Sephiria Weapons – Complete List, Unlock Guide & Upgrade Trees

Sephiria features a growing arsenal of weapons, each with its own combo patterns, damage coefficients, and upgrade trees. As of March 26, 2026, the game includes 6 weapon types: standard sword and shield, steel greatsword, dagger, large crossbow, saber (도), and pole. The staff was added later with Chapter 5. Every weapon can be reinforced up to two times, with the second stage building on the first. This guide covers all confirmed weapon types, how to unlock them, and their upgrade paths.

Weapon Overview

Each weapon in Sephiria has distinct characteristics that shape your playstyle:

Damage coefficients vary by weapon and by attack type. For example, the sword and shield uses a cycle of 100%–100%–170% physical damage per normal attack combo. The greatsword's normal attacks hit for 175% each, while its special Whirlwind can deal up to 400% damage.

Artifact activation coefficients also differ per weapon. The greatsword has a 150% coefficient, while the dagger sits lower at 68.75%. Certain weapon enhancements modify these values.

Weapon Upgrade System

Every weapon in Sephiria can be enhanced twice. The second enhancement is an extension of the first, meaning you must choose your first upgrade carefully.

Key rules:

• First enhancement changes the weapon's base behavior or adds a passive effect.
• Second enhancement builds on the first, often changing special attacks or adding new mechanics.
• Some enhancement trees are attribute-specific (fire, ice, lightning) and only work with matching builds.
• Certain artifacts are weapon-specific and only appear while holding that weapon type.

Removed Enhancements

Two enhancement trees have been disabled by the developers:

• Minimalism (greatsword tree) – disabled in patch 0.9.6
• Safe Start (dagger tree) – disabled in patch 0.10.6

These trees are no longer obtainable in current versions of the game.

How to Obtain Weapons

Starting Weapons

The standard sword and shield is provided as the default weapon. Other weapon types become available through progression and in-game unlocks.

Unlocking the Staff (Chapter 5)

The staff was added with Chapter 5 and requires a specific unlock process:

1. Complete Chapter 5 and ensure the game is updated to the latest patch.
2. Go to the Destiny Inscription Key – the central hub for unlocks.
3. Scroll about halfway to the left and find Graceful Weapon Training.
4. Purchase it for 10 Sapphire.
5. This unlocks training with Morrow in the starting zone.
6. Use the Recall to return to the Place of Relocation (the original starting area).
7. Go to the bottom right where all weapons are displayed.
8. Talk to Morrow, then enter the Staff Training Ground.
9. Complete the training (about 2 minutes).
10. The staff will now appear alongside the other weapons.

The staff's starting tree includes options for lightning, cold, fire, attack speed with dash count, max MP for blocking, and extend staff.

Weapon Breakdown

Sword & Shield

The standard weapon with balanced damage and guard capability. Perfect guards reduce MP consumption for guarding and the next sweep attack.

Notable enhancements:

• Protection – reduces MP cost of guarding by 50%
• One Workshop – +15% attack speed, auto-guards during normal attacks
• Small Destruction – +40% special attack damage
• Rapier – dash attacks disabled, normal attacks become dash attacks
• Magic Wand – weapon attacks become magic missiles
• Frost Shard – +5 ice attribute damage
• Conductor – +5 lightning damage
• Incendium – +5 fire attribute damage (added patch 0.11.0)

Steel Greatsword

A heavy weapon focused on one-hit damage with the highest attack range and stiffness. Has no defensive mechanics, requiring careful positioning.

Notable enhancements:

• Hypersensitivity – +20% special attack damage, +50% charge rate
• Gathering Shadows – +100% vortex charge time but +20% normal attack damage
• Burnt Fire Forged Sword – additional fire damage equal to 30% of weapon damage
• Bone Device Sword – special attack becomes Reassembly buff
• Chilled Sword – additional ice damage equal to 30% of weapon damage
• Crimson Thorn – applies Wound Aggravation debuff
• Lightning Greatsword "E2G" – additional lightning damage equal to 30%

Dagger

The fastest weapon with parry mechanics. Five-hit combos with low stiffness. Parry has a wide timing window compared to sword and shield guards.

