Read the weapon rules first
If carrying limits or tier progression matter to your question, start with the weapon rules, then read Captain’s Sword for its free-slot damage effect.
Weapon tiers and carrying limits Captain’s SwordThe retrieved weapon passage describes melee and ranged weapons, four rarity tiers, stat scaling, and weapon-specific effects. Two identical weapons of the same tier can combine into one of the next tier. Most characters can hold up to six weapons, with named exceptions. These records describe distinct effects, including attacks that spawn projectiles, apply burning, pierce targets, heal, create structures, or change damage against targets under stated conditions. Item entries add effects such as bonus piercing and a temporary damage increase after an elemental hit. This is a selective descriptive reference to the supplied passages, not a ranking or optimization guide.

If carrying limits or tier progression matter to your question, start with the weapon rules, then read Captain’s Sword for its free-slot damage effect.
Weapon tiers and carrying limits Captain’s SwordIf you are comparing recorded burning mechanics, read Torch’s tiered damage and spread, then Scared Sausage’s attack chance and Masochist Spoon’s effect on burning targets.
Torch Scared Sausage Masochist SpoonIf projectile hits are your focus, compare Crossbow’s critical-hit piercing, Bandana’s added pierce, and Cacti Club’s hit-triggered projectiles.
Crossbow Bandana Cacti ClubChoose a topic to see how it works, where it helps and what to consider.
Weapons are primary damage dealers divided into melee and ranged types; four tiers, combination rules, and character-specific carrying limits shape the recorded system.
Understand this choiceThis Naval, Blade-class weapon alternates thrusting and sweeping attacks and gains listed damage for each free weapon slot.
Understand this choiceA Primitive, Heavy melee weapon that spawns projectiles on a hit, with projectile count and listed damage varying by tier.
Understand this choiceA Precise melee weapon with tier-listed base damage, Melee Damage scaling, and increasing critical damage multipliers and chances.
Understand this choiceA Precise, Elemental melee weapon that spawns a bouncing lightning projectile toward another random enemy after a hit.
Understand this choiceMasochist Spoon is a Blunt weapon whose listed effect always crits when it hits a burning target.
Understand this choiceAn Elemental melee weapon with tier-listed area burning damage; burning spreads to additional nearby enemies at higher tiers.
Understand this choiceA Precise, Medieval ranged weapon whose projectile can pierce a tier-listed number of times on a critical hit.
Understand this choiceWrench is a Tool weapon that spawns a structure, with the structure type varying by tier.
Understand this choiceA Tier 1 item that gives attacks a chance to deal a listed packet of burning damage.
Understand this choiceA Tier 3 item that adds one projectile pierce and reduces Damage by 10%.
Understand this choiceA Medical, Precise melee weapon with tier-listed Life Steal values and critical-hit stats.
Understand this choiceA Support weapon with tier-listed bonus damage against targets below 30% health.
Understand this choiceA Tier 2 item that makes enemies take 10% more damage for three seconds when first hit by Elemental Damage.
Understand this choiceA Tier 3 item that adds Engineering and makes weapon damage additionally scale with Engineering, while reducing Ranged Damage.
Understand this choiceThe weapon reference gives a usual limit of up to six, but lists One Armed at one, Multitasker at twelve, Bull as unable to use weapons, and Baby at up to twenty-four. Captain’s Sword also has an effect tied to free slots.
The weapon notes say DPS calculations do not take special effects and critical hits into account. Read the specific effect entries separately when describing those mechanics.
The weapon notes say Range changes melee weapon range by half the amount and that increasing Range slightly reduces melee attack speed. The stats reference also says negative Range reduces weapon range, with the penalty halved for melee weapons.
A selective reference to weapon rules, named weapons, and items with effects visible in the supplied passages. It records stated functions, tier effects, restrictions, and unlock text where shown. The passages do not support comprehensive coverage, comparative rankings, or build optimization.
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