All Cuphead Weapons Ranked Worst to Best

With the DLC out, how do all these weapons rank against each other? I did some testing and research for once to find out.
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[@tylazermk8271]

It's weird that roundabout and twist up are labelled with "average damage" even though they both do a noticeable amount more damage than peashooter.

[@switchmanin]

To be fair, peashooter fires faster than those two weapons, so the dps winds up being similar among all the weapons across a normal match.

[@adumbfurry7036]

I think roundabout is somewhat bad. I think he is wrong.

[@tylazermk8271]

@@adumbfurry7036 It's literally a better peashooter. Extra damage (look it up it does more damage) and way easier to hit.

[@sandyboy5595]

@@tylazermk8271 I don’t like roundabout but that’s not to say it’s a bad weapon it’s just not as fun as some of the other weapons

[@MoriMeme]

@@adumbfurry7036 name checks out

[@jugheadgreen7291]

Interesting fact about crackshots EX ability: you can parry into it, which causes it to auto home in onto an enemy like a heat seeking missile. Gives it more versatility than letting it passively aim small shots at enemies, or trying to close in the shot.

[@Canditan]

What you can do with that is let it fire turret bullets for a few seconds, and then parry it into an enemy for maximum damage

[@SMOG8]

It also counts as a parry for the Heart Ring so you can get extra health for free.

[@xsalt8047]

if u cast another ex while the turret is still active it will launch the current turret automatically without need of parry

[@everserrato1093]

The name tho

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

They also do that while you shoot a new one when it didnt vanish yet

[@switchmanin]

Chaser was actually pretty decent before the DLC released, since Crackshot is not only one of the best weapons in the game, it scan also auto-aim with much better damage.

[@pkoolaid4038]

I find Chaos Orbit to be very useful when there are minions involved, as it gives you a little extra protection against them. Very useful for Expert Cagney Carnation.

[@DrGandW]

That’s funny because Expert Cagney is a joke with Chalice, took me like four tries to get an S rank

[@samuellinn]

@@DrGandW Ayep, Chalice's dash parry+Crack shot basically make all of Cagney's minions useless. The dash parry makes the pink seed easy as hell to destroy before it plants and crackshot just destroys everything else. Then you burn the flower with charged shot

[@alwaysjarron6260]

always thought roundabout was just better. You also dont need to aim and damage 10x beter

[@gen1136]

@@alwaysjarron6260 you do need to aim tho if you want to hit the boss quicker

[@worthplayingfor2197]

i do think its worth mentioning that u can use 2 guns in each battle, so some guns are only good in certain situations, but they are very good when supplemented with another

[@tylazermk8271]

Lobber, spread, converge, and chaser are great examples of this.

[@AGSTER]

@@tylazermk8271 with new crackshot i dont think you'll ever need chaser in your life

[@gengarguy8801]

@@AGSTER Chaser: "Who are you?" Crackshot: "I'm you, only better."

[@tylazermk8271]

@@gengarguy8801 Crackshot misses small moving targets.

[@monke25]

@@tylazermk8271 don’t matter as then there better options like spread and crack shot

[@karmicrespite5737]

Important note with Crackshot's super is that you can Parry it, which both launches it into bosses AND counts for some aspects of parry buffs (unsure if it counts for the score at the end of fights, but it absolutely counts for "gain a heart when you parry" type upgrades).

[@noahhedebris3493]

It does not count for score but you will gain hearts which is op.

[@allanthomson9372]

Oh damn that’s awesome for the heart ring thing if only it did count for parry at the end would make s ranking a lot easier on some bosses that starve you for parries

[@343Films]

@@allanthomson9372 Yep, Mortimer Freeze is annoying af in that regard...

[@eggsnham.]

