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Every Classic Blaster, Ranked

All 99 reviewed blasters ordered by NCR score (TeamNC's 0–5 rating), with the objective TechRating as the tiebreaker.

#BlasterNCRTechRatingYearSeries
1 Koosh Vortex Tornado X/2 ★★★★★5.0/5 26.6 1998 Koosh Vortex
2 Nerf SplitFire ★★★★★5.0/5 26.3 2000 Airjet Power Plus
3 Koosh Vortex FireStorm ★★★★★5.0/5 26.1 1999 Koosh Vortex
4 Nerf Big Bad Bow ★★★★★5.0/5 25.6 1998 Hyper Sight
5 Nerf SuperMAXX 1500 ★★★★★5.0/5 24.3 1997 SuperMAXX
6 Nerf SuperMAXX 3000 ★★★★★5.0/5 23.7 1997 SuperMAXX
7 Nerf PowerClip DX1000 ★★★★★5.0/5 23.6 1999 Power Nerf
8 Nerf Crossbow ★★★★★5.0/5 23.4 1995 Original
9 Nerf Sharpshooter ★★★★★5.0/5 23.4 1992 Original
10 Nerf WildFire ★★★★★5.0/5 23.4 1999 Airjet Power
11 Nerf Blast Fire DX500 ★★★★★5.0/5 23.1 2001 Power Nerf
12 Koosh Vortex Tornado ★★★★★5.0/5 22.9 1998 Koosh Vortex
13 Nerf Arrowstorm ★★★★★5.0/5 22.4 1993 Original
14 Nerf Ballzooka ★★★★★5.0/5 20.0 1994 Original
15 Nerf Master Blaster ★★★★★5.0/5 19.6 1992 Original
16 Nerf RotoTrack ★★★★★5.0/5 17.8 1997 Cyber Stryke
17 Nerf Manta Ray ★★★★★5.0/5 17.2 1996 Max Force
18 Nerf Blast-A-Matic ★★★★★5.0/5 16.4 1990 Original
19 Koosh Vortex Power Strike ★★★★½4.75/5 22.5 1999 Koosh Vortex
20 Mattel Ultimator ★★★★½4.5/5 26.2 1994 Other
21 Nerf Triple Strike ★★★★½4.5/5 25.8 1999 Airjet Power
22 Nerf Lightnin' Blitz ★★★★½4.5/5 25.1 1999 Airjet Power
23 Nerf Switch Shots Ultra ★★★★½4.5/5 24.5 2000 Switch Shots
24 Nerf SuperMAXX 750 ★★★★½4.5/5 24.4 1997 SuperMAXX
25 Nerf Sharpshooter II ★★★★½4.5/5 23.6 1995 Original
26 Nerf Bow 'n' Arrow ★★★★½4.5/5 23.3 1990 Original
27 Nerf Mono Blast ★★★★½4.5/5 22.8 1998 Hyper Sight
28 Nerf Warthog ★★★★½4.5/5 22.5 1995 Max Force
29 Nerf Defender T3 ★★★★½4.5/5 21.5 1996 Cyber Stryke
30 Nerf Mad Hornet ★★★★½4.5/5 21.4 1997 Max Force
31 Nerf Lock 'n Load ★★★★½4.5/5 21.3 1998 Hyper Sight
32 Nerf Chainblazer ★★★★½4.5/5 20.7 1994 Original
33 Nerf Motorized Ballzooka MP150 ★★★★½4.25/5 20.7 2000 Power Nerf
34 Nerf Secret Shot II ★★★★☆4.0/5 25.8 1999 Airjet Power
35 Nerf Switch Shots Super ★★★★☆4.0/5 24.6 2000 Switch Shots
36 Nerf Laser Fang ★★★★☆4.0/5 24.0 1997 Max Force 2112
37 Nerf Eagle Eye ★★★★☆4.0/5 22.9 1994 Max Force
38 Nerf CommLink II ★★★★☆4.0/5 22.8 1997 Cyber Stryke
39 Nerf Razor Fin ★★★★☆4.0/5 22.1 1997 Max Force 2112
40 Nerf Secret Shot ★★★★☆4.0/5 22.0 1995 Original
41 Nerf Venom Shot ★★★★☆4.0/5 22.0 1997 Max Force 2112
42 Nerf RatchetBlast ★★★★☆4.0/5 21.4 1997 Cyber Stryke
43 Nerf Bungee Blaster ★★★★☆4.0/5 21.2 2000 Other
44 Nerf RipChord ★★★★☆4.0/5 21.2 1998 Mega Blitz
45 Nerf Stinging Scarab ★★★★☆4.0/5 20.7 1996 Max Force 2112
46 Nerf TripleTorch ★★★★☆4.0/5 20.5 1998 Mega Blitz
47 Nerf Wrist Blitzer ★★★★☆4.0/5 19.4 1995 Ambush Rip Rockets
48 Nerf Blast-A-Ball ★★★★☆4.0/5 16.3 1989 Original
49 Nerf Missilestorm ★★★★☆4.0/5 15.6 1992 Original
50 Mattel Maximizer ★★★½☆3.5/5 22.5 1994 Other
51 Nerf SuperMAXX 250 Dart Blaster ★★★½☆3.5/5 21.1 1998 SuperMAXX
52 Nerf Rattler ★★★½☆3.5/5 20.6 1994 Max Force
53 Nerf Rocketstorm ★★★½☆3.5/5 20.6 1994 Hyper Rip Rockets
