There are about 40 Weapons for players to both find and mess around with whilefiguring out what in Gepetto’s name is going oninLies of P. The Weapon Assembly system this game adds to the Soulslike subgenre basically makes it so that players have hundreds of different combinations of handles and blades to try.
However, only the blades can be ‘upgraded’in the Xbox Game Pass iconthat isLies of P, and there are some blades that make a bigger impact when upgraded than others. Let’s take a look at some of the best blades and overall weapons for Pinocchio to try out.
Updated November 29th, 2024 by Jacob Buchalter:The sheer number of different weapons in Lies of P is already pretty staggering. This game has a whole lot of items, weapons, and more to collect as Pinocchio journeys across the dilapidated city of Krat. But, on top of all that, the game’s Weapon Assembly system adds a whole other layer of complexity by giving players the ability to mix and match weapon blades and handles as they see fit. In particular, however, these are some of the weapons we found to be the best to upgrade overall, both blade and handle included.
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Trident of the Covenant
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D
First off, let’s just get the Boss Weapons out of the way. When players meet Alidoro the Treasure Hunter and get him to come back to Hotel Krat, they’ll unlock access to the Boss Weapons shop. Basically, by trading in a specific Rare Ergo to Alidoro, he’ll give players the choice betweenan incredibly powerful amuletor an incredibly strong weapon in exchange. This tough decision is the game incentivizingplayers to try out NG+ after their first run, of course.
These weapons can’t be broken apart and mixed with other weapons, which is a bit of a shame, but they’re all incredibly powerful as they’remade from legendary people, constructs, and creatures. In fact, players can pick just about any of them and it should carry them through the game easily if they keep upgrading it. Let’s take the Uroboross Eye, this weapon isn’t unlocked until very late into the game, but once players have access to it they’ll have access to a fantastic technique weapon with fast attacks, tons of damage, and even an overpowered ranged Fable Art.
15.6
B
The Carcass Crystal Axe is an interesting one to include because, while it does have ‘axe’ in the name, it’s really more of a hammer than anything else. It quite literally has the ‘Blunt’ damage type, for example. As a weapon, the Carcass Crystal Axe is pretty dang good.
The light attacks it offers are relatively short-range, which is a downside, but in exchange, its charged attacks have massive reach and inflict tons of stagger all at once. And, since it deals Acidic damage, it’s a fantastic weapon for fighting human enemies. Of course, the best enemy to use it against, Laxasia the Complete, is already dead by the time players can collect this weapon, but it’s a massive help against Laxasia in NG+ and onward. The biggest downside of this weapon is the Fable Arts, which are both pretty forgettable at best, but otherwise, it’s absolutely worth upgrading immediately as soon as it’s obtained.
16.8
C
Here’s the thing about the Acidic Great Curved Sword, it’s just decent. It’s not incredible, it’s not awful, it’s good. However, what makes it worth putting on this list, aside from the absolutely stellar design of the weapon, is the Acid Slash Fable Art that temporarily imbues the weapon with Acidic damage after being used. Of course, it does cost a whole 3 Fable Charges, so it’s very pricy in terms of resources, so there are pros and cons.
Regardless, the scaling is good, the size of the blade and handle are both respectable, and it has reliable Fable Arts, making the Acidic Great Curved Sword a pretty solid and safe option to upgrade.
13.9
N/A
Starting things off with an oddball pick, let’s talk about the Military Shovel. Now, by itself, this weapon is a lot of fun but it’s not going to top the rankings of any tier list out there, regardless of how funny it is to use a shovel in a Soulslike. However, when we start talking about potential combinations with either the Military Shovel Blade or the Military Shovel Handle, that’s when things get pretty ridiculous.
For example, the Bone-Cutting Saw will be mentioned much higher on this list, but the Saw is also one of the best weapons to combine with the Military Shovel’s Handle. When combined, it quite literally gives Pinocchio an absurdly large stick with a saw at the end that has fantastic damage, ridiculous reach, and a Fable Art (Alter) that both boosts its Attack and gives it even more reach. With this specific combination, players can literally experience entire fights against enemies and bosses from a safe distance, with the only danger being caught out while charging their heavy attacks or accidentally rebounding the weapon off of a nearby wall.
16.1
Moving on to another odd inclusion, the Spear of Honor. Now, compared to a lot of other weapons the blade of this weapon is a lot better than the handle. However the default blade and handle combination isn’t bad, but the Spear of Honor Blade on something like the Greatsword of Fate Handle, the Dancer Curved Sword Handle, or the City Longspear Handle is absolutely incredible.
Additionally both default Fable Arts on this thing are pretty good, not the best of the bunch, but both are pretty good in general. While this isn’t the absolute strongest weapon in the game, the Spear of Honor should carry players through the majority of the game with little to no issue.
26.3
Let’s get both of the unique inclusions out of the way quickly, with the Live Puppet’s Axe being another one that has a fantastic blade but a pretty situationally useful handle. The Live Puppet Axe’s Blade is one of the hardest-hitting Blades in the game in exchange for a very slow attack speed and short range. So, if players put this blade on a pretty quick handle, even something like the Salamander Dagger Handle, the speed cancels each other out into a pretty decent attack speed.
If players want to use the handle, just know that it’s one of the slowest-swinging options in the game outside of maybe the Big Pipe Wrench Handle. But, if the attack hits, it hits incredibly hard. Additionally, it’s worth noting that the Fable Art Endure is actually pretty useful if utilized correctly, as it gives the user a whole bunch of poise for around 8 seconds.
20.7
The Bone Cutting Saw seems to be one of the standout weapons of the game among the player base. It’s a weapon that isn’t found absurdly far into the game, but if players haven’t heard the term ‘Black Rabbit Brotherhood’ in their playthrough yet, they probably have a ways to go still to obtain this thing. The reason the Bone Cutting Saw is on here, other than the fact that it justlooks veryBloodborne-esque, is because the reach of this weapon is honestly ridiculous.
Slap that blade on any other handle and it’ll increase the attack range of said handle by (what feels like) a mile. The weakest part of this weapon is the Fable Arts, but if that’s really bothering players they can simply move the blade to a handle with a Fable Art that’s more their speed.
Going right from one of the biggest weapons inLies of Pto one of the smallest (outside of maybePinocchio fighting with his fists), the Salamander Dagger is actually found pretty early in Pinocchio’s adventure, and once it’s found players will find that it’s an incredibly handy weapon.
There aren’t a ton of weapon options inLies of Pfor those gunning for an Advance build, but the Salamander Dagger is one of the best options by far. The sheer attack speed of this blade alone is worth praise, but even the handle works great with just about anything taped onto it. Again, like the Bone Cutting Saw, the Fable Arts aren’t the best. Though, Ignite is just a general fire-damage buff so even if it’s a bit boring visually it’s still pretty handy.
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Next up is a weapon players will be able to find very early on inLies of P, the Electric Coil Stick. Elemental Damage is actually incredibly strong in this game (which primarily comes from the Advance stat) and this makes any weapon with innate elemental abilities highly sought after.
The Electric Coil Stick is an especially useful find as the area it’s obtained in is one completely infested with Puppets, who are extra weak to Electric Blitz damage.