Notable enhancements:

• Crossing the Threshold – dash attacks grant +20% normal and +30% dash attack damage
• Dry Wind – +20% Fury damage
• Flame Dagger – parry becomes Dagger Throw
• Lightning Dagger – additional lightning damage equal to 20% of weapon damage
• Cotton Leg – weapon attacks become thrown shuriken
• Jade Remnant – parry disabled, gain Immersion every 2.8 seconds
• Academy Magic Sword – parry costs 0 MP and restores 22% MP on success (added patch 0.10.6)

Large Crossbow

Ranged weapon added in patch 0.7.35. Uses a magazine system with 10 arrows base capacity. Arrows pierce up to 2 enemies. Movement speed reduced by 40% while attacking.

Base stats:

Notable enhancements:

• Reloader – normal attack damage reduced 45%, special becomes Advanced Reload
• Shot Barrier – normal attack becomes Gunpowder Bomb, +80% damage
• Special Bolt Enhancement – wider special arrow range, +30% damage
• Flame Mine – weapon damage converted to fire attribute
• Unstable Lightning Mark – 40% chance to fire Lightning Arrow
• Frost Shroud – special becomes buff that converts damage to ice attribute
• Kagumede – applies Poisoning debuff
• M-9199 – penetrating normal attacks, +15% damage (added patch 0.10.14)

Saber (Do)

Weapon with stance-switching mechanics (lead and strike). Short invincibility when switching stances. Dash attacks are quick with short recovery.

Notable enhancements:

• Attitude 'Onohara' – +15% attack speed, special scales with attack speed
• Helbanus – additional fire damage equal to 30% of weapon damage
• Geomchamdo: Cheon Gwang-sak – normal attacks build Geomcham gauge
• Waiting Cheonghui Sword – magic build, consumes Geomcham for +20% magic book damage
• Library Spirit Seal Research Society Type 1 – +40% dash attack damage, spirit dash attacks
• Winter Blacksmith's Study – lead becomes tackle, +3 ice attribute damage
• Lightning Bronte – weapon damage converted to lightning attribute (added patch 0.9.8)
• Cutlassfish – normal attack damage scales with defense

Pole

Added in patch 0.11. A defensive weapon with counterattack mechanics. Guards 220 degrees while casting special attacks.

MP costs:

Notable enhancements:

• Fire Club – normal attack becomes spinning Hwagon
• Cheolgon Shin – weapon attacks grant rod extension buff
• Starlight in the Distance – +20% counterattack damage
• Assault Spear Georoid – spear strike attacks, new dash attack
• Rod of Embers – weapon damage converted to fire attribute
• Baeksang's Pole – weapon damage converted to ice attribute
• Thunderbolt's Baton – weapon damage converted to lightning attribute

Staff

Unlocked with Chapter 5. The staff features a large starting tree with options for:

• Lightning damage tree
• Cold damage tree
• Fire tree
• Attack speed with dash count
• Max MP for blocking
• Extend staff ability

The staff supports defensive builds and grimoire combinations, offering significant variety for magic-focused playstyles.

Uses and Build Synergies

Each weapon type supports multiple build archetypes:

• Guard builds – Sword & Shield with Protection or Incendium enhancements
• Dash attack builds – Rapier, Crossing the Threshold, Library Spirit Seal Research Society
• Normal attack builds – Amnesty, Short Self-Reproach, Geomchamdo: Pamu
• Special attack builds – Small Destruction, Hypersensitivity, Attitude 'Onohara'
• Magic builds – Magic Wand, Waiting Cheonghui Sword, Academy Magic Sword
• Companion builds – Rajaron, Darkness, Form of Karim
• Attribute builds – Fire, Ice, and Lightning variants exist for most weapon types
• Debuff builds – Crimson Thorn, Kagumede, Heretic Questioner
• Dark Cloud builds – Superconductor, Lightning Sword "E3G", Cloud Catcher

Version History

Related Pages

• Sephiria Blade
• Sephiria Crossbow
• Sephiria Dagger
• Sephiria Ice Bolt

Sources

• Sephyria/Weapon Enhancement – Namu Wiki
• Sephiria – How to Unlock New Staff Weapon (YouTube)

Note: The Namu Wiki source uses the spelling "Sephyria," while the YouTube source and Steam listing use "Sephiria." Both refer to the same game.