19 Best Weapons In Divinity Original Sin 2

Summary

Divinity: Original Sin 2 offers a vast arsenal, with the best weapons depending on your party composition, skills, and strategy. However, some weapons stand out due to unique abilities, significant stat boosts, or impressive damage output. This guide highlights some of the most powerful options available.

Updated on January 13, 2025 by Rhenn Taguiam: While Larian Studios' next project is a new IP, Divinity: Original Sin 2 continues to offer players countless hours of gameplay. This updated guide focuses on acquiring some of the game's most potent weapons, including a weapon only obtainable by rejecting diplomacy, a powerful endgame weapon, and surprisingly effective options from an NPC merchant.

19. Fang of the Winter Dragon

Perfect for Act 1 Adventures

Bonuses and Perks:

• 4-5 Water Damage
• 23-25 Physical Damage
• 10% Critical Rate
• 155% Critical Damage
• +1 Strength
• +1 Intelligence
• +1 Warfare
• +1 Hydrosophist
• 5% Chilled for a turn
• 25% Cleave

Located southwest of Fort Joy, this weapon is obtained by slaying Slane the Chained Winter Dragon. While sparing the dragon is an option, the Fang offers significant early-game advantages with its damage, critical hit bonuses, and the valuable Chilled effect.

18. Morning's Light

A Decent Bow for Its Location

Bonuses and Perks:

• 155% Critical Damage
• +2 Finesse
• +1 Ranged
• +1 Huntsman
• Causes Marked for two turns.

Obtained from Corbin Day (either by freeing or killing him), Morning's Light isn't the strongest bow, but it's among the better options available early on. Its critical damage and bonuses make it a worthwhile acquisition, though killing Corbin prevents future weapon upgrades.

17. Eternal Stormblade

Perfect for Act 3 Adventures

Bonuses and Perks:

• 14-16 Air Damage
• 70-78 Physical Damage
• 15% Critical Rate
• 155% Critical Damage
• +3 Memory
• +6 Initiative
• 20% Stunned for two turns
• 10% Shocked for a turn.

Found in the Murky Cave (Act 3), this sword requires defeating four guardians. While not among the strongest weapons overall, its perks and bonuses make it a solid choice for Act 3 encounters.

16. Lohar's Two-Handed Source Hammer

A Handy Source Hammer

Bonuses and Perks:

• 82-87 Physical Damage
• 20% Critical Rate
• 155% Critical Damage
• +3 Strength
• +1 Warfare
• +1 Two-Handed
• 15% Chance to Cause Knocked Down for two turns.
• Grants Onslaught Skill
• Grants All In Skill

Received from Lohar after completing the Shadow Over Driftwood quest, this hammer excels in mid-game brawling builds. Its high critical hit rate and additional skills provide significant advantages.

15. Hanal Lechet

Combining Fire and Ice

Bonuses and Perks:

• 6-7 Water Damage
• 35-40 Physical Damage
• +2 Strength
• +1 Constitution
• +1 Two-Handed
• +1 Hydrosophist
• 25% Frozen for a turn
• 5% Chilled for a turn
• 25% Cleave Damage
• Grants All In Skill

Found in a locked chest near an overturned carriage on the Reaper's Coast (Act 2), Hanal Lechet may lack high damage but its Frozen and Chilled effects offer powerful crowd control.

14. The Illuminator

Embrace Necrofire

Bonuses and Perks:

• 2-3 Fire Damage
• 11-12 Physical Damage
• 10% Critical Rate
• 150% Critical Damage
• +1 Pyrokinetic
• 50% Necrofire for a turn
• 10% Burning for a turn

Dropped by Scapor during the Burning Pigs questline, this mace combines fire and physical damage. Its critical damage boost and chance to inflict Necrofire and Burning make it a valuable asset.

13. Dumora Lam

Poison as an Ally

Bonuses and Perks:

• +3 Intelligence
• +2 Geomancer
• +1 Dual Wielding
• Creates a 1m Poison puddle when targeting terrain
• +159% Damage
• 1 Rune Slot
• Grants Siphon Poison Skill

Located in a runed chest in Dramahlihk's home plane (requires Lohse in the party and Malady alive), this wand excels in poison manipulation. Its ability to create poison puddles and siphon poison for attacks makes it particularly effective.

12. Deiseis Riveil

Amplified Damage and Anti-Invisibility

Bonuses and Perks:

• 149-183 Physical Damage
• +5% Critical Rate
• +150% Critical Damage
• +3 Finesse
• +2 Huntsman
• +1 Ranged
• 25% Bleeding for two turns
• 25% Cleave
• Grants Glitter Dust Skill

Purchased from Trader Non outside the Cathedral, this bow boasts high base damage and critical hit potential. Its Glitter Dust skill counters invisibility, further enhancing its effectiveness.

