"What's the Best Weapon in Dauntless?" 

Nothing beats throwing an axe and seeing crazy big number, knocking behemoth out.

I like the way you phrased the response. In a lot of video games, the answer to "what's the best X" is often "whatever you enjoy the most". It's true of a lot of fighting games, MOBAs, FPS', any game with selectable playstyles. And while those responses often make sense from/to people who understand the game well, it can be frustrating to newer players, because they just want to jump into whatever is the strongest and be OP, because that's what they find fun. This video gives the same answer that most people do when it comes to this discussion, however, you gave a detailed history of the weapons and their placements, and why the answer is the way it is. Overall, I think a newer player looking for the best weapon will come away satisfied with the traditional answer.

Cruel Riftstrike in Chain Blades is very fun to use. It's not as powerful though, since the damage buffs don't apply. It's fun to think of ways to bring out the individuality of each weapon.

I just started and the main thing I WISH there was is a lock on mechanic, I use war pike because I love how fluid and rewards aggression.

i love thw reworked Chainblades. its still a fun weapon for me, even if its weak all around

I'd say strikers are the more all round weapon since even if the behemoth is very mobile you can still deal dps despite being a melle weapon, they are fast wich allow avoid attack easily(not like axe were you heavy commit to 1 attak) and can stagger as good as any hammer.they have become my favorite after the chainblade awful rework

tl;dr I agree with everything said in this video, however if you are regularly playing in large groups there is an answer to this question and it is Marksman Repeaters I'm extremely happy that the game is in a state where even the worst weapon in the game can comfortably get top100 on even the most competitive trial, that is awesome. Solos balance wise are an amazing place, but I think groups actually does have an answer. Repeaters having perfect precision, 2 extremely strong team buffs AND the potential to be the best solo weapon in the game (heavily behemoth dependent however) is ridiculous. I would say the same about Warpike, but warpike has the single weakness of the fact that you actually only need 1 dedicated warpike even in a full group to still get fast wounds and keep constant crit aura up. If you play Warpike and you happen to get with a team that already has a Warpike you're less of an asset to your team(you still make the other Warpike's job a lot easier though and the game more fun for both of you though, even I as a sweaty loser am always happy to see a 2nd warpike in my escas and HG's even though it is worse for my team👍). However Repeaters do not have this weakness, 1 repeater in a group is amazing, 2 repeaters in a group is amazing and in several trials even 3/4ths of your team being repeaters is the most effective tactic available.

God, I haven't played this game in AGES (Since the update before the fists were released) and I just remember the shotgun hammer was great fun. Tempted to reinstall...

I think my only issue with the weapom balancing is the state of the axe and chainblades. Chainblades are easy to learn but not worth picking over sword or strikers currently. Axe you get rewarded if your playing hunting grounds or escalation but trials its probably the worst weapon you could use and that saddens me its the weapon ive used 95% of the time since the game was first available on xbox like first day available. The only time its really outshined the other weapons was in the shock escalation due to that 1 malkarion perk that made it busted. Im hoping this upcoming year chainblades get a slight buff and maybe an axe rework, not a super intense rework making axe a chore to learn i like that its a simple weapon but you dont get many styles with it, light attack, heavy attack, axe throw. Sure you can charge 2 of those attacks but just for meter gain and slight damage increase but you sacrifice how quick you can attack and stamina

I'm a war pike main cause it's very a balanced weapon damage wise and is good for damage based builds

Honestly every weapon is good but I would prefer throwing my axe and one shotting behemoths rather than swinging my sword randomly.

I absolutely enjoy most of my weapons. Having reforged my repeaters more than any other shows I have a clear bias towards it, I do play War Pike or Chain Blades for some of the other damage type the repeaters don't have (Stagger & Wound). And frankly I've spent a lot of time on learning the various cells and armor pieces as well. I really like the variety this game offers. I have been around this game since around the time Reforged came out. But I have also never had absolute meta builds and skills. I just try to enjoy the game, but also get better setups. I enjoy this game every single day, much more than Fortnite which I have become quite burned out by, especially the cheaters. Dauntless gives me a serene feeling, a happy place. It entertains me. And I love how I can work together with absolutely random people to destroy these creatures. And I enjoy your videos as well, Trevor. I've learned a lot from your videos. Keep them coming.

As a fairly new player myself sword is pretty good you get ho back whilst using your valour stacks, I also use repeaters a lot. My next choice is pike and then il give hammer and axe a try but so far all weapons seem pretty viable for group play. Repeaters, I find the hardest for solo play, though, but maybe it's my setup with the cores as not sure which ones I should level up and use.

I like the way you put it thank you for clearing my mind😊

The guns are prob the best for gathering crafting items being you can target specific parts to get the materials that it gives after breaking or destroying that part

I only use chainblades and they are ok not good for speed running but they are good if you choose the right build for a boss or casual play.

I get there is no true best weapon but I really like pike, good interrupts quick and easy to use. While of course being extremely effective definitely my favorite overall. I'd say my preferred weapons are 1. pike 2. Hammer 3. Axe And while I dont like sword much I do like the hunger for the visuals.

The real best weapon is the weapon you like the most

Blow your axe in the face of a monster is priceless

I like the axe. I’d like the hammer If it was satisfying for me to use outside of hitting a full combo.

