Weapon Types Mechanic

This page provides information about different weapon types in Remixed Dungeon, based on the implementation in the codebase.

Melee weapons are used for close combat. The base class is MeleeWeapon.java.

Swords - Standard melee weapons with balanced stats (e.g. Short Sword, Long Sword, Sword)
Axes - Heavy damage weapons with slower attack speed (e.g. Battle Axe, War Hammer)
Maces - Mid-tier weapons with moderate damage (e.g. Mace)
Spears - Long-range melee weapons with reach advantage (e.g. Spear, Glaive, Polearm)
Daggers - Fast weapons with lower damage but high attack rate (e.g. Dagger)
Bows - Ranged weapons that require ammunition (e.g. Wooden Bow, Compound Bow, Ruby Bow)
Other - Specialized weapons (e.g. Quarterstaff, Knuckles, Kusarigama)

Ranged weapons allow attacking from a distance. These inherit from KindOfBow.java which extends MeleeWeapon.

Bows - Use ammunition like arrows to attack from range (e.g. Wooden Bow, Compound Bow, Ruby Bow)

Missile weapons are thrown or fired at enemies. The base class is MissileWeapon.java.

Arrows - Used with bows (e.g. Arrow, Fire Arrow, Frost Arrow, Health Arrow, Amok Arrow, Paralysis Arrow, Poison Arrow)
Darts - Basic ranged ammunition (e.g. Dart, Incendiary Dart, Curare Dart, Health Dart, Amok Dart)
Javelins - Medium-range throwing spears (e.g. Javelin)
Shurikens - Small throwing stars (e.g. Shuriken)
Throwing weapons - Other throwable weapons (e.g. Tamahawk, Boomerang)

Enchantments - Magical effects that enhance weapon properties (Enchantments)
Upgrades - Enhancement levels that improve weapon stats (Weapon Upgrades)
Durability - Weapons degrade over time and need repair/replacement
Attack Speed - Different weapons have different attack delays (dly property in code)
Accuracy - Affects chance to hit enemies (acu property in code)

Information source: com/watabou/pixeldungeon/items/weapon/
Weapon types verified against implementation in Java source code
Stats and properties extracted directly from weapon class definitions in the codebase
Last updated: Based on Remixed Dungeon source code analysis