11. Executor Ninyan's Axe

A Meister's Sacrifice

Bonuses and Perks:

• 20% Critical Chance
• 160% Critical Damage
• +2 Strength
• +1 Warfare
• 10% Chance to set Frozen (1 Turn)
• 20% Chance to set Crippled (2 Turns)
• 10% Chance to set Chilled (1 Turn)

Dropped by Executor Ninyan only if she is killed (saving Meistr Siva prevents obtaining it). This axe offers strong critical hit potential, stat boosts, and a chance to inflict status effects.

10. Chamore Doran

Unique Sleep Effect

Bonuses and Perks:

• 160% Critical Damage
• +2 Intelligence
• +1 Dual Wielding
• +1 Summoning
• +1 Aerotheurge
• 20% Chance to Set Sleeping (1 turn)
• Immunity to Sleeping

Purchased from Trader Ovis, this wand is unique for its chance to put enemies to sleep. Its critical damage boost and stat bonuses make it ideal for spellcasters.

9. Harrowblade

Life Steal Sustain

Bonuses and Perks:

• +160% Critical Damage
• +3 Strength
• 20% Chance to Set Suffocating (1 Turn)
• 20% Chance to Set Burning (1 Turn)
• +14% Life Steal

Purchased from Quartermistress Anna in the Blackpits, this two-handed sword's life steal makes it perfect for sustaining front-line characters. Its critical damage and status effect chances add to its effectiveness.

8. Loic's Discipline

Eternal Burning

Bonuses and Perks:

• +160% Critical Damage
• +3 Memory
• +3 Intelligence
• +2 Pyrokinetic
• 1m Cursed Fire when targeting terrain

Acquired after defeating Loic the Immaculate, this wand boosts Intelligence and Pyrokinetic skills. Its ability to summon Cursed Fire provides continuous damage even when the user is not directly attacking.

7. Voor D'Aravel

Tank Specialization

Bonuses and Perks:

• Grants Guardian Angel Skill
• 9 Poison
• +3 Strength
• +2 Constitution
• +2 Warfare
• 25% Taunting Opponent for two turns

Found in an ornate chest in the Lizard Consulate's Garden (Arx), this sword's Guardian Angel skill redirects damage to the wielder, making it ideal for tank builds. Its damage, poison, and taunt further enhance its defensive capabilities.

6. The Reckoning

Battlemage Powerhouse

Bonuses and Perks:

• 150% Critical Damage
• +2 Strength
• +2 Intelligence
• +2 Necromancy

Dropped by The Hammer, this two-handed mace provides high critical damage and stat boosts for strength-based and battlemage characters.

5. Vord Emver

Cryo Specialist Ranged Weapon

Bonuses and Perks:

• 125-131 Water Damage
• 208-218 Physical Damage
• 5% Critical Rate
• 155% Critical Damage
• +3 Finesse
• +2 Huntsman
• +1 Ranged
• -1 Movement
• 20% Frozen for two turns
• 20% Life Steal
• 5% Accuracy
• Grants Cryotherapy Skill

Held by one of Karon's minions during the Past Mistakes quest, this crossbow deals significant damage and has a high chance to inflict Frozen. Its life steal and Cryotherapy skill further enhance its value.

4. Lucian's Divine Staff

Healing and Missile Magic

Bonuses and Perks:

• 219-267 Water Damage
• 155% Critical Damage
• +3 Intelligence
• +2 Constitution
• +2 Wits
• +2 Hydrophist
• +6 Initiative
• Grants Healing Ritual Skill
• Grants Staff of Magus Skill

Stolen from a chest in the Arx Cathedral, this staff combines high damage with healing and ranged attack capabilities. Its significant stat boosts make it ideal for mages.

3. Domoh Dumora

Burning and Bleeding Dagger

Bonuses and Perks:

• Causes Burn
• Causes Bleeding for three turns
• +110% Damage
• Causes Terrified for a turn
• Grants Backstabbing Skill

Found under a pet basket outside Arhu's Chambers (Arx), this dagger excels in inflicting Burning and Bleeding. Its damage boost and ability to terrify enemies make it incredibly powerful.

2. Swornbreaker

Unbreakable Power (Until It Breaks)

Bonuses and Perks:

• +3 Strength
• +3 Intelligence
• +2 Necromancy
• 20% Accuracy
• 20% Critical Rate
• +165% Damage
• Grants Swornbreaker Skill

Found in the Vault of Linder Kemm or crafted on the Nameless Isle, this weapon offers impressive damage and critical hit potential. Its Swornbreaker skill allows breaking the pact with the God King without penalty. However, it's unrepairable.

1. Falone Scythe

Ultimate Crit Potential

Bonuses and Perks:

• +3 Strength
• +1 Two-Handed
• 25% Decay for two turns.
• 20% Critical Rate
• 260% Damage
• Grants Living On The Edge Skill
• Grants All In Skill

Stolen from a statue in the Arx Cathedral, the Falone Scythe boasts the highest damage output and critical hit chance in the game. Its Living On The Edge skill grants temporary immunity to death, making it the ultimate weapon.