Castle Crashers - XBLA/Weapons

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Weapon Selection

During the game, you will come across new and exotic weapons. However, during gameplay, you will not be able to see any given weapon's stats. This means you will have no idea what bonuses and subtractions a weapon may be effecting you with. The best thing to do is to simply pick up the weapon when it appears for the first time to unlock in at the Blacksmith's, then pick up the previous "trusty" weapon you started the level with. Once you have completed the level, head to the Weapon's Frog at the Blacksmith's and inside you'll be able to check and compare a weapon's stats with others...if you don't have the handy table below at your services.

Selecting the proper weapon is more about play style than anything else but some general rules apply across the board. A weapon with any more than a total of "-2" stats should be left in the frog. There's no reason to subtract more than 2 stat points. Think about what kind of player are you. Almost any player of Castle Crashers can use bonuses to their overall strength however. This should be to main priority, beefing up your attack strength. Anything over 3 to your strength is a great addition. However, if you tend to favor the use of magic, look for a weapon with a strong bonus to magic.

Making the proper weapon choice can be daunting, but keep these things in mind. Go into a level with a weapon you know the stats of and only pick up and immediately drop new weapons as to not play through the end of the level with unknown disadvantages. Check new weapons in the Weapon's Frog (or the chart below) before storming through a level with it in hand. Don't go over a total of "-2" stats when selecting a weapon.

Weapon's List

This table is organized in the same manner the Weapons Frog is. If you find a gap, it's because the weapon has not yet been found. Please share your knowledge.
Names where available were taken from the Castle Crashers website.