@@343Films mortimer freeze is annoying af in general

[@Yayo30007]

If it did (score) sally stageplay would be so easy to s rank

[@linksora7120]

I adore roundabout! It literally makes bosses like the ghost train so much easier since you can get rid of annoying obstacles just with keeping projectiles on screen

[@kamilozo776]

Yeah let's make roundabout superiority group

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Relax kid, it's just a weapon

[@DvH_2]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 :(

[@TheDemonChara]

If you didn't use roundabout for ghost train then you were doing the boss wrong

[@snatch6129]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 he just said he liked the roundabout tho

[@SunnyBunny9621]

“Number 1- roundabout” a man after my own heart

[@LollyLab]

“Sallys 4th phase with lobber makes me look like a dumbass” That cracked me up. (3:11)

[@bulb9970]

Spread will forever be my favorite one. I’m a fan of the videogame trope where a weapon excels at half things and is shit at the other half, and spread is exactly that.

[@ErrorNumber404]

Same, when spread is good, like in hordes or in close range, it’s really good. When it’s bad, like in long range or distance aiming, it’s garbage.

[@nurhanadan3947]

Same crack shooter chaser and spreader are my favourite bc IT DOES SO MUCH DAMAGE TO TARGETS

[@natepassig6382]

one thing you forgot to mention was that converge pierces enemies, which is amazing for large crowds. it was super useful for the DLC with all the enemies everywhere. so i would bump it up a spot or two

[@TheSmartboy64]

You could also argue that the rankings would be different if he used a DLC boss instead of Sally. When you think about it, these weapons were built for the DLC. Twist Up is great for Flying Aces, Glumstone, and Frost Wizard (forgot his name). Converge is great for Moonshine Mob and clearing mobs on Glumstone. I think Sunburn did the right thing with his research and picking Sally. It would just a completely different list I think if a different boss was picked.

[@joeb1955]

5:03 "The base attack shoots a 3-pronged piercing bolt at your enemies which is decent for crowd control"

[@natepassig6382]

oop thanks i missed that haha. but yeah still didn’t really talk about the crowd control for it, but at the end of the day still just my opinion

[@mustafagumma2533]

If you use if for the 2 frogs it will do double damage

[@DrGandW]

Meeeh every use case I found for Converge was just times Crackshot would have done the job with me having to think less

[@hypername1]

Converge may not be the greatest weapon, but it is incredibly good at clearing the bats in the devil’s 3rd phase, making it much easier, and it can take down his first phase pretty well too

[@tylazermk8271]

Yeah I tested that on expert mode. Genuinely made the 3rd phase (which is usually the hardest for me) actually kind of easy. The fact that most of the minions die before they can attack makes it to where there is a LOT less crap to avoid, and it damages the Devil at the same time too.

[@k.w.6626]

yeah, in general the horde test is S rank for converge, it is so good against them it makes up for other issues.

[@thesteelsquid863]

I beat like 90% of the dlc with it

[@nicolasrage1104]

It’s also really good against the Salt Boss

[@Phoenixfire653]

Converge shreds the train ghost levels, the first phase is a joke with it

[@TheGameCube64Guy]

9. Peashooter - 0:00 8. Lobber - 2:35 7. Chaser - 3:51 6. Converge - 4:57 5. Twist-Up - 6:16 4. Spread - 7:34 3. Crackshot - 8:30 2. Charged - 10:06 1. Roundabout - 11:46

[@sleepyfishYTPF]

How is pea shooter the worst weapon

[@Fanc-E-Kitten]

@@sleepyfishYTPF its not bad its just outclassed by Crackshot and Roundabout

[@andreww.1810]

@@sleepyfishYTPF Agreed! In my opinion, Lobber is the most stupid weapon.

[@sleepyfishYTPF]

@@andreww.1810 Lobber is so dumb when I tried to fight a boss with lobber it never reached the boss

[@sleepyfishYTPF]

@@Fanc-E-Kitten if anything it's supposed to be better than chaser and converge

[@helpmeme8176]

After 5 years... this kind of video finally exist

[@yoshimallow]

At least now it won't be outdated... i hope.

[@nynthes]

@@yoshimallow I hope it will. I want more cuphead

[@ThePelum]

I've been saying roundabout is the best weapon since the game came out. And I think twistup is slept on.

[@tylazermk8271]

It's probably slept on because the game describes it as "medium" damage even though it's clearly a lot more than peashooter.

