Best ZvZ weapons by weapon family

For each weapon family (axes, maces, hammers, swords, bows, crossbows, staffs…), the one that wins the most in ZvZ fights (21 or more players) on Americas over the last 7 days. Handy to know which axe, mace or staff build to bring to your next ZvZ.

1
Rampant Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate89.4%
Fights: 1,765
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 60.5%
- Robe of Purity
  Armor · 45.8%
- Mercenary Shoes
  Shoes · 44.4%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 59.1%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 95.9%
- Omelette
  Food · 47.4%
See full build See most used Rampant Staff
2
Hallowfall
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate83.3%
Fights: 11,623
- PvE: in 5 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Healing and recovery
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 25.7%
- Robe of Purity
  Armor · 38.2%
- Mercenary Shoes
  Shoes · 47.5%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 60.2%
- Mistcaller
  Off-hand · 36.4%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 86.9%
- Omelette
  Food · 47.5%
See full build See most used Hallowfall
3
Energy Shaper
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate52.5%
Fights: 1,024
- Slows
- Active defenses
- Immunities
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 44.3%
- Druid Robe
  Armor · 21.1%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 33.3%
- Morgana Cape
  Cape · 42.4%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 64.5%
- Stew
  Food · 82.9%
See full build See most used Energy Shaper
4
Frost Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate51.1%
Fights: 211
- PvE: in 1 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Cowl of Purity
  Head · 29.9%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 53.2%
- Hunter Shoes
  Shoes · 39.4%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 24.4%
- Leering Cane
  Off-hand · 60.8%
- Poison Potion
  Potion · 35.4%
- Stew
  Food · 29.9%
See full build See most used Frost Staff
5
Blazing Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate50.5%
Fights: 368
- PvE: in 28 of our best builds
- Active defenses
- Area damage
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 65.2%
- Scholar Robe
  Armor · 55.1%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 54.2%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 25.3%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 54.6%
- Stew
  Food · 81.6%
See full build See most used Blazing Staff
6
Heron Spear
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate50.2%
Fights: 253
- PvE: in 3 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Scholar Cowl
  Head · 13.2%
- Soldier Armor
  Armor · 25.4%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 21.7%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 25.9%
- Muisak
  Off-hand · 25.9%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 42.5%
- Stew
  Food · 63.8%
See full build See most used Heron Spear
7
Dagger Pair
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate49.2%
Fights: 235
- PvE: in 18 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Fiend Cowl
  Head · 23.8%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 69.4%
- Hellion Shoes
  Shoes · 57.1%
- Cape
  Cape · 21.2%
- Poison Potion
  Potion · 45.5%
- Stew
  Food · 84.4%
See full build See most used Dagger Pair
8
Mistpiercer
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate47.2%
Fights: 417
- PvE: in 22 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 69.3%
- Scholar Robe
  Armor · 67.3%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 43.7%
- Morgana Cape
  Cape · 35.3%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 61.9%
- Stew
  Food · 87.7%
See full build See most used Mistpiercer
9
Bear Paws
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate43.4%
Fights: 571
- PvE: in 20 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
What most players use
- Fiend Cowl
  Head · 46.4%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 45.6%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 54.2%
- Undead Cape
  Cape · 25.9%
- Poison Potion
  Potion · 36.8%
- Stew
  Food · 77.9%
See full build See most used Bear Paws
10
Dual Swords
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate40.9%
Fights: 247
- PvE: in 16 of our best builds
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Hunter Hood
  Head · 23.4%
- Mercenary Jacket
  Armor · 52.5%
- Assassin Shoes
  Shoes · 23.9%
- Cape
  Cape · 17.7%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 34.3%
- Stew
  Food · 40.3%
See full build See most used Dual Swords
11
Witchwork Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate40.1%
Fights: 529
- PvE: in 3 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Royal Helmet
  Head · 26.2%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 25.1%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 26.6%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 30.9%
- Muisak
  Off-hand · 32.6%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 58.4%
- Stew
  Food · 64.9%
See full build See most used Witchwork Staff
12
Hellfire Hands
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate36.0%
Fights: 287
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Harvester Cap
  Head · 22.2%
- Cleric Robe
  Armor · 24.7%
- Judicator Boots
  Shoes · 30%
- Keeper Cape
  Cape · 15.8%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 40.2%
- Stew
  Food · 70.2%
See full build See most used Hellfire Hands
13
Rotcaller Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate26.3%
Fights: 270
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 28.4%
- Cleric Robe
  Armor · 34.8%
- Mercenary Shoes
  Shoes · 27.5%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 36.9%
- Mistcaller
  Off-hand · 45.4%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 42.1%
- Stew
  Food · 50.2%
See full build See most used Rotcaller Staff
14
Mace
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate25.8%
Fights: 632
- PvE: in 1 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Royal Helmet
  Head · 20%
- Graveguard Armor
  Armor · 29.9%
- Hunter Shoes
  Shoes · 61.6%
- Bridgewatch Cape
  Cape · 26.2%
- Leering Cane
  Off-hand · 63%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 33.5%
- Common Rudd
  Food · 23%
See full build See most used Mace
15
Rootbound Staff
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate17.1%
Fights: 366
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 58.9%
- Judicator Armor
  Armor · 67.3%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 32.1%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 48.5%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 60.4%
- Omelette
  Food · 40.5%
See full build See most used Rootbound Staff
16
Polehammer
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate14.6%
Fights: 309
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Judicator Helmet
  Head · 17.7%
- Knight Armor
  Armor · 33.2%
- Hunter Shoes
  Shoes · 24%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 53.3%
- Hellfire Potion
  Potion · 31.9%
- Avalonian Sandwich
  Food · 22.1%
See full build See most used Polehammer

How we choose

Each family shows the weapon with the highest win rate, adjusted for gear level (50% is expected), among those with at least 150 fights. Families are listed from best to worst.

We use a sample of kills and battles between players, collected several times a day. Each kill is worth one win, split among the builds that took part according to each one's damage and healing (so healers count too), and one loss for the build that died. The average across all builds is therefore 50%. Rankings use a smoothed win rate: builds with few fights are pulled towards 50% so they do not top the list by luck. We correct for gear level: players with better gear win more fights whatever the weapon. So each weapon, build and piece is compared with the others that had gear of the same level, and the win rate shown tells how much it wins above or below what is expected for that level (50% = as expected). We never use or store player or guild names, and kills are discarded once counted.

Best ZvZ weapons by weapon family

Rampant Staff

Hallowfall

Energy Shaper

Frost Staff

Blazing Staff

Heron Spear

Dagger Pair

Mistpiercer

Bear Paws

Dual Swords

Witchwork Staff

Hellfire Hands

Rotcaller Staff

Mace

Rootbound Staff

Polehammer

How we choose

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