I rank every Bloodborne Trick Weapon from worst to best!

[@machoke666]

The Church Pick doesn't do serrated damage, it does 20% more damage to beasts, which is better than serrated damage since all the enemies who're weak to serrated damage are beasts but not all beasts are weak to serrated damage

[@waveburner1254]

Plus the Church Pick does pure thrust damage in trick form. And *every* enemie is weak to thrust. I've popped my best thrust gems on this beast and it does not disappoint.

[@CtrlAltRetreat]

What beast isn't vulnerable to serrated?

[@aazelion5189]

@@CtrlAltRetreat Animals are classed as beasts but don’t aren’t weak to serrated. Stuff like the carrion crow, maneater boar, rabid dog and the like

[@fartdonkey8290]

You said who're and reminded me of my ex wife. 1/10

[@samsonweiser7504]

@@waveburner1254 Not only is every enemy weak the thrust, but thrust damage does extra damage against enemies in "vulnerable" states. Which is just whenever the enemy is in an attack animation. One interesting thing about this weapon though is it doesn't do bonus damage against Ludwig who is weak to serrated. The Church Pick also does righteous damage.

[@amiralibazdar3206]

I swear to god Ludwig's Holy Blade and the Whirligig Saw better be at the top because they carried me through all 3 of my playthrough. Shoutout to the hunter axe though with it's spin 2 win move

[@JKLeeds]

Haha no spoilers 😆

[@lotusluv]

Same. My weapons first playthrough were Hunter axe -> LHB -> whirligig saw

[@bolson42]

@@lotusluv Literally my first playthrough but swap axe for saw spear

[@NamelessKing1597]

@@lotusluv Same except I can't get myself to make the switch to whirligig in the dlc, the bosses are too aggresive and/or can't be stunlocked, maybe for ng+, or Rom in the chalices.

[@lotusluv]

@@NamelessKing1597 its pretty affective against ludwig cuz hes a beast

[@realkingofantarctica]

The best way to appreciate Bloodborne weapons is to, whenever you get the urge to try one, start an entirely new character focused around that weapon. I promise you, with this method you'll fall in love with most of the weapons in the game, compared to testing them for a minute in your first playthrough and then shelving them.

[@1stoftheFatuiHarbingers]

I do kind of wish though that there was a mode for every souls game where if you've collected the item on one save, you could basically start with that item on a new save. Just so you'd be able to actually start the game with the weapon you wanted to make a build for, instead of using the saw cleaver for at least 80% of the game.

[@TheCain91]

I reached NG+14 doing runs with 2 dedicated weapons on each run and was the best. Tonitrus and Boom Hammer are super fun. And fancy. The key it's the transform attack, do the combat very interesting and turns easy to keep the weapons ignited and powerfull.

[@dakotatrue12]

I dont really like making new characters, it's very tedious to build it up from the start over and over. I prefer just leveling up all the weapons on one character and just switching whenever I feel like it.

[@waveburner1254]

I'm on a max level character with multiple NG+ cycles because I hate making new characters. I love doing the chalice dungeons, farming gems, putting them on each respective weapon and creating new chalices using the weapon I just upgraded. Works too i'd say.

[@TwinklingEmissary]

This comment right here. Ive been making new characters for each weapon and i've gained so much insight.

[@paulroche7588]

When I first used the Chikage I totally agreed with you, didn’t seem great and the health drain didn’t seem worth it…BUT after some practice and learning how to constantly switch modes and use transform attack to minimize the health drain the Chikage is an absolute monster, at 50 bloodtinge the transform attacks wreck the whole game

[@jie8358]

yeah thats my only thing that wrong the chikage is top dog i gemmed it fully over a 1,000 a hit on a normal attack i can just walk up blood mode and dead

[@ItsLeah43]

Yeah, I used Chikage on my second run through the game and it didn't click for a couple hours. I think its transform attacks specifically are the strongest in the moveset to really encourage you to start and end combos with them, especially because both transforming into and out of the trick form has that bloodtinge scaling. It is one of the most... "greedy" weapons in the game in the sense that when you make a build for it, you cannot do much other than use the Chikage, so unless someone goes out of their way to do an entire run based around it, it feels extremely underwhelming. And given where you get it, it's definitely a big commitment to even run over and get it early enough to build for it well. Totally worth it though imo.

[@jie8358]

@@ItsLeah43 you can actually get a lost version the best one right after bsb

[@jie8358]

but it requires gems in all versions and bloodtige to be leveled high over skill so yes its pretty greedy in its department but the dps it produces when you take that time is absurd

[@ItsLeah43]

@@jie8358 I could have sworn lost and uncanny versions require having the base one? And it seems like more trouble than its worth to go through chalices for it, esp. without PS+.

[@negative6442]

You're sleeping on the Tonitrus. The lightning scales with Arcane unlike lightning paper, and with a str/arc build it absolutely melts anything it touches. Just keep it in your back pocket for when you get to a boss and watch it erase your problems

[@psychicbeagle5106]

Ol' Toni is especially potent against the Kin, which you run into a lot of in the late game. Brainsuckers can suck on *this* Tootsie Pop.

