Minecraft Dungeons II Weapons

Minecraft Dungeons II has 80 weapons: 58 melee and 22 ranged, 40 of them Unique. Twilight Dagger has the highest measured melee DPS (51.9); Greatbow leads ranged burst DPS (180).

Best weapons by type

Weapon Tier List

The top two weapons in each melee weight class and ranged family, ranked by the same measured DPS as the tier list.

Best weapons by type
Type	Best	Runner-up
Light	Twilight Dagger 51.9 DPS	Sculker's Bane 51.7 DPS
Medium	Pride of the Plains 51.1 DPS	Riftslasher 49.7 DPS
Heavy	War Hammer 41.6 DPS	Heartbreaker 41.6 DPS
Bow	Greatbow 180 DPS	Humbler Heartstring 180 DPS
Crossbow	Heavy Crossbow 113.7 DPS	The Close Ranger 113.7 DPS

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All melee weapons

Game data

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Rarity

Weight

Archetype

All melee weapons
Weapon	Weight	Archetype	Combo damage	Attacks	DPS	Reach	Arc
Axe	Medium	RangerSummoner	52	3	37.1	3.5 blocks	180°
Battle Hammer	Medium	TankSupport	55	3	31	3 blocks	70°
Battlestaff	Heavy	Mage	82	3	35.3	4.5 blocks	180°
Claymore	Heavy	FighterTank	60	3	31.3	3.9 blocks	180°
Clobberer	Heavy	Tank	35	1	25	4 blocks	100°
Cookiecutter	Heavy	TricksterFighter	70	3	34.2	5 blocks	180°
Double Daggers	Light	SupportRanger	42	3	29	2.8 blocks	180°
Double Sickles	Light	TricksterSummoner	62	3	42.6	3 blocks	180°
Gauntlets	—	Fighter	60	3	39.5	2.8 blocks	30°
Glaive	Heavy	Tank	66	3	32.9	3.5 blocks	180°
Greataxe	Heavy	FighterSupport	58	2	33.1	3.5 blocks	180°
Greatsword	Heavy	FighterTank	54	1	28.7	4 blocks	360°
Longsword	Medium	Mage	62	3	33	4.8 blocks	10°
Mace	Medium	TankSummoner	54	3	29.8	2.5 blocks	180°
Meat Cleaver	Medium	SummonerSupport	44	3	33.5	3.5 blocks	180°

