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Trick weapons
Most right-hand weapons transform between two movesets. The left hand can hold firearms, torches or a shield, rather than being restricted to guns. Start with acquisition and requirements, then compare the forms you will actually use.
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Trick weapon index
26 distinct right-hand weapons: 15 base game and 11 from The Old Hunters. Includes Beast Claw from the base-game Chalice Dungeons. Lost and Uncanny variants are grouped with their weapon.
Types and forms are descriptive groupings, not damage ratings. Acquisition describes the normal variant. Serration names its applicable mode; "Not verified" is not a claim that the weapon lacks a bonus. Church Pick's thrust-only Beasthunter effect is not serration. Only our three published weapon guides have copied +10 scaling here; grades vary by upgrade and are not damage multipliers.
26 weapons
| Weapon | Type & forms | DLC? | Acquisition | Serration | Scaling at +10 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amygdalan Arm | Arm Bone club / extended bladed arm | Yes | Treasure at the end of the blood-river cave guarded by a Blood-starved Beast in the Hunter's Nightmare. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Beast Claw | Claw Single claw / paired beast claws | No | Chest in the large treasure room on Ailing Loran Layer 2. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Beast Cutter | Whip Heavy cleaver / segmented whip | Yes | Corpse near the Nightmare Cathedral lower stairs before the cathedral plaza. | Both modes | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Beasthunter Saif | Sword Long curved blade / folded short blade | Yes | Corpse on the ledge guarded by the red-eyed old hunter, above the Corpse Canal in the Hunter's Nightmare. | No serration | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Blade of Mercy | Sword Short blade / paired blades | No | Buy from the Bath Messengers after obtaining the Crow Hunter Badge from Eileen. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Bloodletter | Mace Mace / two-handed blood mace | Yes | Defeat Brador in his underground cell; unlock it with the Underground Cell Inner Chamber Key from the Lighthouse Hut / Simon quest. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Boom Hammer | Hammer Hammer / ignited hammer | Yes | Treasure beside an explosive trap in the lower floor of the house across the turret bridge in the Hunter's Nightmare. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Burial Blade | Sword Curved sword / scythe | No | Buy with the Old Hunter Badge awarded for defeating Gehrman; ordinarily obtained in NG+. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Chikage | Sword Katana / blood-coated katana | No | Buy from the Bath Messengers with the Cainhurst Badge from joining Annalise's Vilebloods. | Not verified | +10: STR E, SKL B, BLT S, ARC D on the panel. Normal attacks use STR/SKL; transformed blood attacks use BLT. ARC is unused; transformed thrust exceptions do not use BLT. | Wiki page |
| Church Pick | Pick Short pick-sword / extended war pick | Yes | Dropped by the hunter in the underground cells opened with the Underground Cell Key. | No serration | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Holy Moonlight Sword | Sword Greatsword / moonlight greatsword | Yes | After defeating Ludwig, obtain it from his head at the Underground Corpse Pile; the wiki documents dialogue and head-drop routes. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Hunter Axe | Axe Short axe / extended two-handed axe | No | Starting weapon, or buy after obtaining the Saw Hunter Badge. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Kirkhammer | Hammer Straight sword / stone hammer | No | Buy after obtaining the Sword Hunter Badge from Cleric Beast. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Kos Parasite | Parasite Tentacle moveset with the Milkweed rune | Yes | Defeat Orphan of Kos in the Fishing Hamlet. Equip Milkweed for its parasite moveset. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Logarius' Wheel | Wheel Wheel / arcane-empowered wheel | No | Buy after obtaining the Wheel Hunter Badge from Alfred. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Ludwig's Holy Blade | Sword Straight sword / greatsword | No | Buy after collecting the Radiant Sword Hunter Badge at the top of the Healing Church Workshop. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Rakuyo | Sword Twinblade / sword and dagger | Yes | Dropped by the second giant fishman in the Fishing Hamlet well. | Not verified | +10: STR -, SKL A, BLT -, ARC C. ARC applies only after elemental gem conversion, which replaces physical scaling. | Wiki page |
| Reiterpallasch | Sword Rapier / rapier with pistol | No | Chest in the Cainhurst entrance hall; later purchasable with the Cainhurst Badge. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Rifle Spear | Spear Spear / two-handed spear with firearm | No | Hidden building in Old Yharnam below the rooftops near Djura's ally, or buy with the Powder Keg Hunter Badge. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Saw Cleaver | Saw Folded saw / extended cleaver | No | Starting weapon, or buy after obtaining the Saw Hunter Badge. | Normal only | +10: STR C, SKL D, BLT -, ARC C. ARC applies only after elemental gem conversion, which replaces physical scaling. | Wiki page |
| Saw Spear | Saw Folded saw / extended spear | No | Cut down the hanging corpse above the Central Yharnam aqueduct, or buy with the Saw Hunter Badge. | Both modes | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Simon's Bowblade | Bow Curved sword / bow | Yes | Follow Simon's quest and speak to him at the Lighthouse Hut in the Fishing Hamlet; killing Simon is an alternate drop route. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Stake Driver | Stake Wrist-mounted stake / primed stake | No | Buy with the Powder Keg Hunter Badge obtained from Djura. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Threaded Cane | Whip Cane sword / segmented whip | No | Starting weapon, or buy after obtaining the Saw Hunter Badge. | Transformed only | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Tonitrus | Mace Mace / temporarily bolt-charged mace | No | Corpse on the street outside Hypogean Gaol, or buy with the Spark Hunter Badge from Darkbeast Paarl. | Not verified | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
| Whirligig Saw | Saw Mace / two-handed circular saw | Yes | Treasure on a tombstone down the path below the Nightmare Church lamp. | Transformed only | Not copied; see source upgrade table. | Wiki page |
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Left-hand weapons: firearms, torches & shields
16 distinct left-hand weapons: 11 base game and 5 DLC. This separate static table includes firearms as well as the torches, shields and Fist of Gratia. The filters above apply only to the 26 right-hand trick weapons.
