Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more ability on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

• 10% parry
• -10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

Aeldari

Axes have a special attack that inflicts bleeding.

One-handed Melee weapon

Axe

Unlocked via the floor puzzle on ruin puzzle on Latotian’s Passage.

This sword deals an additional +psy rating damage.

One-handed Melee weapon

Force

Sword

Maces and hammers have a special attack that pushes enemies away.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Maul

Dark Hideout in Footfall’s Shadow Quarters.

When hit by this weapon, the target suffers a -5% penalty to armour. Stacks.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

Lord Karkalla, the leader of the Trebul rebellion, had his head struck clean with this noble blade. Despite his apostasy, even his enemies recognised the valour and nobility of Karkalla, who was generously granted a noble death by beheading.

Grants an additional area attack that affects all adjacent cells around the wielder.

+1 damage per character in the party.

Axes have a special attack that inflicts bleeding.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainaxe

Loot the Shrieker’s Arsenal cache after the second arena fight in Chapter 3.

This chainsword grants +10% critical hit chance. All chain weapons have +50% critical hit damage.
+10% Parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

If an attack with this knife kills the target, the wielder restores +1 AP and can make an additional attack with this knife.

Most Warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Dagger/Knife

Most Warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.
+10% Parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Sword

Looted from one of the NPCs during the fight between the Liege and the Cordia on Footfall in Chapter 4.

When the wielder successfully parries with this power sword, they immediately counterattack with whichever attack costs the least AP. It also grants:

• +30% bonus to parry
• On a successful hit with this power sword, the target suffers a -10 penalty to Weapon Skill

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Sword

Axes have a special attack that inflicts bleed.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Axe

Top right corner of the Reaving Tempest Spire, a map that’s part of the final few maps in Chapter 3’s main storyline.

Two-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Staff

Regular Power Axe sold at the Explorators Trader. The Mars Pattern Variation is also sold at the Explorators Trader.

Axes have a special attack that inflicts bleeding

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Axe

A gift from Jae Haydari after speaking to her on your ship. You get this conversation after successfully recruiting Jae from Footfall’s shadow quarters. You can get another fro Chapter 3 in the Arena if you need another one.

This klaive’s area attack has an increase area of effect.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Klaive

Drukhari

Each hit decreases the target’s Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill, Strength, Toughness, and Perception by -5. Stacks.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Klaive

Drukhari

Each successful hit by this power axe increases the Strength of its wielder by +5 until the end of combat.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Axe

Found in a couple of the chests inside the Ruined Palace location in the Mundus Nullus system. The Chests can be found near the entrance to the place.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Maul

Axes have a special attack that inflicts bleeding.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainaxe

Aeldari, Drukhari

Commonly found low-level melee weapon on Chapter 1’s main story missions.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Looted from the final boss in Chapter 3.

If the wielder deals damage to the target with this sword, the wielder gets a +3 bonus to their Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill, Toughness, and Strength, while the target suffers a -3 penalty to the same characteristics until the end of combat.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Drukhari

Drop from the Word Bearer Assailant in the Machine Cathedral during Chapter 4.

The weapon can only be worn by the secret companion Uralon.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Axe

Purchase from the Commissar in the Pit, Commorragh during Chapter 3

After scoring a critical hit with the duelling sword, if the wielder has a weapon in the other hand, they immediately attack the closest enemy with it, using whichever attack costs the least AP.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Sword

This knife has a 100% critical hit chance against prone or stunned targets. When the wielder scores a critical hit with this knife, the target and everyone in a 4-cell radius around it must pass a Willpower resistance test or make a single attack against the nearest target.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Found inside a box in the Pit in Chapter 3.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies. +10% parry -10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

Purchase from the Drusians (Hieronymus Doloroso) on Footfall.

Most Warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% Parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

Aeldari

This blade has been blessed by a preacher by the name of Himalisk. While dispersing a crowd, an unmannerly warden swung it at the Emperor’s servant, only to receive an epiphany of faith, fall to his knees, and tearfully plead the prophet’s forgiveness. The prophet was merciful to the warden and took the sword from his hand, promising that henceforth it would only strike at enemies of the faith.

