All Weapon Types in Echoes of Aincrad

Echoes of Aincrad includes six weapon types. All six appear on the official Bandai Namco demo guide. This page lists them directly — no tier ranking, no best-weapon recommendation, no damage or speed comparisons.

The Six Weapon Types

• Sword and Shield
• Two-Handed Axe
• Dagger
• Rapier
• Two-Handed Sword
• Mace

The official source lists these six names without assigning roles, damage values, speed ratings, or tier positions to any of them. This page makes no such assignments either.

Weapon Exp and Sword Skills

Defeating enemies with a weapon type earns Weapon Exp and unlocks Sword Skills for that type. Up to three Sword Skills can be equipped at a time. Sword Skills are tied to the weapon type used to unlock them — the official source does not describe how Sword Skill pools change when switching weapons.

See the Weapons Guide for a broader overview of weapon mechanics, the EX-MOD Customisation page for how weapon fusion works, and the Growth Points page for how stats scale with weapon skills.

Weapon Switching

Weapons can be changed between quests while in the Town of Beginnings. The official source confirms this is possible but does not describe optimal timing, recommended pairings, or stat-dependent considerations for switching.

The demo caps Weapon Proficiency at level 3. See the Demo Guide for demo-specific progress limits.

Combat Actions

The official guide lists light, heavy, and special attacks, parries, and evasion as core weapon actions that consume Stamina or SP. The official source does not publish relative damage, speed, stamina cost, timing windows, or weapon-type variations for any of these actions.