WEAPONS

The arsenal

Base weapons evolve when paired with the right passive. Filter by universe; open a weapon for its eight levels.

Aquatic Illusions
Evolution
Evolved Nebulous Sea-Fog: a damaging, slowing aura that periodically summons illusions which pull enemies in and may trigger retaliatory damage.
Boltgun
Base weapon
Fires bursts of exploding bolts in the facing direction (30% critical chance, ×3). Most levels add a bolt; levels 5 and 8 enlarge the explosions.
Boltstorm Pistol
Base weapon
Shoots the nearest enemy with Shock bolts that pierce 2 enemies; levels add shots and damage and shorten the reload.
Brazier Staff
Base weapon
Lobs arcing magma projectiles that inflict Burning (30% critical chance). Starting weapon of Ulgromthier.
Chainsword
Base weapon
Melee weapon: a horizontal slash that hacks through enemies, with a 20% critical chance (×2).
D6 Dice
Base weapon
Throws exploding dice whose damage depends on the number rolled; higher Chance improves the rolls. Levels 3, 5 and 7 raise explosion damage.
Eviscerator Chainsword
Evolution
Evolved Chainsword: a brutal horizontal slash (base power 4, 2 strikes) that inflicts Bleeding.
Frag Grenade
Base weapon
Throws a grenade at a random enemy every 5 s; the blast knocks enemies back. Starting weapon of The Legend of Catachan.
Ghost of Rhea
Gift evolution
Gift evolution of Rope & Grapnel (the base weapon is kept): summons the Ghost of Rhea, who charges forward and explodes with Frost damage.
Grandblade
Base weapon
Slow but powerful sweeping cuts with strong knockback; from level 4, every fourth activation becomes a circular sweep.
Heavy Bolter
Evolution
Evolved Boltgun: a constant barrage of suppressing fire, 6 bolts per volley every 0.4 s, piercing 3 enemies.
Lasgun
Base weapon
Fires a las bolt at the nearest enemy; damage drops with distance. Levels 2, 4, 6 and 8 each add a trooper follower armed with another Lasgun.
Master of Runes
Evolution
Evolved Brazier Staff: 6 molten projectiles that explode on the ground and spread Burning over a wide area.
Meltagun
Evolution
Evolved Lasgun: a short-range beam that deals double damage to nearby enemies and bonus damage to bosses; passes through 10 enemies.
Mordant Earth
Evolution
Evolved Nuln Oil: three larger damaging zones that follow the character and slow enemies.
Nebulous Sea-Fog
Base weapon
A constant fog around the character that damages and slows nearby enemies and can disarm them; levels strengthen the slow.
Nuln Oil
Base weapon
Targets groups of enemies and splashes them with damaging oil zones that apply Oiled (Null damage).
Orbital Bombardment
Evolution
Evolved Whirlwind Battery: calls down 3 orbital strikes every 4 s that leave scorched ground behind.
Power Fist
Base weapon
Melee: an arcing punch with very strong knockback; levels 3, 6 and 8 widen the arc by 20 degrees each.
Ripper Pistol
Gift evolution
Gift evolution of the Frag Grenade: fires bursts of 3 bullets that inflict Poisoned.
Rope & Grapnel
Base weapon
Shoots a hook that restrains enemies and may instantly kill weaker foes. Starting weapon of Lyssa Revenya.
Tempest Axes
Base weapon
Melee: a series of horizontal slashes at increasing distance that deal Shock damage. Starting weapon of Neave Blacktalon.
Typhoon Crossbow
Evolution
Evolved Boltstorm Pistol: fires volleys of 4 powerful lightning bolts with no firing delay.
Whirlwind Axes
Evolution
Evolved Tempest Axes: swirling axes infused with lightning (base power 5, Shock damage).
Whirlwind Battery
Base weapon
Rains missiles on random enemies every 4.5 s; level-ups add missiles, damage and area and shorten the reload.

At max level

WeaponKindPowerAreaProjectilesInterval (ms)
Aquatic IllusionsEvolution4111000
BoltgunBase weapon1.5161000
Boltstorm PistolBase weapon3141500
Brazier StaffBase weapon81.333500
ChainswordBase weapon41.121350
D6 DiceBase weapon21108000
Eviscerator ChainswordEvolution41.221500
Frag GrenadeBase weapon4134000
Ghost of RheaGift evolution—133000
GrandbladeBase weapon4.3144000
Heavy BolterEvolution21.36400
LasgunBase weapon21.211200
Master of RunesEvolution20.8567000
MeltagunEvolution11—2000
Mordant EarthEvolution31.834000
Nebulous Sea-FogBase weapon0.81.51800
Nuln OilBase weapon2.11.846000
Orbital BombardmentEvolution0.1134000
Power FistBase weapon3.41.513100
Ripper PistolGift evolution1133000
Rope & GrapnelBase weapon2.31.425000
Tempest AxesBase weapon30.7731350
Typhoon CrossbowEvolution314500
Whirlwind AxesEvolution51.122700
Whirlwind BatteryBase weapon71.863750

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