The First Berserker: Khazan Weapons Guide: Best Weapons Ranked

Q: How many bosses are in The First Berserker: Khazan?

There are 16 main bosses tied to the 16 main missions, plus roughly 20 side bosses encountered mostly through the 24 bonus missions. Once a main boss has been beaten, it can be refought from the mission map.

Q: Which weapon should I start with?

Spear for a first run, because its reach forgives bad reads. Greatsword ends bosses fastest through stance damage and Dual Wield rewards the most aggressive play. Since respec is free and skill points come from hitting things, you can hold all three trees before the game is over.

Q: Do I need to have played Dungeon Fighter Online?

No. Khazan shares the Arad setting and a few names with Neople's long-running action game, but the story of Khazan's betrayal by the Pell Los Empire is self-contained and explained in the opening mission.

Q: What does Lacrima do?

Lacrima is the experience and currency drop from enemies. You spend it at a Blade Nexus on Vitality, Endurance, Strength, Willpower or Proficiency, and you lose your carried pile on death until you retrieve it.

Q: Is Brink Guard required, or can I dodge everything?

You can dodge, but fights get much longer. Brink Guard does the heavy stamina damage that leads to a stance break and a critical finisher, and stance breaks are where most of your damage on a boss actually comes from.

Complete The First Berserker: Khazan weapons guide. Every weapon ranked with stats, best builds, and how to get them.

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Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

The First Berserker: Khazan is Neople's souls-like, released on 27 March 2025 and set in the same Arad universe as Dungeon Fighter Online. Khazan is a decorated general of the Pell Los Empire who is framed for treason, crippled, and left to die in the snow until a spirit called the Blade Phantom keeps him alive. The campaign runs 16 main missions across four regions, from the Charnak Mountain Range through the Pell Los Plateau and the Heart of Pell Los to Vitalon, capital of the empire, with 24 bonus missions hanging off the same mission map. There are no character classes. You choose between Greatsword, Dual Wield and Spear, and you can respec every skill point at a Blade Nexus for free, as many times as you like.

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
Greatsword	S	Players who want boss fights to end in fewer, bigger punishes and do not mind committing to long animations	Slowest swing speed, highest stamina damage per hit, and the only weapon whose charged heavy reliably staggers ordinary enemies.
Dual Wield blades	A	Aggressive players who already trust their Brink Dodge timing	The fastest of the three, with attack strings that keep the spirit gauge topped up.
Spear	A	First runs through unfamiliar missions, and bosses with wide sweeping combos	Longest reach and the lowest risk per exchange, scaling off Proficiency with Willpower secondary.
Spirit gauge skills	B	Finishing a stance-broken boss, and escaping a combo you guessed wrong on	Skills spend gauge charges rather than stamina, so they are free damage in the middle of a stamina-starved exchange.
Qazumaka crafted gear sets	B	Locking in a defensive identity before the Heart of Pell Los missions	The blacksmith Qazumaka builds full armour sets once you bring him the matching Scroll, which drops from elite enemies and bosses or sits in mission side rooms.

S-Tier: Greatsword

Slowest swing speed, highest stamina damage per hit, and the only weapon whose charged heavy reliably staggers ordinary enemies. It scales off Strength with Proficiency as the secondary influence.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	S
Best For	Players who want boss fights to end in fewer, bigger punishes and do not mind committing to long animations
Key Mechanic	Brink Guard and Reflect
Recommended Role	Greatsword

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

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

A-Tier: Dual Wield blades

The fastest of the three, with attack strings that keep the spirit gauge topped up. It scales off Willpower with Strength secondary, and it wants you standing inside the boss rather than reacting from outside.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	A
Best For	Aggressive players who already trust their Brink Dodge timing
Key Mechanic	Stamina and stance breaking
Recommended Role	Dual Wield

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

Best builds using Dual Wield blades: Pairs naturally with Dual Wield thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

A-Tier: Spear

Longest reach and the lowest risk per exchange, scaling off Proficiency with Willpower secondary. Thrust attacks let you fight from a step further out than the animations suggest.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	A
Best For	First runs through unfamiliar missions, and bosses with wide sweeping combos
Key Mechanic	Spirit gauge skills
Recommended Role	Spear

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

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

B-Tier: Spirit gauge skills

Skills spend gauge charges rather than stamina, so they are free damage in the middle of a stamina-starved exchange. Skill tree nodes raise both charge capacity and refill rate, and every weapon tab has its own set.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	B
Best For	Finishing a stance-broken boss, and escaping a combo you guessed wrong on
Key Mechanic	Lacrima and the Blade Nexus
Recommended Role	Brink Guard counter build

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

Best builds using Spirit gauge skills: Pairs naturally with Brink Guard counter build thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.

B-Tier: Qazumaka crafted gear sets

The blacksmith Qazumaka builds full armour sets once you bring him the matching Scroll, which drops from elite enemies and bosses or sits in mission side rooms. Sets cover helms, body, gloves, pants and boots, and wearing several pieces of one set is what turns armour into a build rather than a stat stick.

Attribute	Detail
Tier	B
Best For	Locking in a defensive identity before the Heart of Pell Los missions
Key Mechanic	Three weapon skill trees
Recommended Role	Spirit skill build

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

Best builds using Qazumaka crafted gear sets: Pairs naturally with Spirit skill build 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 Charnak Mountain Range
Dual Wield blades → Your first real upgrade, available early
Spear → Mid-game upgrade with good scaling
Greatsword → 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.
Bonus missions are not optional content. There are 24 of them across the four regions and they are the intended source of Lacrima and blacksmith Scrolls, so a player who runs only the 16 main missions arrives at the Heart of Pell Los badly under-geared.
Check our tier list for how weapons rankings affect overall build effectiveness.

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