[@chicher9490]

Overrated weapon tbh

[@ErikWithBrain]

But the moveset is so lackluster. Thats enough to kill it for me

[@psychicbeagle5106]

@@ErikWithBrain For a primary weapon, sure, but it's excellent as a secondary. Call it the tazer in your back pocket. It's a strength/arcane weapon, and so functions on the same builds as Holy Moonlight. Those few enemies that resist blunt and arcane damage, like brainsuckers, gardens of eyes, and slime scholars, are exceptionally weak against lightning. Moonlight doesn't have many faults, but its few lacking areas can be covered by a Tonitrus secondary.

[@mikehurt3290]

​​@@ErikWithBrainI don’t mind the move set since you just press R1 most of the game anyway and it looks cool charged up, also the Snatchers are weak to bolt too

[@JJSquirtle]

Threaded Cane fan who only very casually plays bloodborne so my opinion doesn't matter. But the Threaded Cane is incredibly beginner friendly (was my first fromsoft game), and never really falls off. My first playthrough I literally did cane only because I liked it so much (tried other stuff but always came back to it)

[@brettmartin3529]

That's the beauty of Bloodborne. All the weapons are viable.

[@danielocampo3430]

I got my platinum pretty much only using the cane. It does crazy damage when you’re endgame 50/50 in skill and strength. The range and speed is amazing, and they get close you just switch to the stab cane with stun locks sooooo easy

[@danielocampo3430]

The cane has crazy finesse that the big weapons don’t have

[@JJSquirtle]

@@danielocampo3430 ikr

[@TheCompleteMental]

No weapons fall off. Cane was very unfriendly to me, but I was a souls veteran before bloodborne. Ludwig's holy blade became my mainstay, now I'm a pick enjoyer.

[@arsenicsulfide7549]

One note about the chikage is you shouldn't stay in the transformed state for more than a little bit at a time - I found the best way to use it on my chikage only playthrough was to l1, then immediately r1 to do an iai strike. It's extremely fast and damaging, and you can immediately transform back to not lose hp.

[@everilliem3292]

False, full tinge, health drain is negligible when everything gets shredded Running the lost variant.

[@maninhu9837]

​@@everilliem3292 DoT is useless when the time is 0.5 seconds

[@everilliem3292]

@@maninhu9837 have you even used the weapon?

[@Bleachdemon88]

Saif has probably the best move set in the game. So effortless to move and dodge and follow up with counter attacks. Saif and saw spear are my favorites but I also like Ludwig’s holy blade, church pick, and whirlygig saw. I tend to favor parrying with my gun so I don’t typically go through the game with a two handed weapon.

[@rashiro]

Shout out to the Saif crew. I give the edge for best weapon to the Saw Spear because it is serrated and has access to thrust attacks, but damn if the Saif doesn't have the most mobile and aggressive moveset.

[@dexter123423]

Saif is a top 3 weapon in the game to me.

[@yanbarreto764]

You can actually use Burial Blade before the final boss battle, I looted it in the chalice dungeons.

[@naomimorrison]

or if you do the good ending and die at mp you keep the badge to get it

[@jackmesrel4933]

​@naomimorrison or you use a hunter mark paper to respawn outside the fight

[@Wallahi13]

@@jackmesrel4933you can get it right after bsb in the chalices

[@jacobdobson1259]

That's not the original version, that's either an uncanny or lost variant. Although, the uncanny is objectively the best, due to the slots.

[@c.j.lawrence7486]

Wow. A lot of the weapons that I typically love to use are pretty far down on this list. I think that goes to show just how useful and fun each of the trick weapons in this game really are. I started with the Threaded Cane for my first play through and really fell in love with its moveset. The cane does really great damage with fire gems/buffs in my experience. I also used the Stake Driver as my secondary weapon for that first play through as well, and found it really enjoyable as a option that I swapped to when I saw an opportunity to execute it’s charged R2. On subsequent play throughs, I fought a lot of the parryable bosses like Kos, Maria, etc, with the Reiterpallasch, because executing a parry with the transformation of that weapon is sooo satisfying. I understand your disappointment in the movesets themselves for all 3 of these weapons, but for me, I feel they are optimal and incredibly fun to use in specific duels/situations.

[@JKLeeds]

Honestly it was really hard to make this list. So many good choices! Hard to say anything is terrible really

[@danielocampo3430]

Did you use skill? Seems like he put the skill weapons towards the bottom, and weird weapons/strength towards the top

[@kinguchiha6212]

@@danielocampo3430 that is what this seems like, I main the stake driver cuz I love to get up close and personal my god after I ex executed the charged heavy fire the first time I knew that was the weapon for me

[@acgearsandarms1343]

My build of the Threaded Cane is quite useful for Kin enemies.

[@danielocampo3430]

@@acgearsandarms1343 the canes move set is godly, I love circle->r1 and then switch to the whip. So many safe combos you can string together with it and it gets powerful when you’re 50 str 50 skill

[@greed94]

I'm happy to see the amygdalan arm is so high on the list. Such a fun weapon. Same for the beast claw, NG+2 was such a blast with nothing but this thing!

[@proballa27]

in my opinion the hunter axe has the most beautiful and versatile moveset in the game. Vertical slashes, horizontal swipes, pokes, spin to win, amazing transform attacks, great damage and range in both one and two handed modes, it literally has everything.

[@tetsuosoprano7382]

Best crowd control in the game..that L2 is like the R1 just more damage and staggers, can be swung in a 360 arc. Can follow up with a second. Strong running poke. Untransformed it’s R2 pancakes enemies. I think this guy is risky sleeping on it.

