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Weapons: Damage & How to Get Them

From your first axe to late-game finds like the Laser Cannon and Infernal Sword.

Melee and ranged weapons compared by damage, reach, and how you actually get them. Best Weapon · Best Axe · Laser Cannon

Weapon Articles

Laser Sword: Drops & Real Damage

Where the Laser Sword drops — Broken UFOs, Mothership UFOs and Alien Chests — its actual damage at full charge versus overheated.

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Raygun: Stats, Routes & Alien Class

The Raygun (Ray Gun) explained: 10 damage per shot and 15 on a headshot, 13 shots per Alien Tech bar, the 9.5-second overheat.

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Flamethrower: Worth 600 Diamonds?

The Flamethrower is Pyromaniac-only — 600 Diamonds, a short-range continuous flame, and meat that cooks itself. What it does, its three perks.

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Ice Sword: Drop Spots & Real DPS

Where the Ice Sword drops: Ice Chests in the Polar Bear Cave and the Ice Temple. Stats, the Frost slow effect, why its DPS ties the Morningstar.

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Infernal Crossbow: All 4 Routes

The Infernal Crossbow is the Volcanic Biome's S-tier ranged weapon: 55 damage plus burning, infinite ammo, and it cooks your food.

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Infernal Sword: Recipe & Stats

Every route to the Infernal Sword: Infernal Chests in the Volcanic Biome, the eight-sacrifice volcano ritual.

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Katana: Why Only Assassins Get It

The Katana is Assassin-exclusive — no chest, no recipe, no drop. Its real damage and swing rate, whether it is more than a Spear reskin.

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Kunai: The Knife That Never Reloads

The Kunai is the Assassin's throwing knife — the only ranged weapon in 99 Nights in the Forest that never reloads.

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Morningstar: Gold Chest Only

The Morningstar is Gold Chest only — 70 damage, 1s swing, and an explosion bar that hits everything nearby. Where to farm Gold Chests.

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Obsidiron Hammer: Meteor Event Melee

The Obsidiron Hammer is the Meteor-event melee — 70 damage, a 1-second swing and the Morningstar's explosion bar. How to trigger the Meteor Shower.

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Poison Spear: How to Get It & Stats

The Poison Spear is the Frog King's signature melee drop — 25 damage, a 0.5s swing and poison on every hit. How to get the 8 Frog Keys.

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Rifle: Every Source + Real Damage

Every way to get the Rifle: the Gunsmith Shed, Iron and Legendary Chests, and the Pelt Trader's third trade. Plus what it actually does for damage.

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Scythe: 3 Versions, Only 1 Permanent

Three scythes exist in 99 Nights in the Forest — the event Scythe, the Vampire Scythe and Happy's Scythe — and only one of them is permanent.

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Tactical Shotgun: Source & Stats

Where the Tactical Shotgun comes from (Ruby Chests in the Cultist Stronghold, or a Workshop recipe), its real stats (8 pellets.

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Trident: The Only Fishing Weapon

The Trident is the rarest weapon in 99 Nights in the Forest and the only one you catch by fishing — Bone Lakes only, campfire Level 6. The full route.

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Best Weapons: Tier List + Drop Spots

Which weapons are worth carrying: the consensus top tier across published tier lists, the only damage numbers anyone has published.

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Chainsaw: Recipe + Drop Location

The exact Chainsaw recipe, where it drops, and where each of its materials comes from. Plus how it compares to the Strong Axe.

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Laser Cannon: All Routes + Damage

Where the Laser Cannon drops, the exact Cyborg class cost, its 70 AoE damage and ~8-second recharge.

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Revolver: Every Source + Ammo

Every way to get a Revolver: the Ranger class, the Pelt Trader, chests and gun cabinets - plus where Revolver Ammo comes from.

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