Slayers 2 Weapon Tier List – Best PVE & PVP Weapons

This S2 weapon tier list is mainly ranking weapon categories assuming the best upgrades. This means that I’m assuming V2 for Breathing Katanas like Flame>Volcanic and optimal upgrades like Nightfall/Light for non-Breathing weapons with the exception of the Nightfall Katana. Here’s my Slayers 2 weapon tier list for PVP and PVE.

Slayers 2 Weapon Tier List for PVE & PVP

PVE Rankings

PVP Rankings

⇓ The Most Competitive PVE & PVP Weapons ⇓

S

Nightfall Katana (Best Upgrade)

The Highest Raw Damage Alongside Volcanic/NF Lost ShotgunFlexible With Any BS

Lost Shotgun (0.1% Fishing Drop)

Meta Sub Weapon With Nightfall UpgradesMassive DMGRequires Grouping From Other SourcesHard to Get

Flame/Volcanic Katana

S-Tier With Volcanic & Rengoku ClanFBS Has Excellent AOEVolcanic Has The Highest DMG for Breathing Katana Upgrades

Blood Sickles

Amazing Grouping for AOE DMGExcellent Boss Killers

War Fans

Great AOE for GroupsHigh DPS Due to Low CD and High DMG

Water/Tidal Katana

S-Tier Due to WBSStrong Against Both Crowds & BossesCombo With Tomioka/Urokodaki Clan

Spear

One of the Best PVP WeaponsHyperarmor on X Goes Through All Moves

Bladed Wagasa

Turret Is So Strong in PVP Due to Free PressureGreat DMG

War Fans

Excellent DMGAOE & StunsCombo Extends Really Well

Nightfall Katana (Upgrade)

Highest DMG BonusUsable With Any Style

Lost Shotun (0.1% Fishing Drop)

Some of the Highest Single Target DMG in S2Flexible Due to Being a Sidearm

Gauntlets

Superb for PVP Due to Combo PotentialHas an Unblockable Move That Leads Into Stunlock CombosGet Nightfall & Mix with Shockwave for SSS-Tier PVP

Water/Tidal Katana

S-Tier due to WBS Being OP in PVP

⇓ Great Alternatives ⇓

A

Sound/Reverb Katana

Amazing DMG & StatsSound is an S-Tier BS

Thunder/Thundercloud Katana

Combos With S-Tier BreathingGreat Stats

Sickles

Like Blood Sickles But Slightly WeakerStill a Great PVE Choice

Wind/Tornadic Katana

Wind Has Great AOE Grouping and Clearing OptionsWeak for PVP but Great for PVE

Axe & Mace/Seismic

Amazing AOE & Grouping CapabilitiesOnly Good For PVESlow

Insect/Butterfly Katana

SBS and Kocho Make This a BosskillerLacks AOE Options

Serpent/Serpentine Katana

SBS is Flexible For Both PVE and PVP

Claws

Amazing PVE With Shockwave/PyrokinesisOtherwise Better for PVP

Flame/Volcanic Katana

Second-Highest DMG BonusThat Said Flame is Slightly Weaker in PVP so Not S-Tier

Claws

Great Combo Starters & ExtendersLacks the iFrames From GauntletsStill Good With Shockwave

Insect/Butterfly Katana

Powerful in PVP With KochoThe Only Downside Is Some Clans Counter Poison like Uzui

Thunder/Thundercloud Katana

Some of the Fastest PVP CombosThere Are More OP Options so A-Tier Due to Nerfs

Scythe

Excellent Combo Extending PotentialS-Tier On Specific Combo Builds Like Shockwave

Blood Sickles

Great DMG But Low Combo Extending PotentialGood Overall But Weak to Counters

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High Single Target DMG & Easy To ComboWorks Much Better as a Sidearm in PVP

Tanto

Projectile Move Wrecks PVP MatchesRanged PressureGood DMG & StunsWeak to Counters

Sound/Reverb Katana

Sound BS Gives You Lots of Mix UpsAlso Ranged Pressure With ProjectileCombine With Side Arms for Impressive PVP Builds

Serpent/Serpentine Katana

SBS is Good for Both PVP and PVE

⇓ Either Decent or Situationally Powerful ⇓

B

Scythe

Good Combo PotentialWeaker DPSMuch Better for PVP

Bladed Wagasa

Decent Standalone DMG due to TurretNo Major Combo PotentialBetter Used in PVP

Spear

Barrage is Decent for GroupsBetter Used in PVP due to Hyper Armor

Shotgun

Can Be Strong If You Have a Grouping OptionDifficult to Play With

Sickles

Same as Blood Sickles But Slightly Weaker

Wind/Tornadic Katana

Still Playable Unlike Axe & MaceWind is Slow for PVP

⇓ Weaker Options ⇓

C

Tanto

Skills are Great for BossesStruggles Against Crowds

Gauntlets

Good Against Single TargetsLacks AOE OptionsBetter for PVP

Axe & Mace/Seismic

Incredibly Slow for PVPThe High DMG and AOE Doesn’t CompensatePlayable Only Against Less Experienced Players

⇓ Unusable Options/Starter Only ⇓

D

Shinkage, Enryu & Tengoku Katanas

Beginner KatanasReplace When You Can

Cutlass

Generic & Replaceable

Starter Katanas

Starter Weapons To Be Replaced ASAP

Shinkage, Enryu & Tengoku Katanas

D-Tier Has the Same Notes as for PVE

Cutlass

Starter Katanas

When it comes to the best Weapons in Slayers 2 you can’t go wrong with any weapon with the Dungeon Smith’s Nightfall upgrades. That said, there is nuance in weapon combos when it comes to PVE and PVP so the tier list above will outline these nuances. Generally you want your PVE weapons to have AOE options or incredibly high damage while you want your PVP weapons to have great combo starters & extenders.

Special Note: Combine this weapons tier list with our Breathing/Demon Art rankings and Clan Tier List since I’ll make mentions and references to them.

That’s it for my Slayers 2 weapon tier list and guide for PVP and PVE. Check out our Slayers 2 codes article for any new free rewards codes that are constantly coming out.