Lords of the Fallen Weapon Tier List – Best Starter Weapons

Our Lords of the Fallen weapon tier list ranks all weapons from best to worst – so, which weapons are best for the first few hours?

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Searching for a Lords of the Fallen weapon tier list that ranks the best weapons for beginners to the Soulslike genre? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve ranked each and every weapon in the dark fantasy title from S-tier to D-tier to help you choose the best weapons for your playthrough.

Lords of the Fallen is a dark fantasy Soulslike that features a vast roster of challenging enemies and bosses. Travel between the Umbral and living realms to solve puzzles and uncover secrets that can only be found by using your trusty lamp. It wouldn’t be a next-gen Soulslike if it didn’t feature the core mechanics of the beloved genre – such as immersive boss fights, hordes of demonic opponents, and a variety of weapons to obtain.

For more information about Lords of the Fallen, visit the game’s official Steam page. Fan of Soulslike titles? Take a look at our guides for a Lies of P Dex Build, Lies of P Strength Build, and Lies of P Balance Build.

Lords of the Fallen Weapon Tier List

Time to rank each weapon in the Soulslike! I will focus on the best weapons to use at the start of the game, in terms of their ease of use and stats. The start of any Soulslike game is always an experimental time, as you figure out which weapon works with your chosen playstyle and class. Depending on the class that you selected, your weapons will differ vastly throughout the game.

S Tier

The best of the best! Try to find one of these weapons as soon as possible.

  • Pieta’s Sword
  • Bloodlust
  • Fist of Insight
  • Searing Accusation
  • Hallowed Praise
  • Crimson Rector Sword

A Tier

Powerful weapons that are just as good as those in S-tier. They’re a little weaker though in terms of stats, but nothing major!

  • Charm of Fortune’s Sight
  • Multishot Crossbow
  • Justice
  • Proselyte Sword
  • Wilmarc’s Catalyst
  • Bow of the Convert
  • Hammer of Holy Agony
  • Kukajin’s Sword
  • Skinstealer Cleaver
  • The Toll
  • Hallowed Bow
  • Sin Piercer Bow

B Tier

The average weapons in Lords of the Fallen. However, there’s no shame in using any of these weapons for an extended period of time. If you do manage to pick up one of the weapons in S-tier or A-tier, swap them out when you can!

  • Putrid Child Sword
  • Orian Preacher Hammer
  • Judge Cleric’s Corrupted Sword
  • Conflagrant Seer Staff
  • Blacksmith’s Pride
  • Bloody Glory
  • Rusty Cutter

C Tier

I recommend avoiding these weapons as much as you can unless you have no other choice. They should be replaced as soon as possible though!

  • Devotion’s Might
  • Pale Butcher’s Blade
  • Raw Mangler Axe
  • Left-hand Lightreaper
  • Hushed Saint’s Halberd
  • Judge Cleric’s Spear

D Tier

The worst weapons in the game – they have weak stats, and offer practically nothing to the combat experience.

  • There are no weapons in D-tier right now!

Lords of the Fallen Weapons

Melee Weapons

Let’s take a look at the melee weapons in Lords of the Fallen!

