Bloodborne: 10 Best Strength Weapons, Ranked | Game Rant
It would be impossible to talk about the greatest games on the PS4 without mentioning the absolute masterpiece that is Bloodborne. FromSoftware took the special formula they'd devised in Dark Souls and applied it to a new IP with excellent success. The Lovecraftian world of Bloodborne, coupled with its brutal-yet-fair combat, has easily made this title one of the greatest games of all time.
There are two stats that govern a player's damage in melee combat — Strength and Skill. While other stats can also play a role in close-range combat, there's no denying that these two skills are what players should focus on while creating a build. Skill builds might be great and all, but people who wish to make the most of the bigger and heavier weapons in Bloodborne would be served well with an investment in Strength instead. For the people who wish to make the most of their Strength build and deal as much damage as possible, here are ten of the best Strength weapons that one can use in Bloodborne.
10 Tonitrus
The Tonitrus is a great weapon simply because of the fact that it can apply additional bolt damage when transformed, allowing it to deal extra damage to most of the enemies and bosses in the game.
That being said, one can only maximize the damage of the Tonitrus if they go for a Strength/Arcane build, which might be asking too much from people indeed.
9 Kirkhammer
The Kirkhammer has the second-highest scaling with Strength out of all the base game weapons, which is enough in itself for this weapon to bag a comfortable spot on this list.
One of the major reasons why the Kirkhammer ranks so low is that its untransformed state deals very little damage, while the transformed state can definitely deal a ton of damage... but the attacks are so slow that the player is open to a counter with every single attack.
8 Boom Hammer
The first DLC weapon on this list comes in the form of the Boom Hammer, a handy weapon that can cause an explosion with its transformed attack.
That being said, there's nothing really of not aside from this added caveat, making the Boom Hammer a rather boring weapon to use in combat.
7 Hunter's Axe
It's a testament to Bloodborne that the starting weapons present in the game have been scaled so efficiently that they can last all the way till the endgame without causing too much trouble for the player.
The Hunter's Axe is a great example of this, with this weapon being incredibly powerful and easy to use as well. Players can't go wrong by choosing this weapon to start and end the game with.
6 Beast Claw
The Beast Claw might not have a ton of range or seem all that amazing... but it's easily the most fun and intense weapon to use in combat.
The best — and recommended — way to use this weapon is to pair it with the Beast Embrace rune. This allows the Beast Claw to unleash a new moveset on enemies, while also garnering Beasthood with every successful attack. This puts the player in a position where they can dispatch most enemies in just a few hits... while also being vulnerable to being one-shotted themselves. It's easily one of the most adrenaline-inducing weapons that one can utilize in the game if they wish.
5 Saw Cleaver
The Saw Cleaver was heavily featured during Bloodborne's promotion, and it's easy to see why this is the case. After all, this weapon is arguably the best starter weapon and completely decimates most foes in its path with the greatest of ease.
The fact that it does 20% extra damage to beasts is incredibly helpful throughout the game, especially during the starting moments when most of the tough enemies that players encounter fall under this category.
4 Beast Cutter
The second DLC weapon on this list is the Beast Cutter, which — fittingly enough — is an incredibly powerful weapon that can cut down any foe with the greatest of ease.
It's a serrated weapon just like the Saw Cleaver — which should be obvious enough — and can take down mobs of enemies with ease due to its wide range, high damage, and great stagger potential.
3 Logarius' Wheel
Logarius' Wheel has the highest Strength scaling out of any base game weapon and looks incredibly cool in battle as well, making it an instant favorite for gamers that are playing with a Strength-build character.
While getting this weapon might take a while — unless the player is heartless enough to kill Alfred before his questline is finished — the end result is more than worth it.
2 Amygdalan Arm
It's a testament to the sheer quality of the DLC that the best Strength weapons in the game come from this additional content. The Amygdalan Arm is easily one of the best Strength weapons that players can use, and it's easy to see why this is the case.
The untransformed mode can stunlock most enemies with the greatest of ease, while the transformed mode has incredibly long reach and can slowly whittle down the health of harder enemies while maintaining a safe distance. It truly is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to Strength weapons in Bloodborne.
1 Whirligig Saw
The Whirligig Saw is considered by many to be the best weapon in Bloodborne, and it's easy to see why this is the case. While using a mechanical saw in battle is cool enough as is, the Whirligig Saw truly shines due to how much damage its transformed L2 can do, while simultaneously stunlocking any enemy unlucky enough to be trapped by this weapon.
The fact that this move works on bosses as well is one of the biggest reasons why gamers love the Whirligig Saw, and any boss that might be giving the player a tough time can be taken care of with the greatest ease by utilizing this weapon.
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