Weapons

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Weapons are a category of equipment in Dragon's Dogma, and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, dedicated to dealing and avoiding damage in combat.

Overview

There are thirteen classes of weapons in Dragon's Dogma - each class is restricted to specific vocations. The weapon classes can be further categorized into: physical or magickal damage; for close and ranged combat; and primary or secondary. Additionally, physical weapons deal either blunt or slashing damage.

The primary stat of any weapon is its Magick and or Strength, which is a major factor in Damage. The other main stat of all weapons are their Knockdown (and Stagger) power.

Weapon	Vocations	Damage	Distance	Hand	Notes
Swords		Physical	Melee	Primary	Slashing damage Mystic Knight may also conjure spells
Daggers		Physical	Melee	Primary	Slashing damage Magick Archer may also conjure spells
Longswords		Physical	Melee	Both	Slashing damage
Warhammers					Blunt damage
Maces		Physical	Melee	Primary	Blunt damage Used to conjure spells
Shields		Physical	Melee	Secondary	Blunt damage Used for blocking
Magick Shields		Magick	Varies	Secondary	Used for Blocking and to conjure spells Perfect Blocks and Abyssal Anguish also add physical Blunt damage
Shortbows		Physical	Ranged	Secondary	Blunt damage May equip Special Arrows Damage increases at close range
Longbows		Physical	Ranged	Secondary	Blunt damage May equip Special Arrows Damage is maximal at mid to long range
Magick Bows		Magickal	Ranged	Secondary	Used to conjure magickal arrows Incapable of physical damage Damage is independent of distance
Staves		Magical	Varies	Primary	Used to conjure spells Incapable of physical damage excluding standing and jumping Magick Billow
Archistaves		Magical	Varies	Primary	Used to conjure spells Some high tier spells plus standing and jumping Magick Billow can also cause physical damage

• All physical weapons can be enchanted allowing additional magickal damage, but magickal weapons are generally incapable of physical damage.

Weapons with Special Effects

Among all weapons we can distinguish weapons with special effects such as:

• Rusted Weapons - can Poison and Torpor when sufficiently enhanced.
• Aneled Weapons - can Tar and Blind when sufficiently enhanced.
• Golden Weapons - can Silence when sufficiently enhanced.
• Elemental Weapons - some physical weapons have a permanent Weapon Enchantment allowing them to deal elemental damage.
• Additionally there are some special Weapons with Unique Effects, that include extra damage against certain species, or the ability to heal health, or to taunt enemies, amongst others.

Notes

• Weapons have level requirement that is not displayed anywhere. A character using weapon at a lower level than the requirement will experience increased Stamina drain while sprinting and using Skills, and will expend Stamina even with Core Skills.
• Together with clothing and armor weapons can be improved by Enhancing, Dragonforging, and Rarefying.

See also

• Throwing Items
• Dragon Weapons and Ur-Dragon Weapons
• Dark Arisen: Weapons
• List of all Weapons