Cursed Blade Weapon Skills Tier List: Best to Worst Skills Ranked

Cursed Blade Weapon Skill Tier List: Best to Worst Skills Ranked

In Cursed Blade, all weapons are viable, but weapon skills vary widely in effectiveness. Some skills excel in raw damage, area-of-effect (AOE) capabilities, or boss-killing potential, while others are underwhelming. This tier list ranks weapon skills from S-Tier (meta) to C-Tier (avoid), with B-Tiers as situational alternatives.

Key:

• S-Tier: Meta options worth prioritizing.
• A-Tier: Strong alternatives with minor trade-offs.
• B-Tier: Situational skills; usable if other skills are S or A-Tier.
• C-Tier: Weak options to avoid.

Best and Worst Sword Skills in Cursed Blade

Best Sword Ultimate: Rage Slash

• Delivers some of the highest burst damage in Cursed Blade.

Best Sword Skill: Wrath Step Slash

• Wrath generates massive Fury when fighting groups, enhancing overall build performance.

• Step Slash is the best mobility and damage skill in the game.

• Armor is essential for late-game tanking.

Worst Sword Ultimate: (Unnamed)

• Too slow and awkward to land in late-game boss fights.

Worst Sword Skill: (Unnamed)

• Low range and damage; not recommended.

Best and Worst Bow Skills in Cursed Blade

Best Bow Ultimate: (Unnamed)

• Superior piercing arrow option with higher damage than Arrow Volley.

Best Bow Skill: Lightning Arrows

• Excellent for crowd control, especially against elite enemies.

Best Bow Skill: Frost Arrows

• High damage with crowd-slowing effects, aiding AOE setups or boss kiting.

Worst Bow Ultimate: Arrow Volley

• Consumes all Focus for minimal damage output.

Worst Bow Skill: Piercing Arrows

• Offers piercing but suffers from low burst damage.

Best and Worst Staff Skills in Cursed Blade

Best Staff Ultimate: Detonation Magic

• Provides some of the best AOE burst damage in the game for clearing groups.

• Scales exceptionally well with Spell Volley.

Best Staff Skill: Spell Volley

• One of the best skills overall; effectively grants a fourth skill by casting two skills twice.

Best Staff Skill: Frost Storm

• Reliable AOE damage with a short cooldown.

Worst Staff Ultimate: Lightning Storm

• Similar to Detonation Magic but weaker in DPS.

Worst Staff Skill: Fireball

• Lower damage output and awkward to use on groups.

Worst Staff Skill: Scorch Ray

• Outclassed by other staff skills in damage and usability.

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This guide was originally published on Destructoid.