652Graystripe said:
Other than that, I've decided to add an icon to the thread for "point of contention" that marks weapons that are up for change.
It looks like this.To get it applied to an item - well, that's easy. You just have to say "I think X should be in Y tier", and it'll get applied, simple as that. If more people (e.g. one other person or more) back you up - I count as "more people" as well - I'll move it over.
Hope this makes the thread easier to navigate.
From my last two threads on the topic, which you can view here.
Early to Mid-Hard Mode
Late Hard Mode
It's a fact: some weapons are better than others. This thread is intended as a community-input encyclopedia on what weapons are the best and worth getting, pretty decent and useful, or not so useful at all. This also includes the "piece of crap" category, also known as the Unholy Trident.
When commenting as to why you think a weapon should be moved up or down, be sure you formulate a logical argument. "I like this weapon" or "I did something cool with this weapon" doesn't count. What we like most here are factual, stat-backed-up responses that can be done by anyone - just play around with the weapon and you'll see.
The following variables are taken into consideration:
-How much damage does the weapon do?
-Is it a single- or multi-target weapon?
-How useful is it in a variety of scenarios?
-Is it extremely useful in a single scenario?
-Is it difficult to get ammo or mana to sustain it?
-How hard is it to obtain?
-Any other factors that determine its usefulness, such as accuracy?The thread covers all weapons that are available between the start of the game and the Wall of Flesh's defeat. Keep in mind that all weapons are not tiered against each other; they are tired judging by the next credible threat. For example, the Wand of Sparking might be balanced against underground monsters, while the Diamond Staff would be balanced against the Goblin Invasion and Skeletron.
If you disagree with this thread, feel free to tell me. It's only starting with my opinions; it will be changed according to that of the community. I am only the poster for something that I hope will become much larger. Thanks.
Note that, with the 1.4 update, this list has been shaken up quite a bit! An asterisk (*) denotes weapons that are either new or significantly modified, and as such require reevaluation. I will also include a section for weapons that I don't feel able to rank, since I haven't played as much as I would like since the update.
S Rank
These weapons are the best of the best and are suitable in almost all situations, doing their job very well. They should almost invariably be acquired for their stage of the game.
Minishark
Molten Fury (
)
Phoenix Blaster
Space Gun*
Vilethorn
A Rank
These weapons are excellent and well-rounded, but lack a certain something that prevents them from reaching their highest potential.
A+
Beenade
Grenade
Musket
Muramasa*
Night's Edge
The Rotted Fork
Trident
Water Bolt*
A
Amazon
Amber Staff
The Bee's Knees
Blade of Grass
Bone Javelin*
Bone Throwing Knife*
Cascade
Diamond Staff
Imp Staff*
Javelin
Shuriken
Snapthorn*
Spear
Starfury (
)
Sticky Grenade
Sunfury*
Revolver
The Undertaker (
)
A-
Blowgun
Blue Moon*
Bone Glove* (
)
Bouncy Grenade
Boomstick
Code 1
Demon Scythe
Emerald Staff
Fiery Greatsword
Flamelash*
Flaming Mace*
Hellwing Bow
Magic Missile*
The Meatball*
Poisoned Knife
Ruby Staff
Sickle
Star Anise
Throwing Knife
Swordfish
B Rank
Weapons in this category begin to become iffy - they lack attributes that would be greatly useful, or have some other quirk that prevents them from seeing widespread use. Although useful, they're less-than-ideal and often should not be farmed for.