Mob Mallet	Heavy	Tank	114	2	25.5	4.5 blocks	180°
Pickaxe	Medium	Support	56	3	31.4	3 blocks	180°
Pike	Medium	RangerSummoner	54	3	31.5	5.3 blocks	8°
Rapier	Light	TricksterSupport	70	3	34.7	4.3 blocks	12°
Riftslasher	Medium	Fighter	58	3	49.7	3.2 blocks	24°
Sabre	Medium	FighterSupport	48	3	33.2	3.5 blocks	180°
Scythe	Medium	Mage	78	3	32.5	3.5 blocks	180°
Short Spear	Medium	RangerSummoner	62	3	≈62.7	4.5 blocks	12°
Shovel	Heavy	TankSupport	90	3	34.9	4 blocks	180°
Sword	Medium	Fighter	52	3	35.1	3.9 blocks	70°
Tidal Sickle	Heavy	Mage	43	3	31.8	3 blocks	180°
Twilight Dagger	Light	Mage	25	1	51.9	2.8 blocks	8°
War Hammer	Heavy	Tank	40	1	41.6	2.5 blocks	180°
Wolf Claws	Light	TricksterSummoner	80	3	43.5	1.8 blocks	180°
Awesomeaxe	Heavy	FighterSupport	58	2	33.1	3.3 blocks	180°
Cacaphonous Cleaver	Medium	SummonerSupport	44	3	33.4	3.5 blocks	180°
Carapace Mace	Medium	TankSummoner	54	3	28.9	3 blocks	180°
Diamond Shovel	Heavy	TankSupport	90	3	34.9	4 blocks	180°
Elemental Staff	Heavy	Mage	78	3	33.6	4.5 blocks	180°
Emerald Hammer	Medium	TankSupport	55	3	31	3 blocks	70°
Frostbiter	Medium	Mage	62	3	33.9	4.8 blocks	10°
Golden Glaive	Heavy	Tank	66	3	32.9	3.5 blocks	180°
Heartbreaker	Heavy	Tank	40	1	41.6	3 blocks	180°
Hunter's Hatchet	Medium	RangerSummoner	49	3	36.1	3.5 blocks	180°
Lullaby Blade	Heavy	MageSupport	70	3	32.8	3.9 blocks	30°
Lunar Sickle	Heavy	Mage	53	3	37.5	3 blocks	180°
Monster Masher	Heavy	Tank	104	2	28.7	4.5 blocks	180°
Pride of the Plains	Medium	Fighter	58	3	51.1	3.2 blocks	60°
Prime Enchanter's Gauntlets	—	Fighter	70	3	35.3	2.8 blocks	30°
Rascal's Razor	Medium	TricksterFighter	48	3	35.3	3.5 blocks	180°
Redstone Wrecker	Heavy	Tank	35	1	27.9	4 blocks	100°
Sculker Claws	Light	TricksterSummoner	80	3	44	1.8 blocks	180°
Sculker's Bane	Light	MageTrickster	25	1	51.7	2.8 blocks	8°
Sift Sickles	Light	TricksterSummoner	62	3	43	3 blocks	180°
Slaymore	Heavy	FighterTank	60	3	31.4	3.9 blocks	180°
Soul Reaper	Medium	Mage	78	3	32.5	3.5 blocks	180°
Spectral Spear	Medium	RangerSummoner	62	3	≈68	4.5 blocks	12°
Stormcaller	Medium	Mage	54	3	27	5.3 blocks	8°
The Burning Blade	Medium	Fighter	48	3	32.4	3.9 blocks	70°
The Darkshard	Heavy	FighterTank	54	1	28.7	4 blocks	360°
The Prospector's Pick	Medium	Support	56	3	31.6	3 blocks	180°
The Thousand Cuts	Light	Trickster	70	3	34.7	4.3 blocks	12°
Venomous Fangs	Light	Trickster	42	3	29.4	2.9 blocks	180°
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DPS = combo damage ÷ chained combo time, measured from each weapon's attack animations at the game's attack-speed multipliers. ≈ marks a weapon whose animation could only be estimated. Reach is in blocks.

Data from the Minecraft Dungeons II game files, build 1.1.3.0. How we source this

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Every Minecraft Dungeons II weapon, measured

Combo DPS, reach and swing arc for every melee and ranged weapon, a hit-count matchup against each mob, and one click to compare it, add it to a build or find where it drops.

Combo DPS & timings
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All ranged weapons

Calculated

Bows and crossbows with shot damage, time between shots, burst DPS (shot damage ÷ time between shots), ammo and range.

Rarity

Type

Archetype

All ranged weapons
Weapon	Type	Shot damage	Time between shots	Burst DPS	Ammo	Range
Bow	Bow	18	0.4 s	45	15	7.5 blocks
Crossbow	Crossbow	24	0.6 s	40	15	7.5 blocks
Dual Crossbows	Crossbow	24	0.6 s	40	20	7.5 blocks
Greatbow	Bow	72	0.4 s	180	10	7.5 blocks
Heavy Crossbow	Crossbow	108	0.95 s	113.7	8	7.5 blocks
Longbow	Bow	25	0.5 s	50	12	7.5 blocks
Powerbow	Bow	40	0.5 s	80	12	7.5 blocks
Rapid Crossbow	Crossbow	8	0.2 s	40	25	7.5 blocks
Scatter Crossbow	Crossbow	36	0.4 s	90	12	7.5 blocks
Shortbow	Bow	11	0.2 s	55	18	7.5 blocks
Trickbow	Bow	14	0.3 s	46.7	15	7.5 blocks
Creaking's Reach	Bow	25	0.5 s	50	12	7.5 blocks
Double Crossers	Crossbow	24	0.6 s	40	20	7.5 blocks
Harp Crossbow	Crossbow	36	0.4 s	90	12	7.5 blocks
Humbler Heartstring	Bow	72	0.4 s	180	10	7.5 blocks
Paragon	Bow	40	0.5 s	80	12	7.5 blocks
Phantom Wing	Bow	14	0.3 s	46.7	15	7.5 blocks
Ranger's Promise	Bow	18	0.4 s	45	15	7.5 blocks
Shooting Star	Bow	11	0.2 s	55	18	7.5 blocks
The Close Ranger	Crossbow	108	0.95 s	113.7	8	7.5 blocks
The Cross Pollinator	Crossbow	8	0.2 s	40	25	7.5 blocks
The Shackler	Crossbow	24	0.6 s	40	15	7.5 blocks
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Weight classes compared

Averages per weight class, from every weapon's own combo data. Heavy weapons trade speed for reach; light weapons chain faster.

