Top Granblue Fantasy Relink Weapons Ranked

In Granblue Fantasy Relink, weapons define your combat effectiveness, offering unique traits that cater to different strategies like staggering foes, boosting critical hits, or maximizing raw damage. This guide ranks the six primary weapon types from foundational picks to ultimate endgame choices, drawing on their level 150 stats and key abilities to help you build unstoppable characters.

Weapon Types Overview

Granblue Fantasy Relink features six core weapon categories, each tied to specific characters and playstyles. These weapons evolve through mastery, unlocking powerful traits that enhance health, attack, or situational damage. Understanding their strengths is crucial for progressing through quests and tackling high-level bosses.

• Defender: Focuses on survivability with health boosts.
• Stunner: Excels at filling enemy stun gauges quickly.
• Stinger: Prioritizes critical damage output.
• Executioner: Targets weak points for massive hits.
• Ascension: Balances offense and utility for mid-to-late game.
• Terminus: The pinnacle for extreme damage in optimized builds.

6. Defender Weapons: The Survival Backbone

Defender weapons serve as the starting point for most characters, emphasizing durability over aggression. At level 150, they provide substantial HP (around 2570) and moderate attack (2003), making them ideal for newcomers facing tough early enemies.

The HP trait directly increases maximum health, while Garrison ramps up defense as your health drops, turning potential defeats into comebacks. Pair these with defensive sigils for tanky builds on characters like Id, where Ragnarok shines by further boosting base health. Though outpaced in damage later, Defenders remain viable for mastery grinding and support roles.

5. Stunner Weapons: Crowd Control Masters

Stunner weapons prioritize disabling enemies, perfect for early-to-mid game where staggering opens attack windows. They offer solid offensive stats and the Stun Power trait, which accelerates stun gauge depletion on every strike.

Exemplars like Ascalon (Siegfried’s top pick) deliver boosted stun alongside decent attack scaling. At higher levels, they support team plays by keeping bosses vulnerable. Stats hover around balanced HP/ATK, with Stun Power maxing at high trait levels for consistent uptime on stuns.

• Best for: Quest farming and multi-enemy fights.
• Drawback: Less raw damage than specialized types.

Players note Stunners as reliable until Terminus unlocks, especially when mastered across ranks.

4. Stinger Weapons: Critical Hit Specialists

Stinger weapons thrive on precision, amplifying critical hit rates for burst potential. Joyeuse, Percival’s standout, boosts crit chance significantly, pairing with heavy attacks for top-tier damage in skilled hands.

With potential for 100% crit rates via sigils, Stingers excel in post-game scenarios where consistency matters. Their agility suits fast combos, though they demand positioning to proc crits reliably.

3. Executioner Weapons: Weak Point Exploiters

Executioner weapons punish enemy vulnerabilities with traits like Weak Point DMG and Break Assassin, delivering high base attack (up to 3320 HP-adjusted in some builds) for pre-endgame dominance. Ultima Sword, the Captain’s choice, enhances rear and weak spot strikes, ideal for aggressive flanks.

These shine against bosses with exploitable spots, offering Break Assassin to capitalize on breaks. High attack stats make them ‘bang for buck’ options before Ascension/Terminus.

• Strength: Massive spikes on weak phases.
• Tip: Combine with Stinger for hybrid crit-weak builds.

2. Ascension Weapons: Versatile Endgame Stepping Stone

Ascension weapons bridge mid-game to true endgame, boasting ATK trait at level 25 and HP support. Claidheamh Soluis (Charlotta) exemplifies this with attack boosts and element infusion for versatile damage. Level 150 stats: HP 1146, ATK 1013.

They scale exceptionally with ranks, becoming powerhouse choices via sigil synergy. Community consensus ranks them just below Terminus for balanced stats and adaptability. Unlock element properties to counter elemental weaknesses effectively.

1. Terminus Weapons: Unrivaled Damage Kings

Terminus weapons crown the hierarchy, with Catastrophe trait exploding attack and damage cap when max HP dips below 45,000—a threshold easily hit via low base HP (99) and Tyranny sigils. ATK peaks at 2285, enabling insane outputs.

Farmable post-story, they demand full weapon masteries (all six at lvl 150) for awakening. Id’s builds showcase their potential for ‘insane damage’ with optimized sigils. Regen offsets low HP, sustaining through bursts.

How to Obtain and Upgrade Weapons

Start with defaults, then farm via quests, bosses, and blacksmith awakens. Terminus requires endgame grinds like specific pride runs. Master all types for sigil unlocks and full potential—rank 0-6 Ascension scales dramatically.

• Early: Quests for Stunner/Stinger.
• Mid: Executioner/Ascension from elites.
• End: Terminus farming loops.

Building Around Top Weapons

Match weapons to characters: Siegfried (Stunner), Percival (Stinger), Captain (Executioner). Sigils like Tyranny enable Terminus lows, while crit stacks boost Stingers. Test in training for synergies.

FAQs

What is the absolute best weapon in Granblue Fantasy Relink?

Terminus weapons top all lists for their Catastrophe trait and sky-high damage caps.

Should I master all weapons?

Yes, for 100% masteries unlocking Terminus awakening.

Are Stunners good for endgame?

Viable for stun-focused teams, but Ascension/Terminus outdamage them.

How do I farm Terminus fast?

Target high-level quests with drop rates boosted by crew links.

Can I use Defender in endgame?

For tanks yes, but swap to offense for DPS roles.