iron<\/a> tiers, which gives you access to the weapon’s secondary skill or techniques.<\/p>\nIt’s crucial for players to be aware that the iron tiers for the Reaper and Slasher weapons are only available once they’ve defeated Quincey the Bandit King. This grants you access to craft iron weapons as you’ll gain the blueprint for the Smithy workstation.<\/p>\nTo unlock the Smithy workstation, you’ll need to defeat Quincey the Bandit King. (Picture: Stunlock Studios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEssentially, having more than one weapon available can be more efficient for PvE and PvP modes, especially when there’s valuable loot as a reward. We’ve pulled all the data and ranked each weapon type and their abilities to determine which is more suited to use in V Rising.<\/p>\n
V Rising S-Tier Weapons – Slashers<\/h3>\nThe Slashers are considered to be one of the best weapons in V Rising. (Picture: YouTube \/ Ser Medieval)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nMain attack:<\/strong> the slashers has a three-hit melee attack that deals 27.5% \/ 27.5% \/ 35% damage<\/li>\nFirst skill – Slasher Skill: Elusive Strike:<\/strong> dart back and forth at your enemies and deal 60% damage while stunning them for two seconds for every hit<\/li>\nSecond technique – Camouflage<\/strong>: enter an invisibility state that increases movement speed by 25% for three seconds. Your first attack in this state deals 80% damage while disabling targeted enemies for three seconds. This skill can be interrupted if you use another skill which breaks the camouflage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Slasher can be an effective weapon for a rogue-like\/assassin playstyle. The Camouflage skill is excellent for ganking enemies if players are looking to make use of it.<\/p>\n
V Rising S-Tier Weapons – Swords<\/h3>\nA widely popular weapon, the Sword has a unique skill that launches enemies into the air to perform a striking attack. (Picture: YouTube \/ Ser Medieval)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nMain attack:<\/strong> the sword has a three-hit melee attack that deals 35% \/ 35% \/ 40% damage<\/li>\nFirst skill – Whirlwind:<\/strong> a spinning attack that slashes nearby enemies to deal 35% damage every 0.25 seconds for around 1.1 seconds. It has a cooldown of eight seconds once it’s been used.<\/li>\nSecond skill – Shockwave:<\/strong> a projectile attack that launches a shockwave, sending enemies into the sky. Recasting it will teleport the enemies towards you where you can perform three strikes which deal 25% damage per strike. It has a cooldown of eight seconds, while casting takes 0.6 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Whirlwind skill can be great in a PvP setting as it deals with crowd control damage. Additionally, the Shockwave skill can be well-utilised, especially when players are trying to run away, and in PvE, it can disorientate bosses.<\/p>\n
V Rising A-Tier Weapons – Spears<\/h3>\nThe Spear could be ineffective for players to wield in PvE situations. (Picture: YouTube \/ Ser Medieval)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nMain attack:<\/strong> a three-hit ranged melee attack combo dealing 40% \/ 40% \/ 50% damage<\/li>\nFirst skill – A Thousand Spears:<\/strong> initiate a multiple stabbing attack that deals 30% damage eight times. Once you’ve recast this skill during its effect, you will perform a thrusting attack which pushes enemies back and deals 50% damage.<\/li>\nSecond skill – Harpoon:<\/strong> launches the Spear to pull enemies towards you to deal 70% damage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Spear may be an unpopular weapon amongst players; however, it can be effective in boss battles and most PvE situations. We advise not to use this weapon for PvP as Spear’s skills will lock you in a position and are front-facing attacks that can’t hit moving targets.<\/p>\n