Bloodborne: The best weapons to start with

Especially at the start in "Bloodborne" it is important that you use the right weapon. We'll introduce you to the best weapons at the start of the game and explain the advantages and disadvantages of combat.

Spiral Stick: Powerful starting weapon from a safe distance

The Spiral Stick is actually a melee weapon. However, the real potential of the weapon lies in its whip shape.

• The sinuous stick looks like an ordinary walking stick with a steel tip.
• In this form you can use the weapon in close combat. However, the damage dealt in this way is very low and your range is limited.
• If you turn the weapon into a whip, you hold a powerful weapon in your hand.
• The whip spikes deal great damage. In addition, you can use the whip to fight enemies from a safe distance and you do not have to venture into close combat.
• If your enemies get close to you, you can keep your opponents at bay with the stick shape.

Saw ax: The all-round weapon in Bloodborne

The saw ax can be seen as a basic weapon in "Bloodborne".

• The saw ax can be used in various forms. As a one-handed blade, you can also use a firearm at the same time.
• With the firearm you keep your opponents at a distance or stop the attacks and can then strike with the saw ax.
• However, you can also fold out the saw ax into a kind of scythe and thus increase your attack range.
• The saw ax is recommended for inexperienced players because it is well balanced and easier to handle than the ax.

Hunter Ax: Starting weapon with the most damage

The hunting ax deals the most damage among the starting weapons, but it also has disadvantages.

• You can do a lot of damage with the hunting ax, but the weapon can only be handled very slowly. This enables your opponent to make quick counter attacks.
• You can also use the hunting ax as a two-handed ax. This gives you a longer range and allows you to keep your opponents at a distance and deal high damage at the same time. However, this will slow down the weapon even more.
• As a ranged weapon, the hunter's ax is helpful because it can inflict high damage to multiple enemies at once.

Hunter pistol: shot weapon with high damage

The fighter pistol is one of two firearms available at the beginning of "Bloodborne".

• The pistol deals a lot of damage and is suitable if you want to attack individual opponents. It can be selected as a secondary weapon.
• Even if the hunter gun does a lot of damage to a firearm, it has a significant disadvantage. You can only attack one target with the weapon at a time.

Hunter Blunderbuss: Gun to counter

The Jäger blunderbuss is suitable for tactical maneuvers.

• The shotgun-like Hunter Thunderbuss deals little damage compared to the Hunter pistol.
• However, due to the large scattering radius, you can attack several opponents at once.
• We recommend that you use the Hunter Thunderbuss to interrupt enemy attacks and initiate quick counter maneuvers.

Apart from the weapon selection, there are other aspects to consider for "Bloodborne" beginners. We give you five helpful tips for "Bloodborne", which should especially help beginners.