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Grounded 2
Best Weapons Tier List
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This is a guide to the best weapons and a tier list for each weapon type in Grounded 2. Learn about the best weapons in the game, why they're good, and the materials needed to craft these weapons.
| Weapon Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weapons List | Best Weapons | Tier 3 Weapons |
List of Contents
Best Weapons Tier List
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 Pinch Whacker
 Spicy Coaltana
 Wolf Stringer
 Mantis Blade
 Crimson Avenger
 Glacial Sting
 Mosquito Needle
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 Larvalance
 Northern Shredders
 Stinger Spear
 Scorching Orb
 Spider Stringer
 Red Ant Club
 Roach Club
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 Mitey Claws
 Crimson Saber
 Sprig Bow
 Pebblet Spear
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| Generally considered the best weapons you can find in the current version of the game, and are often build-defining. |
|---|---|
| Weapons that can carry you through the vast majority of the game and even until completion with the right upgrades, build, and playstyle. |
| Weapons that are mostly designed to be much weaker than its higher tier versions and are meant to make you survive the early stages of the game. |
Best Weapons Overall
| Best Weapons for Each Type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Hand | Two-Handed | Dual-Wield | |||
| Staff | Bow | ||||
Best One-Handed Weapons
| Best One-Handed Weapons |
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・ Pinch Whacker ・ Gloom Skewer |
Pinch Whacker - Best Stun Weapon
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Pinch Whacker
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: One-Handed Damage Type: Smashing Mods: Finale Short Circuit Finale Short Circuit Effect: The final hit in your 3 hit combo emits a large AoE shock.
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| A grabby arm from a stripped down robot repurposed as a weapon. Still crackles with energy. | |
The Pinch Whacker is one of the best one-handed melee weapons for DPS, its Finale Short Circuit mod delivering a powerful shock blast on a 3-hit combo for added AoE. As a smashing weapon, it also inflicts high stun to disable enemies, coupled with its fast attack speed and strong per-hit damage.
Gloom Skewer - Best Spear Weapon
 Gloom Skewer
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: One-Handed Damage Type: Stabbing Mods: Gaping Wound Gaping Wound Effect: Charged attacks drive deeply and reduce stab resistance a short duration.
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| A keen pincer from a larva tops this spear. Dangerously sharp. | |
The Gloom Skewer is currently the best spear in the game. It has the same damage levels and attack speed as other spears, but it sports a higher critical strike chance.
Its enhanced charged attack deals increased damage and makes targets more vulnerable to stab damage, causing subsequent attacks to hit even harder.
Best Two-Handed Weapons
| Best Two-Handed Weapons |
|---|
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・ Spicy Colatana ・ Mantis Blade |
Spicy Coaltana - A Strong Sizzling Weapon
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Spicy Coaltana
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Base Tier: Tier III
Handling Type: Two-Handed Damage Type: Slashing Mods: Sizzling Attack Sizzling Attack Effect: Attacks cause foes to sizzle and burn.
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| Sear foes with a finely crafted blade, hammered out of tempered spicy globs and always-hot EverChar coal chunks. | |
The Spicy Coaltana is a melee sizzling weapon that deals decent damage and has a high critical hit rate. Its Sizzling Attack adds substantial spicy magic type damage, making it excellent for DPS against most foes except those resistant to Spicy.
The weapon can be obtained after defeating the Masked Stranger boss.
Mantis Blade - Highest Damage Weapon
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Mantis Blade
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Base Tier: Tier III
Handling Type: Two-Handed Damage Type: Slashing |
| A hefty two-handed blade forged from a massive praying mantis claw. | |
If you want an easier weapon to get before the boss, the Mantis Blade offers high raw damage and works great for Fighter builds.
It's also craftable after defeating a Praying Mantis, which can be taken down once you have a decent set of Tier 2 gear.
Best Dual-Wield Weapons
| Best One-Handed Weapons |
|---|
|
・ Ice Sickles ・ Wolfsbane Fangs |
Ice Sickles - A Strong Chilling Dagger
 Ice Sickles
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Base Tier: Tier III
Handling Type: Dual Wield Damage Type: Slashing Mods: Chilling Attack Chilling Attack Effect: Attacks cause foes to chill and freeze.
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| Legendary frigid blades with a keen edge, forged from mint globs. Perfect for chilling out enemies. | |
A dual-wield Fresh magic type weapon that excels with its constant Chilling Attacks, slowing and freezing enemies. This provides reliable crowd control and quickly dispatches targets with its high damage.
Wolfsbane Fang - Strongest Critical-Based Weapon
 Wolfsbane Fangs
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Base Tier: Tier III
Handling Type: Dual Wield Damage Type: Slashing Mods: Venom Attack Venom Attack Effect: Attacks buildup venom on hit, dealing damage over time.
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| A pair of nimble daggers made from wolf spider fangs that inflict venom. | |
If you want to focus on high burst damage, the Wolfsbane Fangs are the best dual-wield choice. It has a high critical strike chance that is perfect for setting up sneaky dash strike critical hits with Mutations such as Assassin and Ambush.
With the right rogue build, you'll be able to instantly take out strong bugs with a few well-placed hits from these daggers.
