Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Weapons Guide: Best Weapons Ranked

Q: Do Simple inputs deal less damage than Technical inputs?

Not in Rising. The 2020 game penalised one-button skills, but the creative director confirmed that Simple and Technical inputs have identical damage and properties here. Simple inputs are a legitimate competitive choice.

Q: What are Bravery Points for?

Each player starts a round with 3. They pay for Brave Counters, and they are drained by Raging Strikes, guard crushes and Skybound Art damage. Your defence weakens as they fall, and taking a Raging Strike at zero leaves you defenceless for the follow-up.

Q: How do I deal with an opponent spamming Raging Strike?

A Raging Strike costs meter and only pays off if you are sitting in block. Brave Counter out of the guard crush at a cost of 1 Bravery Point, or contest the approach instead of blocking. An opponent who leans on it will run their own gauge dry.

Q: Do I need to have played the first Granblue Fantasy: Versus?

No. Story Mode's first two acts recap the original's plot, and 24 of the 28 launch fighters came across from it. Rising also removed the RPG progression layer the first game used, so nothing carries over mechanically.

Q: Is there crossplay and rollback netcode?

Yes to both. Rising supports rollback netcode and crossplay between PC, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, and Versus Rank is tracked separately for each character you play.

Complete Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising weapons guide. Every weapon ranked with stats, best builds, and how to get them.

EarlyGuides Editorial Team

Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising is Arc System Works' follow-up to the 2020 fighter, published by Cygames and released on 14 December 2023 for PC, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The launch roster ran to 28 fighters, with Anila, Siegfried, Grimnir and Nier joining the 24 who came across from the first game. The defining change is Bravery Points, a three-point per round defensive resource that Raging Strikes, Brave Counters and Skybound Arts all pull from.

Your choice of weapons defines your damage output and playstyle. This guide ranks every major option, explains what makes each one strong, and tells you which builds they pair best with.

Weapons Rankings

Weapon	Tier	Best For	Notes
Skybound Art	S	Closing a round, and for the Bravery Point swing when both players are running low	The full-gauge super.
Super Skybound Art	A	Punishing an opponent who gets careless once they think the round is already won	The stronger version, available only with a full SBA gauge and less than 30 percent of your own health remaining.
Ultimate Skill	A	Converting a stray hit into real damage without spending the whole gauge	An upgraded version of a character's normal skill that costs 50 percent of the SBA gauge and briefly slows the opponent's movement, opening routes into combos or punishes that the base skill cannot reach.
Raging Strike	B	Cracking an opponent who blocks everything, and for draining Bravery Points before a Skybound Art	A meter-spending attack that guard crushes a blocking opponent and takes one Bravery Point off them, leaving them briefly defenceless.
Brave Counter	B	Escaping a pressure sequence you have already seen twice in the same match	A counterattack performed from block or from a guard crush at a cost of 1 Bravery Point.

S-Tier: Skybound Art

The full-gauge super. It requires a completely filled SBA gauge, deals more damage than an Ultimate Skill, and strips a Bravery Point from the opponent while restoring one of yours on hit.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	S
Best For	Closing a round, and for the Bravery Point swing when both players are running low
Key Mechanic	Bravery Points
Recommended Role	Gran

How to get it: Available from mid-game onward. See our walkthrough for the exact progression point.

Best builds using Skybound Art: Pairs naturally with Gran thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

A-Tier: Super Skybound Art

The stronger version, available only with a full SBA gauge and less than 30 percent of your own health remaining. It is the game's designed comeback tool.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	A
Best For	Punishing an opponent who gets careless once they think the round is already won
Key Mechanic	Guard Crush
Recommended Role	Charlotta

How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.

Best builds using Super Skybound Art: Pairs naturally with Charlotta thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

A-Tier: Ultimate Skill

An upgraded version of a character's normal skill that costs 50 percent of the SBA gauge and briefly slows the opponent's movement, opening routes into combos or punishes that the base skill cannot reach.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	A
Best For	Converting a stray hit into real damage without spending the whole gauge
Key Mechanic	Simple and Technical inputs
Recommended Role	Vaseraga

How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.

Best builds using Ultimate Skill: Pairs naturally with Vaseraga thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

B-Tier: Raging Strike

A meter-spending attack that guard crushes a blocking opponent and takes one Bravery Point off them, leaving them briefly defenceless. Raging Chain is the follow-up that turns that opening into damage.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	B
Best For	Cracking an opponent who blocks everything, and for draining Bravery Points before a Skybound Art
Key Mechanic	Rollback netcode and crossplay
Recommended Role	Ferry

How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.

Best builds using Raging Strike: Pairs naturally with Ferry thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

B-Tier: Brave Counter

A counterattack performed from block or from a guard crush at a cost of 1 Bravery Point. It launches on hit and recovers quickly on block, which makes it a low-risk answer to repetitive pressure.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	B
Best For	Escaping a pressure sequence you have already seen twice in the same match
Key Mechanic	Per-character Versus Rank
Recommended Role	Lancelot

How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.

Best builds using Brave Counter: Pairs naturally with Lancelot thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

Weapons Progression Path

The order you should acquire weapons as you progress:

Starting gear → Enough to clear Story Mode
Super Skybound Art → Your first real upgrade, available early
Ultimate Skill → Mid-game upgrade with good scaling
Skybound Art → Best-in-slot, aim for this by late game
Upgrade to max → The power spike from max upgrades is enormous

Weapons Tips

Always upgrade your primary weapon before diversifying. One strong option beats three mediocre ones.
Match your weapons to your build's stat priorities for maximum scaling.
Watch the opponent's Bravery Point count, not just their health. Both players start each round with 3, and an opponent at zero cannot Brave Counter, which turns your safest pressure sequence into a genuinely free one.
Check our tier list for how weapons rankings affect overall build effectiveness.

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