Armas más versátiles en videojuegos de rol de acción

Discover the most versatile weapons that have made a difference in action role-playing games. This list explores combat tools that offer multiple playstyles, adapting to various situations and strategies. From balanced swords to bows with unique abilities, we analyze what makes them essential choices for any adventurer. Find inspiration for your next playthroughs and share your favorites.

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    Bloodhound's Fang

    151 Global Votes
    • Capable of destroying everything in the hardest game iteration

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    The Bloodhound's Fang stands out for its exceptional Strength and Dexterity scaling, enabling highly efficient builds that combine damage and survivability. Its unique skill, Bloodhound's Finesse, along with its ability to apply blood loss and boost jump attacks, makes it an adaptable tool for various combat scenarios.

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    Antspur Rapier

    89 Global Votes
    • Good for status builds

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    The Antspur Rapier stands out for its unique ability to innately inflict Scarlet Rot, a rare and potent affliction in Elden Ring. Its compatibility with Ashes of War and buffing capabilities allow for deep customization, enabling builds that combine multiple status effects like bleed, poison, and frost.

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    Rivers of Blood (Elden Ring)

    0 Global Votes
    • High blood loss buildup

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    This katana stands out for its ability to scale with both Dexterity and Arcane, allowing for great flexibility in character builds and playstyles. Its weapon skill, Corpse Piler, combines physical, fire damage, and bleed buildup, offering exceptional versatility in both single-target and crowd control scenarios.

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    Blasphemous Blade

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    • Deals additional fire damage

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    The Blasphemous Blade offers exceptional combat versatility, combining fire damage, hybrid Strength/Faith scaling, and a weapon skill that heals the player. Its ability to deal both ranged and melee damage, coupled with its healing effect upon defeating enemies, makes it a highly adaptable option for various combat scenarios.

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    Moghwyn's Sacred Spear

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    • Carried through DLC and bosses with no damage

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    Moghwyn's Sacred Spear offers exceptional versatility due to its unique 'Bloodboon Ritual' skill, providing massive area-of-effect damage and devastating blood loss buildup. Its ability to adapt to various combat situations, from crowd control to boss damage, makes it a formidable choice for any action RPG player. It enables Arcane and Strength-focused builds, offering a dynamic and highly effective playstyle.

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    Bolt of Gransax

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    • Fantastic spear from the base game

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    The Bolt of Gransax offers an exceptional combination of melee combat and ranged attacks with its Ancient Lightning Spear skill, allowing players to adapt to various situations. Its scaling with Strength and Dexterity, coupled with its potent lightning damage, makes it a formidable option for tackling bosses and gank squads.

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    Reduvia (Elden Ring)

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    • Primarily a bleed weapon

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    Reduvia stands out for its exceptional bleed-inflicting capabilities and early accessibility in Elden Ring, allowing players to dominate challenging encounters from the outset. Its weapon skill, Reduvia Blood Blade, offers fast and consistent damage, making it an adaptable tool for various combat situations and playstyles.

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    Claws of Night

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    • Absurd DPS on light attacks

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    The Claws of Night offer a unique combination of physical and magical damage, making them effective against a wide range of enemies and resistances. Their Dexterity scaling and varied attack set, including projectiles and a distinctive Ash of War, enable multiple combat strategies.

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    Cryolator (Fallout 4)

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    • Uses both Heavy Weapons and Explosives perks

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    The Cryolator offers exceptional tactical versatility by allowing players to freeze enemies, immobilizing them and creating opportunities for follow-up attacks or escape from dangerous situations. Its crowd-control effect makes it invaluable against groups of adversaries or durable creatures, compensating for its unremarkable base damage with unique strategic utility in combat.

Frequently asked questions

This ranking evaluates the versatility of weapons in action RPGs, considering their adaptability to various combat styles and their utility in different situations, from quick attacks to heavy blows. It focuses on how a single weapon can offer a wide range of tactical options to the player.
Versatility is determined by the weapon's ability to be used in multiple combat styles (melee, ranged, combined), its balance between damage, speed, and reach, and the variety of skills or moves it allows the player. We value weapons that are not limited to a single function.
Yes, the community can suggest weapons they consider versatile in action RPGs. We value player input to keep the ranking updated and reflect the diversity of combat experiences in the genre. Suggestions will be reviewed for possible inclusion.
The results of this ranking should be interpreted as a guide to weapons that offer greater flexibility and strategic options in action RPGs. It is not a definitive classification of the 'best' weapon, but rather an assessment of its adaptability and the possibilities it provides players to define their combat style.

How we built this ranking and what to consider when choosing

Our methodology for ranking the most versatile weapons in action RPGs is based on a comprehensive analysis of their combat capabilities and adaptability to different gameplay situations. We consider how each weapon allows players to express their playstyle flexibly.

  • We evaluate a weapon's ability to perform both melee and ranged attacks, or to transition fluidly between different types of strikes (quick, heavy, area-of-effect).
  • The variety of combat styles a weapon can support is considered, such as mounted combat, dual-wielding, or combination with magical abilities, without requiring equipment changes.
  • We value combat systems that allow players to execute complex moves, parries, dodges, and counterstrikes with the same weapon, expanding its tactical utility.
  • A weapon's relevance in different game phases, from early to endgame content, and its ability to be upgraded with innate skills or modifiers, also influences its ranking.
  • Weapons must belong to action RPGs (ARPGs) with real-time combat systems, where action and instant decision-making are key.
  • Priority is given to weapons that demonstrate a balance between different attributes such as damage, speed, and reach, allowing for effective use in a wide range of encounters.
  • Selected weapons must offer the player multiple offensive and defensive options, such as the ability to quickly switch between light and heavy attacks, or to combine attacks with special abilities.
  • We include weapons that, through their mechanics or those of the game, encourage experimentation with different playstyles and do not pigeonhole the player into a single strategy.