Soulbound: Online Weapons Tier List

S-Tier DPS Weapons

Mighty Cleaver at Epic tier or better is the cleave DPS benchmark for Heavy Hit stacking. Official build guidance lists it first for damage-focused loadouts. If you are running Pyrosphere DPS, Mighty Cleaver synergizes with the stat profile Pyrosphere wants — burst on proc, constant AoE from abilities handling baseline clear.

Drakkar outperforms its higher-level sword counterparts by a marginal amount unless Soul Hunter Spine is upgraded to Legendary. Many players accidentally vend Drakkar thinking item level equals power — do not swap it for maximum DPS until you confirm Spine is Legendary-tier invested.

Soul Hunter Spine greatsword becomes S-tier when permanently upgraded to Legendary, overtaking Drakkar in optimized crit or Heavy Hit builds. Budget time in Arcadia crafting lines before committing soulbound upgrades.

Patek Tritium Barometer and Patek Tritium Needle appear on top-tier greatsword and sword lists for players who finish deep progression content. Pair with Midnight Ring cooldown and crit stats from the rings tier list.

S-Tier and A-Tier by Archetype

Tank vanguard weapons prioritize stagger and shield compatibility: Harbinger of the Foundation sword and shield, Oathmourne hammer, Ferrox Greataxe, and Barometer greatsword for block-heavy Bulwark setups on the tank vanguard build.

Hammer-type S-tier entries include Tortured Punisher, Toxic Messenger, Fiery Jackhammer, and Oasis Warhammer for specialized elemental or stamina profiles. Greatsword lines add Soulbinder, Eclipse, and Oasis Twinblade for crit-heavy melee.

Dexterity ranged weapons matter less for ability damage than melee Heavy Hit sticks, but Marksmanship weapons still affect Gleam Twins feel. Healer hybrids often keep a flexible sword while stacking buff power on rings and cloaks instead of chasing weapon DPS.

See also items weapons page for acquisition sources and crafting materials tied to upgrades.

• S-Tier DPS swords: Drakkar, Mighty Cleaver (Epic+), Cursed Rapier (crit builds)
• S-Tier greatswords: Soul Hunter Spine (Legendary), Patek Tritium Barometer, Soulbinder
• S-Tier hammers: Oathmourne, Ferrox Greataxe, Fiery Jackhammer (elemental)
• S-Tier tank: Harbinger of the Foundation plus shield, Oathmourne, Ferrox Greataxe

Heavy Hit vs Crit Itemization

Heavy Hit flat doubles your attack on proc — easier to stack early and extremely strong with Mighty Cleaver or Drakkar. Critical strike chance and critical strike damage multiply without a hard cap, eventually exceeding Heavy Hit on perfect gear but requiring more pieces to come online.

Neo-Tilus Signet adds thirty percent Heavy Hit chance from fishing at level twenty-five — a shortcut for melee DPS weapon builds. Farpoint Signet pushes crit stats for burst windows. Match ring choice to weapon tier listed here to avoid split stat inefficiency.

Official notes confirm Heavy Hit and crit stack together. Endgame Pyrosphere players chase both rather than choosing exclusively.

Use skill EXP reference to prioritize weapon skill lines that match your tier list pick before grinding unrelated lines.

Upgrade Priority and Common Mistakes

Upgrade one S-tier weapon line before spreading materials across B-tier placeholders from quest rewards. Early Virelda weapons get outscaled quickly once you reach Tier 3 dungeons and Everdune fishing signets.

Do not ignore shield off-hand on tank weapons — Bulwark value collapses if you dual-wield glass cannons on a vanguard character.

Weapon tier without ability tier fails Spectra. A Legendary Spine with level 1 Pyrosphere still underperforms a Drakkar with level 4 Pyrosphere — sync weapon investment with the abilities tier list.

Extract safely using dungeon extraction rules before risking soulbound upgrades in dangerous beacon runs.