Maximizing Your Weapon Damage

This page illustrates how players of different means can maximize the damage they do in weapon combat, following the guidelines in Dressing For Success.

Note that since the elemental powder potions (phial of coldness, phial of hotness, phial of sleaziness, phial of spookiness, and phial of stench) convert all damage to the corresponding element and are fairly cheap, and elemental damage is not absorbed so long as the monster is not aligned with the chosen element, the equipment choices below were made according to total bonus damage over all elements, plus the physical bonus.

A listing of weapon damage modifiers can be found at Bonus Weapon Damage. Since weapon damage is largely dependent on Muscle, readers may also be interested in Muscle Modifiers and Maximizing Your Muscle.

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Legend
Ultra rares and Raffle House/Radio prizes	Tradable and still obtainable, but rare
Semi-rares and war hero drops
Mr. Store/KoL Con accessible derivatives	Tradable (directly or ingredients or zone access consumable), unlimited generation to those who own source, source no longer obtainable
Mr. Store/KoL Con items and inaccessible derivatives	Tradable, but no longer obtainable
Other limited time content
Clan Dungeon non-tradables	Untradable, but still obtainable
Other non-tradables
Non-tradables from past holidays and world events	Untradable, and no longer obtainable
*	Single-equip restriction, or two-handed/three-handed weapon
^	Equipment disappears at the end of the day or the equipment (or its associated enchantment) has a limited duration

