If you go around bashing people’s skulls in, you must know which weapon to use. When it comes to Chivalry 2, each class will have that one badass weapon and the point of this article today is to pick 1 weapon from every class, describe its statistics(damage, range, etc.), and why you should use it.

Alright, I see no reason why I should prolong this dumbass intro, let’s get right into da weapons:

4. Archer 

Best Weapon for the Archer

The Warbow is powerful, it is capable of instantly killing lightly-armored targets such as other archers, plus vanguards with a well-placed headshot. Frankly, body shots are not powerful enough to kill anyone in one 1-hit, although they will still pack a punch and open a window for one of your teammates to finish off a wounded enemy.

What it’s good at:

• You get a 25% damage bonus with headshots(class perk)
• Extremely dangerous against low HP/lightly-armored targets
• Can move while reloading the bow

2nd Best Weapon for the Archer

The Crossbow is exceptionally useful against heavily armored targets, such as Officers or Footmen. Headshots are instant kills, while body shots tend to be extremely damaging. The terrible thing about this weapon is the fact that you have to remain in a stationary position to reload - this leaves you extremely vulnerable and you always have to be in a safe position and be aware of your surroundings.

Why it’s good:

• Useful against armored targets
• A high amount of damage per bolt
• 1-shot headshots

3rd Best Weapon for the Archer

The Javelin is an extremely annoying weapon to deal with, it’s extremely effective while being thrown, as well as used as a melee weapon. It’s easy to overwhelm your enemy with constant jabs from this thing, while throws can be unbelievably hard to dodge. Still, you won’t fare well if you’re outnumbered!

Why the Javelin rocks:

• High attack speed, hard to predict the movement of this weapon
• It’s also hard to block the attacks from this weapon
• Deals a lot of damage when thrown

3. Footman

The Best Weapon For the Footman

The Polehammer is a weapon that doesn’t look intimidating at first glance until you spam overhead attacks and obliterate anything in its path. This weapon’s high range also makes it unbelievably useful for damaging multiple people at once, as well as crowd control.

Why you should use it:

• Annoying overhead attacks, hard to counter
• High range, can be annoying to deal with if you don’t know what you’re doing
• Relatively high damage output

The Second Best Weapon for the Footman

Deals slightly less damage than the Falchion but has the best range of all the other 1-handed weapons. It feels fast and useful in 1v1 scenarios, as well as massive fights, again, thanks to its range. One thing that you can complain about is the windup.

Why this sword is dope:

• High range, useful in duels
• The range can also be useful in larger skirmishes
• The sword’s windup speed can be useful for feigning attacks

The Third Best Weapon for the Footman

From all the other subclasses, the Rapier belongs to the Man-at-Arms. It’s a pretty agile blade, with a fairly decent reach for a 1-handed sword. One thing that you might dislike about this weapon is its damage - it’s below average, although you can swing it a lot more than an average weapon, which makes up for the amount of damage this thing deals.

In my opinion, the Rapier excels in 1v1 scenarios, you slowly chip away at your enemy’s health or just make him run out of stamina and stab him to death. Avoid cramped up, massive fights and you should be good.

Why this weapon is dope:

• Unbelievably agile, can easily out-perform heavier blades
• Stab attacks are hard to read, making it very hard for your enemies to block
• Looks fancy as hell, you can now kill people with style

2. Vanguard

The Best Weapon for the Footman

These Wolverine blades belong to the Ambusher subclass. They are incredibly hard to block and extremely deadly if you get hit with them from behind. These weapons are excellent for sneaky players who go behind the frontlines and take out Archers and other lightly armored targets. The damage may seem low but they’re so fast it doesn’t even matter!

Why these things rock:

• Fast and agile, borderline impossible to block
• Very high damage output when attacking from behind
• They don’t slow the wearer too much

The Second Best Weapon for the Footman

One of the most badass-looking axes in the game, the Executioners Axe, as the name implies, deals heavy amounts of chopping damage and can deal with multiple foes at once. Furthermore, despite looking like a heavy piece of metal, the swings are rather agile, which can catch your enemies off-guard.

What this axe does well:

• Heavy amounts of damage
• Light attacks are rather fast and can easily overwhelm your enemy
• Higher range than the War Axe

The Third Best Weapon for the Footman

This sword is very heavy, which means that it’s gonna take a bit to master swinging this piece of metal but that’s pretty much it when it comes to negatives - this sword deals ridiculous amounts of damage, plus it has an incredible reach. 

Feel free to use it in 1v1 scenarios, although you need to manage your stamina, plus time your strikes correctly. In group fights, things are a bit less complicated - all you have to do is swing your blade horizontally and dismember/behead anything in sight!

Why the Highland Sword is awesome:

• Very high reach can put your enemy off guard
• The damage is high enough to 1-shot an archer
• Cleave damage can turn enemies into minced meat

1. Knight

The Best Weapon for the Knight 

The Messer is a short but deadly sword, it’s pretty hard to predict the movements of this blade and the damage is way above average. It has been unfortunately nerfed but it still gets the job done, plus there’s hoping that it will be once more OP as it used to be. Furthermore, the weapon is agile and useful in 1v1 duels, thanks to its above-average damage output and range.

Why the Messer is awesome:

• Deals more damage than the Longsword&Greatsword
• Useful in duels thanks to its reach
• Adequate swing speed

The Second Best Weapon for the Officer

The Greatsword is not as powerful as the Highland Sword but it’s a lot faster. Furthermore, the reach is similar and this is my second-most favorite weapon in the game. Relatively easy to master, I’ve had success in 1v1 duels, as well as larger battles, the most frustrating thing about this weapon is that I had to grind a bit with my Officer to eventually unlock it.

Why the Greatsword is awesome:

• Deals an above-average amount of damage
• The reach is acceptable and useful in 1v1 duels and larger skirmishes
• For a two-handed blade, the speed is OK - you should get used to it easily

The Third Best Weapon for the Officer

I believe that this is the least interesting 2-handed sword of all the other swords but it’s still unbelievably useful - it’s not as heavy as the Greatsword, which enables you to swing it faster. It deals less damage than the Greatsword but just a little bit, it can still pack a punch/overwhelm your enemy with a high frequency of attacks.

What the Longsword does well:

• Normal damage per hit(for all body parts)
• Acceptable agility of the blade
• Can get it pretty early into the game

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