Axes
  • Axe of the Flayed
  • Blackfeather Ranger Axe
  • Beast Axe
  • Byron’s Shovel
  • Grinning Axe
  • Fungus-Encrusted Pickaxe
  • Kingranger Leader’s Axe
  • Purger Axe
  • Pickaxe
  • Skinstealer Cleaver
  • Raw Mangler Axe
  • Wooden Cross
  • Splitting Axe
  • Tundra Axe
  • Ruiner Axe
  • Tassara’s Axe
  • The Toll
  • Marco’s Axe
  • Kingrangr Guardian Axe
  • Damarose’s Cleaver
  • Executioner’s Axe
  • Angel’s Axe
Daggers and Fists
  • Broken Sword
  • Exiled Stalker
  • Exacter
  • Jeffrey’s Dagger
  • Left-Hand Lightreaper
  • Kinrangr Hunter
  • Fungal Bowman
  • Neophyte
  • Right-Hand Lightreaper
  • Skinstealer
  • Broken Bucket
  • Bloodletter
  • Final Whisper
  • Empowering Claw
  • Lord’s Bite
  • Fist of Insight
  • Shovel-Head
  • Reject’s Blade
  • Talon
Swords
  • Resh-Mesah’s Sword
  • Ravager Gregory’s Sword
  • Pale Butcher’s Blade
  • Sword of the Flayed
  • Sword of Skin and Tooth
  • Justice
  • Luminous Abiding Defender Sword
  • Fallen Lord’s Sword
  • Harrower Dervla’s Sword
  • Bloody Glory
  • Ancestor’s Sword
  • Ebonlight Abiding Defender Sword
  • Fitzroy’s Sword
  • Judge Cleric’s Radiant Sword
  • Judge Cleric’s Corrupted Sword
  • Paladin Isaac’s Sword
  • Old Mournstead Large Sword
  • Rosamund’s Sword
  • Proselyte Sword
  • Udirangr Warwolf Sword
  • The Red Hand
  • Thorned Crimson Rector Sword
  • Vanguard Barros’ Sword
  • Bloodlust
  • Right-Hand Bringer of Stillness Sword
  • Andreas of Ebb’s Sword
  • Left-Hand Bringer of Stillness Sword
  • Hallowed Condemnation
  • Hallowed Knight Sword
  • Devoted Chopper
  • Elianna the Starved’s Sword
  • Hallowed Praise
  • Old Mournstead Sword
  • Kukajin’s Sword
  • Melted Dark Crusader Sword
  • Pieta’s Sword
  • Perdam Falchion
  • Putrid Child Sword
  • Right-Hand Lightreaper Sword
  • Left-Hand Lightreaper Sword
  • Rusty Cutter
  • Sin-Piercer Sword
Hammers and Flails
  • Crushing Gaze
  • Holy Bulwark Mace
  • Devotion’s Might
  • Faithful Bludgeon
  • Queen’s Head Hammer
  • Nohuta Ritual Hammer
  • Scale-Breaker
  • Righteous Pulverise
  • Sacred Resonance Hammer
  • The Iron Wayfarer’s Hammer
  • Anvil Hammer
  • Flail of Wisdom
  • Flail of Holy Agony
  • Blacksmith’s Pride
  • Infernal Enchantress Flail
  • Pyric Cultist Flail
  • Partisan Flail
  • Stomund’s Flail
  • Scourged Sister Flail
Polearms and Spears
  • Carrion Knight Staff
  • Abbess Staff
  • Hushed Saint’s Halberd
  • Duty’s Chime
  • Conflagrant Seer Staff
  • Nohuta Polearm
  • Overseer’s Halberd
  • Old Mournstead Pike
  • Pyric Cultist Staff
  • Putrid Polearm
  • Serrated Staff
  • Radiant Purifier Polearm
  • Rhogar’s Reach
  • Tancred’s Mancatcher
  • Lightreaper’s Spear
  • Chipped Speak
  • Judge Cleric’s Spear
  • Eviscerating Spear
  • Pointed Stick
  • Mournstead Infantry Spear
  • Old Mournstead Spear
  • Sanctified Huntress Spear
  • Saint Latimer’s Relic Spear
  • Veil-Piercer
  • Skinstealer Spear
  • Shuja Warrior Spear

Ranged Weapons

Next, let’s take a look at the ranged weapons!

Bows and Crossbows
  • Blackfeather Ranger Bow
  • Assassin’s Bow
  • Bow of the Convert
  • Defiled Infantry Bow
  • Bow of the Mutilated
  • Hallowed Bow
  • Fungal Bowman Bow
  • Sin-Piercer Bow
  • Kinrangr Hunter Bow
  • Udrangr Shaman Bow
  • Edict’s Aim
  • Harrower Dervla’s Crossbow
  • Death’s Finger
  • Marksmasn Crossbow
  • Multi-Shot Crossbow
  • Partisan Crossbow
  • Split Crossbow
  • Trapper Crossbow
Catalysts
  • Agony’s Light
  • Orian Preacher Catalyst
  • Wilmarc’s Catalyst
  • Abess Chalice
  • Radiant Purifier Catalyst
  • Exacter Scripture

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With experience writing for GameRant and in SEO copywriting, Adele loves to combine her adoration for gaming and writing. She'll talk your ear off about anything fantasy, and if she's not typing away at her desk, she's probably playing an RPG somewhere.