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 Europe 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 rate94.6%
Fights: 4,207
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 75.1%
- Jacket of Tenacity
  Armor · 33.7%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 59.6%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 82.4%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 86.9%
- Avalonian Omelette
  Food · 53.4%
See full build See most used Rampant Staff
2
Hallowfall
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate82.9%
Fights: 25,787
- PvE: in 5 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Healing and recovery
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 25.6%
- Royal Armor
  Armor · 29.2%
- Royal Shoes
  Shoes · 30.9%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 64.8%
- Blueflame Torch
  Off-hand · 38.8%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 75.5%
- Avalonian Omelette
  Food · 34.1%
See full build See most used Hallowfall
3
Energy Shaper
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate55.5%
Fights: 2,590
- Strong control
- Slows
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 50.4%
- Cleric Robe
  Armor · 19.2%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 33.2%
- Morgana Cape
  Cape · 41%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 54%
- Stew
  Food · 85.2%
See full build See most used Energy Shaper
4
Frost Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate55.1%
Fights: 356
- PvE: in 1 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Cowl of Purity
  Head · 30.6%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 58%
- Hunter Shoes
  Shoes · 36%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 27.9%
- Leering Cane
  Off-hand · 63.1%
- Poison Potion
  Potion · 29.8%
- Stew
  Food · 30.2%
See full build See most used Frost Staff
5
Blazing Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate52.2%
Fights: 836
- PvE: in 28 of our best builds
- Active defenses
- Immunities
- Area damage
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 55.1%
- Scholar Robe
  Armor · 55.4%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 55.9%
- Morgana Cape
  Cape · 32.5%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 57.8%
- Stew
  Food · 85.9%
See full build See most used Blazing Staff
6
Heron Spear
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate49.5%
Fights: 305
- PvE: in 3 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Hunter Hood
  Head · 14%
- Soldier Armor
  Armor · 32%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 16.1%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 30.9%
- Leering Cane
  Off-hand · 21.9%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 23.7%
- Stew
  Food · 67.4%
See full build See most used Heron Spear
7
Hellspawn Staff
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate48.6%
Fights: 150
- PvE: in 2 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
What most players use
- Royal Helmet
  Head · 64.8%
- Soldier Armor
  Armor · 60.6%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 36.3%
- Caerleon Cape
  Cape · 72.5%
- Resistance Potion
  Potion · 41.7%
- Stew
  Food · 89.8%
See full build See most used Hellspawn Staff
8
Whispering Bow
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate48.0%
Fights: 264
- Active defenses
- Area damage
What most players use
- Hellion Hood
  Head · 41.1%
- Hunter Jacket
  Armor · 64.3%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 24.7%
- Morgana Cape
  Cape · 36%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 31.2%
- Stew
  Food · 82.7%
See full build See most used Whispering Bow
9
Bear Paws
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate47.6%
Fights: 878
- PvE: in 20 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Healing and recovery
What most players use
- Fiend Cowl
  Head · 47.6%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 50.7%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 52%
- Undead Cape
  Cape · 22.4%
- Poison Potion
  Potion · 40.4%
- Stew
  Food · 80.2%
See full build See most used Bear Paws
10
Dagger Pair
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate46.1%
Fights: 370
- PvE: in 18 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Fiend Cowl
  Head · 22.6%
- Assassin Jacket
  Armor · 53.5%
- Hellion Shoes
  Shoes · 51.8%
- Morgana Cape
  Cape · 21.3%
- Poison Potion
  Potion · 37.4%
- Stew
  Food · 87.4%
See full build See most used Dagger Pair
11
Kingmaker
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate43.5%
Fights: 322
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Stalker Hood
  Head · 46.1%
- Soldier Armor
  Armor · 27.2%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 24.7%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 31%
- Resistance Potion
  Potion · 47.4%
- Stew
  Food · 88.6%
See full build See most used Kingmaker
12
Grailseeker
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate39.5%
Fights: 180
- PvE: in 1 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Area damage
What most players use
- Skinner Cap
  Head · 16.4%
- Graveguard Armor
  Armor · 31.4%
- Hunter Shoes
  Shoes · 79.4%
- Demon Cape
  Cape · 45.9%
- Hellfire Potion
  Potion · 31.8%
- Avalonian Sandwich
  Food · 22.6%
See full build See most used Grailseeker
13
Astral Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate38.5%
Fights: 189
- PvE: in 2 of our best builds
- Mobility
- Active defenses
- Immunities
What most players use
- Assassin Hood
  Head · 53.4%
- Cleric Robe
  Armor · 27.9%
- Royal Sandals
  Shoes · 28.4%
- Lymhurst Cape
  Cape · 34.1%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 48.5%
- Stew
  Food · 61%
See full build See most used Astral Staff
14
Ursine Maulers
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate36.6%
Fights: 310
- PvE: in 1 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Royal Helmet
  Head · 25.3%
- Soldier Armor
  Armor · 20%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 22.2%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 27.5%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 42.3%
- Stew
  Food · 72.8%
See full build See most used Ursine Maulers
15
Great Hammer
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate26.2%
Fights: 216
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Helmet of Valor
  Head · 20.3%
- Guardian Armor
  Armor · 23.9%
- Druid Sandals
  Shoes · 13.6%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 66.6%
- Hellfire Potion
  Potion · 39.1%
- Avalonian Sandwich
  Food · 23.1%
See full build See most used Great Hammer
16
Rotcaller Staff
Ranged
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate19.4%
Fights: 453
- Strong control
- Mobility
- Active defenses
What most players use
- Guardian Helmet
  Head · 30.5%
- Cleric Robe
  Armor · 30.9%
- Stalker Shoes
  Shoes · 28.7%
- Thetford Cape
  Cape · 36.6%
- Mistcaller
  Off-hand · 52.7%
- Resistance Potion
  Potion · 48.2%
- Stew
  Food · 48%
See full build See most used Rotcaller Staff
17
Mace
Melee
- Q
- W
- E
- P
Win rate15.9%
Fights: 1,110
- PvE: in 1 of our best builds
- Strong control
- Slows
- Mobility
What most players use
- Judicator Helmet
  Head · 17.9%
- Graveguard Armor
  Armor · 23%
- Hunter Shoes
  Shoes · 54.7%
- Smuggler Cape
  Cape · 26.1%
- Leering Cane
  Off-hand · 52%
- Gigantify Potion
  Potion · 35.2%
- Avalonian Sandwich
  Food · 21.3%
See full build See most used Mace

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

Hellspawn Staff

Whispering Bow

Bear Paws

Dagger Pair

Kingmaker

Grailseeker

Astral Staff

Ursine Maulers

Great Hammer

Rotcaller Staff

Mace

How we choose

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