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ArcheAge Chronicles Weapons

Eight weapons at Early Access, two per class. Each weapon has its own skills and trait tree; the Warrior's Gladius is planned for the first update.

Updated

Early Access is live. We are updating this page from launch-week patch notes, player reports and creator videos; changes land in the change log.

All launch weapons

Eight weapons, two per class. Official· XLGAMES / Steam The tag on each card shows where the class pairing comes from.

Warrior
Longsword Official
Warrior
Greatsword Official
Ranger
Longbow Reported
Ranger
Hatchets Official
Berserker
Axe and Shield Reported
Berserker
Warhammer Reported
Mage
Elemental Staff Reported
Mage
Wavesword Reported

Thumbnails are official screenshots for orientation, not weapon art. Image: XLGAMES via Steam.

By class

No.WeaponClassKnown skillsSource
001 Longsword Warrior Closing Clash, Bladeburst Official
002 Greatsword Warrior Armor Break, Sunder, Sweeping Slash, Pummel Strike, Final Cleave, Rampage, Warrior's Cry Official
003 Gladius Planned Warrior None published Official
004 Longbow Ranger Rapid Fire, Fire Arrow, Ice Arrow, Aimed Shot, Crescent Kick Reported
005 Hatchets Ranger Stormsplitter, Overcharge, Shocking Kick, Storm Chaser, Wind Blade Official
006 Axe and Shield Berserker Reckless Destroyer, Shield Slam, Brutal Crash, Reel In Reported
007 Warhammer Berserker Surging Heat, Thundering Hurl, Meteor Hammer, Galactic Impact Reported
008 Elemental Staff Mage Wall of Fire, Retain, Shooting Star Reported
009 Wavesword Mage Tidal Rend, Thundersnow Reported

Table thumbnails: official screenshots for orientation. Image: XLGAMES via Steam.

Planned: Gladius

Planned for the first post-launch update, not in the Early Access launch weapon list. XLGAMES has not published a Gladius playstyle. Producer Ham's letter only names it as the Warrior's third weapon in the first update, with work-in-progress concept art. Official· XLGAMES / Steam

Work-in-progress Warrior Gladius and shield concepts shown on a studio monitor.
Work-in-progress Gladius concepts from Producer Ham's October 29 letter. Image: XLGAMES via Steam

Weapon FAQ

What weapons does each class use?

Each class has two weapons at Early Access, with a third planned later. Official posts tie Warrior to longsword, greatsword, and a planned Gladius, and Ranger to hatchets. Class preview coverage pairs Ranger with longbow as well, Berserker with axe and shield or warhammer, and Mage with Elemental Staff or Wavesword.

Longbow, axe, and the Mage pairings are from class preview coverage, not from a Steam sentence that names those weapons as that class's kit.

Official· XLGAMES / Steam
What is the Gladius in ArcheAge Chronicles?

Gladius is a planned third weapon for Warrior. Producer Ham wrote that a third weapon type will come to every class over time, and that Warrior's Gladius is first, in the first post-launch update. It is not one of the eight launch weapons.

Official· XLGAMES / Steam
How many classes are in ArcheAge Chronicles?

Early Access launches with four classes. Steam news names them as Warrior, Ranger, Berserker, and Mage. Each class has two weapons at launch, for eight weapons in total.

Official· XLGAMES / Steam

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