[@vit-t680]

Its just a noob weapon

[@Thisisthegreatestatofalltime]

Also rally on the transformation attacks is incredibly high. You can heal like around half your hp in early game with it

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

​@@vit-t680 ...meaning it's good?

[@lcartnine8268]

What's so great about Bloodborne's weapons is how intimate you can get with them and learn all of their quirks. Using a weapon throughout a playthrough is like getting to know everything about it; its range, its special effects like knockback and stun, its combos, its strange bugs, its tech, and favorable match-ups. I used the boom hammer very recently and learned three things I never would've known otherwise: the boom hammer can keep its fire charge while still hitting an enemy with the fire charge as long as you trade blows with them, the boom hammer is insanely good against the amygdala when you do running R2s, since you do an over-head swing, and the fire-buffed moves have more recover time. Additionally, you can catch enemies over small walls and in elevated positions by doing charged R2s. Like, dude, all these subtle differences between these weapons completely change how effective they can be. I just fucking love it man.

[@amidalaprin4846]

Fun fact about the beast Saif, the untransformed R1 will launch you forwards, while the following L1 will launch you back, and another L1 will launch you forward again. Great for dogs especially as the forward/back movement while slashing will usually catch them in a bite.

[@barstoolbanter7212]

Chikage and Bloodletter at 20 and 19 is criminal. Health draining is not a big deal at all with rally, and the amount of damage you can do on a bloodtinge build is INSANE.

[@samuraidoge6039]

The beasthunter saif has literally the best moveset in the entire game and is so much fun to use. Its so underrated and deserves first place

[@Skegfromcraigslist]

It's a lock for top three. I certainly won't argue against anyone having it as their #1

[@maxine3161]

As a Beasthunter Saif user I do personally put it at least around the Amygdalan arm in terms of your rankings. Honestly the damage is not outshining the Saws but it has far more agility to really elevate its playstyle. The dash on the retracted R1 attack allows you to chase bosses like Amelia and many NPC hunters, freedom to buff with both types of damage as opposed to a lot of the other high tier weapons, and retreat from the transform attack (short to long) is going to give you a more interesting skill ceiling than you would get from some other weapons that I love just as much, like the hunter's axe and saw weapons.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

The duck and rush in, and the hop back are sooooo good. I first tried Orphan of Kos, and it was like, 60% the Saif attack animations just dodging stuff for free. Another 30% was molotovs

[@markwood3440]

I'm also a fan of amygdalas arm, didn't like it at first. But the more I used it I grown to like it, it works REALLY well in crowds .

[@robinnyholm3647]

REEEALY appreciate all the puns! I takes dedication to write one for every single entry and I truly enjoyed it. There was simply no chance that I could turn of the video, I just had to hear all the jokes (and the content was great too). Fantastic work!

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed them, my wife hated every second of it 😂

[@justinroden2148]

saw spear is criminally underrated in my opinion. All you gotta do is pump decent fire gems into it and you'll clean house especially on beasts!

[@JKLeeds]

I think any of these weapons can be amazing, it's just about the right investment 🙂

[@rashiro]

Bruh the Saw Spear is regarded as the best weapon in the game by people in the know.

[@ayysea5717]

@@rashiroexactly once i saw that he was placing the spear below the cleaver ik damn sure brother didnt know what the hell he was talking about

[@ayysea5717]

@@Bingbongbingusbingbong fr but saw spear having serrated even while being transformed puts it over the cleaver to me. if you do r1 r1 l1 r1 and have every single swipe do serrated damage thats fucking broken on beast enemies and you can put paper on it? plus its fast as hell and scales well and does a shit ton of damage on its own with the right gems? like thats busted af. my first playthough i used the saw spear and literally beat the entire game with all bosses in like 10 hrs.

[@ayysea5717]

@@Bingbongbingusbingbong saw spear is easily top 3 and its def not three. its at least 2 and thats only if you wanna put chikage 1 because of its just raw damage potential. but putting saw spear and saw cleaver so far apart is just fucking braindead. they are literally the same fucking weapon. you cant rank either of them without having the other either right below or right above it.

[@Skuthulu-archives]

I appreciate your content, I find a lot of Souls creators can be needlessly mean spirited and make some pretty tasteless jokes. You just seem like a down to earth guy who enjoys the game without fake angry edgy allegories

[@JKLeeds]

Thanks, that's super nice feedback 🙂 glad you're enjoying the content

[@zentazym1]

Who’s mean spirited and has tasteless jokes? Most of the souls channels I’ve seen (prod, lobo jr, backlogs, demodcracy, vaati, etc) are fairly wholesome

[@christianlangdon3766]

​@@zentazym1feeble king, and a few others i have wachted, feeble makes the act of mentioning dks 2 akin to killing your pet dog yet sings away the praises of dks 1 despite each being heavily flawed.

[@ToasterDsG]

@@zentazym1 I think he's talking about people like Matthew Matosis, Ymfah and the like.

[@Thisisthegreatestatofalltime]

⁠​⁠@@ToasterDsGWhat they’re both chill. Mathew just reviews games in a professional manner and doesn’t really interact with anyone else (he barely even uploads anymore and hasn’t made a video on this series in over half a decade). Ymfah isn’t much different from this channel honestly.

