The world of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a brutal one, so you’ll need to have the best weapons equipped if you want any hope of surviving.
Like all the best Soulslikes, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers doesn’t hold back when it comes to difficulty. From the get-go, you’re constantly bombarded with challenging enemies and even tougher bosses, all of which can send you back to the nearest Shrine in the blink of an eye.
Luckily, there are 25 powerful weapons you can wield to give the more sadistic opponents a taste of their own medicine, but each one has its own unique stats and abilities.
So, here’s a full tier list of every weapon in the game so you know exactly which ones are the best to choose.
Best early weapons in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Our tiers explained
- S: The best
- A: Very good
- B: Solid and useful in certain situations
- C: Avoid unless they fit your specific playstyle
S-tier weapons
Flamebringer
Flamebringer is comfortably the best Longsword at Wuchang’s disposal, and can take you right from the early areas to the endgame. While its damage output is impressive on its own, the fact that it can cause fire damage to virtually any enemy is huge, making some of the toughest bosses much easier.
It’s also much simpler to use compared to the heavy Axes and Greatswords, so it suits most playstyles. There is one slight drawback in that its default Discipline isn’t the strongest, but you can easily fix this by heading into the skill tree and unlocking a better one like Crescent Arc.
Gunpowder Spear
While Flamebringer requires you to get up close and personal, the Gunpowder Spear thrives at longer range, making it the ideal partner. Its base stats may seem a little underwhelming at first, but by using Benedictions and unlocking weapon mastery, it soon becomes one of the strongest early options in the game.
Flame Strike is also a fantastic Weapon Skill, pressuring enemies with rapid long-range fire attacks that give them very little time to counter, acting as the closest thing to a machine gun the game has to offer.
A-tier weapons
Astral Blade
The Astral Blade is a fantastic One-Handed Sword, and is a great early pick for anyone who wants to lean into the magical side of the game. While it lacks physical damage, it more than makes up for it with a huge buff to spell damage, which pairs perfectly with weapon-type-specific skills like Biding Time that give you a lot of Skybound Might.
It also comes with the Awakening Seal, which provides yet another boost to your spell damage, ensuring that each cast hits like a truck if you time it right.
Lashing Whip
Longswords are easily the most accessible weapon type in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Lashing Whip is the perfect early-game choice. It has solid range and is very fast to wield, allowing you to hit light combos with ease.
Whip Dance is a great Weapon Skill, especially against groups of enemies or larger bosses. Plus, once you unlock Windforce to unleash a quick heavy attack from behind, it’s incredibly easy to execute finishing moves, which are vital against tougher opponents.
B-tier weapons
Cloudfrost’s Edge
Cloudfrost’s Edge might be the first weapon you get on Wuchang’s journey, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely useless. It boasts solid damage, and the Dash Strike and Blink Kick abilities are more than strong enough to tackle the first chapter.
However, once you’ve learned the fundamentals of the game, you’ll want to move on to better weapons further up the list. You probably could build around the starter sword, but you’d be leaving yourself at a disadvantage long-term.
Red-Tassled Spear
The Red-Tassled Spear isn’t a bad weapon by any stretch; it’s just not quite as effective as the Gunpowder Spear. That said, it’s still a great all-around weapon that dishes out plenty of damage from a relatively safe distance.
Plus, the Ebb and Flow skill is ideal for when you need to quickly close down an enemy and get their face. The only downside is that it’s not very effective against bosses, who will often knock you away or pummel you before the combo is done.
Halberd
While it’s far from the best weapon in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Halberd is far from the worst, either. As you’d expect, it’s quite heavy and slow to use, but it just edges out the Vermillion War Club thanks to the Might Blow attack.
By an Axes standard, it’s very fast to deploy and deals massive damage when timed correctly, making Halberd a nice early partner for a Longsword or One-Handed Blade. You’ll probably want to upgrade later, but there are worse places to start.
C-tier weapons
Vermillion War Club
Axes are generally quite tricky to use in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, mostly because they’re so heavy and require large attack windows that many enemies just don’t give you. With this in mind, the Vermillion War Club, the first Axe you find, is probably best left in your inventory.
It’s not without its uses, as it deals plenty of damage per hit, and the Misty Breath skill can be useful once you upgrade your mastery. However, against a boss with fast attacks, finding time to deploy a sluggish combo is quite tricky, so you’re better off looking elsewhere.
Darkfrost Edge
While many One-Handed Swords can be used for incredibly powerful builds, Darkfrost Edge just isn’t one of them. The Evasive Maneuver skill is good for racking up Skybound Might, but you can also do this with regular dodges, making it feel a little redundant.
It does offer a welcome boost to spell damage, but it’s not quite as strong as the Astral Blade, which makes it tough to recommend overall. That being said, if you want to focus on magic and this is the only option you have, you’ll still be able to breeze through the earlier areas.
Un-Equilibrium Blades
Un-Equilibrium Blades are among the first Dual Blades you’ll spot, but, unfortunately, they’re not really much use. Their damage is fine enough, but is still outdone by options further up the list, and the Spinning Kick skill is decent but lacks real punch.
Plus, the default Discipline of Sudden Strike is very weak against armored foes, severely limiting how often it’s useful.
These are all of the best weapons to help you survive early on in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. We’ll be sure to update this page with more of the top late-game options as soon as we find them all and test them out.
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