Armory of Auroria

Weapons Database & Mechanics

Your playstyle in ArcheAge Chronicles is defined by your equipped weapons. Explore every verified weapon type, its core skills, and dual-wield synergies.

Longsword

Longsword

Precision Parry & Rapid Slash

Built for fluid counter-attacks and precise parry windows. Longsword rewards offensive anticipation, turning enemy aggression into instant staggered ripostes.

Key Active Skills:
Riposte StanceActive / Counter

Assumes a defensive guard. Parrying an incoming strike instantly deflects damage and unleashes a forward thrust that breaks enemy posture.

Cross SlashActive Combo

Two rapid horizontal strikes dealing continuous physical slashing damage, building Blade Focus charges.

Vanguard RushGap Closer

Lunges forward with a high-speed dash thrust, staggering light combatants and closing distance.

Blade TempestFinisher / AoE

Consumes full Focus to spin in a devastating radius, ignoring incoming interrupts during animation.

Greatsword

Greatsword

Heavy Cleave & Stagger Impact

Focuses on massive sweeping arcs and posture-crushing impacts. Sacrifices agility for overwhelming stagger meters and wide-area control.

Key Active Skills:
Earth SplitterActive Slam

Charges a heavy downward strike that fissures the earth, staggering all enemies in a cone.

Whirlwind CleaveActive AoE

A continuous two-handed circular cleave that deflects light projectiles and disrupts infantry.

Unyielding StanceDefensive Buff

Hardens skin against poise loss, reducing damage taken by 25% while winding up heavy attacks.

Gladius

Gladius

Upcoming (December Roadmap)

Official 3rd weapon category confirmed in Producer Ham's developer letter for the first post-launch major update.

Key Active Skills:
Legion ThrustUpcoming

High-velocity piercing attack confirmed in combat preview footage.

Longbow

Longbow

Long-Range Ballistics & Distance Control

Lethal sniping and zoning. Uses special elemental coatings and trick arrows to snare, bleed, and pierce armor from extreme distances.

Key Active Skills:
Rapid FireActive Barrage

Unleashes a rapid stream of consecutive arrows at the target zone, tracking moving targets.

Aimed ShotCharged Piercer

Draws the bow to maximum tension, releasing an armor-piercing projectile that deals massive critical damage.

Ice ArrowCrowd Control

Fires a frost-imbued shaft that chills the target, reducing movement speed by 50% for 4 seconds.

Fire ArrowExplosive Finisher

Detonates on contact, igniting the area and dealing ticking burn damage.

Crescent KickMelee Counter / Disengage

A backflip kick that deflects incoming melee rushers, putting 10 meters of distance between you and the assailant.

Storm Hatchet

Storm Hatchet

Lightning Skirmishing & Evasive Claws

Close-quarters lightning-infused twin axes. Specializes in evasive iframes, hit-and-run slashes, and quick repositioning.

Key Active Skills:
StormsplitterCombo Chain

Chains dynamic evasive rolls into a flurry of hatchet cuts, concluding with a lightning ground-strike.

OverchargeDamage Surge

Infuses weapons with pure static voltage, converting next 3 hits into electrified AoE chain arcs.

Shocking KickStun Gap-Closer

Vaults off the ground to dropkick an adversary, inducing micro-stun and setting up weapon swap.

Wind BladeDeflective Slash

Deflects a frontal melee strike while throwing a concentrated wind wave forward.

Crossbow

Crossbow

Upcoming (Roadmap)

Alternative ranged loadout currently in development for secondary ranger specs.

Key Active Skills:
Scatter ShotUpcoming

Multi-bolt spread for close-to-mid range crowd dispatch.

Elemental Staff

Elemental Staff

Long-Range Spellcraft & AoE Fields

Commands firestorm bombardments, lightning conduits, and glacial walls to control entire zones of Auroria's battlefields.

Key Active Skills:
Pyroclasm BlastTargeted AoE

Calls down a molten meteor from the sky, causing high initial impact and leaving a lingering fire puddle.

Frost NovaPBAoE Snare

Unleashes a shockwave of sub-zero ice around the caster, immobilizing nearby attackers.

Thunder ConductorChained Channel

Channels lightning arcs that bounce between wet or metal-clad foes, multiplying damage.

Wavesword

Wavesword

Close-Quarters Ice Battlemage Blade

Transforms the Mage into a high-intensity frontline brawler. Uses razor-sharp frost blades, spatial warp dashes, and stagger-immune iframe sweeps.

Key Active Skills:
Glacial DashI-Frame Dash

Phases through space coated in frost, passing through enemies while dealing ice damage and granting invulnerability frames.

Tidal SweepMelee Arc

Swings a curved blade of compressed water and ice, staggering targets and freezing water terrain.

Frostbite ShatterBurst Detonation

Strikes a chilled enemy to detonate frost crystals, creating a massive concussive explosion.

Vitality Staff

Vitality Staff

Upcoming (Support Path)

Supportive restoration and party shield archetype scheduled for future expedition content.

Key Active Skills:
Nui's GraceUpcoming

Restorative aura replenishing ally health and mitigating elemental harm.

Axe & Shield

Axe & Shield

Brutal Cleave & Iron Fortress Guard

Balances crushing physical axes with a heavy iron wall. Blocks lethal boss strikes and retaliates with concussive shield bashes.

Key Active Skills:
Shield SlamStun Interrupt

Drives the heavy shield into enemy posture, interrupting charged spells and leaving targets vulnerable.

Vicious CleaveArmor Rend

A heavy two-handed axe chop that cleaves target physical defense by 20% for 6 seconds.

Fortress BastionActive Block

Raises the shield to absorb up to 80% incoming frontal damage, converting blocked hits into Fury.

Warhammer

Warhammer

Colossal Impact & Ground Smasher

A slow, devastating instrument of destruction. Engineered to shatter enemy stagger bars, topple giants, and flatten packs of foes.

Key Active Skills:
Titan's QuakeHeavy Ground Slam

Leaps into the air and crashes the warhammer into the earth, knocking down all surrounding non-boss foes.

Skull CrusherPosture Breaker

A direct overhead strike that deals 300% stagger damage to enemy poise bars.

Unstoppable RampageFury Buff

Enters a frenzied state where attacks cannot be interrupted by normal hit-stun for 8 seconds.

Tower Greatshield

Tower Greatshield

Upcoming (Raid Tank)

Dedicated fortress shield loadout for raid boss aggro and damage mitigation.

Key Active Skills:
Phalanx MarchUpcoming

Group protective advance shielding behind allies.