Hunting monsters between two journeys in Ramsgate will force you to get useful equipment and weapons. The latter are 6 in Dauntless, with one per element and neutral. You can use a sword, axe, spear, hammers, pistols and chain blades.
How weapons work
- Sword: Severs and breaks Behemoth parts, and deals bonus damage to Wounded parts.
- Axe: Severs and breaks Behemoth parts, and deals bonus damage to Wounded parts.
- Hammer: Deals very high stagger damage, and can break Behemoth parts.
- Chain Blades: Severs and breaks Behemoth parts, and deals bonus damage to Wounded parts.
- War Pike: Wounds Behemoth parts, enabling damage bonuses for cutting weapons.
- Ostian Repeaters: Severs and breaks Behemoth parts, and deals bonus damage to Wounded parts.
Their differences of gameplay allow them to differ from each other and to vary game experiences or to adapt the element and kind of weapon to the Behemoth that you will face off against.
Weapons Tier List
The choice of your weapon will depend on several elements: your style, the Behemoth and the composition of your group. The idea is not to show you what is THE best weapon in all situations but to show you the ones who are popular among the players to make the most damage.
Be aware that all of the weapons down below are not universal choices, some are stronger against some elements and some others will be less against others. Don't forget that the level/upgrades of your weapon and cells that you choose will be significant. Here are the 7 weapons we can put at the top of the list.
Inferno's Razor
Kind: Sword
Behemoth: Hellion
Element: Blaze
Cells: Power x2
At the very top of this list, we find the Inferno's Razor which allows you to make the most damage with its spell which grants you 550 power. For 250 more damage and a strike of 8 hits, that, with blaze damage, increases it up to 880 total! And to finish, by equipping the Reactive Hilt mod, you will be able to increase critical chances by dodging hits and optimize your build to inflict heavy damage on Behemoths.
Call of Dawn
Kind: Sword
Behemoth: Rezakiri
Element: Radiant
Cells: Utility x1, Tech x1
In the second place, we find Call of Dawn, which will be extremely efficient to beat Umbral Behemoths. Its power level is equal to Inferno's Razer, but its skill grants you 10% chances of hitting the opponent double (it can go up to 1,100 damage).
Inferno's Burden
Kind: Hammer
Behemoth: Hellion
Element: Blaze
Cells: Power x2
Contrary to Inferno's Razor, the hammer version allows you to get more damage, faster. Your 250 bonus damage will come with the 6th hit. A good counterpart to the slowness of the weapon. By using the Extended Mag mod, you will be able to give 6 more ammo to your hammer which will grant more speed to your weapon when the mag is empty.
Raging Crash
Kind: Hammer
Behemoth: Gnasher
Element: Neutral
Cells: Power x1, Utility x1
The advantage of this weapons is that it's linked to no element and will allow you to be polyvalent against all kind of resistance, since you will be able to take advantage of its significant damage against all elements.
Inferno's Decree
Kind: Axe
Behemoth: Hellion
Element: Blaze
Cells: Power x2
Third Hellion weapon of this tier list, it's the most powerful in the game and grants 250 bonus damage at the 6th hit. You will even be able to make it more efficient in some circumstances with cells like Predator of Pacificator.
Stalker's Mercy
Kind: Axe
Behemoth: Riftstalker
Element: Umbral
Cells: Tech x1, Utility x1
The Stalker's Mercy is undoubtedly one of the best axes of the game with its passive that allows players to get 8% more attack speed when the latter will have less than 30% HP. This passive may seem suicidal to use, the opportunities will be numerous, even more using the Skarn lantern (grants shield).
Moreover, this axe is Umbral, very useful against most of Behemoths in the game (except Riftstalker and Shrowd), which makes it a weapon easy to upgrade. And to finish, axes are popular among the players thanks to its stun and breaking parts properties. 8% attack speed is significant to make more damage.
Repeaters
To finish, Repeaters have their place in the tier list. It will heavily depend on the bonuses you will apply, but among them, if you want the most damage possible, here are what you have to prioritise:
- Inferno Barrel
- Captain's Grip
- Briliant Prism
- Marksman Chamber
Written by Asheryth. Translated from French by Millenium.us.org
