Different weapons deal damage in different ways.
Blunt Weapons
Blunt Weapons primarily deal stun damage, which does not require a first aid kit to heal.
Hackers
Hackers are weapons which balance cutting and stun damage. Hackers deal additional damage against Robots, and have impressive armour penetration. Their drawback is that they are slightly less effective against Animals.
Heavy Weapons
Heavy Weapons are weapons which require large amounts of strength to properly wield, but reward the user with the ability to deal large amounts of damage in a wide arc.
Katanas
Katanas are weapons which specialize cutting damage. They have a unique double attack animation which can give them an edge in 1v1 fights. They usually have bonus damage against humans at the cost of being weak against armour and robots.
Polearms
Polearms are long weapons which are very light. They usually deal additional damage against animals. Their drawback is their penalties when used indoors.
Sabres
Sabres are weapons which deal both types of damage, however they are more centered around cutting damage.
Manufacturers
Weapon quality is determined by the manufacturer. Shown below are the manufacturers, along with their weapon models.
- Unknown: This weapon is probably a few hundred years old, any indentifiable markings have long since rusted away.
- Ancient: This weapon dates back to the old empire. It's not great, but it says something that it has lasted this long. It's been re-fitted and sharpened in recent times, and still holds a good edge.
- Catun Scrapmaster: The Catun Scrapmasters are probably the only major smithing group producing weapons in the modern age. Their blades are good quality and used all over the continent.
- Skeleton Smiths: Skeletons from the Black Desert City produce blades solely for personal use, however it's inevitable that some eventually end up in circulation.
- Edgewalkers: The Edgewalkers were a group of smiths from the old fallen empire hundreds of years ago. Little is known about them except that their weapons have survived these hundreds of years in near-perfect condition and their quality is unrivalled by anything crafted in the modern age.
- Cross: There was at some point in history a legendary master smith, of whom nothing is known except his (...her?) name from the blade inscriptions: "Cross". The blades never rust or need sharpening, and are said to be unbreakable. There are only a handful in existence.
- Homemade, the playermade weapons.
- All models included, except for Meitou and Edge Type 3.