Weight classes compared
Weight	Count	Avg. DPS	Avg. reach	Avg. attacks	Highest DPS
Light	10	40.5	2.9 blocks	2.6	Twilight Dagger
Medium	24	34.1	3.7 blocks	3	Pride of the Plains
Heavy	22	32.6	3.8 blocks	2.3	War Hammer

Bows vs crossbows
Type	Count	Avg. burst DPS	Avg. ammo	Highest DPS
Bow	12	76.1	13.7	Greatbow
Crossbow	10	64.7	16	Heavy Crossbow

How weapon damage works

Melee weapons attack in a fixed combo. Each attack has its own damage, stagger, reach and swing arc, and the combo resets if you stop swinging. Combo damage is the sum of every hit; DPS divides it by the time the whole combo takes when you chain attacks as early as the animation allows.

Every melee weapon also has a jump attack: a landing hit plus splash damage around you. Several enchantments (Fire Aspect, for one) trigger on jump attacks and final combo hits, so a weapon's combo length matters for enchantments too.

Ranged weapons fire from an ammo pool that recharges on its own (the Bow regains one shot every 1.2 s). Holding the attack charges a shot for bonus damage: the Bow's charged shot deals ×3 damage after 0.35 s.

Rarity doesn't change a weapon's base damage: it adds random effect slots, and a Unique roll swaps in the named Unique version (5% of regular drops, 16.7% of boss drops). Gear & Rarity Guide

Unique weapons

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Each Unique is a base weapon with a fixed effect. The highest-DPS ones:

How it works (in-game guide)

Quoted from the game's own tutorial log.

Melee attack

Attack enemies by pressing ⌨, and continuously attack by holding ⌨.
Weapons vary in range, speed and attack pattern, so experiment to discover your favourite.

Jump attack

Perform a jump attack by pressing ⌨ + ⌨.
This type of attack deals extra damage, has a wider range, and has a greater chance of staggering enemies.

Charged ranged attack

Perform a charged ranged attack by holding ⌨ to charge a shot. When you have a regular Bow equipped, this deals extra damage.
If you are using a Crossbow, holding ⌨ will let you continuously shoot.

Minecraft Dungeons II weapons at a glance

The game ships 58 melee weapons and 22 bows and crossbows; 40 of them are Unique versions with a fixed effect. By measured single-target DPS, Twilight Dagger leads melee at 51.9. Greatbow has the highest ranged burst DPS at 180 while its ammo lasts. Weight class is the big trade-off: heavy weapons average 32.6 DPS with 3.8 blocks of reach, light weapons 40.5 DPS with 2.9 blocks. Every number here is read from the game files; DPS is calculated from them the same way for every weapon.

Minecraft Dungeons II weapons FAQ

How many weapons are in Minecraft Dungeons II?

80: 58 melee weapons and 22 ranged weapons (bows and crossbows). 40 of them are Unique versions of a base weapon.

What is the best melee weapon in Minecraft Dungeons II?

On raw single-target damage, Twilight Dagger: 51.9 DPS, the highest of any melee weapon with exact animation timings. Reach, swing arc and your enchantments matter too, so the tier list ranks weapons within each weight class.

What is the best bow in Minecraft Dungeons II?

Greatbow has the highest burst DPS of any ranged weapon (180). Ammo size and recharge decide how long you can keep that up; both are in the ranged table.

Are heavy weapons better than light weapons?

Not on damage per second: heavy weapons average 32.6 DPS against 40.5 for light ones. Heavy weapons hit harder per swing and reach further (3.8 blocks vs 2.9 blocks), which is safer against groups and big stagger bars.

How do you get Unique weapons?

Each Unique drops when its base weapon rolls Unique rarity: 5% of regular drops and 16.7% of boss drops. Farm the areas where the base weapon drops; each weapon page lists them.

How is weapon DPS calculated?

Melee: we read every attack's damage and hit count from the game data and time each attack from its animation, up to the frame the next attack can start, adjusted by the weapon's attack-speed multiplier. DPS is combo damage divided by that combo time. Ranged: shot damage divided by the weapon's attack rate.