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In Genshin Impact, weapons are essential equipment that assists the player in fighting the enemies to deal more damage for every attack.
There are currently five different types of weapons in Genshin Impact. Each character is only able to wield one weapon type throughout the game, but this does not mean the character only owns one weapon.
Visit each weapon type’s page (Bows, Catalysts, Claymores, Polearms, or Swords) for a list of all weapons of the respective type.
See Weapons/List for a list of all weapons.
Just like the characters, weapons have different levels of rarity and difficulties to get via various methods.
Unlike the characters, weapons can be leveled up for better performance. Characters can increase their weapon level with Weapon EXP, which is generated by other weapons or Weapon Enhancement Materials.
In this ultimate guide about Genshin Impact weapons, you’ll find everything about all weapons lists, weapons tier lists by types and rarity, and the best weapons for the characters.
Update: Two new weapons were announced in Genshin Impact 2.7. They are bows, one is 5-star, and the other is 4-star.
Or, if you’d rather view all weapons by rarity from 5 stars to 1 star, click on the below group.
There are five types of weapons in the game. All the Genshin Impact weapons are categorized into these five types. Here are the groups that list these five types. Click on each tab to view the details of each type.
Bows boast long-ranged attacks, with Charged Attacks that are capable of hitting monsters as far as the eye can see with the proper aim. A fully-Charged Attack deals elemental damage.
There are a total of 28 bows in Genshin Impact right now, including 6 five-star bows, 16 four-star bows, and 6 three-star bows. Two-star and one-star bows only one is available for beginners.
Sword attacks are the middle ground of melee weapons. The damage and speed of their attacks are comparable to those of Polearms, though with a shorter reach.
There are a total of 29 swords in Genshin Impact right now, including 7 five-star swords, 14 four-star swords, and 6 three-star swords. Two-star and one-star bows only one is available for beginners.
Polearms have fast attacks, long forward reach, and deal moderate damage per hit.
Claymores attacks hit slower than melee weapons like Swords and Polearms, but deal much more damage per swing. Due to being considered Blunt Attacks, Claymore attacks deal increased damage to Geo objects, such as monsters’ shields.
Due to their magical nature, all Normal and Charged Attacks performed with a Catalyst are considered elemental damage. The element of the damage depends on the wielder’s natural element/vision.
All weapons have a rarity ranging from 1-star to 5-stars. Weapons with higher rarity/stars have higher scaling on their stats than weapons of lesser rarity but are more difficult to obtain, and also require more Weapon EXP to level up.
Example: Even if Debate Club (3* Claymore) and Wolf’s Gravestone (5* Claymore) are both Lv.20, the Debate Club will have only 87 Base ATK and an additional 9.8% Base ATK as a 2nd stat, while Wolf’s Gravestone will have 160 Base ATK and an additional 15.1% Base ATK as a 2nd stat.
5-star weapons can only be obtained through Wishes in Wanderlust Invocation and the limited time Event Wishes for Event-Exclusive Weapons. They cannot be obtained from the limited event wish for characters.
3-star weapons can be obtained through Wishes and from chests in the open world.
On some occasions, they will also spawn in the open world. So far, the only such instance is the Skyrider Greatsword.
Some Archon Quests of the Prologue Chapter: Act I, The Outlander Who Caught the Wind reward 3-star weapons.
Certain NPCs give 3-star weapons upon following a certain dialogue branch for the first time.
2-star and 1-star weapons can be obtained from chests in the open world, purchased from NPC shops, found during Investigation, or given by NPCs upon following a certain dialog branch for the first time. 1-star weapons also come bundled with new characters.
4-star weapons can be obtained from Wishes, bought through Paimon’s Bargains, and be crafted via Forging.
On some occasions, they will spawn in the open world, though never in chests. So far, the only such instance is the Snow-Tombed Starsilver.
Some Events have Event-Only Weapons that cannot be obtained through any other methods.
The Battle Pass unlocks the BP Bounty reward, which allows the player to choose from one type of each weapon.
Some weapons are sent in the Mail to users of a certain platform. So far, weapons from the Outlander Series are the only instances.
The permanent Event Stellar Reunion awards forgeable 4-star weapons.
The Archon Quest A Long Shot rewards a 4-star weapon, the Favonius Warbow.
The rewards for reaching Adventure Rank 10 at the Adventurers’ Guild include a forgeable 4-star weapon, the Prototype Rancour.
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