The friends we made along the way

I like the answer. I'll never give up with the chain blades. My weapon, my style.

Yo can you tell me which update Dauntless finally made multiple Behemoths be on one map? I recently returned full time since 2020 and the game feels different. Plus, there are gauntlets now.

Here's one thing to remember as well. You may have 2 weapons you like the most but reforging all the weapons to 10 will give them a significant boost. My favorite weapons rn are sword, and strikers. I'll probably take a break after I do my last reforge on hammer because the warpike is the last weapon I need to get to reforge 10 and strikers, and sword don't capitalize on wounding but rather stagger damage which is why I need hammer at 10 because each node gives me an extra 3% stagger damage. The shock sword was already amazing to me before I decided to reforge every weapon, I can't wait to see it after I get the hammer done.

I like when games' metas are not straight forward. Build variety and overall balance is great for replayability.

A NEW one to be added..

So the problem is I like ather strikers I can't spell that but I also like sword but it doesn't do as much damage and I also like war pike but when I use the x x x x y hold or □□□□◇ hold it just feels bad and the Y or ◇ feels weird and slow. HELP

i ready for them to add a new weapon

I’m a chain blade main and this guy just dunked on me rn

I am a Striker weapon main and is my favorite weapon

thanks for making this video, too many people ask this lol.

Got into an argument about Twin Suns being really bad. Repeaters got buffed quite a bit and despite Twin Suns being still the worst repeaters out of all of them, it can still obliterate behemoths depending on what build you're using.

I really came here to confirm if any weapon can be played casually without worrying about dps drop off. Thanks for confirming to play what I enjoy🙂

Bro I was going so try hard with the chain blades I was wondering why I sucked so much

The best weapon is bow

I like repeaters and axe. seeing repeaters get played improperly by other slayers is hilarious 😂 they are literally useless when not reloading near the behemoth. if i had better aim I would use the marksmen chamber but idk i like the one that pushes the slayer back the most, and obviously the captains grip is the best as it gives a team wide buff 😊 And the axe is so satisfying to get an interrupt even tho the sword is better at it, i love the greatsword in monster hunter so that probably why i like it so much

Love the game just started playing I love it but it need some fixing

Axe being the best weapon in the game now makes this video so much funnier

Honestly I switch weapons every game everything’s almost forged so I wreck shit pretty fast

I just played about 3 days trying to level up the chain blades and now being told it is not that good

He said the only bad ones are the only ones i main ;-;

I tried beginning using the axe always found my slow ass animations take forever before I can dodge.

for me it’s the pike

Axe 🤭

For me I see it as most games have a worse but not a best

Bow.

when people say "that is the the best weapon because it does the most amount of damage!" I honestly think that ruins the fun of the game, killing behemoths in a second is not fun, playing with your friends, learning how to be good with the weapons, choosing how you want to look is the fun of Dauntless, not the highest damage and killing the behemoth in a saingle hit

Gun

Chain blades need a un-rework😢 I refuse to play until it’s better

Guys axe was level 1 And was doing so muc damage

Axe

Loved the chain blades but one problem that made me hate it, is dodging, its nice and fast but its sortof an over commit weapon i feel, cuz i have been hitting behemoths and spam dodge button like 5 times and get hit so im most likely gonna go for strikers

Where is the charge blade?

Whats easiest to learn ?

fck, id say axe and chain blades were the best weapons, seems im still at the day dauntless was released

axe>

I rather gave two weapons

Why do my weapons hit for 100 or 200 n other people's hit for 1000s

Nah, bro, movement in the beginning of the video

Mewo

Chain is rlly good too since its good for dodging and attacking fast without using stamia and can also do heavy damage I do say chains is a lil better than pike just for that reason

The best weapon is the weapon that kills the fastest

There is no best weapon. It's the playstyle you like. For me gauntlets are the best and the worst is pike probably

Repeaters are for sure the best weapon. The thing about them is that there is no combo finisher that holds the majority of the damage. With a weapon like pike or ax, critting on the first hit or two, is not nearly as important as critting on the combo finisher. This adds rng, and also lowers the maximum amount of dps bc critting of the first few hits lead to minimal extra damage. repeaters, however, any shot at any time can crit for a massive damage boost, and if you crit on all your shots holy mama the damage.

Say it with me now Hunting Game enjoyers, the one you're comfortable with

I'm sorry everyone, but pike is the best in terms of fun

ahh chain blades were kinda meta and fan favourite before they bring that dogshit rework.

I love warpike but i dont like the gamestyle

I was a repeaters main and no they suck

Hallo

1. Pike 2.Hammer (but only the spin attack) 3. Sword w/ spin special Weapons that cannot spin are not viable options

I don't know what this game is or why I watched almost half of this video but as someone who played a bunch of MMORPGs, ARPGs and other games competitively, I can tell you right now that no game, ever, is 100% balanced between characters/heroes/weapons/gear... There IS ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS a build/weapon/hero or whatever else, that does the most damage in the game compared to others. ALWAYS. If someone says there isn't, just stop talking to the person or close the video and look elsewhere for the answer, preferably asking (actual) pro's in the game.

Heheh I’m the 69th like

This still isn't a straight answer you could just make a 1 second video saying the best weapon.