Top 10 weapons Ranking

[mic01851165]

I have 65 hrs into this game.
This is the latest version in May 2023
Everything unlocked, maxed talent, all stage stars cleared, all challenges cleared.
I'm here to give my feedback about what "I think" are some of the best weapons in this game. This knowledge is base off my experience playing the hardest difficulty (highest purple star) on every stages, including the endless mode.
(My highest endless record is 98 mins in normal mode), and 63 mins in 5 purple star)

The rating factor is base on how well it does as starting weapon to keep the run alive , as well as how well it does in end game (highest dps/ good protection in endless)
Since the first 5 mins is so difficult in highest difficulty, this rating is biased toward weapons that can help you survive til you evolve the rest of your weapons.

1. Volcanic Orb
2. Chain Lightning
3. Spectral Dagger
4. Ranger Bow
5. Living Painting
6. Bronze Starfish
7. Ancestral Razor
8. Dimensional rift
9. Storm Javelin
10. Blood Wing

There's a few things in common about my top weapon pick. They almost all get scaled by everything in this game (projectile speed/ duration/ aoe/ proj number/ Fire Rating) and they requires only one type of each element (not double element) so building passive is easier than ever for those weapons. You can end up scaling most of them to ridiculous level too in end game , making them hit full screen w.o aiming. (except 2 weapons on the list)

Volcanic Orb is just an amazing weapon after you have 10 in every dps upgrades. It get scaled by everything, has no target limit, and does good damage at level 1. It is one of the most important weapons to keep the run alive in hardest difficulty cuz the performance of this weapon is good with just 1 point into it. In end game it get scaled enough to hit the full screen with fire balls.

Chain Lightning is relatively weak at lvl1~3, however if you favourite it and trying to make it lvl 5 asap or even evolve it, it becomes one of the strongest/ best clear weapon in first 10 mins of the game. It hits almost everything full screen, does respectable damage, and causes stun.

Spectual dagger is one of the earliest good weapon available when you first start the game. It falls flat a bit once you have everything unlocked but it is still a very good boss killing weapon. Only problem is this weapon cant cleave so in highest difficulty might not be the first weapon you should pick or you'd get swarmed. Once evolved it becomes a very good clear weapon for 5-20 mins mark of the game cuz it chain full screens like evolved chain lightning.

Ranger bow starts off a bit weird only able to hit right, but as starter weapon it has amazing dps and pierce that can help you kill mobs/ bosses alike quickly at the beginning. It is also a really good boss killing weapon early. The evolve version enables it to hit most of the screen with enough aoe and proj scaling, making a good clear and boss killing weapon.

Living Painting might be an odd choice, but it is one of the best "lvl 1" clearing weapon at the beginning. It has no target limit, hit a wide frontal area, and can help you kill everything quickly in first 5 mins. It falls flat really quickly though so no need to focus on levelling or even evolving it, just use it as initial clear weapon and then focus levelling on other weapons first.

Bronze Starfish is relatively weak at early game, but in end game it consistently does the most damage by a long shot because it hits everything on screen for the highest damage, as well as pushing them backward to protect your safety.

Ancestral Razer is a bit like Bronze Starfish. Not the strongest at start but at end game hits full screen consistently, does a lot of damage and knock-back foes to protect you. It is quite a bit weaker than Bronze Starfish though in terms of dps.

Dimensional rift is a surprisingly good initial weapon since it has infinite cleave too and hit any spots. Sadly the evolved version does poison damage instead of curse which is kinda weird considering curse might be stronger. Maybe you can get away w.o evolving this but then you need to mess with your passive..

Storm Javelin with enough scaling is basically full screen slow and aoe damage which is super useful in end game.

Blood Wing is kinda good early game cuz of full screen aoe , though the damage is a bit lackluster, it is pretty good early on for quick clearing. The evolution doesn't change the weapon that much though thus it ranked 10 only.

Feel free to share what you think and make your own list too.

[mic01851165]

Btw honourable mention for worst weapon in the game.
Tornado fans (slow clap)
A stage challenge even asks you to use the character that start with tornado fan on the frozen map, which is horizontal layout lolz..

One of the lowest dps weapon, tiny radius, only hit vertical, get scaled by very few stuffs, long cd. Evolution barely changes anything. Heck, not even projectile number saves it. (it doesn't cast more times in a roll like other multi hit weapons . )

[Snowfunk]

Ethereal Razor & War Pickaxe.
These will deal about 70-90% of your damage. Nothing even comes close...
Serrated Spears is solid to.

[Spiffy]

Nice write-up, I'll only add Cupids Arrow, it's among the top dmg dealers when upgraded with a bit of duration and bullet speed, you don't even need much for it to take off. It requires two sun elements to evolve though.

For money I prefer to roll Midas on infinite glacier taking Ranger Bow, Bronze Starfish, Volcanic Orb, Ethereal Razor, Cupids Arrow + Coin Purse, Silver Bullets, Banner of Ruin, Armored Pads, Forbidden Sword, Gloves of Harmony.
Switch things up occasionally for Emerald Ring + Seal of Purity for maximum coinage and often forego a weapon to mess with the other ones I rarely use.