[@benma1116]

Twist up is just a lot more situational than other weapons. It’s useless in a lot of fights, like grim matchstick for example. Or Baroness Von Bon Bon depending on which bosses you get and it’s alwaays bad in the last phase. Your never gonna get use out of it in captain brineybeard. And most individual phases of bosses aren’t too kind to it either. I guess that’s why the game lets you use 2 shots

[@tvs26]

Tbh I can’t do anything with twist up

[@andrewohagan2962]

Aiming up with twist up means it fires along the top of the screen behind you, so if you are going low on matchstick or against phase 1 of briney beard it should actually be great

[@imakewhateverlol4443]

twist up is the worst weapon for me

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

Here’s a trick with lobber: If a boss is about to phase transition by popping onto the screen, (beppis 2nd and 4th phase and the root packs onion phase as an example) Stand where they are going to spawn and shoot up. The lobbers will just bounce and keep themselves there, so that all the lobbers can hit at once doing SO much damage. It’s called a lobber trap and it’s super busted when used correctly.

[@Godlymusic9958]

I used that method against the spider in moonshine mob and it was incredibly affective

[@TheOctophant]

Lobber trap Masterrace!

[@davidsack5310]

came to the comments to say the same thing. Made that phase so easy

[@Flame765]

so glad to see roundabout getting some love, it’s my favourite weapon in the game

[@jakethedog2.0]

Crackshot is like if chaser and lobber had a baby

[@giratina4935]

That is exactly what it is

[@allanthomson9372]

Glad to see roundabout being my favorite weapon is being justified. I will say I feel like the test of fighting sally stagehand while good you have to think when actually fighting you have 2 weapons. Obviously using the chaser for an entire boss fight is not a good idea but I’ll often use it for phases where it’s hard to hit the boss and I need to really focus on dodging. Gonna need to try crack shot since it seems like it’s just gonna be a better chaser. for most of the dlc I used twist up its immediately one of my favorites

[@egon3705]

do remember that chaser is better on fast moving targets like saltbaker final phase

[@cheeseman463]

Lobber is useful on the queen bees last phase.

[@bulborb8756]

i can see why cause Rumor Honeybottoms just hangs out on the bottom of the screen which frankly makes her a pain to hit with most other weapons, kinda like with Grim Matchstick during his 2nd and 3rd phases where he's directly behind you

[@abra_escaped]

This whole time I thought roundabout did more damage after they turned around... still one of my favorites alongside converge

[@GreenScrapBot]

Actually I think this is true. I noticed it clearing some bosses' phases quicker if fired away from them.

[@outofthecoral]

@@GreenScrapBot It doesn't

[@toowiggly]

Yo sick profile picture

[@abra_escaped]

@@toowiggly yoo a fellow frog car enjoyer

[@TheDemonChara]

Honestly same, wish I knew that earlier

[@mileschicken1]

Your original cuphead ranking video was the first one I watched from which point I became addicted to your channel. Nice to see another cuphead video

[@Grendead22]

I've always used chaser with roundabout, these stats just mean that once I get the DLC just replace chaser with crackshot if I still want a form of tracking round with higher damage

[@italyvargas1670]

Me too they work good

[@ckmishn3664]

"I've always been a 'Roundabout' fan." Admit it, that's just because you love Jojo memes.

[@SHAWNJX]

Ill be the rrrrooounndddabout

[@nicolasrage1104]

Or maybe he’s a Yes fan

[@mikerice868]

I freaking knew roundabout was really good, there's very few bosses I fought without it. Even in the DLC, I always wanted to switch things up, but it was hard to turn away from my one true love for long

[@REDFRLegend]

Lobber and Spreadshot are the only weapons I use during my King Dice fight tries. Lobber hits Wheezy when I'm standing in the other ashtray and Spreadshot is really helpful. Yes! 'King Dice fight tries'! This man has been undefeated for THREE YEARS NOW! SCREW YOU DICE!

