'What's the Best Weapon in Dauntless?'

You might not receive a straight answer to this question. I explain how we got to this point.

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[critcalslap]

Nothing beats throwing an axe and seeing crazy big number, knocking behemoth out.

[teece]

I like the way you phrased the response. In a lot of video games, the answer to "what's the best X" is often "whatever you enjoy the most". It's true of a lot of fighting games, MOBAs, FPS', any game with selectable playstyles. And while those responses often make sense from/to people who understand the game well, it can be frustrating to newer players, because they just want to jump into whatever is the strongest and be OP, because that's what they find fun. This video gives the same answer that most people do when it comes to this discussion, however, you gave a detailed history of the weapons and their placements, and why the answer is the way it is. Overall, I think a newer player looking for the best weapon will come away satisfied with the traditional answer.

[Coyotebriggs]

I just started and the main thing I WISH there was is a lock on mechanic, I use war pike because I love how fluid and rewards aggression.

[chillmidnight]

Cruel Riftstrike in Chain Blades is very fun to use. It's not as powerful though, since the damage buffs don't apply.
It's fun to think of ways to bring out the individuality of each weapon.

[cristianperezbrunet]

I'd say strikers are the more all round weapon since even if the behemoth is very mobile you can still deal dps despite being a melle weapon, they are fast wich allow avoid attack easily(not like axe were you heavy commit to 1 attak) and can stagger as good as any hammer.they have become my favorite after the chainblade awful rework

[DuskYokai]

I think my only issue with the weapom balancing is the state of the axe and chainblades. Chainblades are easy to learn but not worth picking over sword or strikers currently. Axe you get rewarded if your playing hunting grounds or escalation but trials its probably the worst weapon you could use and that saddens me its the weapon ive used 95% of the time since the game was first available on xbox like first day available. The only time its really outshined the other weapons was in the shock escalation due to that 1 malkarion perk that made it busted. Im hoping this upcoming year chainblades get a slight buff and maybe an axe rework, not a super intense rework making axe a chore to learn i like that its a simple weapon but you dont get many styles with it, light attack, heavy attack, axe throw. Sure you can charge 2 of those attacks but just for meter gain and slight damage increase but you sacrifice how quick you can attack and stamina

[ThePikeOfDestiny]

tl;dr I agree with everything said in this video, however if you are regularly playing in large groups there is an answer to this question and it is Marksman Repeaters

I'm extremely happy that the game is in a state where even the worst weapon in the game can comfortably get top100 on even the most competitive trial, that is awesome. Solos balance wise are an amazing place, but I think groups actually does have an answer.

Repeaters having perfect precision, 2 extremely strong team buffs AND the potential to be the best solo weapon in the game (heavily behemoth dependent however) is ridiculous. I would say the same about Warpike, but warpike has the single weakness of the fact that you actually only need 1 dedicated warpike even in a full group to still get fast wounds and keep constant crit aura up. If you play Warpike and you happen to get with a team that already has a Warpike you're less of an asset to your team(you still make the other Warpike's job a lot easier though and the game more fun for both of you though, even I as a sweaty loser am always happy to see a 2nd warpike in my escas and HG's even though it is worse for my team👍). However Repeaters do not have this weakness, 1 repeater in a group is amazing, 2 repeaters in a group is amazing and in several trials even 3/4ths of your team being repeaters is the most effective tactic available.

[bananasunday]

Honestly every weapon is good but I would prefer throwing my axe and one shotting behemoths rather than swinging my sword randomly.

[caitsiph]

As a fairly new player myself sword is pretty good you get ho back whilst using your valour stacks, I also use repeaters a lot. My next choice is pike and then il give hammer and axe a try but so far all weapons seem pretty viable for group play. Repeaters, I find the hardest for solo play, though, but maybe it's my setup with the cores as not sure which ones I should level up and use.

[theshellderinslowbrostail]

i love thw reworked Chainblades. its still a fun weapon for me, even if its weak all around

[reasons]

God, I haven't played this game in AGES (Since the update before the fists were released) and I just remember the shotgun hammer was great fun. Tempted to reinstall...

[tcdtboc]

I get there is no true best weapon but I really like pike, good interrupts quick and easy to use. While of course being extremely effective definitely my favorite overall. I'd say my preferred weapons are 1. pike
2. Hammer
3. Axe
And while I dont like sword much I do like the hunger for the visuals.

[PHOENIXGAMER]

I'm a war pike main cause it's very a balanced weapon damage wise and is good for damage based builds

[KhanhTheLearner]

I'm a casual player and my skill level is basically beginner, or maybe above it a bit, but I enjoy the warpike the most so far. It is easy to use for me and it feels satisfying to play. If I get bored, I tend to switch to aether strikers or sword.
I have tried hammer, axe, and repeater, but couldn't get the hang of those things haha. I feel like I suck at those because they are slow and it's hard to get the timing right.

[bellotriggerfish]

I absolutely enjoy most of my weapons. Having reforged my repeaters more than any other shows I have a clear bias towards it, I do play War Pike or Chain Blades for some of the other damage type the repeaters don't have (Stagger & Wound). And frankly I've spent a lot of time on learning the various cells and armor pieces as well. I really like the variety this game offers. I have been around this game since around the time Reforged came out. But I have also never had absolute meta builds and skills. I just try to enjoy the game, but also get better setups. I enjoy this game every single day, much more than Fortnite which I have become quite burned out by, especially the cheaters. Dauntless gives me a serene feeling, a happy place. It entertains me. And I love how I can work together with absolutely random people to destroy these creatures. And I enjoy your videos as well, Trevor. I've learned a lot from your videos. Keep them coming.

[javeh]

Blow your axe in the face of a monster is priceless

[Nyamro]

Here's one thing to remember as well. You may have 2 weapons you like the most but reforging all the weapons to 10 will give them a significant boost. My favorite weapons rn are sword, and strikers. I'll probably take a break after I do my last reforge on hammer because the warpike is the last weapon I need to get to reforge 10 and strikers, and sword don't capitalize on wounding but rather stagger damage which is why I need hammer at 10 because each node gives me an extra 3% stagger damage. The shock sword was already amazing to me before I decided to reforge every weapon, I can't wait to see it after I get the hammer done.

[Aaron]

I only use chainblades and they are ok not good for speed running but they are good if you choose the right build for a boss or casual play.

[LolbitTheFox.]

The guns are prob the best for gathering crafting items being you can target specific parts to get the materials that it gives after breaking or destroying that part

[jmpoblete]

I like the answer. I'll never give up with the chain blades. My weapon, my style.