Name	Pic	Level	Strength	Magic	Defense	Agility	Chance	Acquiring
Skinny Sword		1	-1	0	0	+1	N/A	Purchase from Shop in the Castle Keep level. Play as Grey Knight.
Thin Sword		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Available at start. Green Knight's default weapon.
Thick Sword		15	+2	-1	+5	0	N/A	Purchase at the Swamp Village Store for 445 gold.
Pumpkin Peeler		10	+3	-2	+2	0	N/A	Buried under an "X" on the Desert Chase level, it's located by the snake wrapped bird statue, in the darker sand towards the bottom of the screen.
Black Knight's Sword		15	+1	-1	+3	0	Critical Strike	During the Full Moon level, it's located inside the first hut where you fight the wave of Black knights.
Meat Cleaver		15	+5	-2	0	+2	N/A	Purchase at the Snow Store for 575 gold.
Claymore		5	0	-1	+2	0	N/A	At the beginning of the Industrial Castle level, behind a bush to the top side of the screen.
Carrot		5	-1	-2	+3	0	N/A	Under an "X" on the second screen of the Home Castle level.
Thief Sword		5	-1	0	0	+2	N/A	Random Thief drop. Also starting weapon for Thief character.
Holy Sword		15	0	+4	+1	0	N/A	It's in the Marsh. When the little green dude sticks his head out of the door, then attacks, the X" is behind the houses, in the middle. You'll have to just walk and try to get with in the middle of the houses and jump or prees a bummper to show your icon till you see that your in the middel. You then just dig and you should get it. If you don't then just move to either over alittle bit and dig again. You should see the "B" to dig just barely. You can't see the "X".
Two-Pronged Sword		20	+3	0	+3	0	Critical	Found be defeating random Brute, or simply by unlocking and playing as the Brute.
Hooked Sword		10	0	+3	+1	-1	N/A	Industrial Castle - towards the beginning after first big machine, dig the "X".
Buster Sword		15	0	+3	+3	-1	N/A	Dropped after defeating Medusa in Medusa's Lair.
Saracen Sword		10	+1	0	+3	0	N/A	Dropped on the Sand Castle Roof by the Saracens. You can also dig it up under an "X" near the beginning of the Desert. It's in a darker area of sand, you'll see it.
Spiked Sword		15	0	+1	+2	+2	N/A	Industrial Castle - After you kill the boss, DO NOT grab telescope, instead have cardinal with you and go in the area the boss walked out from (north of telescope).
Square Edged Buster		15	0	-1	+4	+2	N/A	In Medusa's Lair, dig between the two sets of stairs (the "X")
Rapier		10	+1	+1	0	+1	N/A	Random Fencing Knight drop (Industrial Castle). If you are having trouble, take Monkeyface with you and simply enter the level, beat the first four guys, then leave and reenter and repeat until one of those four gives you this Rapier.
Barbarian Axe		1	0	-1	-1	0	Critical Strike	Random Barbarian drop.
Pitchfork		1	+1	0	0	-1	N/A	Stuck in hay in the Home Castle level (top of screen at the beginning after the stairs).
Curved Sword		15	+2	+3	-1	0	N/A	In the Sand Castle Interior, near the end of the level on the roof (after about 3 archer waves) is an "X" next to a spiral pillar, dig here.
Key Sword		15	-1	+3	0	+3	N/A	Use the Cardinal on the Full Moon level and it will retrieve it for you from the second shack on the mountain.
Bonesaw		10	-1	+1	+3	0	N/A	Wedding Crash - Just after the tables the with turkey leg and cookie, dig up the "X"
Rubber Handled Sword		10	+2	-2	0	+3	N/A	Xbox Live Game weapon trade
Mace		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Available at start. Red Knight's default weapon.
Wooden Club		20	+5	0	+5	-5	Critical Strike	Random Eskimo drop. Also a random drop from the bears on Tall grass Field
Metal Club		20	0	-2	+6	0	Critical Strike	Play as Gear Knight or pick up in industrial castle.
Spiked Club		10	+1	0	+1	+1	N/A	After the first batch of Bees on the Flowery Field level, keep an eye out for an "X" by the two giant red roses, hard to see in the middle of the screen, take Pazzo if you have difficulty.
The Fish		5	+2	-1	0	0	N/A	Right before you climb the ladder up the mountain, use a sandwich and lift the boulder out of the cave to the left of the ladder - in Tall Grass Fields.
Wrapped Club		1	-1	+1	+1	0	N/A	Hidden behind a fallen pillar above the destructible door at the end of the Thieves' Forest level.
Black Mace		20	-2	0	+3	+6	N/A	Dropped by the Skeletons on the Marsh level.
Black Oar		10	+5	0	0	-2	N/A	Purchase at the Volcano Store for 340 gold.
Druidic Club		20	0	+5	-2	+3	Critical Strike	Random Druidic Knight drop one in the Marsh level. Monkeyface will increase your chances of finding one.
Rat Beating Bat		10	+2	0	+1	0	N/A	Dropped by random Beekeeper in the Flowery Field level. Monkeyface will increase your chances of finding one. Or, unlock the Beekeeper character.
Spiked Mace		20	-3	+6	+1	0	Critical Strike	The green knights on The Marsh will sometimes drop this.
Iron Maul		1	+2	0	0	-1	N/A	In a chest in the forest levels.
Leaf		5	-1	+3	-1	0	N/A	After the archer thiefs attack you in the middle of the level, look for an X by a tree at the top of the screen in the Forest Entrance level.
Black Machete		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Available at start. Blue Knight's default weapon.
Magic Wand		10	0	+1	-1	+3	N/A	Purchase at the Church Store for 415 gold.
Brown Branch		1	-1	+2	-1	0	N/A	Purchase at the Thieves' Store for 65 gold.
Green Branch		1	-1	0	-1	+2	N/A	Found in chest before in Thieves' Forest before the end.
Lightsaber		10	0	0	0	+1	Lightning Damage	Random Conehead Knight drop. Play as Conehead Knight.
Wooden Cane		10	0	+4	-1	0	N/A	Purchase at the Church Store for 390 gold.
Spoon		1	0	-1	0	+2	N/A	Play as Peasant.
Skeleton Leg		15	-2	0	0	+5	Critical Strike	Bring Pazzo to the Snow Store and he will start licking a spot where you can dig up this weapon.
Alien Laser Lance		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	At the beginning of the game play as alien and make sure that you dont have the pitchfork and take the pitch fork as the alien and take the laser lance!
Spear		15	+5	+2	0	-3	N/A	Take Monkeyface and head to Snow World, eskimos sometimes drop the spear. *NOTE* Previous description was for the Harpoon on Medusa's Lair. Also, play as eskimo.
Lance		15	+4	0	+2	-2	N/A	Purchase at the Snow Store for 600 gold.
Sai		20	0	0	-2	+6	Critical Strike	Sometimes dropped by the Ninjas on the Pirate Ship, otherwise simply play as the Ninja.
Unicorn Horn		15	-3	+6	+1	0	N/A	go to the Paintings boss in the final castle, kill him when a Unicorn is on-screen and he will drop this.
Meat Slab		20	+4	-2	0	+4	N/A	Located on a recessed frozen shelf in the second room of the Ice Castle level.
Sausage		10	+1	+1	0	NA	Critical Strike	During the Desert Chase level when you're chasing the Saracen on Camel, you should come across an "X" which is located after the first quicksand pools. The "X" can be seen in the shade beneath a large background rock
Happy Lobster		5	-1	0	0	+1	Critical Strike	Under an "X" at the starting beach of the Tall Grass Field level.
Umber-ella		5	-2	0	+3	0	N/A	Under an "X" at the Bear Boss fight of the Tall Grass Field level.
Axe		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	Available at start. Orange Knight's default weapon.
Obsidian Blade		20	0	+2	+7	0	N/A	Defeat the third boss in the Wizard Castle, The Flying Knight
Ice Sword		20	0	0	0	0	Ice Damage	Take Pazzo (dog, bought from snow store) to the Ice Castle level (second floor), the first time you see him Pazzo will sniff an area, dig here.
Candle Stick		15	-1	+1	0	0	Fire Damage	In The Marsh - After you defeat skeletons and walk past the houses, dig the "X" on the ground.
War Hammer		15	+1	0	0	0	Critical Strike	After you get past the hut in The Marsh, there is a series of gravestones. Break the top left most gravestone after the hut (slightly behind a hill of grass).
Fishing Pole		1	-1	-1	-1	0	N/A	Take the cardinal (red bird) into The Marsh. You'll get it in the section after where the flying knight comes in (the bird will bring it to you).
Wrench		5	+1	-1	0	0	Critical Strike	Behind the Knight fixing the Catapault, next to the tent, and directly after the beach. Tall Grass Field level.
Harpoon		15	-2	0	0	+4	Critical Strike	Shortly after the first staircase on Medusa's Lair, and past the first stream. Break the fish statue at the bottom of the screen for the harpoon. Also a Peasent drop.
Glowing Rod		20	-4	+5	+5	0	Critical Strike	The wizard mages in the Wizard Castle stage will sometimes drop these, may take a few tries.
Chicken		5	0	+2	-1	+1	N/A	"X" under the first set of houses in Snow World.
Flaming Wolfblade		20	+2	+2	0	+2	Fire Damage	Defeat Final Boss, be sure to grab from his body quickly.
Chainsaw	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	This is a DLC weapon. Confirmed by the Castle Crashers DevBlog. [1]
Kings Sceptre	?	20	+3	+2	+3	?	?	In insane mode, go to the flowery field and let the bees kill the king and pick up the scepter
Lollipop	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Nothing is known about this weapon

Here is a video overview of MOST of the Castle Crashers weapons: