Holy War X weapons: classes, rarities and upgrades

Holy War X has ten weapon classes and about 57 weapons planned for release. A weapon's rarity sets how many skills it has, from one on a common to four on a mythical, and any weapon can be upgraded to six stars at a blacksmith.

Weapon classes

“There's 10 classes”, a senior developer wrote on 27 May 2024, as clips of each went up over the following week. Counting the classes shown since:

Class	Shown	Note
One-handed swords	March 2024	The starter weapon is one.
Greatswords	May 2024	Heavy; block-breaking lunges.
Katanas	May 2024	Includes the Holy Knight guild's katana.
Rapiers	May 2024	Fast multi-hit strings.
Axes	June 2024
Daggers	June 2024
Shortswords	June 2024	The only class whose active ability extends an M1 combo.
Hammers	June 2024	Slow, with weight and screen shake.
Spears	March 2025	Includes the Kraken's mythical spear.
Brawler	March 2025	Fists, with gauntlets as the upgradable weapon.

Magic orbs sit beside these as an accessory for magic builds. Shortswords are rare on purpose: in the anime the strongest characters carry them, so the class gets a combo extender nobody else has, and “there's only a few short swords in game”.

Five sword models lined up in a dark room: a rapier, two serrated greatswords and two katanas — Sword models posted with the first look at reworked one-handed sword combat. Posted 27 March 2024. Image: Alphirex Studio, official Discord.

Rarity and skills

From the Movie's blacksmithing act: “the rarity of a weapon only determines how many skills it will have”.

Rarity	Skills
Common	1
Rare	2
Legendary	3
Mythical	4

Every weapon has a use in combat, as support or as utility, and there will be “about 57 weapons in game on release”. Each has base stats of its own; the swing colour follows the weapon's element, which can come from the weapon or from an enchantment.

Stars and upgrading

Weapons and armour go from zero to six stars. You can find a piece that already has stars in a chest, a drop or a shop; taking it the rest of the way is up to you. An upgrade asks for four or five things: gold, ores, and a core for that weapon class. Blacksmithing in full.

Weapons shown so far

Names come from video chapter titles and Discord posts where those exist, otherwise from the videos’ captions, so a spelling may differ in the game.

Weapon	Rarity	What is known
Sword of Beginning	Common	The starter sword everyone gets.
Iron Sword	Common	Its thrust resets a combo so you can land the most hits.
Iron Greatsword	Common	A lunge that breaks block but can be parried, ending in a slash that cannot be blocked.
Warhammer	Common	Heavy slam with directional control in the air.
Skywing Lance	Common	A spear; the ground it kicks up matches the material you stand on.
Apprentice Holy Knight Katana	Common	Tied to the Holy Knight guild. Glows in the colour of your magic.
Shark's Bane	Rare	Tsunami Dive: an aimed dive that breaks block and can be parried.
Infernal Blade	Rare	Doombringer, a block breaker that doubles as an escape, and a tracking fire projectile.
Ice Axe	Rare	Kept its 2022 moves; visuals redone.
Crystal Blade	Rare	Thousandfold Slash, a held cutscene move.
Heavens Dagger, Barhan spear, Earth Shatter, Dark Talons, Amethyst Dagger	Rare	Shown in October 2022, before the rework. Not seen since.
Kraken spear	Mythical	Dropped by the Kraken. A harpoon pull, a counter and an area cutscene; the most used weapon in testing.

Boss drops

“All world bosses have a custom armour and weapon specifically tailored towards it” (22 February 2026), with perks of their own. Known pairs: the Kraken and its spear, the Caesar boss and a rare weapon with ice moves, and the red demon story boss, whose daggers are a greatsword in your hands. Bosses.

Armour

The Movie counts “a minimum of 117 NPC armours” before boss sets; in February 2026 the figure was “130+”. NPC factions each wear their own, every set is obtainable, and armour rarity reflects how hard a piece is to get. Capes and jackets were added in 2024 with physics and stats. Clothing under the armour can be recoloured in two tones.

Holy War X weapons