Guns are important in Hytale because you spend so much of the game running into enemy mobs, and your fists aren't very effective in combat. So if you don't want to get eaten by a bear every few minutes, you need to make sure you have at least one good weapon in your threat bar.
However, you must decide which weapon it will be. After all, the game is not really short of them. There are a variety of types, from long-range weapons to short-range weapons. This is a tier list that includes each of them.
Hytale is an early access game, which means that some weapons may be updated and improved in the future.
How The Tiers work
While there are many individual weapons in the game, most are just upgraded versions of weapons. Therefore we are only including the best version of each weapon type. In most cases this means the Mithril version.
This leaves us with eight weapons, distributed over five levelsranging from S to D. Here's a breakdown of what each level means:
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Tier |
Explanation |
|---|---|
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S |
The weapons in the S Tier are the best in the game. They excel in most areas, including damage and speed. Any other additional attributes they have also contribute to their placement in the S tier. Overall, they are weapons that you should aim to craft. |
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A |
To enter the A level, a weapon must be highly effective against most enemies. That said, they aren't in the S-tier for a reason, so they may have a major weakness that prevents them from being fully well-rounded. |
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B |
The B level is for mid-range weapons. These are quite useful, but they have some negative characteristics. However, they can get you out of most situations. |
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C |
C Tier weapons are generally uninspiring. Yes, they can be okay in a fight, but you really shouldn't go out of your way to create them because there are several better ones in the game to save your resources for. |
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D |
You usually want to stay away from D Tier weapons. They aren't worth wasting your hard-earned resources on because they don't do enough damage and often have other faults. Craft any of the weapons in the higher levels instead. |
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S Tier weapons
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Tier |
Arms |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
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S |
Mithril sword |
Mithril Sword is the best sword in the game. The offers good range, damage and speed. Plus, as a one-handed weapon you can use it with a shieldunlike most other weapons in the game. |
There is only one weapon that deserves S Tier in this game, and that is the Mithril Sword. Being made of Mithril means it is more powerful than other swords in the game. And swords are generally better than other weapon types because of their balance.
While other weapons have significant weaknesses, Swords are good all-round players. You can be fast and deadly with them. In addition, they give you decent protection because you can use a shield when using a sword.
A Tier weapon
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Tier |
Arms |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
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A |
Mithril Daggers |
As with other Daggers in the game, the Mithrils allow you to attack at an impressive rate. In fact, they are the fastest weapon type in the game. The Mithril versions have a bit more power than the other Daggers. Nevertheless, their damage is still unimpressive compared to other weapon types. |
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Mithril Mace |
The Mithril Mace is one of the most brutal weapons in the game. It is a giant hammer that deals significant damage to enemies. It actually does so much damage that it somewhat makes up for how slow it is to swing. However, its slowness still prevents it from being an S Tier weapon. |
A level is filled with two completely different weapons with different strengths. The Daggers are incredibly fastbut doesn't do much damage, while Mace deals a lot of damagebut is not fast.
Both speed and power are important when it comes to weapons in this game, and they're both good enough at one of those things to be considered A Tier weapons. Beyond that, they can both be used hit multiple enemies at oncewhich is also useful.
B Tier weapons
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Tier |
Arms |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
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B |
Flame Crystal Staff |
The Flame Crystal Staff is a versatile weapon that is effective at both close and long range. And the fireballs it shoots don't fall down at all, making this a more accurate ranged weapon than the bows. Unfortunately, you have to consume the elusive Essence of Fire to use the weapon. |
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Mithril Shortbow |
The Mithril Shortbow deals more damage per hit than any other long-range weapon in the game. Unlike other ranged weapons, however, you must stop to reload an arrow after each shot. |
The game's B Tier weapons include the two best ranged weapons in the game. Being the best in their category, you could argue that the Flame Crystal Staff and Mithril Shortbow deserve higher than the B tier.
However, their weaknesses are too great to land in the A level. To need using Essence of Fire to shoot the Flame Crystal Staff is a significant problem because it's not a resource you'll find a lot of. Plus this The staff doesn't even do incredibly impressive damage. The Shortbow on the other hand has such poor rate of fire due to having to reload the arrow every time. Also, arrows dive in the air in this game, making it more difficult to hit accurate shots.
But of course, both weapons also have positive benefits. The staff is the only weapon that is truly lethal in both melee and ranged combat. Also, the lack of dip on the firebolts compared to arrows helps with accuracy. Arrow dip can hurt the Shortbow's overall appeal, but it sets it up with his incredible power.
C Tier weapons
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Tier |
Arms |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
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C |
Mithril Battleaxe |
The Mithril Battleaxe is not that different from the Mithril Mace. It is also a slow but powerful weapon. In fact, it has one of the best damage output of any weapon in the game. Still, it's not as strong as the Mace, which makes it feel a little dated. |
The only weapon that makes it into the C Tier is the Mithril Battleaxe. It's a tough weapon to judge because it's not bad, but it feels a little unnecessary. The doesn't really do anything that Mithril Mace doesn't.
Although the Battleaxe is a bit faster, it still is very slow and doesn't have the same damage as Mace. Also, it's not as good as the Mace at hitting multiple people at once.
D Tier weapons
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Tier |
Arms |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
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D |
Iron crossbow |
The Crossbow deserves credit for its rate of fire, as it fires much faster than the Shortbow. This is offset by the fact that the reload speed of the Crossbow is really bad, and its damage output isn't great either. Another negative is that its range is poor compared to other ranged weapons. |
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Ice Crystal Staff |
The Ice Crystal Staff has an accurate ranged attack, but it doesn't do much damage. What also doesn't do much damage is simply hitting enemies with the end, which is the alternate fire mode. |
The D level is reserved for the two most underwhelming ranged weapons in the game. Iron Crossbow is the lesser of two evils, but it's not exactly good. Because it uses iron, it pales in comparison to the Mithril Shortbow in terms of damage; its faster rate of fire doesn't make up for it.
In Creation Mode, the game says the Ice Crystal Staff is a work in progress, which is something you can tell when you use it. The doesn't do much damage at all, and it doesn't seem to freeze enemies either. It certainly seems like a weapon that could be improved in future updates, but right now it's D Tier at best.
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