[@PrivateDaisy]

I always use Peaschooter and Spread for Dice, I didin't know you can hit Wheezy with Lobber. That's pretty cool

[@shtj6761]

I think one aspect you haven't covered is how you can switch weapons depending on your needs. Chaser is horrible on its own, but as a complementary weapon it's amazing. Against Sally, for example, I use Spread whenever I can get close to her and Chaser for when I need to evade stuff (and the entire 4th phase because fuck that phase), and she goes down much faster than when using just one weapon exclusively. My personal weapon ranking (this is before the DLC comes out, haven't played too much with the new weapons yet): 6. Peashooter. Jack of all stats and master of none. Everytime peashooter can be useful, there's at least one other weapon that handle it better. And Roundabout outclasses it in almost every way. 5. Lobber. It's very useful against Grim Matchstick, but only kinda okay in most situations, and downright horrible in the rest. 4. Charge. I'm gonna get crucified for this one, but I find this weapon kind of awkward. Like what the video shows, you need frame-perfect timing to make Charge stronger than most other weapons' continuous fire. I mainly find it useful against hard-to-reach bosses with decent health, like Goopy 3rd form or Captain Brineybeard. For those with less health I just use Chaser for less risk. 3. Spread. Amazing if you can get up close and hit all shots. Unfortunately, it's risky for some and just downright impossible for others. Against bosses where you, though, like Beppi, Werner, and Sally, this weapon just shreds them. 2. Chaser. See the beginning of this post. When you feel like you can't hit a boss with your shot just switch to Chaser for a bit of extra damage. Also by far best weapon for Run n' Gun. 1. Roundabout. Just a really good all-around weapon. Just by shooting backwards you basically eliminate its weakness. Out of the entire non-DLC bosses, the only time Roundabout's drawback actually matters is during Ribby & Croak 3rd phase's frog and bison attack. Haven't thought much about the new weapons, but Crackshot probably will replace Chaser as number 2. Converge and Twist-up kinda sucks tbh but let's see if I change my mind later.

[@PrivateDaisy]

I really think every weapon has it's place in some bosses, even Peaschooter (for example I find it more comfortable to use it on King Dice minions + Spread than Roundabout + Spread) and that's what I really like about them, none of them is useless

[@s.a.t.a.n6216]

Coverge is actually very powerful and versatile

[@PrivateDaisy]

@@s.a.t.a.n6216 If you didin't try it, fight Phantom Express with it. It makes the first phase a literal joke and it easily destroys flying ghosts and pumpkins

[@Gustavo-po9bd]

Why is the low skill low damage weapon that has no reason to exist anymore rated higher than charge?

[@shtj6761]

@@Gustavo-po9bd Because I was still new to the DLC weapons and didn't take them i to account. Now that Crackshot exists, Chaser just goes down in the ranks so hard. Also while Charge is a great all-rounder weapon, I don't find many opportunities where it's better than Roundabout.

[@orangeblorange]

My personal list 9: Peashooter Just use roundabout 8: Twistup Way too situational 7: Chaser It's alright, crackshot is a lot better tho 6: Converge Works well on bosses like the tipsy troop and ribby and croaks 5: Lobber Good damage although a bit hard to use 4: Spread High burst damage and the short range is almost never a problem 3: Charge Good damage and works well combined with energy beam 2: Crackshot No need to explain this one 1: Roundabout Easy to use, great damage, and amazing EX attack

[@DrGandW]

Twist-up’s a really good sidearm, works in many situations. I consider it about as good as Spread(I much prefer it over Spread but that’s mostly me disliking Spread).

[@orangeblorange]

@@DrGandW I couldn't find myself using it all that much since it's a bit hard to aim

[@orangeblorange]

@@Jaxbo782 works well in a lot more fights in my opinion

[@unbreakableroad9294]

Gee I feel like I’ve seen that twister weapon somewhere….

[@Rowlet7897]

Air man's weapon in mega man 2

[@nicolasrage1104]

It’s the Air Shooter from Megaman 2.

