Official mediaWeapons: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Infernal Sword: Recipe & Stats
Every route to the Infernal Sword: Infernal Chests in the Volcanic Biome, the eight-sacrifice volcano ritual.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Laser Cannon: All Routes + Damage
Where the Laser Cannon drops, the exact Cyborg class cost, its 70 AoE damage and ~8-second recharge.
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.