The authoritative mercenary tier list for Crimson Desert. Ranked by DPS, poise break potential, and overall combat versatility.
| Rank | Weapon | Type | TTK | DPS | DMG | Tier | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abyss-Touched Fang | Dagger | 1.500s | 110 | 55 | D | 20.2 |
| 2 | Crimson Steel Rapier | Rapier | 1.800s | 83 | 50 | D | 9.8 |
| 3 | Lightning Coil Spear | Spear | 1.846s | 81 | 75 | D | 8.8 |
| 4 | Dual Sentinels | Dual Blades | 2.143s | 82 | 35 | D | 5.7 |
| 5 | Wolf's Fang | Dagger | 2.222s | 76 | 42 | D | 5.3 |
| 6 | Exclusive Long Sword | Sword | 2.500s | 74 | 62 | D | 5.2 |
| 7 | Mercenary Claymore | Claymore | 2.667s | 64 | 85 | D | 4.5 |
| 8 | Engraved Flintlock | Pistol | 2.667s | 64 | 85 | D | 4.5 |
| 9 | Wind-Piercer Tactical Bow | Bow | 2.182s | 62 | 68 | D | 4.4 |
| 10 | Tormented Soul Bow | Bow | 2.727s | 61 | 55 | D | 4.2 |
| 11 | Noble Rapier & Buckler | Rapier | 2.667s | 60 | 40 | D | 4.2 |
| 12 | Flintlock Pistols | Firearm | 3.000s | 60 | 30 | D | 4.2 |
| 13 | Soul Spear | Spear | 3.000s | 58 | 58 | D | 4.1 |
| 14 | Direus Spear | Spear | 2.500s | 56 | 70 | D | 3.9 |
| 15 | Pywel Greatsword | Greatsword | 2.000s | 55 | 110 | D | 3.9 |
| 16 | Mercenary Sword & Shield | Sword & Shield | 3.333s | 54 | 45 | D | 3.8 |
| 17 | Black-Iron Cleaver | Axe | 2.143s | 54 | 115 | D | 3.8 |
| 18 | Executioner's Sweeper | Greatsword | 3.000s | 48 | 145 | D | 3.4 |
| 19 | Mercenary Axe | Axe | 3.750s | 48 | 60 | D | 3.4 |
| 20 | Glacial Warhammer | Hammer | 2.727s | 48 | 130 | D | 3.3 |
| 21 | Mercenary Spear | Spear | 3.333s | 47 | 52 | D | 3.3 |
| 22 | Bolton Hammer | Hammer | 4.286s | 46 | 65 | D | 3.2 |
| 23 | Magical Claymore | Greatsword | 3.636s | 45 | 82 | D | 3.2 |
| 24 | Vanguard Greatsword | Greatsword | 3.333s | 45 | 75 | D | 3.1 |
| 25 | Colossal Great Axe | Great Axe | 2.500s | 44 | 110 | D | 3.1 |
| 26 | Sior Blaster | Firearm | 4.000s | 43 | 85 | D | 3.0 |
| 27 | Recurve Hunting Bow | Bow | 5.000s | 38 | 38 | D | 2.7 |
| 28 | Fated Shadow | One-Handed Sword | 5.833s | 30 | 25 | D | 2.1 |
| 29 | Arm-Mounted Hand Cannon | Firearm | 5.000s | 30 | 150 | D | 2.1 |
| 30 | Volatile Burst Cannon | Hand Cannon | 6.000s | 30 | 180 | D | 2.1 |
| 31 | Tactical Musket | Firearm | 6.667s | 29 | 95 | D | 2.0 |
| 32 | Hollow Visage | Katana | 6.875s | 27 | 17 | D | 1.9 |
| 33 | Sielos Longsword | One-Handed Sword | 7.500s | 26 | 22 | D | 1.9 |
| 34 | Sword of the Lord | One-Handed Sword | 7.692s | 25 | 19 | D | 1.7 |
| 35 | Balgrren Shield | Shield | 7.143s | 25 | 35 | D | 1.7 |
| 36 | Vanguard Defender | Shield | 9.000s | 20 | 30 | D | 1.4 |
| 37 | Legionary's Gladius | One-Handed Sword | 10.000s | 20 | 14 | D | 1.4 |
| 38 | Warspike Spear | Two-Handed Spear | 10.000s | 19 | 19 | D | 1.3 |
| 39 | Call Shield | Shield | 11.250s | 16 | 20 | D | 1.1 |
| 40 | Hwando | Two-Handed Sword | 12.500s | 15 | 19 | D | 1.1 |
Not all mercenary weapons are created equal. The current Pywel meta heavily favors weapons that can reliably break enemy stances and open poise windows. This tier list ranks weapons objectively based on their simulated combat performance against endgame enemies.
The absolute best weapons for clearing Pywel's hardest bosses.
Weapons are scored using a weighted algorithm that factors in baseline DPS, poise-break multipliers, elemental synergy potential, and weight-to-damage ratio.
All calculations are based on verified data extracted from Crimson Desert Patch Launch v1.0 game files. We cross-reference values with in-game testing to ensure 99.9% accuracy for competitive play.
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