Weapons
This page was last verified for Vintage Story version 1.19.1.
In the wilderness, using just your bare hands to fight, hunt, or defend yourself against hostile creatures won’t be very effective for long. To be able to best take down wild beasts or get yourself out of harm's way, you must first start utilizing weapons. There are a variety of weapons, usually categorized by the material they’re made out of (tier), or separated into ranged and melee.
Making weapons can easily become a multi-step process that involves different kinds of mechanics, like knapping , casting , smithing , and grid crafting ; this makes getting strong weapons both challenging and more rewarding in the end.
It’s important to note that some character classes have personal modifiers (traits) that can affect the effectiveness of certain tools:
- The Hunter class gives a 20% increase to all ranged damage (bows, thrown spears, etc.), but a 15% decrease in melee weapon damage.
- The Clockmaker class gives a 25% damage increase against mechanical creatures, but a 15% decrease in melee weapon damage.
- The Blackguard class gives a 30% increase to all melee weapon damage, but a 15% decrease in ranged damage.
- And the Malefactor class gives a 15% decrease in melee weapon damage.
For a more in-depth explanation of positive and negative traits see Classes .
Obtaining
Loot Vessels
Some weapons can be obtained by breaking Tool Cracked Vessels , which can be found in most ruins .
Scrap Weapon Kit
Some weapons can be obtained using scrap to craft a scrap weapon kit , which can be right clicked to receive a random scrap weapon.
Such weapons are: The Scrap Mace (20% chance), Scrap Axe, Scrap Club (16% chance), Scrap Spear (23% chance) and Scrap Longblade (16% chance).
Crafting
All tools can be obtained by the different crafting mechanics in the game. For most weapons, the process usually entails making a top piece by either knapping , casting or smithing and then combining it with a stick on the crafting grid.
Usage
Range
- Attacking a mob (melee combat): place the weapon in an active hotbar slot and
strike a target.
- Attacking a mob (Spear: ranged combat): place the spear in an active hotbar slot and
hold to aim. Releasing throws the spear.
- Attacking a mob (Bow: ranged combat): place the bow in an active hotbar slot and arrows in the inventory, and
hold to charge the bow. Releasing fires the arrow.
Durability
Different weapons have different amounts of durability, meaning some take more hits before they break than others. A weapon's durability is also affected by its material. The ranking of tool materials, from worst to best in terms of durability, can vary depending on the weapon but usually goes: Stone < Obsidian < Gold < Silver < Copper < Tin Bronze < Bismuth Bronze < Black Bronze < Iron < Meteoric Iron < Steel.
Weapon Types
There are three categories of weapons:
Type Image Material Description Ranged Weapons Stone The most simple type of weapon in Vintage Story. Place the stone in your active hand and hold to aim. Releasing throws the stone, causing 1 hp of blunt damage.Beenade Just a grenade filled with angry bees. Place the beenade in your active hand and hold to aim. Releasing throws the beenade, causing 0.5 hp of blunt damage and spawning a swarm of angry bees that inflict 0.25 hp of damage every sting.Bow and Arrow Ranged weapon used for combat when combined with at least one arrow. Place the bow in your active hand and hold to tense it. Releasing fires the arrow.Thrown Spear Both a melee and a ranged weapon. Place the spear in your active hand and hold to aim. Releasing casts the weapon at a target.Melee Weapons Clubs One of the earliest and simplest weapons. Place the weapon in your active hand and press to strike a target.Spear Both a melee and a ranged weapon. Place the weapon in your active hand and and press to strike a target.Sword A sword to fend off your enemies. Place the weapon in your active hand and press to strike a target.Falx Same as the sword. Place the weapon in your active hand and press to strike a target.Tools as Weapons
Axe
Pickaxe
Knife
Hammer
Shovel
Shears
Cleaver
HoeWhile not their primary purpose, some tools are also able to inflict a little bit of damage when swung against enemies, with how much damage they make being directly tied to their tier. Be careful, though, every hit will still count against its durability. Place the tool in your active hand andpress to strike a target. Ore Blasting Bomb Particularly effective for blasting ores, but also for blasting dangers away. Place the bomb close to an enemy and light it with a torch or firestarter; don't get caught in the blast!
Weapon Tiers
The material used to create the weapon determines their tier. In general, higher tier tools have more durability (last longer), and provide more attack power (damage per hit). Higher tier tools will also require advanced material and crafting processes to create.