Hat	Back Item	Shirt	Pants
Boris's Helm 50% Lens of Violence 30% foam commodore's hat 25% warbear plain helm 25% Mer-kin headguard 20% ganger bandana 15% hangman's hood 50 wolfskull mask 50 Spooky Damage Frosty's old silk hat 30 Cold Damage (Seal Clubbers only) Water-polo cap 30 sinister demon mask 25 Spooky Damage bonedanna 20 grungy bandana 10 Stench Damage 10 Sleaze Damage All-Hallow's Steve's fright wig 20 Sleaze Damage longhaired hippy wig 20 Stench Damage stone baseball cap 15	sea mantle 150% (underwater only) cod cape 25 Stench Damage wings of fire 25 Hot Damage giant gym membership card 15 Rain-Doh red wings 11 Hot Damage	psycho sweater 20% Ultracolor™ shirt active effects *5 Prismatic Hodgman's disgusting technicolor overcoat 75 Prismatic astral shirt 15 Prismatic clownskin harness 2 Spooky Damage 2 Sleaze Damage	astral trousers 50% Great Wolf's beastly trousers 50% Greatest American Pants 50% Jodhpurs of Violence 30% warbear battle greaves 25% transparent pants 60 Sleaze Damage Unkillable Skeleton's shinguards 50 Sleaze Damage (Turtle Tamers only) Warms-Your-Tush 50 Hot Damage (Disco Bandits only) zombie mariachi pants 50 Stench Damage (Accordion Thieves only) BRAINS shorts 40 Sleaze Damage Danglin' Chad's loincloth 25 Sleaze Damage boneana hammock 20 Sleaze Damage honeybritches 15 liar's pants 10 Hot Damage Whoompa Fur Pants 10 Stench Damage
Mainhand	Offhand	Accessory	Familiar equipment
Ginsu™* 100% Meatcleaver* 100% Stick-Knife of Loathing 100% Pigsticker of Violence 60% Great Wolf's right paw 50% WDmg 50 WDmg (Seal Clubbers only) giant turkey leg* 50% haiku katana 50% sugar shank 50% sugar shillelagh* 50% sugar shotgun 50% Truthsayer 40% right bear arm 30% Zombo's shoulder blade* 30% villainous scythe* 30% lawn dart 20% Meat Tenderizer is Murder 20% Underworld truncheon* 20% fish scimitar 10% tin foil 10% fire axe* 200 Cold Damage fire hose* 200 Cold Damage halibut* 100 Stench Damage 100 Sleaze Damage scratch 'n' sniff sword with 3 rock band stickers 60 Frosty's arm 30 WDmg 30 Cold Damage slime-covered shovel* 60 Frosty's snowball sack 50 Cold Damage hothammer 50 Hot Damage old dry bone 50 Spooky Damage White Dragon Fang 45 Prismatic bag of unfinished business* 40 Stench Damage Mer-kin hookspear 40 stinky cheese sword 1-33 Stench Damage Brimstone Bludgeon 30 crazy bastard sword 30 groping claw 30 Spooky Damage inflatable baseball bat* 5-30 mafia violin case 30 Mayor Ghost's gavel 30 Mer-kin digpick* 30 palm-frond whip 30 candy knuckles 25 club of the five seasons 25 Prismatic rainbow crossbow 25 Prismatic astral bludgeon* 20 astral mace 20 brand new key 20 clock-cleaning hammer 20 immense cyborg hand 5 WDmg 15 Prismatic Loathing Legion flamethrower* 20 Hot Damage Meteoid ice beam 20 Cold Damage stainless steel shillelagh 20 vibrating cyborg knife 20 batblade 15 blunt icepick 15 Cold Damage hammerus 15 Spooky Damage obsidian dagger 15 Prismatic Sword of Dark Omens 15 Prismatic tin drum* 15 Prismatic	Stick-Knife of Loathing 100% Pigsticker of Violence 60% haiku katana 50% sugar shank 50% sugar shotgun 50% Truthsayer 40% Brand of Violence 30% Shield of Icy Fate 25% brass dorsal fin 20% lawn dart 20% Meat Tenderizer is Murder 20% fish scimitar 10% tin foil 10% 17-ball 100 Prismatic deck of lewd playing cards 69 Sleaze Damage Frosty's arm 30 WDmg 30 Cold Damage Great Wolf's left paw 50 Prismatic (Seal Clubbers only) Grisly shield 50 hothammer 50 Hot Damage old dry bone 50 Spooky Damage White Dragon Fang 45 Prismatic Mer-kin hookspear 40 tailbone shield 40 Stench Damage stinky cheese sword 1-33 Stench Damage Brimstone Bludgeon 30 crazy bastard sword 30 groping claw 30 Spooky Damage mafia violin case 30 Mayor Ghost's gavel 30 palm-frond whip 30 candy knuckles 25 club of the five seasons 25 Prismatic Dungeon Fist gauntlet 25 rainbow crossbow 25 Prismatic astral mace 20 brand new key 20 clock-cleaning hammer 20 immense cyborg hand 5 WDmg 15 Prismatic Meteoid ice beam 20 Cold Damage Ol' Scratch's stove door 20 Hot Damage Oscus's garbage can lid 20 Stench Damage sealskin drum 20 (Seal Clubbers only) stainless steel shillelagh 20 vibrating cyborg knife 20 batblade 15 blunt icepick 15 Cold Damage hammerus 15 Spooky Damage Operation Patriot Shield 15 (Seal Clubbers only) obsidian dagger 15 Prismatic Sword of Dark Omens 15 Prismatic sawblade shield 11	skeletal scabbard* damage dealt by swords *2 Ass-Stompers of Violence* 30% Novelty Belt Buckle of Violence* 30% warbear laser bowtie* 25% power sock* 20% tiny die-cast Swiss hen 10% vinyl boots* 10% Duskwalker fangs 5% rainbow