B+
Bee Gun
Blood Rain Bow*
Bone Sword (
)
Cactus Sword*
Candy Cane Sword
Dark Lance
Enchanted Boomerang
Falcon Blade
Fruitcake Chakram
Gray Zapinator*
Handgun
Harpoon
Hornet Staff
Ice Boomerang (
)
Ice Blade
Mace*
Paintball Gun
Quad-Barrel Shotgun*
Red Ryder
Sapphire Staff
Spiky Ball
Storm Spear*
Thorn Chakram
Valor (
)
Vampire Frog Staff
B
Amethyst Staff
Ball O'Hurt*
Bee Keeper*
Blood Butcherer
Bone
Book of Skulls*
Chain Knife
Crimson Rod (
)
Enchanted Sword
Finch Staff*
Flamarang (
)
Flower of Fire
Frost Daggerfish
Katana
Mandible Blade
Phaseblade
Shroomerang*
Snowball Cannon
Star Cannon
Topaz Staff
Wand of Sparking* (
)
Wooden Boomerang (
)
Wooden bows
B-
Aqua Scepter
Bladed Glove
Bloody Machete
Demon Bow
Exotic Scimitar
Flintlock Pistol
Light's Bane
Metal bows
Molotov co*cktail (
)
Purple Clubberfish
Tendon Bow
Zombie Arm
C Rank
This is the lowest usable category - weapons here have some merit, somewhere, but in general are very poor choices and should only be used as a last resort.
C+
Ale Tosser
Artery
Blowpipe
Happy Grenade
Malaise
Snowball
Other wood swords
C
Metal swords
Rotten Egg
Shortswords*
Stylish Scissors
Thunder Zapper*
Wooden Sword
Wooden Yoyo
C-
Flare Gun
Rally
Ruler*
Sandgun (
)
Tragic Umbrella*
Umbrella*
Need ranking
Due to my limited time playing the 1.4 update, I haven't been able to play with these new weapons, and so they need ranking. Suggest starting ranks!
Combat Wrench
Gladius
Leather Whip
Terragrim
Unranked
Arkhalis* (
)
Slime Staff (
)
Though they're both extraordinarily good weapons, they're so rare they're not even worth categorizing.
With 1.4 the Arkhalis has a different method of obtaining - anyone care to comment on it?
30/9/16: Removed Gatligator. Harpoon down to B+.
6/10/16: Added Snowball Cannon (B), Rockfish (B+), Purple Clubberfish (B-), Swordfish (A-).
7/10/16: Added Beenade, Grenade (A+), Shuriken, Bone Throwing Knife, Javelin, Bone Javelin, Sticky Grenade (A), Throwing Knife, Poisoned Knife, Star Anise, Bone Glove, Molotov co*cktail (A-), Spiky Ball, Bouncy Grenade (B+), Frost Daggerfish (B), Snowball, Happy Grenade (C+), Rotten Egg (C).
19/10/16: Mandible Blade down to B, Ice Blade up to B+.
28/10/16: Added Point of Contention symbol and added it to Wand of Sparking, Molten Fury, Flamarang, Ice Boomerang, Wooden Boomerang, Hellwing Bow.
30/10/16: Added Paintball Gun (B+).
3/6/17: Musket to A+. Undertaker and Falcon Blade marked for contention. Thread revived.
4/6/17: Flower of Fire up to B, Cactus sword down to B. Arkhalis, Slime Staff and Star Cannon marked for contention.
12/6/17: Amazon up to B+, Bee Keeper up to B-, Water Bolt, Bouncy Grenade, Bone Sword and Valor marked for contention.
19/6/17: Blade of Grass up to A, Boomstick up to A-. Starfury and Crimson Rod marked for contention.
20/6/17: Water Bolt no longer marked for contention.
7/7/17: Bee Keeper marked for contention.
23/11/18: Thread refurbished. Amazon up to A, Hellwing Bow up to A-, Falcon Blade up to B+, Bladed Glove and Bee Keeper up to B. Bee's Knees and Bone Glove marked for contention.
30/11/18: Bouncy Grenade up to A-, Wooden Yoyo up to C.
1/12/18: Red Ryder down to B+.
6/13/20: Thread refurbishing for 1.4 begun. Several weapons moved around, asterisks added. Several new weapons added as well.
6/15/20: Gem staffs split up. Diamond to A; Ruby/Emerald to A-; Sapphire to B+; Topaz and Amethyst to B.
6/18/20: Added Vampire Frog Staff and Blood Rain Bow, both in B+. Thanks to @Mental Mouse for help ranking them!
7/9/20: Added Sickle at A-. Thanks to @Mental Mouse and @Thorfinn for bringing it to my attention!
7/18/20: Bee's Knees up to A.
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