Type Material Weapon Description Tier 0 Wood Club Some weapons can be made from wood or metal scraps in an emergency or as first combat solutions in the early game. To get a scrap weapon, the player needs to craft a scrap weapon kit, which can be right clicked to receive either a random scrap weapon or scrap tool. Metal scraps Club, Mace Tier 1 Stones Spear, Arrow Stone weapons are made by knapping. Only certain types of stone allow for knapping, though, meaning only granite, andesite, basalt, peridotite, obsidian, chert, or flint can be used to make weapons. Tier 2 Copper Spear, Falx, Arrow Copper weapons can be made by either casting or smithing, offering better durability and attack power. Weapons can also be crafted from the rare base metals gold and silver. Gold Silver Tier 3 Tin Bronze Spear, Falx, Arrow Bronze alloy weapons can be made by casting or smithing , offering better durability and attack power. Bismuth Bronze Black Bronze Tier 4 Iron Falx, Arrow Iron weapons can only be made by smithing. Only the Falx and Arrowhead are available as iron weapons. Meteoric Iron Tier 5 Steel Falx, Arrow Steel weapons can only be made by smithing. Only the Falx and Arrowhead are available as steel weapons. Additionally, you have an extra creative-only Admin material type longblade.
Special Cases
There are two different tiers of bows, of which one can only be crafted by the hunter. Arrowheads can be crafted from different tiers of materials, and are discussed on the bow page in more detail.
Weapon Stats
Ranged weapons
Stones
Weapon | Damage (HP) | Chance to break on impact |
---|---|---|
Any stone | 1.0 | 100% |
Arrows
Weapon | Damage (HP) added/substracted to bow damage |
Chance to break on impact |
---|---|---|
Crude arrow | -0.75 | 30% |
Flint arrow | -0.5 | 25% |
Copper arrow | +0 | 15% |
Ornate gold arrow | +1 | 15% |
Ornate silver arrow | +1 | 15% |
Tin bronze arrow | +1 | 12.5% |
Bismuth bronze arrow | +1 | 12.5% |
Black bronze arrow | +1.5 | 10% |
Iron arrow | +2 | 10% |
Meteoric iron arrow | +2.25 | 10% |
Steel arrow | +2.5 | 7% |
Bows
Weapon | Damage (HP) without the additionnal arrow damage |
Durability |
---|---|---|
Crude bow | 3 | 100 |
Simple bow | 3.25 | 220 |
Longbow | 3.75 | 750 |
Recurve bow | 4 | 600 |
Beenade
Weapon | Damage (HP) | Chance to break on impact | |
---|---|---|---|
Blunt damage | Bee damage | ||
Beenade | 0.5 | 0.25 each sting | 100% |
Melee weapons
Clubs
Weapon | Damage (HP) | Reach (m) | Durability |
---|---|---|---|
Wooden club | 1.5 | 2.0 | 150 |
Scrap club | 2.5 | 2.0 | 125 |
Scrap mace | 2 | 2.0 | 200 |
Longblade
Weapon | Damage (HP) | Reach (m) | Durability |
---|---|---|---|
Scrap | 2.5 | 2.5 | 90 |
Copper | 3.0 | 2.5 | 250 |
Gold | 3.25 | 2.5 | 175 |
Silver | 3.25 | 2.5 | 175 |
Bismuth bronze | 3.25 | 2.5 | 530 |
Tin bronze | 3.5 | 2.5 | 450 |
Black bronze | 3.75 | 2.5 | 600 |
Iron | 4.0 | 2.5 | 850 |
Meteoric iron | 4.25 | 2.5 | 1100 |
Steel | 4.25 | 2.5 | 2125 |
Blackguard | 4.25 | 2.5 | 1100 |
Forlorn Hope | 4.25 | 2.5 | 650 |
Admin | 300 | 2.5 - 500 | 9999 |
Spear
Weapon | Damage (HP) | Throw damage | Reach (m) | Durability |
---|---|---|---|---|
Other stones | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 16 |
Flint | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 32 |
Obsidian | 2.3 | 5.25 | 3.5 | 45 |
Scrap | 2.8 | 5.75 | 3.5 | 80 |
Copper | 2.8 | 5.75 | 3.5 | 140 |
Bismuth bronze | 3.3 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 260 |
Tin bronze | 3.8 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 220 |
Black bronze | 4.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 300 |
Tuning spear | 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 250 |
Ornate gold | 4.3 | 8.25 | 3.5 | 320 |
Ornate silver | 4.3 | 8.25 | 3.5 | 320 |
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