[mic01851165]

Originally posted by Alexander:

Nice write-up, I'll only add Cupids Arrow, it's among the top dmg dealers when upgraded with a bit of duration and bullet speed, you don't even need much for it to take off. It requires two sun elements to evolve though.

For money I prefer to roll Midas on infinite glacier taking Ranger Bow, Bronze Starfish, Volcanic Orb, Ethereal Razor, Cupids Arrow + Coin Purse, Silver Bullets, Banner of Ruin, Armored Pads, Forbidden Sword, Gloves of Harmony.
Switch things up occasionally for Emerald Ring + Seal of Purity for maximum coinage and often forego a weapon to mess with the other ones I rarely use.

I have bad memory with cupid arrow back then when i do the challenge.
Haven't use that weapon ever since clearing the challenge so cant comment how good it is after i have full passive maxed XD.
I also have my best set up passive too so having double light might be a problem :P

[Vimpster]

I am curious to what extent you are basing your weapon list off of your memory of how weapons were before versus how they are now. A lot of the weapons have been rebalanced in the game. In particular I find the ancestral razor and spectral dagger weapons to be much weaker now then they were originally. In fact I find spectral dagger to be one of the weaker weapons in the game until you evolve it, at which point it becomes pretty good.

One of my favourite weapons in the early waves is the toxic stench weapon. I think it is the most powerful weapon in the early waves as you can just run through enemies as quickly as you please and they just die instantly. There are other weapons too that can be very strong under the right circumstances, in particular close range weapons like the claw and necromancer gauntlets.
I have had the gauntlets out dps the wings weapon by a huge amount in a 20 minute run. Coming only second to the rockets weapon. I mention this as you have the wings as one of your top weapons.
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[PC GAMER]

Stop talking about this. He will nerf everything to sap the fun. That's what he does. He answers just about every muppet, but me. He is angry. Do not make public statements of what is fun or what item might seem OP, lest it get nerfed in a very fast "quick fix" update.

[mic01851165]

I mean my list is very subjective and a lot of other weapon works too .
Well if they decide to nerf it, too bad then, i usually post these after I 100% everything and move on already :P

[WaaghMan]

Other than the newly added character and equipment, that might still require a touch or two, we don't plan on changing equipment balance. The only case would be if its usage is so low that it needs some change to keep being an interesting choice.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Originally posted by WaaghMan:

Other than the newly added character and equipment, that might still require a touch or two, we don't plan on changing equipment balance. The only case would be if its usage is so low that it needs some change to keep being an interesting choice.

Tornado could really use some love though

[T-Knocker]

Midas don`t get more coins when killing 5 enemies. I`m walking over killed enemies, but no more coins. Coins is only counting when I kill special enemise or crates have them, as alle maps have.

[WaaghMan]

Originally posted by T-Knocker:

Midas don`t get more coins when killing 5 enemies. I`m walking over killed enemies, but no more coins. Coins is only counting when I kill special enemise or crates have them, as alle maps have.

Hi! You mean when using the skill? We've checked and coins are definitely dropping when killing 5 enemies by using the skill.

[B the Self]

After unlocking every single thing in the game (except some upgrades) and doing some 5 ruin maps , I love your ranking and is pretty much all the weapons I take in my runs most of the time .
Also because they are fun !! (FUN!!!)
It would be cool if you could create another list listing the most weak weapons which for sure will see in there Tornados , Sphere of destruction (extremely weak and only shoots to a side) , Silvan Shell? Ominous Gale? Dark Staff? and more along those lines , these weak weapons deserve some love too

[mic01851165]

Originally posted by BadVeryBad:

After unlocking every single thing in the game (except some upgrades) and doing some 5 ruin maps , I love your ranking and is pretty much all the weapons I take in my runs most of the time .
Also because they are fun !! (FUN!!!)
It would be cool if you could create another list listing the most weak weapons which for sure will see in there Tornados , Sphere of destruction (extremely weak and only shoots to a side) , Silvan Shell? Ominous Gale? Dark Staff? and more along those lines , these weak weapons deserve some love too

Hahaha yeah the wind related weapons are all kinda weak.
Tbh i dont want to make the weakest weapon list because I think they're weak meaning i use them less = i probably didn't give them enough credit and MAYBE they're secretly good.

[Dr Chim Richalds]

For me it would be:

1. Voltsword - I love Experiment XIX, great starting character imo
2. Disaster Sphere - The base version is good, but having these things bounce around and knockback is crazy good
3. Freezing Geyser - Pretty OP with it's long range perma-freeze
4. Break Shot - Upgrade from the Brittle Stone, these things are CRAZY when you have +projectile speed/knockback
5. Corrupted Arrow - Cupid Arrow upgrade, this thing is consistently one of the highest DPS weapons any time I pick it
6. Ethereal Razor - Same thing here, big DPS
7. Spectral Needle - Again high DPS works great with knockback
8. Elven Bow - High DPS, great on Glacier, and combined with Sphere of Destruction
9. Igneous Orbs - High damage AoE that makes you feel much safer
10. Thunderstorm Javelin - Same as above (I'm starting to realize CC'ing/slowing enemies is kinda OP in this game)

Honorable mentions: Freezing Punch, Hand Cannons, Demon Wings, Dire Fang, Vampire Gauntlets

[Inferius]

oh well, from what I can see, the best weapons are still to be unlocked for me
it's getting tough