Cursed Blade rewards players who pair the right weapon with the right skill loadout, race scaling, and accessory passives. The wrong combination stalls progression the moment late-game bosses start hitting harder, while an optimized build clears the same fights in a fraction of the time. The rankings below cover what currently performs best across weapons, skills, races, and accessories in the ESSENTIAL RPG title.
Weapon tier list
Weapon strength comes down to two stats: Base ATK and Attack Speed. DrgWing leads the roster with 96 Base ATK and a 1.3 Attack Speed, which lets it shred bosses inside short damage windows. The rest of the S tier holds up across both burst and sustained fights, while D-tier entries exist only as starter gear.
| Tier | Weapons |
|---|---|
| S | DrgWing, GdnBlade, EndIsBlade, SunBlade |
| A | Divinity, Odyss, RuneBlade, EmpBlade, Dark Magic Bow |
| B | Leviathan, Sniper, Living Wood, Falcon, DkBlade, Blood Staff |
| C | Bone Crush, Mage's Staff, KntBlade, WildBlade, Arcane Bow |
| D | Iron Sword, Apprentice Wand, Antler Bow, Jungle Staff, Bone Bow |
GdnBlade is the safest pure melee option after DrgWing, balancing damage and speed. EndIsBlade offers smooth animations and a strong stat spread, while SunBlade shines in longer fights where attack uptime matters. Divinity is the pick for spell-heavy builds, Odyss covers the greatsword role, and Dark Magic Bow is the strongest A-tier ranged option.
A B-tier weapon with two S or A-tier skill rolls can outperform a higher-tier weapon stuck with weak skills. Skill rolls matter as much as the base weapon when you compare endgame DPS.
Skill tier list
The skill meta rewards mobility, burst, and reliable AOE pressure. Flashy ultimates lose value if they take too long to land or chew through resources for little payoff.
| Tier | Skills |
|---|---|
| S | Rage Slash, Wrath, Step Slash, Tactical Support, Lightning Arrows, Spell Volley, Detonation Magic |
| A | Frost Arrows, Frost Storm, Armor |
| B | Piercing Arrows, Lightning Storm |
| C | Arrow Volley, Cleave, Fireball, Scorch Ray, Excalibur |
Sword skills
Rage Slash is the strongest sword ultimate, delivering some of the highest burst damage in the game. Wrath generates large amounts of Fury during group fights, Step Slash combines mobility with damage, and Armor becomes a survival requirement in late-game content. Excalibur is too slow to land reliably against fast bosses, and Cleave has both low range and low damage.
Bow skills
Tactical Support clearly outpaces Arrow Volley as the bow ultimate, and its piercing is stronger than the base option. Lightning Arrows clear groups and elites quickly, while Frost Arrows pair solid damage with a slow that sets up follow-up AOE or kiting. Arrow Volley drains all your Focus for a damage output that does not justify the cost.
Staff skills
Detonation Magic is the top staff ultimate and one of the best AOE burst options in the game, especially when paired with Spell Volley, which effectively doubles your casts and gives you a fourth ability for free. Frost Storm delivers dependable AOE on a short cooldown. Lightning Storm covers similar ground as Detonation Magic but with weaker DPS, and Fireball and Scorch Ray both fall short on damage and are awkward to land on moving targets.
Race tier list
Race choice changes how smoothly your character scales from early zones into late-game bosses. Dragonkin sits alone at the top because its Land Wyrm and Sky Wyrm evolutions keep producing meaningful stat gains long after other races plateau.
| Tier | Races |
|---|---|
| S | Dragonkin |
| A | Angels, Demons |
| B | Mechanoids, Beastmen |
| C | Elves, Dwarves |
Angels lean toward balanced utility while Demons favor aggressive, damage-focused playstyles. Mechanoids and Beastmen handle regular grinding fine but lack a high ceiling. Elves and Dwarves feel smoother early on but fall behind in damage scaling once stronger options open up. You can reroll your race if the initial roll is unfavorable.
Accessory tier list
Accessories are where a generic stat build becomes a build that can actually finish raids. The best options either bypass resistances, scale your damage type, or provide sustain through long fights.
| Tier | Accessories |
|---|---|
| S | Original Sin, Giantslayer, Prodigy, Eagle Eye |
| A | Graceful Mind, Blood Oath, Eternal Heart, Crown, Callus |
| B | Guardian, Onslaught, Talisman, Hades Emissary, Resentment |
| C | Spirit, Scholar, Smuggler, Iron Plate, Cuirass |
| D | Proliferating Plating |
Original Sin converts a large share of your damage into magic damage, making it brutal against high-armor targets. Eagle Eye ignores enemy resistance entirely and pairs especially well with crit-heavy setups. Giantslayer rolls random enhancement buffs after legendary kills, which keeps it relevant through raid content. Prodigy boosts every major stat at once, fitting into nearly any build.
Graceful Mind is the top pick for glass-cannon magic builds, while Blood Oath rewards aggressive players with sustain. Eternal Heart scales both physical and magic damage, Crown supports skill-focused builds with Skill Level and Luck, and Callus restores damage taken over time for extended fights. Proliferating Plating offers nothing but raw HP, which is why it sits in D tier.
Recommended builds
Stacking S-tier picks across all four systems produces the strongest characters in the game. The combinations below cover the three main playstyles without leaving major weaknesses.
| Playstyle | Weapon | Key skills | Race | Accessories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee burst | DrgWing | Rage Slash, Step Slash, Armor | Dragonkin | Original Sin, Eagle Eye |
| Staff AOE | Divinity or Living Wood | Detonation Magic, Spell Volley, Frost Storm | Dragonkin | Graceful Mind |
| Ranged DPS | Dark Magic Bow | Tactical Support, Lightning Arrows, Frost Arrows | Dragonkin or Demons | Eagle Eye |
The melee setup gives you boss burst from Rage Slash, mobility from Step Slash, and survivability from Armor, while Original Sin and Eagle Eye handle resistance and damage conversion. Staff players benefit most from Spell Volley because it effectively turns Detonation Magic into a near-constant AOE threat. Ranged builds lean on Tactical Support for boss damage and Lightning Arrows for clearing groups, with Eagle Eye covering the resistance problem that often hurts bow users.
Tip: Skill rolls outweigh weapon tier in many cases. If a B-tier weapon drops with two S-tier skills, hold onto it until you find a better-rolled S-tier replacement rather than dropping it for a poorly rolled top-tier weapon.