[@flamingpaxtsc]

This is a pretty good list! You should rank all the charms next! Here’s my personal shot ranking based on my experience from the DLC + base game: 9. Peashooter 8. Twist Up 7. Chaser 6. Lobber 5. Converge 4. Spread 3. Roundabout 2. Charge 1. Crackshot Edit: After some practice on most of the bosses, I’m moving Twist Up to 6th Place. It does good damage and is actually easy to use with the lock aim. It also looks pretty satisfying when you hit your shots.

[@johnbrackins6553]

I agree, crackshot can help on bosses like Moonstone Mob, when I did simple for this boss with crackshot only, I got it on my third or fourth try. Without crackshot I had to do it 10 or 11 times I think.

[@allanthomson9372]

@@johnbrackins6553 twist up + roundabout works great for moonshine mob if the main boss is below you aiming straight down the twist goes along the entire bottom same goes for aiming up and then on the young phase mixing roundabout and twist up works great

[@maxastro]

Twist up is I think massively underrated. A lot of the DLC bosses feel like they have phases specifically to make twist up good.

[@sleepyfishYTPF]

WHAT how is peashooter the worst?

[@sleepyfishYTPF]

lobber is garbage why is peashooter worse?

[@switchboxplays]

3:00 what about rumor honeybottoms final phase?

[@grassyoucantouch7016]

Lobber can also be used at the queen Bee boss in some stages but other than that and the dragon one it's pretty useless since other weapons do their job better

[@PrivateDaisy]

Werner Werman first phase also, but yeah it's situational.

[@springcao9324]

I actually found it pretty nice for the Moonshine Mob. It cuts through all three floors (and bounces like whoa) _but_ is just unfocused enough that it won't always kill the ant cops before they fire off parries. And in the third phase it's - with a little luck - the steadiest damage you can do on the anteater's snout. Most of the other weapons I tried (including Crackshot) zeroed in on his tongue, which is useless.

[@DoctorDucky250]

This is fantastic analysis. Thank you.

[@Szadek23]

Meanwhile I got A+ with nothing but chase on the endboss of the DLC. Generally it's a good secondary weapon for phase with lots of annoying adds or bosses that are very hard to hit.

[@mydogghost]

As secondary weapon and this list is about weapons in general not if secondary or not

[@hy0ko]

I’ve finished the game (all achievements + all bosses in expert but not all S rank) Here’s my list: 9. Peashooter 8. Lobber 7. Converge 6. Twist Up 5. Chaser 4. Spreadshot 3. Roundabound 2. Charge shot 1. Crackshot

[@MariotheAnimator]

You can PARRY the EX Crackshot, I've been seeing a lot of people playing with this and not knowing this. It's CLEARLY pink. Chalice can do it super easy since she can just dash. Parrying it launches the planet home in on an enemy. It's AMAZING, especially on the Pepper Shakers on SaltBaker's second phase.

[@PizzaRollsRGood]

I should try that. I beat the second phase with lobber and the rest crackshot.

[@johannliebert2870]

Roundabout was pretty much my main weapon throughout the base game, but for the DLC I decided to use Ms. Chalice and a new weapon throughout, so I spontaneously picked Converge. It surprised me a lot, wasn't expecting much but I got a lot of good from it, especially because of how many mobs/ minions the DLC bosses have.

[@cadecavanaugh9695]

I think converge was a bit underrated. Though not the best in terms of speed, it has extremely good coverage and the ex shot made a phase like beppis final one ridiculously easy. This weapon was definitely my favorite one to run as a secondary, and is even decent enough in certain situations as a primary

[@maxastro]

Converge is stupidly good at clearing minions, and a surprising number of the DLC bosses will give you time to focus it, especially if you are playing as Chalice.

[@SoggySlopster]

Ms chalice sucks because she can’t even use an ability and invisible dash is way to valuable in boss fights

[@johannliebert2870]

@@SoggySlopster I thought not being able to use the smoke bomb would make using Chalice harder but tbh once you get the hang of her dodge roll you'll be fine. Honestly if she could use an ability in addition to everything she already has she'd be too OP lol.

[@maxastro]

@@SoggySlopster ... You know that Chalice literally has invisible dash right?