Best Staves
| Best One-Handed Weapons |
|---|
|
・ Heatwave ・ Glacial Sting |
Heatwave - Strongest Spicy Candy Staff
 Heatwave
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: Two-Handed Damage Type: Spicy Mods: Sizzling Attack Sizzling Attack Effect: Attacks cause foes to sizzle and burn.
and Finale Warmth Finale Warmth Effect: The final hit in a 3-hit combo reduces chill buildup. |
| This masterwork Scorching Orb staff packs extra heat. | |
The Heatwave Staff is a stronger variant of the Scorching Orb that reduces chill buildup with its combos. It also has a higher critical rate, which amps up its magic damage on top of its powerful Sizzling effects.
Glacial Sting - Best Fresh Staff
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Glacial Sting
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: Candy Staves Damage Type: Fresh Mods: Chilling Attack Chilling Attack Effect: Attacks cause foes to chill and freeze.
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| This staff blends a northern scorpion stinger with fresh candy. Launches globs of lingering frigid goo which chill foes. | |
The Glacial Sting is currently the best staff you can equip for most encounters. Its Fresh magic damage is terrific for crowd control, especially against waves of enemies.
You can also partner it with either the Sizzling Armor for extra attack speed or use the Butterfly Set to gain a defensive barrier buff on a successful parry.
All Armor Sets and Armor Set Bonuses
Best Bows
| Best One-Handed Weapons |
|---|
|
・ Wolf Stringer ・ Bushwacker |
Bushwhacker - A Strong Ambush-Focused Bow
 Bushwacker
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: Ranged Damage Type: Stabbing Mods: Cheap Shot Cheap Shot Effect: Deal bonus damage against creatures with full health.
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| A modified Spider Stringer, tuned to make your first shot count. | |
The Bushwacker's Cheapshot Mod deals bonus damage to enemies at full health, making it perfect for a Ranger Build focused on high sneak critical damage with the Ambush Mutation.
Wolf Stringer - Highest DPS Bow
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Wolf Stringer
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Base Tier: Tier III
Handling Type: Ranged Damage Type: Stabbing |
| A high quality bow made of sinewy wolf spider chunks. | |
If you're looking for a bow with the best performance overall, the Wolf Stringer is the best option. It excels at delivering a constant stream of damage compared to the Bushwacker’s single-shot potential and boasts the highest stats of any bow in the game.
Best Weapons for Early Game
| Best Early Game Weapons for Each Type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piercing | Smashing | Slashing | |||
| Staff | Bow | ||||
Mosquito Needle: Best One-Handed Piercing Weapon
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Mosquito Needle
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: One-Handed Damage Type: Stabbing Mods: Life Steal Life Steal Effect: Heal when dealing damage.
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| A fast and deadly rapier that mimics the functionality of a mosquito's blood sucking tool. | |
The Mosquito Needle is the best weapon overall for the early game primarily due to its lifesteal, which allows you to regain HP when hitting and damaging enemies.
Mosquito Needle Stats and Crafting Materials
Kill Mosquitoes to get this weapon early
Make sure to kill the first mosquito you see while exploring and analyze its drops to unlock this recipe. Common spawning sites for mosquitoes are near the trash can to the south or on top of the picnic table.
Red Ant Club: Best Two-Handed and Best Smashing
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Red Ant Club
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: Two-Handed Damage Type: Smashing |
| Meaty red ant leg perfect for beatings. | |
The Red Ant Club is a great early weapon, and one of the best for the two-handed and smashing types. While it does hit slow and has low critical hit, the amount of stun damage it can inflict makes it great for stopping enemies in their tracks.
It only requires a small amount of Red Ant materials, Sap, and Crude Rope—all very easily obtained in the starting area, which makes it quite valuable for the effort it takes to obtain it.
Red Ant Club Stats and Crafting Materials
Crimson Saber: Okay for Slashing
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Crimson Saber
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Base Tier: Tier I
Handling Type: One-Handed Damage Type: Slashing |
| A balanced blade with the cutting power of red ants. | |
The Crimson Saber can be your go-to for enemies that have Slashing as a weakness. While it is only a Tier 1 weapon, the ease of requirement to craft it (which can be completed by killing a few red ants) makes it a very accessible weapon while still providing decent stats for your slashing needs.
Crimson Saber Stats and Crafting Materials
Scorching Orb - Early Game Staff
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Scorching Orb
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: Candy Staves Damage Type: Spicy Mods: Sizzling Attack Sizzling Attack Effect: Attacks cause foes to sizzle and burn.
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| This staff blends boiling glands with spicy candy. Launches globs of boiling goo that linger and sizzle foes. | |
The Scorching Orb is an early game staff option for those going with mage builds. You fire projectiles that inflict the Sizzling ailment on enemies, which makes it a strong DPS staff.
You just need to kill a Stinkbug and analyze its drops to unlock its recipe. You can commonly find stinkbugs on the southwest side of the map, near the garbage can.
Spider Stringer for Bow / Ranged
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Spider Stringer
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Base Tier: Tier II
Handling Type: Ranged Damage Type: Stabbing |
| A high quality bow made of sinewy orb weaver chunks. | |
A good Tier 2 ranged option you get in the early game is the Spider Stringer. Since there are a lot of spiders near the oak tree, it's easy to get this bow early for bow builds.
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