Best Weapons and How to Get Them - Clover Time Wiki
Where every beta weapon comes from, which drops are worth farming and how weapon power interacts with your grimoire damage type.
Overview
Weapons provide the flat damage layer under your grimoire kit. This guide covers where each weapon type drops, how crafting competes with boss farming, and which upgrades actually shorten fights in the beta. Weapon power sits underneath everything your grimoire casts.
Best Weapons in Practice
This beginner-oriented run compares early weapons against gear earned from bosses, showing the damage difference on real mobs rather than in a stat screen. It is a quick way to judge whether an upgrade is worth farming.
Where Weapons Come From
Three routes supply weapons: boss drops, the crafting bench and the merchant's rotating stock. Boss drops have the highest ceiling, crafting fills gaps when RNG refuses to cooperate, and the merchant is only worth checking when you need something usable immediately.
Because damage type matters, compare a new weapon against the grimoire you actually cast with. A stronger weapon of the wrong type is often a downgrade. Confirm your damage type before committing materials.
Weapon Sources Compared
Each route has a different time cost. Boss drops take the longest but give the strongest results, while crafted and merchant-bought weapons serve as stepping stones you replace later. Boss drops set the ceiling for the beta.
| Route | Cost | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Boss drops | Level gate plus repeated clears | Best-in-slot damage |
| Crafting bench | Ore, bars and leather | Filling a gear gap quickly |
| Merchant stock | Gold | Cheap early upgrades |
| Chest rewards | Codes and boss clears | Surprise upgrades with no grind |
Upgrading Your Weapon Efficiently
Weapon progression is a balance between damage and the time it takes to farm a replacement. Run this order so you never stall your whole account waiting on a rare drop to appear. A solid baseline weapon keeps every route running meanwhile.
Most accounts gain more from a reliable crafted weapon plus outfit stat boosts than from chasing one rare boss drop. Crafted gear closes most of the gap for far less time.
Use the Merchant Early
Check rotating stock in Hage Village. A cheap gold purchase keeps you viable until boss gear arrives.
Craft a Baseline
Use ore, bars and leather to craft gear that matches your damage type rather than waiting on luck.
Farm Boss Drops in Rotation
Rotate between boss spawns so weapon drops arrive alongside chests and materials.
Match Damage Type
Compare the new weapon with your equipped grimoire type before switching, since mismatched damage lowers real output.
Stop at Good Enough
Once a boss clears comfortably, move to the next level gate instead of farming a marginally better weapon.
Weapon Priorities by Build
Different builds value different weapon traits. These three profiles cover the common playstyles in the beta right now.
Melee Builds
Raw damage plus health-boosting outfits let Anti-Magic and Chain players stay in range much longer.
Caster Builds
Spell scaling makes weapon damage matter almost as much as mana regeneration for ranged kits.
Tanky Farmers
Prioritise survivable gear over peak damage when farming mobs far above your level.
Weapon Grinding Mistakes
These decisions cost hours of farming for upgrades that barely change how a fight plays out. Chasing a 2% drop over other upgrades stalls an account.
- Farming a 2% boss weapon before your level gate is even met
- Switching to a higher-damage weapon of the wrong damage type
- Ignoring merchant stock while you wait on a rare drop
- Crafting heavy armour recipes before securing a baseline weapon
- Selling ore for gold instead of saving it for gear
When Weapons Stop Mattering
Past the mid-game weapon tier, the difference between two upgrades shrinks while the farming cost grows. That is the point to shift attention toward races, classes and grimoire rolls instead. Spend those hours on rolls and squad content.
Weapons still matter, but the largest gains come from finishing the rest of your build rather than squeezing out a few more points of damage. Diminishing returns are the clearest signal to move on.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon in Clover Time?
Boss-exclusive drops such as the Iron Scythe have the highest damage ceiling, but their low drop rates make crafted gear the practical mid-game choice.
Where do weapons drop?
Bosses drop weapon loot, the crafting bench produces craftable weapons and the Hage Village merchant sells rotating stock for gold.
Do weapons scale my spells?
Yes. Weapon damage feeds into your overall output, so upgrading a weapon improves every spell in your equipped grimoire kit.
Should I match weapon and grimoire damage types?
Ideally yes. A matched damage type maximises the value of both pieces of gear, while a mismatch can reduce real damage despite better stat numbers.
How rare are boss weapon drops?
Some sit as low as 2%, which is why players farm them passively while rotating bosses rather than targeting them directly.
Is crafted gear good enough for bosses?
For the early gates, yes. Crafted gear plus outfit stat boosts clears the level 20 to 25 bosses comfortably when paired with a decent grimoire.
When should I stop upgrading weapons?
Once your current weapon clears level-gated bosses without trouble, move on to levels and grimoire rolls instead of farming marginal upgrades.