Discover everything you need to know about the best 10 weapons ranked in Windrose, including how to use them effectively.
Ever confused about choosing the best weapons in Windrose? Here are the best 10 weapons ranked. Weapons are essential tools for survival, ranging from melee to firearms that scale with Precision, Agility, or Strength stats.
Choosing the best one is essential to defeating the smaller enemies and bosses in combat. Rapier of a Thousand Cuts is the best weapon in our ranked list due to its special effects and damage-dealing capability. Prefer using the weapon that suits your playstyle and synergizes well with your Windrose build.
Best 10 Weapons Ranked in Windrose
Choosing the best weapons in Windrose is not just about damage – it’s more about your playstyle and build synergy. Weapons scale with Precision, Strength, or Agility. The top-tier weapons use low stamina, have fast animations, and work in almost every situation. Lower-level weapons deal weak damage even if stats are high. Our best 10 weapons ranked list includes the weapons that work in all situations and scale well in the late game.
1. Rapier of a Thousand Cuts
- Damage Type: 125 Pierce
- Scaling: Precision
- Playstyle: Fast, mobile, hit-and-run
Rapier of a Thousand Cuts
Rapier of a Thousand Cuts is the best weapon in our weapon-ranked list due to its damage type and playstyle in Windrose. This is one of the best early–mid game weapons for Precision builds because it focuses on damage-over-time rather than raw hits. Every hit from this weapon applies bleeding and stacks up to 5 times, making each stack deal 40 damage per second.
Rapier of a Thousand Cuts is not about big hits, but is designed for sustained damage in longer fights with bosses and tanky enemies. The bleed also spreads to nearby enemies on kill. The epic version of this weapon can restore some health, making it great for clearing mobs.
The best possible way to use this weapon is to hit the enemy 5 times quickly and get max bleed stacks. You must dash in, stab combo, dash out, and then repeat. Invest in Precision stat and pair this weapon with pistols and muskets. However, this weapon has low per-hit damage compared to heavy weapons.
2. Reliable Musket/Pistol
- Damage: 600 Pierce
- Scaling: Precision
- Playstyle: kiting enemies, maximizing range
Reliable Musket
The Reliable Musket is a Precision-scaling ranged weapon that can eliminate enemies from a long range in combat. This weapon reloads faster than other muskets, making it the second-best weapon in our list. Each shot deals heavy 600 pierce damage, making it effective against powerful elite enemies. The Epic version of Reliable Musket adds +20% crit damage, turning it into a sniper-style weapon.
With 100 Attack and 600 Pierce Damage, it excels at picking off enemies before they can approach. The weapon is highly effective when landing hits on the enemy’s weak spots. The playstyle requires active movement to maintain a good distance between you and the enemies.
Ammunition is valuable and limited, so prefer using this weapon against tougher enemies. The best usage of this weapon is to shoot before enemies reach you, letting you control the fight from afar. Pair it with armor sets like the Marksman’s Rig, which provides bonuses to ranged damage.
3. Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol
- Damage: 420 Pierce
- Scaling: Precision
- Playstyle: Switch-Hit Gameplay & Aggressive Hit-and-Run
Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol
The Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol is a Precision-scaling ranged weapon that can deal heavy burst damage. This weapon can fire two quick shots in succession, making it the third-best weapon. The second shot can hit immediately after the first, giving fast burst damage. It also offers a small vulnerability debuff and lets the enemies take +15% damage from all sources. This is the real strength of the weapon, letting you dominate a cluster of enemies in combat.
Drake’s Double-Barreled Pistol is used in tandem with one-handed melee weapons like the Cutlass or Rapier of a Thousand Cuts. The playstyle involves tagging an enemy with the pistol and immediately switching to the primary weapon. Start the combat with 1-2 shots, apply Vulnerability immediately, and then switch weapons quickly. After applying the debuff, make sure to use burst weapons or Rapier.
4. Stalwart Greatsword
- Damage: 310 Slash
- Scaling: Agility
- Playstyle: fast and high-critical damage
Stalwart Greatsword
Stalwart Greatsword is a two-handed Agility-scaling greatsword focused on controlled and high-damage melee combat. At higher rarity, it increases crit damage, making crit-focused builds very strong. It scales better as your Agility increases, meaning weak in the early game if under-leveled. It also increases the Posture Points by 1. This allows for better survival and improved blocking against enemies.
It offers wide, sweeping attacks, making it excellent for managing groups of enemies. You don’t need to swing randomly, but dodge and then punish after the enemy attack animation. This weapon shines when you break an enemy guard.
5. Rapier of Devastation
- Damage: 210 Pierce
- Scaling: Precision
- Playstyle: Heavy Attack Mechanic
Rapier of Devastation
The Rapier of Devastation is a Precision-scaling rapier focused on stacking Plague Marks for burst damage and self-sustain. Its light attacks apply up to 8 Plague marks. Heavy Attacks consume all accumulated marks, dealing bonus Damage for each. If a Heavy Attack consumes 5+ stacks, you restore 40% of your Max HP.