pearl ring* 200 Prismatic old ball and chain* 100 Cold Damage warm fur 60 Hot Damage malevolent medallion* 50 Prismatic tiny plastic four-shadowed mime* 50 Spooky Damage fossilized necklace* 0-15 WDmg 0-15 Hot Damage 0-15 Spooky Damage Ice-Cold Beer Ring* 40 Cold Damage Mudflap-Girl Ring* 40 Sleaze Damage Ring of Fire* 40 Hot Damage Ring of the Sewer Snake* 40 Stench Damage The Ring* 40 Spooky Damage amber aviator shades* 30 Sleaze Damage red-hot medallion* 30 Hot Damage Water-polo mitt* 30 cyborg stompin' boot* 20 pacifier necklace* 20 Sleaze Damage (Disco Bandits only) tiny plastic Lord Flameface* 20 Hot Damage bejeweled cufflinks* 15 Prismatic dethklok 15 Spooky Damage glacial clock 15 Cold Damage Iiti Kitty phone charm* 15 Spooky Damage orange leather lanyard* 15 Gaia beads 10 Stench Damage kick-ass kicks* 10 Sleaze Damage ring of increase damage 10 shin gourds* 10 skeleton skis* 5 Cold Damage 5 Spooky Damage tiny plastic fax machine 10 Prismatic	Disembodied Hand familiar with one-handed weapon equipped varies by weapon Any Familiar oversized fish scaler 20-25 (33% of the time)
Outfit	Effects and buffs	Passive skills, non-buff skills and others
Dreadful Bugbear Suit 50 Hot Damage (+50 Hot Damage from Warms-Your-Tush (Disco Bandits only)) Dreadful Skeleton Suit 50 Sleaze Damage (+50 Sleaze Damage from the Unkillable Skeleton's shinguards (Turtle Tamers only)) Dreadful Werewolf Suit 50 (+50% WDmg, 50 WDmg & 50 Prismatic from Great Wolf's right and left paw (Seal Clubbers only)) Dreadful Zombie Suit 50 Stench Damage (+50 Stench Damage from the zombie mariachi pants (Accordion Thieves only)) Hyperborean Hobo Habiliments 50 Cold Damage (+60 Cold Damage from Frosty's old silk hat & Frosty's nailbat (Seal Clubbers only)) Wumpus-Hair Wardrobe 50 Prismatic (+10 Prismatic from the whip) Cold Comforts 30 Cold Damage (+10 Cold Damage from the hat)	Jammin' 100+X% Wasabi With You 150% Abyssal Blood 100% 50 Hot Damage Cruisin' for a Bruisin' 100% Pyramid Power 100% There Wolf 100% Billiards Belligerence 50% Gamer Rage 50% Things Man Was Not Meant to Eat 50% Extra-Sharp Weapon +30% Weapon of Mass Destruction 30% Kiss of the Black Fairy drunkenness *2 Spooky Damage Full of Vinegar drunkenness *1 Benetton's Medley of Diversity 75 Prismatic Rainbow Bright 75 Prismatic Belch the Rainbow™ 5-55 Prismatic Bloody Bloody Bloody! 50 Spooky Damage Chauve-Souris Merde Fou 50 Stench Damage Cuts Like a Buttered Knife 50 Sleaze Damage Flamingly Floral 50 Hot Damage Permafrosty 50 Cold Damage Aries Rising 30 Demonic Taint 30 Stench Damage Greasy Flavor 30 Pop-eyed 30 Altered Wavelengths 25 Prismatic Elemental Flavor 25 Prismatic Lapdog 25 Stench Damage The Solution 25 Big Flaming Whip 20 Hot Damage Ponderous Potency 20 Fustulent 15 Stench Damage Coated Arms 15 Dirge of Dreadfulness 12 Spooky Damage All Glory To the Toad 10 Prismatic Chain Chain Chains 10 Spooky Damage Cold Blooded 10 Cold Damage Deadly Flashing Blade 10 Egg on your Face 10 Stench Damage Engorged Weapon 10 Fan-Cooled 10 Cold Damage Ginger Snapped 10 Spooky Damage Hot Blooded 10 Hot Damage Juiced and Jacked 10 Papowerful 10 Pockets of Fire 10 Hot Damage Slimy Hands 10 Sleaze Damage Spirit Bubble 10 Spooky Damage Spooky Demeanor 10 Spooky Damage Stenchtastic 10 Stench Damage Supafly 10 Sleaze Damage Frosty the Hitman 0-10 Prismatic Tenacity of the Snapper 8 Amorous 5 Sleaze Damage Aspect of the Twinklefairy 5 Compensatory Cruelness 5 Heart of Orange 5 Hot Damage Pronounced Potency 5 Chalky Hand 3 Flaming Weapon 3 Hot Damage Frigid Weapon 3 Cold Damage Rushin' Hands 3 Sleazy Weapon 3 Sleaze Damage Spooky Weapon 3 Spooky Damage Stinky Weapon 3 Stench Damage Twinkly Weapon 3	Gaze of the Volcano God 50% WDmg 25 Hot Damage Kung Fu Hustler (grants Kung Fu Fighting-intrinsic on the 1st turn of unarmed combat) level*3 Kung Fu Hustler (grants A Little Bit Frightening-intrinsic on the 20th turn of unarmed combat) level*3 Spooky Damage Master of the Surprising Fist 10 (when unarmed) Rage of the Reindeer 10 Scowl of the Auk (mutual exclusive with Snarl of the Timberwolf) 10 Snarl of the Timberwolf (mutual exclusive with Scowl of the Auk) 10 Spooky Damage Claws of the Walrus 7

Notes

• The palm-frond whip and the candy knuckles will break in combat at some point (information about the chance of breaking may be found at the individual item pages).
• Gaze of the Volcano God is an intrinsic effect that requires the Juju Mojo Mask to be equipped and a non-spell combat skill used in combat.

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