[@Naggfruit]

My List (I include EXes because I use them a lot) 9th- Lobber (There is only one circumstance where this is good, but in that circumstance, it is undoubtably the best to use) 8th- Peashooter (Average everything) 7th- Chaser (This helped me a lot when I first started) 6th- Converge (Just so awkard. Like this just makes me feel weird when I use it) 5th- Twist Up (Low key slept on) 4th- Crackshot (It's EX is really good, but i think that a certain other weapon does its job better) 3rd- Spreadshot (Shotgun), 2nd- Roundabout (Better crackshot) 1st- Charge (I thought this was shit when I first played, then I used it at king dice and I use it almost always now)

[@theblasphemousgamer4888]

But Roundabout is much less effective against air enemies than Crackshot is.

[@ronniewhitedx]

Haven't watched this yet but the roundabout is the best weapon hands down. Does wacky damage and it's pretty much a guaranteed hit no matter where you shoot

[@Norrday]

I never noticed how bad chaser's damage is, until I beat Ribby and Croaks with the PEASHOOTER! (I'm very new to the game.) Because, I did enough damage that there weren't enough places to kill me.

[@rraider83]

Let’s gooooo a new sunburned albino upload

[@josephtaylor1752]

The best set is Crackshot and Roundabout

[@davebambigamingita9292]

The chaser and charge are a good duo because they are the exact opposite: the charge is very powerful but lacks rapid fire, the chaser on the other hand is homing (crackshot does the job better) , but extremely weak

[@corrin813]

12:08 You aren't kidding used Roundabout on Moonshine Mob and destroyed all enemies real fast by staying at the bottom level of the 1st phase and decimated everything

[@Nico455]

I think you're underrating the peashooters EX a bit. That thing is the only EX that you can just use all the time, everywhere whithout thinking about it too much

[@PrivateDaisy]

For real, it's better EX than most weapons. Peaschooter is situational, but I like that it isn't useless

[@TheDemonChara]

Yeah the EX is the main strength of the peashooter, it's quite a good EX

[@kered13]

@@PrivateDaisy The Peashooter is definitely not situational, it's the most versatile weapon in the game with it's long range, rapid fire, and consistent damage. It's just that for many bosses there is some other weapon that is slightly better. It's a jack of all trades, master of none sort of weapon. But yeah the EX is really good too and I have often run the Peashooter just for it's EX.

[@megaedge2762]

Only thing is that you should never equip peashooter just for its ex

[@megaedge2762]

@@kered13 versatile? Yeah extremely versatile when you can hit enemies half the time. Roundabout alone gives you absolutely no reason to use peashooter.

[@97piet]

Awesome guide, thanks for the effort. You could've gotten exact dps times just by measuring frames of the recording, but i think your hand stopped times also did get the job done.

[@TsukiSuk-i]

Poggers new sunburned video

[@SomeIceGuy]

Don’t be sleeping on converge. It’s amazing against bosses like grim matchstick (third phase) where hitting a small enemy hurts you. Also you forgot to say rip for sally when you said rip to potato

[@agentclank8183]

Crack shots ex can also home if you parry it. I’ve also been able to use crackshot like a better chaser. It almost always hits because a ton of Cuphead bosses are pretty huge. It mainly struggles with fast moving targets like you said though.

[@shagarumedic]

Finally a fellow roundabout enjoyer, that shot never leaves my loadout

[@rlectrowave]

I'm really happy to see a ranking that goes over both objective numbers and practical strats for the weapons but I do think the biggest issue this doesn't account for is the fact you hold two weapons. Which isn't to say the ranking is incorrect but I definitely do think that each weapon is specifically made to have a weakness that another can very easily cover. Like objectively in Sally stageplay lobber isn't good for phase 4 but that drawback is made up in the fact that you most likely have a something in your back pocket that can handle it.

[@deadakus]

Twist up genuinely makes Saltbaker phase 1 not a joke. But far easier. As long as you go past him and aim up you have a huge chance of hitting with each projectile so with skill it's one of the most consistent ways of doing good damage to phase 1

[@bobinard9759]

something you missed with crakshot is that you Can Parry the ex move to launch it auto fire it. it's insanly strong with Parry heal that is one of the strongest Charms in the game

[@mrtophatguy]

Finally! I’m not the only one who absolutely loves roundabout!

