What is the best weapon in this game?

[michaelsun]

I use the max upgrade blade and level 1 blunderbuss
I want to replace the blunderbuss to alchemitst's satchel
but the cost is too high
For a beginner , what should i use to go though the level ?
THANKS!

[Jyuubey]

the crossbow + Mana upgrade

[Smeggit]

Each to their own of course but for me I find the Stone Staff to be most effective (I also really like the Sceptre of Domination but that one is Sorceress only). The Stone Staff shoots through multiple enemies so you want to aim each shot to hit multiple targets. I particularly like to use it with the Lightning Ring. Use the Staff to spray the front ranks of the hoard to remove shields and do a bit of damage then a blast or two of lightning wipes the front ranks out, rinse and repeat. The Stone Staff alt fire is really good for heavies and Gnolls (especially when you get the extra damage upgrade). If you are defending a choke point the alt fire is very handy when you're about to be over run.

[Cougarific]

It's very individual and depends on what you like.

I think Stone Staff is the best all-around weapon, especially for beginners - for all the reasons Smeggit lists and because unlike Blunderbuss you can use it versus flyers. It's very click-intensive though.

An upgraded Blunderbuss has its strong points but the total inability to combat flyers is a deal-breaker for me.

IMHO Crossbow with Headshots-return-mana is the strongest weapon in the game for an experienced player. The Stun + mana return lets you totally immobilize large groups or solo ogres/trolls indefinitely. You can build a killbox and keep everything in it until they're all dead. Plinking headshots takes down even Armored Ogres (stun-plink-plink-stun-plink-plink-stun...) with ease while rapid-fire lets you pick shields off heavy orcs and spread some damage around before a finishing move like Chain Lightning.

[NikkiButt]

Stone Staff is by far my favorite, esp with the upgrade that increases dmg to stoned targets! It can work on all enemies and is a lifesaver! I find it's a great utility that also allows your traps to reset as enemies are clustered up a bit more :]

[Leng Spider]

Ya, Stone Staff seems to be the best overall weapon.

Another fun combo is sword (bladestaff?) + Fire Ring - a wall of fire and PBAoE melee solved a lot of problems in the first game.

[Lightn1ng]

for me it's the stone staff too. The ability to stun a large group of enemys is very powerful and nice to have if the mob comes close to the portal.

[Sirius]

Love my Blunderbuss, upgraded to knock the big guys over.
Plus, secondary is nice to tear apart groups of smaller critters, and not to forget that
extra BAM! to break up those Earthlords.

Originally posted by Cougarific:

An upgraded Blunderbuss has its strong points but the total inability to combat flyers is a deal-breaker for me.

Ok, what? I take down flyers no problem? Haven't tried on Nightmare, though, but it
can even take down up to three of those annoying flyers if they're close enough.
Granted, mostly at the second shot, but still?

[Cougarific]

Originally posted by |x|Sirius|x|:

can even take down up to three of those annoying flyers if they're close enough.

Yeh that's the important part for me - by the time you're close enough to hit them with the BB, they're close enough to hit you with their attack.

The Ultimate Suck is being frozen-in-place by a Frost Bat then lit-up by Thunder Bats (they pair those two in at least two DLC maps).

But that's what's really great about OMD2 - everybody finds the approach that works best for them - there really is no "best" weapon - it's all very unique to the individual.

[TOOGAM]

I think that people were just trying to mention a manaless weapon.
However, one answer trumps them all, if you have the item and sufficient mana.

Without question, the best weapon is: Polymorph Ring.
Without question.
No other weapon can transform a nearly dead Ogre into a full-health Fire Ogre.

[Sirius]

Originally posted by Cougarific:

Yeh that's the important part for me - by the time you're close enough to hit them with the BB, they're close enough to hit you with their attack...

Sorry, I meant: If they are close enough to each other. Despite the spread, if your
aim is good enough, you can "snipe" them from a distance. Often I hit sevral of them,
if they are clustered. But it still takes two shots, so that maybe a drawback.

[Stewifaf]

Crossbow 1 shoot 1 dead

[Cougarific]

Originally posted by TOOGAM:

No other weapon can transform a nearly dead Ogre into a full-health Fire Ogre.

I lol'd.

Was playing with guy who had never used it before and when his Troll polymorphed into an Armored Ogre he started screaming like a little girl. :-D