Assassins Creed Odyssey has been out for around four months now, and the game is still maintaining its relevancy. Now that might be in part because the game is genuinely massive; the map is huge and between the conquest battles, side missions, and the main storyline, it took a bit of time before the fans were able to dissect everything. But now that months have passed, I think it's safe to say that the game has been fully inspected and everything is now available for anyone to see. We now know what all the legendary weapons are, what they do, and where to get them, but what are the legendary weapons you ask? Well basically, Assassin's Creed Odyssey uses a very similar combat system to the one in AC Origins, where players can pick which weapon they'💃d like to use.
There are swords, spears, daggers, bows, staffs, and heavy weapons, and among all of these different types, there are the best of the best that truly out-do the rest. These weapons tend to predictab﷽ly be named after legendary Greek heroes or deities and have some unique perks. Now, what else is there to do but rank each of these video game weapons in an incredibly detailed, almost obsessive manner? I can't think of anything else I'd rather do with my time, truly. But keep in mind, I did try and include every type 💟of weapon in this list as much as possible, but some have more legendary variants than others. For example, we're rolling in spears, but there are only a couple of staffs. Tons of swords but not enough daggers. It's a flaw in Ubisoft's system for sure. In any case, let's not waste any more time and hop right into it with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: The 10 Best And 10 Most Useless Weapons.
20 ꧙ Best: Nikolaos' Sword
For the first entry on this list, let's start with something most players will get pretty early, Nikolaos's Sword. It's the reward for a story mission relatively soon after the game fully starts and it buffs one of the most hilarious moves in the 🔯game, The Spartan Kick.
It's most likely the one you saw in GIFs online where people would kick enemies off cliffsides or into giant pits. Anyway, the sword looks great, it isn't anything too fantastical, which I honestly prefer, but overall, it was a fantastic choice to make available early on, and it can easi⛦ly last until endgame.
19 ♕ Worst: Athena's꧒ Spear
So, there are a number of “niche” legendary weapons in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Ones that buff specifi☂c skills, ones that buff animals, and then there's Athena's Spear that buffs... conquest battles. Conquest battles are a crucial part of the game, sure, but they're nowhere near crucial enough to warrant dedicating an entire weapon to them.
Thankfully, you can switch to this weapon whenever you hop i𓆏nto a conquest, but outside of that niche circumstancᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe, it really isn't anything special. What a shame, since the name Athena inspires such grace and confidence in my mind.
18 ℱ Best: Rod Of A⛄sklepios
So, like I said, I'm trying to include a little bit of everything in the article, not just a bunch of swords or spears. Ubisoft really kind of forgot about the staff sub-category in Odyssey. Or at least, it feels like they did. The Rod of Asklepios is good, but it's really𒅌 only on here because it's one of the few legendary staffs.
It isn't bad, but the biggest ability it has is also the most controversial. This staff completely removes your ability to crit enemies, but in exch♊ange, it turns your crit chance into additional damage permanently. Not exactly a bad trade in my opinion.
17 Worst: Griffin's Scꦜythe
Griffin's Scythe, to me, is an incredibly unfocused weapon. It's another hunter focused tool that probably shouldn't be. Although the 20% additional damage to Spread Shot is nice, it would be bet🍨ter on a bow. Then, we have the 15% Warrior Damage and 20% Fire Damage, which seem like they were randomly thrown on.
Overall, the weapon isn't all that visually appealing. It is sort of al♋l over the place and is annoyingly classified as a spear even though it has “scythe” in the name. If you're looking for something to give you warrior, fire, or extra arrow damage, there are much better options.
16 Bܫest: Hammer Of Jason ෴
This was a weapon made for me. I personally al𒆙ways choose the biggest, heaviest, and slowest weapons in RPG games. There is something just so satisfying about swinging around something with monumental amounts of mass.
So, Jason's Hammer seems right up my alley. It does stellar damage already, but the b📖iggest draw is that it also buffs the Shield Break ability, which is crucial for the late game. Basically, it's a big hammer that hits hard and breaks guards. I mean really, what more could ꧒you ask for?
15 Worst: Typh♒on's Mac♐e
Boy does Typhon's Mace confuse me. I don't know if I dislike the design, or absolutely love it. Not only is it such an oddly-shaped weapon, but even the ski🌳lls ar♌e weird.
Two of the skills are great actually; this weapon gives 15% more damage to Heavy Blunt weapons in gener♎al. It also does 20% more damage with Charged Heavy Attacks. But, for some unknown reason, it additionally adds 15% more assassin damage. That third skill 🦩just came out of nowhere. Anyway, grab the weapon from Exekios, if you can't find him, complete the Heroes of the Cult quest to track him.
14 🤡 Best: Arachne's Stingers
So, let me just preface this by saying I love poison. It's my favไorite element in any game, and I always try and include it in my build, even if I'm using a giant, slow weapon. Now with that out of the way, Arachne's Stingers are perfect for someone like me, as they change all your basic attacks to poison.
This is honestly such a great perk mainly because it's equipped on daggers. It takes multiple hits to poison someone usually in AC Odyssey and the daggers are known for their absurd amount of multi-hits. The only issue is this dagger is only obtainable as ♕a random drop from a mercenary.
13 🎶 Wors𝓡t: Elysian Axe
Here's the thing, if you want to be a hunter, use a bow or spear, and if you want to be a melee-focused bruiser, use a heavy blade or heavy blunt. That's just common sense. N🔥ow, that doesn't mean that making hunter-focused heavy weapons is necessarily a bad thing, but in the case of the Elysian Axe, i🤡t sure isn't great.
The Elysian Axe has some perks that would do much better on a bow, such as boosting the Rain of Destruction ability. And, while this is a relatively useful skill, it isn't at all a perk that makes the axe worth using over the more ap💛propriate and better hunter weapons.
12 Best: Harpe Of P✤erseus 💛
Next on our list of “legendary weapons Greek heroes apparently dr𒈔opped somewhere,” we have the Harpe of Perseus. It's a bit more eccentric than Nikolaos' Sword, but it has some great abilities. First of all, forget the hunter damage perk, if you're building for that, neat, but otherwise, it iꩵsn't important.
What this blade brings to the table is its boost to critical damage and cooldown reduction. It gives a 25% cooldown reduction to all abilities! That isn't some small percentage, and it activates quite often. Unfortunately, the sword is locked behind a bit of a trial, but once you face the stone-co♓ld Medusa, it's yours.
11 🌜 👍 Worst: Herakles' Bow
I guess Ubisoft was trying to subvert some expectationꦦs here because the perks on Herakles Bow seem much more like abilities for his Mace and vice versa. Maybe they wanted you to run both the Mace and Bow and have them buff each other?
A novel idea sure, but not when both weapons end up as sub-par individually. To be fair, when you run both of these baꦓd boys on the same build, they're really good. But, as soon as they're equipped separately, they lose most of their appeal. It's a real shame, considering how much I love Herakles.