[@summerstudios9881]

This is a solid list

[@veganmeatball5276]

I was actually surprised with how high charge was, it was the only weapon I never used lol

[@alex4703]

the crackshot has become my new favorite weapon.

[@andreblueboy6019]

4:05 I absolutely agree with that! You make a standing point!

[@generalyousif3640]

“Charged and crack shot” while tossing roundabout occasionally. Who needs another weapon when we have these 2

[@pacoramon9468]

The chaser is only good for a few phases where the boss is flying across the level, otherwise you are going to get hit by taking that long to defeat the boss.

[@loweffortinc.2897]

Hey, I don’t know if you know this, but there is a third option for crack shot’s EX, you can parry the planet to send it flying towards bosses (even after you let it shoot it’s bullets for a bit)

[@Jacobdalolman]

Converge absolutely demolishes the Phantom Train, especially the first phase. Since you can fully narrow it while jumping as long as you’re holding the aim button, it’s guaranteed to hit every shot on the Blind Specter. At its default wide range, firing it repeatedly gets rid of all the flying pumpkins that come in, so you don’t need to worry about your position changing. I’d say it’s useful up until the final phase of the fight.

[@DJ-fs4hz]

A neat detail about the charge shot is that while it’s true the charge gets released on a dash, it also gets released on its EX shot use. Getting two attacks on a single EX use is pretty nice

[@TheAbigailDee]

I was sitting here chanting ROUNDABOUT waiting for #1 like I'm at a sporting event. Roundabout is THE KEY

[@supasanic9068]

You should do a video ranking which bosses in Cuphead you had the most fun fighting, it would be totally subjective

[@koltenamerman2597]

That’s why roundabout is always the first weapon I buy on a new game after the apple and the first run and gun

[@italyvargas1670]

The roundabout has always been my favorite ever since I first got it

[@abyssal8883]

I just got cuphead and totally agree about roundabout. Its one of the best!

[@Mostly_Roblox]

I just realized that Twist-Up is the opposite of Lobber

[@rapidkraken2638]

I personally love spread. Most bosses are easy to get close to, and just jumping up and down will allow all 4 shots to hit more of the time.

[@PrivateDaisy]

Spread is like the most usefull weapon for most bosses in the game.

[@rosa_the_folfster6778]

I wasn’t a roundabout fan for a long time but I was curious so I used it on a new file and it made so many bosses so much easier than what I originally did them with (chaser/spread/charge) it’s really good

[@dokkanenjoyer1068]

Roundabout used to b my fav. Now it's 2nd cuz crankshoot is rly fun but man I still love roundabout.

[@TimmyDaTurtle]

Lobber believe it or not actually carried me through my playthrough. It is immensely useful against rumor honeybottom, and can really get you through certain phases quicker than most fights. I feel like its range is underated, as people are just not using it right. You need to take advantage of gravity to get the most out of the shot, which is immensely helpful. Its good against Root Pack, Ribbey and Croaks, Grim Matchstick, Werner Werman, Rumor Honeybottom, Phantom express past the first phase, king Dice, Mortimer Freeze, Glumstone, and Chef Saltbaker. Mortimer freeze is more after the first phase.

[@fleetingselfconfidence612]

the best thing about roundabout is that its a perfect all around weapon best range does more damage for short range (you get more hits) amazing at crowd control amazing in damage tests amazing accuracy

[@JesterSpecter]

this man put in more research for a Cuphead weapons ranking than most college freshmen put into their history essays. The data you collected would make my Statistics professor cream in his jorts.

[@toowiggly]

I'd imagine the data professor would want more precise numbers than the margin of error present in the delay hitting the button to start and stop the timer. This can be acheived by recording the time after the footage has been obtained through editing software.