[@billm5688]

I have tried all the weapons and i have to say that the tonitrus is a dps monster, the most underrated weapon in the game in my opinion

[@CasualCasimir]

For the threaded cane, I will say that it is literally my top three favorite weapons in the game. I love the skill-based class and I love everything about the weapon taking me all the way to end game.

[@ErrorNamenotfound-mx7bv]

I end up spouting racism any time I use it...

[@canadian0099]

Every one of my playthroughs was with the threaded cane. Absolutely love that weapon and is my favourite. I love the threaded move set and sweeping strikes. Cane was great for tight spaces and quick to. Carried me to my platinum!

[@ctheos69]

love the respect to the amygdalan arm!! that was my favourite weapon to use, it's so cool to play with

[@JKLeeds]

Such a unique and fun weapon!

[@ryandavid1277]

On my first playthrough that spin to win on the Hunter's Axe was a lifesaver. Eventually I became a true hunter and moved on Ludwig's Holy Blade and then Rakuyo

[@Wolfgang192]

Dont make me laught

[@occultnightingale1106]

Having played thousands of hours in Bloodborne, and having done several playthroughs using every weapon (currently up to NG+60 on my main file), the Threaded Cane is, without question, the best weapon in the game. It's got the most varied moveset compared to any other weapon, deals both Holy damage *and* Serrated damage in its two forms, has Skill Scaling with high Thrust Damage (which makes Visceral Attacks stronger), it's still decently fast in both forms, so you're not left open too often, its strong attacks build beasthood insanely fast in both forms, and the whip form in particular has excellent stun potential even on larger enemies. Its one downside, the literal one issue it has, is that it's not as strong as the Saw Cleaver or Hunter's Axe in early game. Once you get at least 30 Skill and upgrade it to +6 or higher, it catches up quite quickly. When I go through the game, I usually need to change weapons every once in a while to deal with a specific challenge, but the Threaded Cane is the one weapon that can just do it all. It has at least one move that lets you deal with any specific enemy that poses a threat to you making progress.

[@AlJaidah93]

I think the hunter axe is underrated. It's much more diverse than just the spinning R2. It has a great L2 combo with overhead hits to catch bosses heads like Amygdala, Paarl, etc. and the R1 combos are quite good. Plus the amazing spinning R2 of course

[@fetusthegreat9797]

I actually like how different my list would be as each weapon is so unique and useful. That said if i was gonna make a top 5 it would have to be 5. Chikage 4. Blades of mercy 3. Burial blade 2. Ludwig's holy blade 1. Threaded cane. The cane carried me through my first playthrough and ng+ with a plague doctor fashioned skill/bloodtinge build with the evalyn. So much fun

[@xlgapelsin6173]

The cane in late game/ng+ with proper gems will absolutley slap everythig it touches

[@danielocampo3430]

Aw another one, yes the cane is sooooo well rounded I was very upset to see it so low. Easy the best starting weapon, at least top 5 imo. S+ tier weapon

[@danielocampo3430]

The move set in the cane was just unmatched, you can do a backwards dodge and r1 and it’ll be a super fast long stab with the whip part. Also just being able to switch super fast into the stabby stunlock is good

[@heyfell4301]

I see someone here likes Skill builds. :) Honestly, investing into Skill makes you look at the game differently, suddenly weapons you didn't even care about start doing ridiculous damage and you realize you were a fool to have ignored them.

[@Hugo_Tate]

love the puns. should've given credit to the hammer bros at the end for their participation lol

[@fireblast133]

I built a stake driver character. It was hella fun. And you’d be surprised how many people forget what lead elixir does in pvp

[@juanausensi499]

Lead Elixir is the one power-up everybody forgets about, but it can be insanely effective.

[@mistasymmetry]

First off, glad you liked the video suggestion and thank you for your heartfelt message 😊 Loved the video and have learned so much about weapons that I regret not having experimented with; not so sure about all the choices though! Saying that, I agreed with SuM. Top 5 for me: 1. Whirligig Saw - so fun & original 2. Beast Claw(s) - fast paced 3. Ludwig's Holy Blade - efficient 4. Saw Cleaver - classic 5. Tonitrus - niche but effective Looking forward to the next show 😀

[@JKLeeds]

Thank you for the considered comment and glad you liked it!

[@yeez13]

For me… S: - Ludwig’s Holy Blade - Whirligig Saw - Rakuyo - Chikage - Saw Spear - Burial Blade - Blades of Mercy - Church Pick - [Honorable Mention] Rifle Spear (pre-nerf) A: - Reiterpallasch (I’m biased) - Threaded Cane (once gemmed up; B-Tier w/o gems) - Holy Moonlight Greatsword - Saw Cleaver - Boom Hammer - Hunter Axe - Bloodletter B: - Logarius’s Wheel - Stake Driver - Flamesprayer - Kirkhammer - Beast Claws (w/ Rune; C-Tier w/o Rune) - Beasthunter Saif - Tonitrus C: - Beast Cutter - Amygdalan Arm - Rifle Spear (after nerf) - Kos Parasite (w/ Milkweed Rune) F: - Kos Parasite (w/o Milkweed Rune) - Fist of Gratia - Hunter Torch - Rosmarinus

[@austinjones5681]

As someone who's never played the game but finds it fascinating and wants to, I can safely say Logarius' Wheel is the coolest.

