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* {{icon small|Longsword|24}} [[Longsword]]s are the best (craftable) weapon against unarmored and lightly armored targets.
 
* {{icon small|Longsword|24}} [[Longsword]]s are the best (craftable) weapon against unarmored and lightly armored targets.
 
* {{icon small|Spear|24}} [[Spear]]s are somewhat worse than longswords, but have a much higher {{AP}}.
 
* {{icon small|Spear|24}} [[Spear]]s are somewhat worse than longswords, but have a much higher {{AP}}.
* {{icon small|Maces|24}} [[Mace]]s are special for being Blunt weapons. Blunt damage mostly ignores armor, and has a few other special mechanics.
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* {{icon small|Mace|24}} [[Mace]]s are special for being Blunt weapons. Most enemies have very little blunt armor, and Blunt damage has a few other special mechanics.
* {{icon small|longsword|24}} [[Warhammer]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} are also Blunt weapons. The warhammer swings slowly  
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* {{icon small|longsword|24}} [[Warhammer]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} are also Blunt weapons. The warhammer swings slowly, but with a big swing, so very high quality warhammers can one-shot human targets.
  
 
But ranking weapons isn't as simple as ranking DPS. There are a lot of complex mechanics, even beyond [[armor]], that make determining the "best" weapon difficult.
 
But ranking weapons isn't as simple as ranking DPS. There are a lot of complex mechanics, even beyond [[armor]], that make determining the "best" weapon difficult.

Revision as of 21:43, 4 March 2023

Page designed to hash things out. Probably not a separate page, probably belongs in Weapon Guide?

Craftable

There are 4 "viable" melee weapons that you can craft in RimWorld. In order of highest raw DPS to lowest:

  • Longsword Longswords are the best (craftable) weapon against unarmored and lightly armored targets.
  • Spear Spears are somewhat worse than longswords, but have a much higher AP.
  • Mace Maces are special for being Blunt weapons. Most enemies have very little blunt armor, and Blunt damage has a few other special mechanics.
  • Longsword WarhammersContent added by the Royalty DLC are also Blunt weapons. The warhammer swings slowly, but with a big swing, so very high quality warhammers can one-shot human targets.

But ranking weapons isn't as simple as ranking DPS. There are a lot of complex mechanics, even beyond armor, that make determining the "best" weapon difficult.