Anthem players who spent hours grinding and leveling up and working towards a potent Masterwork endgame weapon were dismayed to find out that they already possessed the most powerful weapon in the game—a first-level common Defender Rifle. Despite what the numbers show, there is a bug that allows it to kill enemies faster than a level 45 Masterwork

Source: Hot Hardware – Anthem’s Latest Crazy Bug Makes Level 1 Weapons Most Powerful In The Game