[@suchar7175]

Rakuyo and Chikage are my 2 favourites, they're both related with my favourite boss (Lady Maria) and I love very fast (and enough long at the same time) weapons. Also Chikage is one of the very few katana weapons in Soulsborne series which is absolutely not broken/overpower. I love Simon's Bowblade too, easily my favourite bow in entire series (and only really viable in my opinion). Pizza cutter is also very fun, when I knew that in Elden Ring is similar weapon to this and finally found it, the feeling was unforgettable.

[@dummbobqqqqq]

This! And let's not forget Blades of Mercy, little Rakuyo sister :3

[@suchar7175]

@@dummbobqqqqq yeah, Blades of Mercy are awesome too. Honestly, there are very few weapons in Bloodborne that are not satisfying and fun to use. :D

[@thatguy8711]

On my playtrough of BB I beat almost the entire game with the hunter axe because the moment I got it, I fell in love with the amount of different attacks that make it useful in any situation. There's a light slash, heavy slash, running poke, heavy poke, spinning slash, heavy slam...

[@ryle2965]

I actually really like the beast hunter saif. The way it lets you lunge into close quarters and reposition with transform attacks has a super fun rhythm in my opinion. I use it on basically all my skill characters before the Rakuyo or blades of mercy are accessible. Also a note on the Rakuyo: there are some additional follow-up attacks you can do in the transformed mode by pressing L2 after an R1 or R2 combo that do a lot of damage and mimic Maria's actual boss moveset.

[@laurencevicar5798]

Okay, Threaded Cane on 24 is heresy. It is one of my favourites along with Rakuyo, Burial Blade/s of mercy and Holy Moonlight Sword (and saw spear)

[@laurencevicar5798]

And no, reiterpallasch pronunciation is correct

[@JKLeeds]

It's one of these lists where however you do the ranking, it will end up not being to someone's taste. I know Threaded Cane is a favourite to some for sure

[@alexberube5269]

Bloodletter at 19 is a SIN. It has one of the best movesets imo plus blood damage is crazy and the range is nuts

[@mkv2718]

The Reiterpallash and the Rifle Spear actually really good for builds that don’t DON’T have a gun in the left hand- i.e. using one of the sprayers or the iron lump.

[@yggdr9sil]

Sad to see boomhammer near the bottom of the list. It might not win any dps races but it has surprising reach (when primed) and by mixing L1 into your combos, you can keep the hammer primed more often than you'd think. Not to mention the fun of blowing people off their feet with the running or charged R2. The sound and action of priming the hammer is just badass too.

[@Roxannellphillips]

Platinumed it with the threaded cane/papers/phantasm shell. I love how quick you can be with it!

[@unsuspectingman]

Aint no way he put my favourite weapon in last He didn't even make a section for it💀

[@Coletidy]

The chikage at 20 is wild 😭😭 I can understand the opinion of it not fitting in the game but it’s easily top 3 weapons in the game and the health drain really isn’t that bad if you time it correctly 😂

[@echoflame4279]

20 Bloodtinge, you mean? Because you can only level up weapons to +10 And yeah, 20+ Bloodtinge level Chikage is borderline OP when used right.

[@la-yb7gn]

@@echoflame4279 20 is not meant for level, its the rank of the weapon the channel said

[@echoflame4279]

@@la-yb7gn Oh, i didn't even stop to realize that lol It really doesn't seem like it should be at 20, especially if you level up your Bloodtinge and Skill to 20 or 30+. I just got finished with a high Bloodtinge Chikage playthrough and damn did it trivialize the game when used right.

[@Coletidy]

@@echoflame4279 no I was saying 20 in the ranking

[@dummbobqqqqq]

It fits very well, it is just a distand land/culture, fine worldbuilding.

[@hussainal-hussaini8483]

Hilarious, straight forward and honest review.. Good job mate and big cheers from 🇰🇼Kuwait 🤟🏼😅

[@emrecopur8455]

Every weapon in bloodborne simply feels gimmicky once you equipped the saw cleaver. All veterans should know that

[@MalcolmRidley-sf8uc]

Tonitrus underated I feel like a mad scientist wielding it

[@SlyCrunchy]

I love the rifle spear. You get the extra damage from the two handed trick mode and you still get to parry with the rifle part.

[@aperson1754]

Been playing a lot of bloodborne recently, here's my top 3: 1. Holy Moonlight Sword. Its so fun to mow through regular enemies when tricked, and its untricked state is the perfect speed for bosses like the orphan and gehrman. 2. Whirligig saw. This thing is just so fun to use, especially on larger beasts. Plus I can spend my excess bullets on buffing it with the phantasm shell. 3. Boomhammer. I was so surprised to see it 25th, though to be fair, I haven't used many of the trick weapons. Sending even larger enemies flying with a tricked r2 is so fun, and the trick attack isnt overly unwieldy. The charging mechanic adds an extra layer to the combat, especially as someone unexperienced with mixing up both states of a weapon.

[@tannerthurman5158]

Incredibly unfair on the weapons to not make a build for each one. The tonitrus, kos parasite, chikage, bloodletter, are all weapons which need a dedicated build. Bloodbornes weapons are the most refined of any game I’ve played, but sometimes require some forethought and planning

[@MattTheMan2708]

Been looking forward to seeing this one! While it does hurt to see my beloved Chikage so low down, it's made up for by the Rakuyo and Whirligig Saw both being near the top, where they belong :) Great list, man!