| Weapon | Type | DLC? | Acquisition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Pistol | Pistol | No | Starting firearm, or buy from the Bath Messengers after obtaining the Saw Hunter Badge. | Wiki page |
| Hunter Blunderbuss | Blunderbuss | No | Starting firearm, or buy from the Bath Messengers after obtaining the Saw Hunter Badge. | Wiki page |
| Repeating Pistol | Pistol | No | Buy from the Bath Messengers with the Sword Hunter Badge awarded for defeating Cleric Beast. | Wiki page |
| Ludwig's Rifle | Rifle | No | Buy from the Bath Messengers with the Radiant Sword Hunter Badge from the Healing Church Workshop. | Wiki page |
| Evelyn | Pistol | No | Chest in Cainhurst's library; also purchasable after obtaining the Cainhurst Badge. | Wiki page |
| Cannon | Cannon | No | Treasure in the windmill building in the Forbidden Woods. | Wiki page |
| Flamesprayer | Flame sprayer | No | Gift from Gilbert after entering Cathedral Ward; also sold with the Radiant Sword Hunter Badge. | Wiki page |
| Rosmarinus | Arcane sprayer | No | Buy from the Bath Messengers with the Cosmic Eye Watcher Badge from Upper Cathedral Ward. | Wiki page |
| Torch | Torch | No | Corpse near the plaza gate where the brick-wielding huntsman's minion is banging in Central Yharnam. | Wiki page |
| Hunter's Torch | Torch | No | Treasure on the rooftops of Old Yharnam. | Wiki page |
| Wooden Shield | Shield | No | Corpse up the stairs outside Oedon Chapel in Cathedral Ward. | Wiki page |
| Church Cannon | Cannon | Yes | Chest in the hidden lower room reached by the second altar lift beneath the surgery altar before Research Hall. | Wiki page |
| Piercing Rifle | Rifle | Yes | Buy from the Bath Messengers with the Firing Hammer Badge from the Bestial Hunter in the Hunter's Nightmare. | Wiki page |
| Gatling Gun | Gatling gun | Yes | Dropped by Djura's Disciple in the cave reached from the blood river in the Hunter's Nightmare. | Wiki page |
| Fist of Gratia | Fist weapon | Yes | Corpse in an underground cell beyond Ludwig's Underground Corpse Pile. | Wiki page |
| Loch Shield | Shield | Yes | Corpse on a lower platform in Research Hall; reach it after operating the staircase mechanism. | Wiki page |
Explore Trick weapons
The three focused guides below cover different build goals: the Saw Cleaver for an accessible physical start, Chikage for distinct Skill and Bloodtinge modes, and Rakuyo for a late-DLC Skill weapon. These examples are a starting comparison, not a claim to reproduce every weapon's full upgrade table.
Three weapons to compare
- Saw Cleaver - base game; 8 Strength and 7 Skill; starter gift or Saw Hunter Badge purchase. Folded form has serration; extended form does not.
- Chikage - base game; 10 Strength, 14 Skill and 12 Bloodtinge. Cainhurst Badge unlocks the 50,000-echo Dream purchase. Ordinary physical and transformed blood modes use different scaling.
- Rakuyo - The Old Hunters; 10 Strength and 20 Skill. Defeat the two well giants in the Fishing Hamlet. A Skill-focused sword/paired-blade weapon without Chikage-style ongoing health drain.
Normal, Uncanny and Lost
Alternate versions change where you obtain the weapon and the shapes of its gem slots, not its move family. Check the exact version before farming gems. Scaling grades must identify the upgrade level: a +10 grade is not the starting weapon's grade.
Upgrade before ranking
Weapon reinforcement, compatible gems and whether you meet the requirements matter more than an isolated tier label. A first-playthrough recommendation and a fully farmed chalice setup answer different questions; compare them separately.
Questions
What is a trick weapon?
A right-hand weapon that transforms, usually by pressing L1, into a second moveset.
What is the difference between normal, uncanny, and lost?
Gem-slot shapes and where you find that variant. The family of attacks stays the weapon you know.