54 Nerf Hydro Bazooka ★★★½☆3.5/5 19.9 1992 Hydro
55 Nerf Gator ★★★½☆3.5/5 19.8 1996 Max Force 2112
56 Nerf FastBlast ★★★½☆3.5/5 18.7 2000 Airjet Power Plus
57 Nerf Blast Hammer ★★★½☆3.5/5 17.3 1993 Rip Rockets
58 Nerf Ball Blaster ★★★½☆3.5/5 14.2 1999 Other
59 Nerf NB-1 Missile Blaster ★★★½☆3.5/5 14.2 1992 Original
60 Nerf Quickstrike ★★★½☆3.5/5 13.5 1994 Hyper Rip Rockets
61 Nerf Sawtooth ★★★☆☆3.0/5 23.7 1995 Max Force
62 Nerf Electric Eel ★★★☆☆3.0/5 23.4 1997 Max Force 2112
63 Koosh Vortex Tornado Spin Sight ★★★☆☆3.0/5 23.3 1998 Koosh Vortex
64 Nerf SuperMAXX 3000 - Blue Edition ★★★☆☆3.0/5 23.2 2000 SuperMAXX
65 Nerf Switch Shots Max ★★★☆☆3.0/5 22.7 1999 Switch Shots
66 Koosh Vortex Tornado Fast Fire ★★★☆☆3.0/5 22.2 1998 Koosh Vortex
67 Nerf AutoGrip ★★★☆☆3.0/5 21.5 1996 Cyber Stryke
68 Nerf Hidden Shot ★★★☆☆3.0/5 20.9 1995 Ambush Rip Rockets
69 Nerf Iron Raptor ★★★☆☆3.0/5 20.8 1995 Max Force
70 Parker Brothers Spitfire ★★★☆☆3.0/5 20.2 1995 Space Shooter
71 Nerf Arrow Strike ★★★☆☆3.0/5 12.5 2001 Power Nerf
72 Nerf SuperMAXX 3000 - Green Edition ★★½☆☆2.75/5 22.7 1998 SuperMAXX
73 Nerf Stinger ★★½☆☆2.5/5 22.1 2000 Airjet Power Plus
74 Nerf SuperMAXX 350 ★★½☆☆2.5/5 21.8 2000 SuperMAXX
75 Nerf Strongarm ★★½☆☆2.5/5 20.3 1996 Cyber Stryke
76 Nerf Range Shot ★★½☆☆2.5/5 19.5 1998 Hyper Sight
77 Nerf Pulsator ★★½☆☆2.5/5 18.7 1998 Mega Blitz
78 Nerf Detonator ★★½☆☆2.5/5 18.5 1993 Rip Rockets
79 Nerf Backlash ★★½☆☆2.5/5 18.4 1995 Ambush Rip Rockets
80 Nerf Whipshot ★★½☆☆2.5/5 16.3 1995 Rip Rockets
81 Nerf SuperMAXX Disc Shooter ★★½☆☆2.5/5 15.6 1998 SuperMAXX
82 Nerf Slingshot ★★½☆☆2.5/5 11.6 1991 Original
83 Nerf Ripsaw ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 22.9 1995 Original
84 Nerf SuperMAXX 5000 ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 22.2 1998 SuperMAXX
85 Nerf Whiptail Scorpion ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 20.7 1996 Max Force
86 Nerf ArmorShot ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 19.9 1997 Cyber Stryke
87 Nerf Coral Viper ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 19.2 1997 Max Force 2112
88 Nerf Double Crossbow ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 15.9 1994 Original
89 Nerf Razorbeast ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 15.9 1994 Max Force
90 Nerf Ramrod ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 15.2 1993 Rip Rockets
91 Nerf Switchfire (1994 Edition) ★★☆☆☆2.0/5 15.2 1994 Other
92 Nerf Motorized Disk Launcher ★½☆☆☆1.75/5 10.8 2000 Other
93 Nerf Expand-A-Blast ★½☆☆☆1.5/5 22.1 1998 Hyper Sight
94 Nerf Perceptor ★½☆☆☆1.5/5 5.5 1996 Cyber Stryke
95 Nerf Sneak Shot ★☆☆☆☆1.0/5 22.2 1994 Original
96 Nerf NitroQuad ★☆☆☆☆1.0/5 18.6 1998 Mega Blitz
97 Nerf Missile Launcher ★☆☆☆☆1.0/5 15.5 1992 Original
98 Nerf Switchfire (1996 Edition) ★☆☆☆☆1.0/5 13.9 1996 Rip Rockets
99 Koosh Vortex Viper Shot ★☆☆☆☆1.0/5 12.6 1999 Koosh Vortex

What do the scores mean? NCR is the averaged TeamNC reviewer rating out of 5 "Golden N's". TechRating is a performance index computed from measured distance, accuracy, and rate of fire — higher is better. Full methodology.