[@JKLeeds]

Thanks friend 🙂

[@thinman25]

Hammerbro here, sad to see it so low, but being above the hunter's axe makes me smile

[@KyuubiDragon4]

Threaded Cane is my favorite, literally played through my whole first run with it alone and I was quite happy to do so. Yeah, the moveset is pretty damn basic and isn't very flashy so I can understand why it might not be appealing, but I find its simplicity heavily belies its effectiveness. Plus, on an aesthetic level, it kinda just feels like a great mix of classy and vicious (in whip form). I have to admit I'm quite sad to see you list it so low; I'd have hoped to see it at least somewhere in the middle.

[@ftir1450]

Hunter axe carried me through my first play through along with Ludwig's Holy Blade. Moonlight greatsword for my second! Love the Moonlight greatsword and that it appears in nearly every Fromsoft game

[@dummbobqqqqq]

Also best Moonlight Sword design ever in Bloodborne!

[@heyfell4301]

We should all admit: these weapons were all we used for our first playthrough. The axe feels so powerful when you're a beginner and it stays really strong for a long while. I do feel it kinda feels like its power drops off in potential roughly around the time you kill Rom, but I'm sure if you build it right and put the correct gems it will stay really strong. But for a beginner player... c'mon, you see the big sword, you want the big sword, then you never use anything else. The sword is really strong from the get-go and only gets stronger as you level, so by the time the axe starts feeling weaker you already have a hell of a replacement with the sword. These two are the ultimate beginner weapons and I wish I could go back to the time where they alone were all I needed to feel awesome in this game. XD

[@shadowsa2b]

To the Sawspear -- I experimented with this thing a fair amount and conpared it to the Saw Cleaver. Basically the differences are: • Spear has slightly lower numbers •Spear is a little longer, and does serrated damage in both modes. Cleaver is only serrated in folded mode • extended Cleaver swings mostly vertical. extended Spear swing mostly horizontal; better for crowd control and hitting evasive targets. • Cleaver's extended mode charge attack is a wide swing. Spear's is a big thrust • Same for leap attacks. Over all, I like the Saw Spear better of the two. The round attacks and constant serrated damage beat slightly higher stat numbers to me.

[@nicholasaraujo1730]

I felt the same about the beast cutter until I really gave it a chance. The ability to hit boss weak points so easily and the crowd control is peak

[@SJ-di5zu]

God this music is so relaxing. Love the content. I’ve beaten Bloodborne and Sekiro recently and have just been consuming content. Speaking of which: any Sekiro video ideas on your mind? I’d love to see any Sekiro content.

[@JKLeeds]

Yeah I've been thinking I need to do a replay of Sekiro sometime soon. 🤔 Glad you're liking the videos friend 😃

[@legallytargeted5688]

Beast hunter saif and saw cleaver are hands down my favorite. Beast hunter saif's dash forward r1 is super useful for getting a hit in before the enemy can, and pressing L1 makes you attack and dash backwards, and you can spam this. Also, while the weapon is open, you can hit multiple mobs with its wide slashing attacks. And the saw cleaver is my other favorite because you can hit tall enemies in the head for staggers while the weapon is extended

[@jakeryan2805]

Wont disregard your list, but I think you missed the point of boom hammer. It along with stake driver have the highest knockback and charge damage multiplier in the game. You maintain continuous fire damage by using you switch attack after a normal attack with does damage, and reignites the hammer for more boom. Charmed boom hammer still stagger most anything in the game, and send any normal enemies flying back.

[@Venkullix]

Not 90% of these comments ignoring the part where he explicitly said hes not ranking these based on meta or what ones he thinks are better for playing the game but by which ones he likes more personally

[@Venkullix]

(His #2 is my #1 and his #1 is my #2)

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

The thing with the cane is area of effect, stun & battlefield control, though. Not raw damage. Like, if you get used to it & learn to position yourself right? You can clear entire rooms with one, two combos.

[@vagranthippopotamus2738]

The first time I completed the game with its dlc was with the Stake Driver. Can't say fighting the Orphan with it was "fun", but I was pretty psyched by the end.

[@milla8632]

"Not enough of a damage increase" for the Chikage 💀💀💀

[@Skegfromcraigslist]

It's like he's testing all of these weapons on the same strength build or something. For a lot of these weapons (Chikage, kos parasite, etc.) you of course have to specifically build for them to reach max potential. Not a very well-tested video

[@heyfell4301]

Honestly the Chikage looks and feels like a Souls weapon, but it plays like Bloodborne in all aspects and wouldn't work in any other game in this franchise. Nothing screams "KILL THIS GUY RIGHT NOW" like a literal timer, your health chipping away while you stay idle doing nothing. This, combined with the weapon's ridiculous damage and really high speed, makes it so you're highly incentivized to go right towards the enemy's face and attack as much as possible so that they die before you do. It's a weapon for the reckless and aggressive that forces into Bloodborne's violent and fast combat like no other weapon in this game does, you feel like a bloodthirsty maniac wielding this and that's exactly the feeling I look forward to when I play Bloodborne.