You must land 8 rapid light-attack pokes to apply stacks of Plague Marks. Rapier of Devastation is designed for close-range combat, allowing for high-risk, high-reward play. This weapon rewards staying close to the enemies and applying constant pressure. Aim for 5+ stacks before heavy if you somehow have an Epic variant. I recommend using it like a self-heal finisher in fights and pair it with precision or crit builds.
6. Arboris Saber
- Damage: 215 Crude
- Scaling: Strength
- Playstyle: highly aggressive, high-sustainability melee
Arboris Saber
The Arboris Saber is a one-handed melee saber corrupted by the plague tree in Windrose. This is a hybrid Strength-based weapon that focuses on stacking debuffs and unlocking a special finisher attack. Dealing damage from this weapon grants you a stack of the Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available. This weapon also deals Crude Damage and scales with Strength in combat.
Every time you deal damage, you gain a Plague Echoes stack. The special attack consumes stacks and deals bonus Crude damage. Upgrading the Arboris Saber to Epic improves health conversion and offers better sustain during combat. If you press F too early, you lose damage.
Make sure not to fight multiple fast enemies at once and come enemies into your range. I recommend using this weapon with a pistol in the off-hand to deal damage to enemies from a safer distance. This weapon is crafted at a weaponsmith workshop using Arboris Saber plans and requires 7 Tombaga ingots and a base saber.
7. Cutlass
- Damage: 215 Slash
- Scaling: Agility
- Playstyle: aggressive, fast-paced combat, crowd control
Cutlass
The Cutlass is a fast Agility-based one-handed saber designed for stacking the Take Aim buff in combat. This weapon can empower firearm follow-up shots, making it one of the best weapons to use in tough encounters. Every melee hit applies Take Aim stacks, allowing you to stack up to 9 stacks. Each stack from this saber boosts your next firearm shot damage by 10% per stack.
At max stacks, your next gun shot can deal up to +90% bonus damage. The attacks from its Epic variant consume less stamina and improve Agility scaling, making combo play smoother and faster. Make sure to hit enemies with Cutlass, reach 5-9 stacks, switch to pistol, and then fire fore burst damage.
It provides increased critical hit chances the longer you stay in the fight and the more hits you land. The faster and more mobile builds use it for chains of dodges and quick slashes to maintain high uptime. The base cutlass is crafted at a weapon bench with copper ingots and rough hide. Using Cutlass only for melee damage is the biggest mistake that most players make.
8. Soul Eater
- Damage: 325 Slash
- Scaling: Agility
- Playstyle: AoE Crowd Control
Soul Eater
Soul Eater is a two-handed greatsword that focuses on lifesteal-style AoE damage and sustain in Windrose. This is one of the strongest weapons in the early-mid game due to its damage and unique effects. The Soul Drain ability allows you to deal AoE damage around you and heal you based on damage dealt, with a 2-minute cooldown. Healing can be wasted if you are already at full HP.
The special ability of this weapon allows you to sustain through high-damage encounters. It features wide sweeping attacks, allowing you to manage multiple enemies. The playstyle revolves around dashing into clusters of enemies and using the F ability. Use Soul Eater when you get low HP, get surrounded, or the boss summons the mobs in a fight. This weapon rewards from being in the middle of fights. It is obtained by defeating the boss Israel Hands during the “Needle in a Haystack” main story quest.
9. Plague Halberd
- Damage: 355 Crude
- Scaling: Strength
- Playstyle: Control & Sustain
Plague Halberd
The Plague Halberd is a two-handed Strength-based halberd that focuses on stacking Plague Echoes in windrose. The reason that makes this weapon one of the best ones to use is that it triggers a powerful finisher attack with sustain effects. Dealing damage from this weapon grants you a stack of the Plague Echoes effect. At 5 stacks, the special [F] attack becomes available.
Using the special attack instantly restores 35% of your maximum Health. This makes it a fight-swinging ability, not a spam skill. Don’t take a chance to use F ability too early, as the damage is wasted by then. The weapon is heavy and is not fast, so keep enemies at mid-range and use long swings to hit multiple targets.
Plague Halberd shines when you fight multiple enemies and encounter long boss fights. Pair with Pikeman’s Armor to maximize health and damage. Focus on a strength-heavy stat distribution to get the maximum from Plague Halberd in combat. This weapon requires high stamina management and does not synergize well with ranged weapons.
10. Executioner
- Damage: 365 Crude
- Scaling: Crude
- Playstyle: Aggressive Snowballing and Crowd Control
Executioner
The Executioner is a two-handed halberd designed around kill-based crit stacking in Windrose. This is the last best weapon in our weapon-ranked list due to its rage mechanics. The weapon becomes stronger the more enemies you defeat in quick succession in combat. Defeating the enemy grants stacks of the Decimation effect. Each stack increases your Critical Hit Chance by 10%, up to 30%. The more you keep killing, the more your damage snowballs.
Epic Executioner becomes an offensive crit snowball weapon and temporary survivability during fights. Make sure to use this weapon while fighting a group of enemies on a battlefield. Don’t stop fighting after one kill, so prefer chaining kills to maintain Rage stacks. Executioner shines when you secure multiple kills quickly and stay aggressive instead of defensive. The Halberd consumes a lot of stamina, so you must alternate between attacking and blocking. Depending only on blocking will lead to your Posture being broken. Use dodges to avoid damage.