Complete the Bonfires of Righteousness colony project on Foulstone.

If the wielder kills an enemy with Charge, this ability has no cooldown.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Sword

Looted in the sewer fight for Jae Haydari’s questline on Footfall in Chapter 4.

Grants the wielder:

+10% parry
-10 to enemy’s Weapon Skill when hit

Each successful attack with this weapon increases the bleeding effect it inflicts by +3.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Drukhari

Deals an additional +4 (4 x STR bonus) damage, and gains + (5 x STR bonus)% armour penetration.

Targets have +30% dodge against attacks made with this weapon.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Looted from one of the Arena fights in Chapter 3.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies. +10% parry -10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Dropped by Proselyte Champions in the arena in Chapter 3.

Most Warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Drukhari

Drops from Drukhari enemies in Chapter 4. Found during Idira’s side quest on Quetza Temer.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Dagger/Knife

Drukhari

This sword deals an additional +psy rating damage.

One-handed Melee weapon

Force

Sword

Unlocked through the Recolliger’s Plot safe level on the Adermatt II star system.

The wielder of this sword gains a +25% bonus to parry.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Aeldari

Unlock via one of the dialogue options during the Dead World event interaction on the Omicron star System.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Sword

Looted from the corpsed of the Space Wolves during the last battle of the Machine Cathedral. Must be Heretical and agree to sacrifice the Space Wolves.

Attacks by this axe deal additional damage equal to 5% of the target’s maximum wounds. This bonus is applied to each enemy only once per round.

Power

Axe

Trade with Tervantias the Archmachinator in Chapter 3.

Attacks with the glimmersteel blade inflict bleeding (4) if the target fails a Toughness resistance test.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Drukhari

Most Warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.
+10% Parry

• 10 to enemy Weapons Skill.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Drukhari

Drops from Winterscale’s party during the fight on Quetza Temer.

10% Parry
-10 to enemy weapon skill on hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword

Dropped by Drukhari enemies during the second arena fight in Chapter 3.

This blade deals an additional (AGI Bonus / 2) damage to targets for each common negative effect on them.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.
+10% Parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

On a successful hit with this weapon, the target must pass a Willpower resistance test with a -wielder’s Coercion / 3 penalty or immediately be moved 4 cells away, provoking attacks of opportunity.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Dagger/Knife

Regularly dropped by Drukhari enemies in Chapter 3, including Drukhari Gladiators in the arena. Marazhai’s starting gear.

Most Warriors prefer Swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.
+10% Parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Blade

Commonly found low-grade melee weapon from human enemies throughout the game.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Dagger/Knife

Looted from the Safe found at the edge of the map in the lower level of Commoragh, aka Mangled Sector. It requires a check to pull the safe to you.

Grants an additional attack ability that ends the attacker’s turn and deals an additional +30 machine damage with a 50% overpenetration chance.

One-handed Melee weapon

Power

Baton

Melee weapon reward from Chaos Space Marine in Chapter 1.

On a successful hit with this sword, the target must pass a Toughness resistance test with a -5 penalty. On failure, the target suffers the bleeding effect, and veil degradation is increased by +1.

Conviction — Heretical: the wielder restores wounds equal to 25% of the damage dealt to the bleeding target.

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Sword

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.
+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Sword

Attacks with this sword cost +1 AP.

On a hit, this sword’s attack inflicts the disturbed effect on the target for 2 rounds. If the target of the attack is already suffering from the disturbed effect, the attack deals an additional +(wielder’s WP bonus x 2) damage to this target.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit

One-handed Melee weapon

Primitive

Sword

A well balanced variation of a standard-issue chainsword used by the officers of the Imperium.

Most warriors prefer swords for they provide more flexibility on the battlefield against close combat enemies.

+10% parry
-10 to enemy Weapon Skill when hit.

One-handed Melee weapon

Chain

Chainsword