Bloodborne: Top 10 Best PvE Weapons, Ranked | Game Rant
One of the biggest changes between Bloodborne and Dark Souls was the lack of weapon variety in the former... or at least, that's what people assumed to be the case at first glance. A deeper look into Bloodborne's Trick Weapons reveals unique movesets for each weapon, essentially two weapons rolled into one.
Suffice to say, players have dissected the entire game as they tried to figure out the best weapon possible to take care of the waves of enemies and bosses the player faces in the game. Here are 10 of the best weapons for PvE in Bloodborne, ranked as per their effectiveness.
10 Beast Claw
Due credit must be given to the Beast Claw for arguably being the most fun weapon to use in the game. The weapon itself might not be that great of a combat asset, but pairing it up with the Beast Embrace rune can turn the game into a wholly unique affair.
With the Beast Claw, the player will gain Beasthood with each hit, allowing them to hit for massive damage... while simultaneously being vulnerable to be one-shotted as well. It's a playstyle that will keep gamers on the edge of their seats and turn every encounter in Bloodborne into a nerve-wracking yet adrenaline-infusing battle.
Not that most encounters weren't like that already... but the Beast Claw ups the ante by just that much.
9 Saw Cleaver/Saw Spear
There's a reason why the Saw Cleaver has been featured so heavily in Bloodborne's marketing — it's easily the best starting weapon by a country mile, scales nicely with a most builds, and has a variant in the form of the Saw Spear that favors people who are focusing more heavily on Skill instead of Strength.
With the Saw Cleaver or Saw Spear, the player gets serrated damage as well, which damages beasts more by 20%. Given the fact that most tough enemies in the starting areas are beasts, the player will have more leeway to make mistakes and learn from them without being overly punished.
It's easily a weapon that most players can use throughout the game without facing any problems whatsoever.
8 Blade Of Mercy
The Blade Of Mercy is truly a one-of-a-kind Skill weapon... or at least it was before The Old Hunters barged in with a massive set of amazing weapons that dwarf the original by quite a margin.
That being said, one can't deny how awesome it is to use Blade Of Mercy in combat. Its two-handed mode allows players to unleash eight unique attacks with their R1 combo — more than any other weapon in the game.
7 Ludwig's Holy Blade
Most people might be groaning upon seeing this weapon on the list, but one can't deny that Ludwig's Holy Blade is a great Quality-build weapon that can be massively useful in combat, whether in PvE or PvP.
The only reason why it doesn't rank all that high in the list is that it definitely loses style points for being the most overused weapon in the entire game
6 Church Pick
The Church Pick is the first weapon from the DLC to make this list, and what a weapon it is. This trick weapon turns from a piercing sword into a scythe-like weapon in the blink of an eye, making for some interesting combat scenarios.
It deals massive damage and is an easy recommendation for anyone who wants to pick up an interesting weapon to use in a second playthrough.
5 Holy Moonlight Sword
The Holy Moonlight Sword is easily one of the coolest weapons in the game. While it does require some investment in Arcane, the end result is more than worth it.
Using the weapon in its transformed state and watching it massacre enemies with its ranged attacks will never not be entertaining.
4 Chikage
For players who are pursuing a mixture of Skill and Bloodtinge, there's no weapon that's better than the Chikage. The untransformed state is great in its own right, but it's the transformed state that truly shines as one of the most powerful and coolest transformed trick weapons in Bloodborne.
While this transformed state does take some life from the player, the massive increase in damage — especially with high Bloodtinge — is a thing of beauty.
3 Burial Blade
For a weapon as great as the Burial Blade, it's a shame that most players only get a whiff of it after defeating the final boss in the game... or the penultimate boss, depending on what choices the player has made in their playthrough.
The Burial Blade has massive range and damage, at the cost of speed — an odd mix for a Skill weapon.
2 Rakuyo
Lady Maria wields one of the coolest looking weapons in the game, and it's a given that players would want to test this weapon out as well. However, the act of getting this blade is perhaps one of the hardest challenges in Bloodborne.
Fighting the two Giant Fishmen to get this blade is an achievement in itself, and the weapon that players get is easily one of the best Skill weapons in the game.
1 Whirligig Saw
It would be impossible to talk about the best PvE weapons in Bloodborne without mentioning the stagger king. The Whirligig Saw easily has the highest DPS in the entire game, to the point where players might feel that it's downright broken.
One can't deny how satisfying it is to permanently stunlock a boss and watch them fall without even putting much of a fight.
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