NieR Replicant’s weapon choices combine attack strength, magic power, and weight, which affects attack speed. One-handed swords are the available class in Part 1; two-handed swords and spears become available later. Sealed Verses add ranged, defensive, and area effects, with a limited number equipped at once. The entries below focus on named core-game weapons and abilities with supported details, and flag story or quest conditions where given.
It is your initial one-handed sword and receives a free story upgrade. Weapon upgrades become available during the Two Brothers Weaponry story mission.
Faith is described as very light at level 1 and can be obtained as an optional quest reward; it trades some attack for speed compared with heavier swords.
Part 1 offers one-handed swords; two-handed swords and spears appear as the story progresses into Part 2. Some weapons also require revisiting areas or completing quests.
Core-game progression choices: weapons available through story, shops, quests, and weapon upgrades, plus Sealed Verses. Excludes crossover and Recycled Vessel DLC equipment.
Weapon attack, magic-power, and weight values are included only where the provided excerpts state them.
The provided evidence gives no individual names or acquisition details for Sealed Verses, so the magic entries describe distinct named effects without asserting unlock order.
Some weapon excerpts include DLC or crossover items; those are outside this core-game reference.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.