[@EvergreenSilva]

I know that is situational but special mention of 1-card spreadshot attack because it was thanks to it that i beat beppy the clown in his 2nd and 4th so quickly and eventually got the A+. (recently bought the game :/)

[@bedoop3870]

i loved using crackshot and spreadshot as chalice, getting way too close for comfort with spreadshot and firing crackshot's EX turret when i get a card up. two hands are better than one, and since you can parry into the turret planet really easily with chalice it's really fun to pull off well

[@matbrun5663]

At any point when a boss is un able to be hurt, you ready up with a EX crack shot to increase dps.

[@blitzzz2152]

“ASMR for my eyeballs” couldn’t have said that better

[@sunnivathebest846]

Twist up is like reverse lobber, and also the crackshot ex you can actually parry to send it towards the enemy

[@mricycreep1823]

My first thought when clicking this video was just “how in all hell this this person manage to make this video into 13 minutes?”

[@prince_troii6155]

Roundabout has always been my favorite I was watching waiting to see roundabout and I didn’t think it was going to be the best lol

[@ALEXANDER6888]

I agree. Roundabout is the best shot in the game. Not for every boss, but for almost all of them.

[@jackmonster0017]

don't forget you can also parry the planet created by the crackshot EX move!

[@eRev21]

Lobber is great to pre-load hits for enemies spawning in as well. Converge is useful when you want to focus damage on a certain target as it pierces. I almost always use either Roundabout + Lobber or Roundabout + Crackshot for the DLC personally, worked well for me at least.

[@gingergingey8271]

the thing is twist up is an arch aim up it will go left or right depending on wich direction your facing same goes with down and BASIC SHOOTING AKA SIDEWAYS

[@metallord6960]

Will you do a ranking of the powerups (I'm not sure what they're official name is but I'm talking about the smoke dash and whatnot)?

[@lucabradley1554]

About crackshot, the EX shot can be parried to make it launch towards an enemy at any point in its duration

[@Thermoze_]

Converge goes CRAZY on the train level

[@Rinne_Z_rank]

Lobber is literally your plan B before you get charge shot

[@alicegalati2455]

I only used crackshot to s rank saltbaker, but i always used twist up for the rest

[@Tulipo-]

I use charge shot in LITTERALLY every boss in the game, i only use roundabout in the first phase of Ribby & Croaks on expert, and the first phase of the train. When i didn't know how to aim properly, i sometimes used the chaser, but charge shot can be used in every boss with no problem

[@CVZen]

The combo i always use is converge and crackshot. Converge feels good and can take a large amount of enemies quite fast since it has full-screen range plus it’s good for damage if used correctly. Crackshot is very useful when i have to avoid a lot of stuff while damaging a boss (chef saltbaker first phase) and it does a reasonable amount of damage. Ik this is prob not the best combo but i find it very fun and i’m quite comfortable with it. Also yes i’ve tried other weapons but i liked these 2 the most

[@therjschannel904]

I wanna suggest an interesting video: what would be the best loadouts while you progressed through the game from start to finish, DLC included. What weapons are most effective against each boss, what perks would benefit you the most in that boss fight, etc

[@NeoCinnamon]

For my first playthrough of cuphead I used Roundabout and Chaser for the most of my fights and it worked well. I'd usually always keep Chaser as it's pretty ight for any phase that's not that easy to hit enemies or phases with small enemies that appear randomly throughout the fight. Roundabout and Spreadshot were pretty much my others that I always used as depending on the fight they would be pretty great.

[@RawlzMovies]

One thing that’s useful about longer is bouncing the balls straight up where the boss will be latter and having them hit the boss. Especially before the onion and carrot pop up

[@jaxsonpiwek7537]

I use the charge shot because I played so much megaman that it feels the most natural to me

[@preston_gaming6203]

An online multiplayer versus Cuphead game would be cool

[@ZehahahahaWororororo]

Bro put twist-up in number 5. My guy is a demented lunatic

[@DiegoHernandez-sb3fc]

I’m so proud of my boy roundabout 😁😁

[@gamenwatch6269]

I knew Roundabout was the best weapon. My brother and I agreed that the Roundabout was agreeably the best versatile weapon