. Five loadout slots is a single-source claim and is also absent.
Kits that fit the published costs
A ranged kit leaves room for ammo. Example that uses only confirmed costs: skip diamond armor (6), take a cheaper melee if you need one, and keep arrow points under the 36-arrow cap. The recorded recommendation from the loadout notes is ranged plus a small ammo stack, rather than spending half the budget on armor before the fight starts.
An armor-heavy kit is legal inside the rules we have: diamond armor at 6 plus an iron sword at 3 is 9, leaving 3 points. I am not calling that “best.” It is a legal spend. Whether it wins after the 17 October ranked patch is not in a patch note, because Snick Co. has not published one.
- Ranged-leaning: leave armor below 6 if you need arrows. 1 point = 12 arrows, stop at 36.
- Melee-leaning: iron sword 3 or diamond dagger 2, then decide if the remaining points buy armor.
- Do not copy a crossbow number from a single clip. The careful wiki refuses to publish one.
Where the videos fit
GRIFF’s loadout video and CHALLS’s guide were both about two days old when I listed them on 18 October. They are creator opinions with view counts that will move. Use them as footage of the menu, then check the counter yourself. The explainer with the worked example is the 12-point guide. Weapon names that still conflict with the official art are on Weapons.
Videos
The BEST Loadouts in Tribes 3v3 (Roblox)
GRIFF ROBLOX · 2026-10-16
Tribes 3v3 GUIDE! Best Loadouts, Weapons, Get SHARDS Fast
CHALLS · 2026-10-16
Sources
- tribes3v3-wiki.wiki loadout notes — accessed 2026-10-18
- tribes-3v3.wiki weapons table — accessed 2026-10-18
- Roblox games API, universe 10768498581 — accessed 2026-10-18