[@fadedaf69]

fkn preach

[@concerninghobbits5536]

One thing to note is the saw spear stays serrated when transformed, the cleaver does not. Otherwise I think the cleaver is barely higher base damage and slightly more strength scaling, and the spear is more dex scaling. But on my dex focused character I found the spear super useful on a couple chalice bosses since I could infuse it with fire and use the trick attacks while doing serrated damage the entire time. My other weapons couldn't be infused or weren't serrated but I chose the spear over the cleaver as I only needed it for one boss I was struggling with.

[@eebu620]

When I hear this in music too. This game really makes me cry. That first experience is so hard. was perhaps a difficult phase in life. But this made it a lot easier for me :) Even though it's a dark game, those who have played probably understand?

[@sabian5685]

Seeing the threaded cane so low pained me so much It is the weapon that carried me through the whole game and dlc, and even if I get why you may not like it, but damn, it has a great moveset, it's an all rounder😭😭😭

[@Reddotzebra]

The Whirlygig saw is basically the mainspring barrel of a watch, with saw blades instead of cogwheels, on a stick. I can't decide if that's epic or silly, but it sure does a lot of damage!

[@RyderSontaig]

Pun city, I can't take any more. Bloodletter at 19 is a disgrace, absolute cracking weapon and Blade of Mercy should be numero uno.

[@pilot3605]

To me the Saif is to Bloodborne what the SSG is to Doom Eternal, or the Plasma Cutter to Dead Space. It just fits the combat system so perfectly, not using it feels like a restriction

[@zeph5252]

Tonitrus is pretty good with an arcane build. Surprised to see it so low. My favourite weapon is beast claws. One of the most fun builds I've made in any souls game!

[@JKLeeds]

Just find the other weapons a bit more interesting. But all of them are viable tbh, none of them are terrible. Beast Claws are sick tho!!

[@MasterAlt]

Just wish it had more durability

[@villelepoaho4105]

And here I am, using the Saw Cleaver 90% of the time. It's just such a versatile weapon. Great against beasts, can be buffed with papers, fast and has a longer range option for some pesky enemies.

[@JKLeeds]

It carried me through my whole BL4 playthrough!

[@themadgentleman1350]

16:01 thats the gimmick of the beasthunter saif, transforming from long to short lunges you forward, and transforming from short to long lunges you back

[@viggen88]

A bit dissapointed to see tonitrus in last place. The moveset isn't the best, but It's pretty decent and stunlocks mobs pretty well. But, it has one thing going for it: damage. And holy does it have damage! One of the highest dps weapons in the game, provided you can keep up the buff, which is easy to do with the transformation attack. And, from personal experience, the durability isn't that big of a problem. I definitely have to go and repair it fairly often, but I've never had it break on me during a fight

[@MasterAlt]

I never had it break but it was annoying that you need to repair it so often

[@captainlovebug]

In regards to beast Hunter said: I finally gave it a shot while my bf was watching me play bloodborne. You want to leave it in it's open state for your first attack. You use the transformation attack to maneuver around during combat. It's all about using the weight of the blade to propel your character in and out of battle. Church pick: goat Blade of Mercy: you need to use it after a dash. It's supposed to be a very fast swish swish type weapon. It even says it in the item description

[@Inquisitor_Redacted]

The chikage is 100% my favorite weapon. Transformed it chunks boss health with each hit with a good build and gems. Plus it's transform attacks are quite good.

[@spartandud3]

One thing you're missing about the Threaded Cane is the drip. Sure, as a weapon, it isn't the most effective. But as a fashion accessory? Possibly the most stylish thing out there.

[@Dottol-]

Tonitrus was my go to boss killer weapon and carried me throughout the game. Was really surprised seeing it at the bottom, I thought it was going to be a top tier weapon

[@morganwesthoff1498]

My brother, saw spear isn't solely for skill builds, it's the optimal weapon for a quality build

[@hirsutuscanis]

Bro here's the Saw Cleaver pun you missed a trick with: '...great with lady maria, when i hit her with a visceral i think i even SAW her CLEAVage' You're welcome.

[@InnoMori]

The only way to rank Bloodborne weapons is by preference. Each one is so good when mastered that it will nearly trivialize all content. While there are a few *weaker* choices compared to others. Each weapon has its own playstyle to master. Stake driver being one of them. With the proper build, and enough practice. It can out put one of the highest damage numbers in the game

[@Loctorak]

As a preface, I love all of bloodborne - the good, the bad and the janky. I've got the platinum trophy and I've finished the game (all optional bosses + dlc) 6 or 7 times all with different builds. So if it were up to me I'd put like 8 or 9 of these weapons in top 3 and all of them in the top 5. 😂 Anyway Simon's Bowblade is hilarious. One of my favourite weapons, i did a run where I rushed to Simon's first encounter, killed him and then ran the game using just it and maxing my bloodtinge. And the WHOLE RUN literally every single challenge and encounter, the Bowblade exceeded expectations. Crushed every obstacle in the game including DLC with the one exception of orphan of Kos. I don't know why but I would keep running out of consumables when he was at ~15% health and I couldn't close out the fight. It took me sooooo many attempts to finally do it. I had to make almost no mistakes the entire fight and only just got him down even so. Only a few times I've been more stuck on a boss in bloodborne and all the other examples are the high tier chalice bosses you need to beat for the platinum. I have never felt more betrayed by a weapon in my life 😂

[@prettypianoplayer100]

My absolute favourite weapon in the game is the stakedriver, I was shocked it was so low in the ranking :( it's small and fast and staggers a surprising amount of things for how tiny it is. Also its explosion charge attack is really satisfying if you can manage to land it. Plus with how small it is, it's rare that your attacks will bounce off of walls in close quarters. The only thing I don't really like about it is how hard it is to get, since none of the other weapons seem as good for dealing with hunter fights 😢

[@FubblerCo.]

