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[[File:Excalibur.jpg|Right|225px|thumb|Excalibur, one of PSO's many weapons]]
[[File:Excalibur.jpg|Right|225px|thumb|Excalibur, one of PSO's many weapons]]


All weapons do damage based off the ATP stat regardless of their type (melee, ranged or technique), but many weapons also boost MST to improve the power of techniques, or increase the power of up to 3 specific techniques. In order to equip certain weapons, players must meet the stat requirement for the weapon, which is either ATP, ATA or MST.
All weapons do damage based off the ATP stat regardless of their type (melee, ranged, or technique), but many weapons also boost MST to improve the power of techniques, or increase the power of up to 3 specific techniques. In order to equip certain weapons, players must meet the stat requirement for the weapon, which is either ATP, ATA or MST.


<h2>Weapon Types</h2>
<h2>Weapon Types</h2>
There are 18 types of weapons in ''Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst'', split into 3 categories of weapons: Melee, ranged or technique. In general, Hunters can equip all the melee weapons, Rangers can equip all the ranged weapons and Forces can equip all the technique weapons, but many weapon types can be worn by other classes, and certain weapons can only be equipped by specific classes (such as HUcast or RAmarl).
There are 18 types of weapons in ''Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst'', split into 3 categories of weapons: melee, ranged, and technique. In general, Hunters can equip all the melee weapons, Rangers can equip all the ranged weapons and Forces can equip all the technique weapons, but many weapon types can be worn by other classes, and certain weapons can only be equipped by specific classes (such as HUcast or RAmarl).


For weapon types that can be equipped by multiple classes, usually off-classes (e.g. Hunters and Handguns) can equip lower tier weaponry, whereas the higher tier weaponry is usually restricted to the class the weapon type is designed for. For example, [[Heaven Striker]] can only be equipped by Rangers, despite handguns being equippable by all.
For weapon types that can be equipped by multiple classes, usually off-classes (e.g. Hunters and Handguns) can equip lower tier weaponry, whereas the higher tier weaponry is usually restricted to the class the weapon type is designed for. For example, [[Heaven Striker]] can only be equipped by Rangers, despite handguns being equippable by all.
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: '''1.''' Launchers that fire only one explosive shot are informally known as Bazookas.
: '''1.''' Launchers that fire only one explosive shot are informally known as Bazookas.
<h3>ES Weapons</h3>
<h3>ES Weapons</h3>
: ''Main Article: [[ES Weapons]]''
: ''Main article: [[ES Weapons]]''
ES weapons, informally known as ''S-Rank Weapons'' or ''S-Ranks'', are a special category of weapon which encompass all the weapon types and a few extras, such as the Needle. They have the visual of a basic weapon with a brown photon. Unlike regular weapons, they have a few unique properties:
ES weapons, informally known as ''S-Rank Weapons'' or ''S-Ranks'', are a special category of weapon which encompass all the weapon types and a few extras, such as the Needle. They have the visual of a basic weapon with a brown photon. Unlike regular weapons, they have a few unique properties:
* Custom 8-character name (A-Z only)
* Custom 8-character name (A-Z only)
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They are obtained after the completion of [[Challenge Mode]] with an S-Rank rating, the choice of weapon depending on the episode cleared.
They are obtained after the completion of [[Challenge Mode]] with an S-Rank rating, the choice of weapon depending on the episode cleared.
<h3>Type-M Weapons</h3>
<h3>Type-M Weapons</h3>
: ''Main Article [[Type-M Weapons]]''
: ''Main article: [[Type-M Weapons]]''
Type-M Weapons are a special type of weapon introduced in ''Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst''. They have the appearance of the normal weapon with a white photon, however many Type-M weapons have different animations to what is expected of them. For example, the weapon [[TypeDS/Rod]] is a Double Saber with a Rod model.
Type-M Weapons are a special type of weapon introduced in ''Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst''. They have the appearance of the normal weapon with a white photon, but many Type-M weapons have different animations than what is expected of them. For example, the weapon [[TypeDS/Rod]] uses a Double Saber animation with a Rod model.


There are 6 special Type-M weapons on ''Ephinea'' available only from events that come with hit and a special:
There are 6 special Type-M weapons on ''Ephinea'' available only from events that come with hit and a special:

Revision as of 05:26, 9 July 2017

Left Weapons are basic equipment that is used to deal damage or inflict status effects on the various enemies of Ragol.

File:Excalibur.jpg
Excalibur, one of PSO's many weapons

All weapons do damage based off the ATP stat regardless of their type (melee, ranged, or technique), but many weapons also boost MST to improve the power of techniques, or increase the power of up to 3 specific techniques. In order to equip certain weapons, players must meet the stat requirement for the weapon, which is either ATP, ATA or MST.

Weapon Types

There are 18 types of weapons in Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst, split into 3 categories of weapons: melee, ranged, and technique. In general, Hunters can equip all the melee weapons, Rangers can equip all the ranged weapons and Forces can equip all the technique weapons, but many weapon types can be worn by other classes, and certain weapons can only be equipped by specific classes (such as HUcast or RAmarl).

For weapon types that can be equipped by multiple classes, usually off-classes (e.g. Hunters and Handguns) can equip lower tier weaponry, whereas the higher tier weaponry is usually restricted to the class the weapon type is designed for. For example, Heaven Striker can only be equipped by Rangers, despite handguns being equippable by all.

Category Type Classes
Melee
Sabers HU RA FO
Swords HU RA FO
Daggers HU RA FO
Partisans HU RA FO
Slicers HU RA FO
Double Sabers HU RA FO
Claws HU RA FO
Katanas HU RA FO
Twin Swords HU RA FO
Fists HU RA FO
Ranged Handguns HU RA FO
Rifles HU RA FO
Mechguns HU RA FO
Shots HU RA FO
Launchers1 HU RA FO
Technique Canes HU RA FO
Rods HU RA FO
Wands HU RA FO
1. Launchers that fire only one explosive shot are informally known as Bazookas.

ES Weapons

Main article: ES Weapons

ES weapons, informally known as S-Rank Weapons or S-Ranks, are a special category of weapon which encompass all the weapon types and a few extras, such as the Needle. They have the visual of a basic weapon with a brown photon. Unlike regular weapons, they have a few unique properties:

  • Custom 8-character name (A-Z only)
  • Cannot have any attributes
  • Can have a custom special applied, which has no reduction regardless of weapon type.

They are obtained after the completion of Challenge Mode with an S-Rank rating, the choice of weapon depending on the episode cleared.

Type-M Weapons

Main article: Type-M Weapons

Type-M Weapons are a special type of weapon introduced in Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst. They have the appearance of the normal weapon with a white photon, but many Type-M weapons have different animations than what is expected of them. For example, the weapon TypeDS/Rod uses a Double Saber animation with a Rod model.

There are 6 special Type-M weapons on Ephinea available only from events that come with hit and a special:

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