Weapons

**Weapons** are generally tools and objects used for combat or hunting purposes. The world of *Diary of Steve the Noob* features many weapons, each with advantages and disadvantages.

## General Weapons

### Melee Weapons

#### Dagger

A dagger is a close-range weapon that can conduct quick and deadly blows. It is generally used by rogues and thieves. These daggers can also be thrown or used as a climbing tool.

* **Assassin Dagger** - A variant specifically designed for assassins' use. A pair of daggers can be used in tandem with their deadly assassination abilities to deal high amounts of damage.

#### Swords

A sword is a stabbing as well as slashing weapon, good for dishing out damage. It is generally used by warriors and their branching classes. It comes in many materials, ranging from wood to diamond. Wooden swords are also known as playing sticks for villager children.

* **Lloyd's Gift -** An iron sword owned by Lloyd that was given as a gift to Steve, but was destroyed when battling the magma cube boss.
* **Katana** - A uniquely bladed sword, good as a stabbing and thrusting weapon. It is used exclusively by samurai and shoguns. A katana blueprint was owned by Dr. Z's brother, Orion, which was passed on to the Fortress.
* **Ninja Sword -** A thin, lightweight blade. It is primarily used by ninjas and nightwings. As the blade is compact and light, it does not impede the movements of a ninja.

#### Shields

A shield is used to block attacks from enemies. It is generally used by knights and paladins as they are mainly focused on defense. The shield can also be used offensively with the **Shield Boomerang** ability.

#### Hammers

A hammer is a blunt heavy weapon. It is generally used by gladiators and berserkers to make use of their superior strength. They are great at stunning, smashing and knocking back opponents. However, they are slow and cumbersome.

* **Bone Basher** - Steve's first hammer, crudely created by Bob. As a warrior, Steve found it extremely heavy, It was used as a surprise against the Skeleton King, and was used further until it was destroyed by the Zombie Pigman Boss.
* **Diamond Destroyer** - Steve's second hammer, created by Bob out of diamonds, It was even heavier than the Bone Basher.
* **Dragon Ender** - Steve's third hammer, created by Bob.

#### Knuckles

Knuckles are weapons worn on the wrist and used for hand-to-hand combat. It is generally used by fighters and monks as it fits their skill set.

#### Scythes

Scythes are weapons that look like a hoe, but can be extremely deadly, especially when in the hands of the Skeleton King.

### Ranged Weapons

#### Shurikens

Shurikens are basic throwing weapons. They are generally used by ninjas and nightwings. They are small metallic discs with sharp points that can be thrown from a distance.

#### Bows and arrows

A bow and arrow is a ranged weapon used by the archers and their subclasses, which fires shafted projectiles at enemies and can be used for hunting. Depending on the class, the arrows shot can gain numerous effects and properties.

* **Longbow** - A ranged weapon generally used by snipers, they can deal intense damage from far away.
* **Crossbow** - A ranged weapon more mechanized in nature used solely by the marksmen, it has three toggle modes for different situations.

### Dragon Equipment

*Main Article: Dragon Equipment*

The dragon equipment are weapons and armour created by Tyler and Bob.