My top three have to be 3: Kirkhammer, it's so weighty and fun I love it 2: Logarius wheel, fun concept, wish it had a bit more weight to it like the kirkhammer, but other than that I love it 1: Church pick, the moveset on this weapon is just so fun and kind of unique to I just really love it lol

[@shinigami2192]

beasthunter saif is the best weapon in the game. the transformation atacks are so helpful especially against other players. and the fist attack of the short range version is absolutely amazing, try it if you didn’t !

[@БезНика-ю1с]

Tonitrus is too underrated, with right gems it does transformed Ludwig's Holy blade damage but with the speed of the Saw Cleaver

[@danielsantiagomontoyaotalv1595]

Boring looks and moveset, no transformation.

[@mikehurt3290]

​@@danielsantiagomontoyaotalv1595I like the looks when it charged up that looks pretty cool, its the perfect secondary weapon for scary enemies that weak to bolt like snactchers and brain suckers

[@aplenope]

the big reason to use the saw spear over the cleaver is it's increased range in it's untransformed state. also saw spear deals it's full damage to beasts in both modes unlike the saw cleaver. other than that, they're so similar as weapons i'd argue just use whichever one feels better TO use.

[@mrhildebrandgaming8286]

My first playthrough was saw into saw spear into holy blade and then whirlygig. A pretty standard progression, but it's nice how natural it felt, and all the weapons held their own while being an absolute blast to wield.

[@ejlowell0329]

The Beast Cutter is my favorite weapon in the game because it’s whip mode is basically Zabimaru from Bleach

[@Zuub470]

My guy put the Kos Parasite above the Bloodletter... Edit: And the saw spear was so low wtf

[@mabukoto4667]

As a rifle spear enjoyer i am not angry for the placement but i hope more people would enjoy it.

[@basedjack6101]

Saw Cleaver all the way! My first and only love I tried many others, but always come back to it

[@JKLeeds]

Hard to argue with just how good it is! What if you had to pick a second favourite? 🤔

[@basedjack6101]

​@@JKLeeds Probably the Moonlight Sword. The aesthetic and lore associated with it are amazing and the beam ranged attacks are great. The issue is that you get it so late in the game, as most weapons, that when you do get you are already so used to your first or second weapon, that changing and feeling as good is very very difficult. Bloodborne is not an easy game. Learning to use a weapon, becoming comfortable with it, and eventually becoming a murder machine with it takes a lot of time, effort and suffering. So when after 15hours a new weapon appears are you really willing to change, throw that effort way? That is why so many people just play the entire game with one weapon and never change.

[@gleamIV]

Man boomhammer being that low is insane

[@dummbobqqqqq]

Moonlight Sword transformation attack with the magic explosion is so sick and usefull!

[@jaredwon1486]

Super late here, but I think you might be in the dark on how to play the Saif to its fullest / the niche it fulfills. Plain and Simple, it’s aggression personified. It’s main purpose is to amplify mobility and counterattack potential via running / dashing transform attacks. Basically you want to be using the mobility of these attacks in different combinations to constantly create distance and close gaps. Once you get the feel for it, it’s just buttery smooth and so satisfying, especially if you mix in some gunplay and an Old Hunters Bone. Sure, it doesn’t have serrated or righteous damage bonuses, and yeah it’s not as flashy or edgy as the HMS or Chikage, but it’s disgusting when you master it. There’s a reason why the Bolt Saif is in a class of its own in pvp. If you’re still playing or starting a new run soon, definitely give it another shot. Anyways, cheers man, great video.

[@BigHatLoganGaming]

I'm am arc main and I'll say a couple things. -the kos parasite is insanely scaling dependant. You need to dedicate yourself to arcane for it to work, and if you do so that aoe destroys everything. -The saw spear is my best friend. It's the most reliable arc weapon around, and a fire infused one never leaves my second weapon slot. -same with the saif with bolt. It's not flashy, but its moveset has everything you'd need. Closed is fast and lets you dart in and out while open does unreasonable poise damage to enemies. -the bowblade is THE best ranged weapon in the game, and if you pair it with the monocular you get the ability to free aim -burial blade. The skill hunters axe. That charged r2 is the legacy I hold every other scythe in fromsoft to. Like the blades of mercy can be turned into an effective arcane weapon with gems

[@personguy6987]

I personally love the Tonitrus. I used it all the way through my first Arcane build playthrough. That lightning mode does *hella* damage. :0

[@attmay82]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who loves the Hunters Axe and never uses spin to win

[@paake3134]

BB really delivers, not many weapons but not one of them is bad. Quality over quantity

[@dukeddown921]

The puns are generally hilarious. Good video

[@smoken4311]

The Chikage is severely underrated on this list . Very few enemies are resistant to blood damage + it is the only weapon in the game that has inherent rapid poison . It’s a boss shredder and definitely top 5 in the game

[@smoken4311]

Chikage easily top 5