Weapons - Demons Souls

Daggers

Small and a fast straight sword type weapons with high attack speed and featuring a horizontal slash and pierce moveset

Straight Swords

Balance between slashing and thrusting attacks. Can be held with one or two hands

Large Swords

Capable of inflicting a huge amount of damage, but are slow, making the player vulnerable to fast enemy attacks

Very Large Swords

Capable of inflicting a massive amount of damage by sacrifices mobility, making the user vulnerable and to enemy attacks

Curved Swords

Balanced between damage and mobility, they are held with one hand

Katanas

Capable of inflicting slash and thrust attacks. They can also apply the Bleed on enemies

Specialized in piercing attacks and are best used to counter or follow-up an enemy's attack

Axes

Short-ranged weapons that provide wide arcs of attack, despite it being a heavy weapon

Large Axes

Bigger than the average axe and have a more concentrated attack, but it leaves the player open to any incoming attacks

Hammers

Deliver strong attacks, but causes the player to move slow. They are best used against armored enemies

Large Hammers

They provide more range than a regular Hammer, but decrease even more the player speed. Best used against armored enemies

Fist Weapons

Best used at very close range, they provide fast and rapid attacks that can quickly execute enemies

Spears

 They provide heavy damage and good range, but can easily be parried by enemies

Polearms

They can deal high damage to multiple targets from mid to long-range

Bows

Best used to deal with single targets from a long distance, allowing the player to perform aimed shots

Crossbows

They deal more damage than a bow, but require some time between shots

Catalysts

They increase the Magic Power of Magic Spells

Talismans

They increase the Miracle Power of Miracles