Thymesia: Plague Weapons Complete Guide

Thymesia’s take on a game set in a world that’s been rundown by a plague is a great decision. The great thing about games in the Souls genre is that they can take place in any location at any time period, and it would still rock. Sekiro is set in Feudal Japan. Dark Souls, Demon Souls, and Elden Ring are all set in a medieval fantasyland, but all in their own separate universe. Bloodborne is set in a historical version of Prague. Thymesia takes advantage of the plague theme by adding plague weapons, which we will show how they work.

Plague Weapons Complete Guide – Thymesia

Before we can go into explaining what these Plague Weapons are, what they do, and how to use them, we first need to find out how to get them. To do so, you will need to acquire three Skill Shards for a weapon you want. If you want the Halberd, then you need three Skill Shards for that.

There are a total of 21 Plague Weapons in the game, with the bottom row being boss weapons. Those boss weapons are available after you beat the boss, but to fully upgrade these weapons requires you to beat the boss at least 5 or 6 times.

You will notice that some weapons will have two buffs, while others will only have one. That’s because each Plague Weapon have different requirements of stats to unlock, as well as fully maxing out the Plague Weapon themselves.

For example, you will need to have 20 points of Vitality and Plague in order to unlock both buffs. Not to mention that you also need a large amount of Skill Shards to get the weapon to be maxed out. It’s a bit of a grind to say the least.

Each weapon also has an Extended Action. These actions will basically add additional buffs or moves to the existing moveset. However, you need to have 12 Skill Shards to get to the fourth tier of the upgrade.

Now that we’re done explaining what Plague Weapons are and how to get them, we’ll talk about each Plague Weapons. We’ll show a table on what stats are needed to get both buffs, as well as the Basic Action and Extended Action.

Weapon Name	Stats Required to Unlock Both Buffs	First Buff	Second Buff	Basic Action	Extended Action
Handaxe	10 Strength and Vitality	Break Super Armor	Reduce damage intake by 25% when casting	Slash forward and stagger the enemy	Press X (on Xbox controller) twice to throw Handaxe
Knife	10 Strength and 20 Strength	Gain 1 stack(s) of “Offensive” buff when landed	Deals double Claw Damage	Charge up the knife and perform a deadly attack. Deal a lot of Claw Damage	Cast right after a successful deflect to significantly reduce casting time
Halberd	10 Strength	Gain 1 stack of “Offensive” buff when the third jab landed	No second buff	Three consecutive jabs	Press X twice to perform a Spinning and Sweep Attack instead. The Sweep Attack knocks enemies back
Shield	10 Vitality	Gain 1 stack of “Defensive” buff when blocking successfully	No second buff	Hold the shield for a short time and smash forward. Smash immediately when successfully blocked	Press X right after a successful Shield block to perform a powerful Shield Attack that knocks the enemy back
Bow	10 Strength and 10 Plague	Increase casting speed	Give the enemy 1 stack of “Bleeding” debuff when landed, which keeps leaving wounds on the enemy	Fire an arrow that can interrupt enemy Critical Attacks	Press X right after shooting to fire another arrow at half the Energy cost
Scythe	Max Plague	Increase the restored health to 100 +5% maximum health when landed	Gain 1 stack of “Offensive” and “Defensive” buff when landed and health is full	A wide range Diagonal Slash that restores health when landed	Press X twice to perform a Double Slash instead. Restores some health when landed
Hammer	10 Vitality and 10 Strength	Reduce damage intake by 50% when casting	Gain 1 stack of “Offensive” buff when landed	Step forward and smash down with an area attack. Reduce damage intake when casting	Press X twice to perform a Whirlwind Attack and follow up by a Smash Attack. Smash Attack can break enemy Super Armor
Flying Daggers	Max Plague	Gain 1 dagger(s) when dodging successfully	Gain extra 5 dagger(s) when casting	Gain 1 stack of “Flying Daggers” buff	Cast again when having the “Flying Daggers” buff to throw all Flying Daggers out rapidly
Katar	Max Plague	Give the enemy 1 stack of “Bleeding” debuff when landed, which keeps leaving wounds on the enemy	Gain 1 stack of “Offensive” buff when landed	Perform a forward stab and then dodge backwards	Press X twice to perform a forward stab and high jump
Fist	10 Strength and 10 Vitality	Can break enemy Super Armor	Reduce damage intake by 50% when casting	Smash into the ground and knock nearby enemies back	Can cast when in the air. Smash into the ground and knock nearby enemies back
Whip	Max Plague	Gain 1 stack of “Offensive” buff when landed. Gain 2 stack of “Offensive” buff when the tip landed	Increase casting speed	Whip the enemy in front of Corvus. When the tip of the whip lands, Corvus will dash towards the enemy and jump into the air	Press X twice, and if the tip of the whip lands, Corvus will pull the enemy towards him instead
Greatsword	Max Vitality	Reduce damage intake by 25% when casting	Reduce damage intake by 50% when casting	Perform an upwards slash that can break enemy Super Armor and knock the enemy into the air	Press X twice to perform a shorter but faster horizontal slash
Thin Swords	10 Plague and 10 Strength	Leave extra 30 Wounds	Deal extra 30 Attack Damage	Perform a series of slash attacks and finish with a cross attack	Press B (on Xbox controller) during casting can dodge and stop casting immediately. Press RB right after dodging to do a dodge attack
Blood Blade	10 Plague	Decrease the blood consumption by 50	Gain 2 stacks of “Blood Sword” buff after landing a Saber Attack	Consume health when casting, and gain 1 stack of “Blood Sword” buff. Saber attacks deal extra damage. Gain 1 stack of “Blood Sword” buff after landing a Saber Attack	Cast again when the “Blood Sword” buff is active to perform a powerful Blood Strike
Miasma	Max Vitality and Plague	Extend the duration of the “Miasma” buff	Increase casting speed for Phantom Slash	Cause a Dust Burst and knock nearby enemies back. Gain 1 stack of “Miasma” buff	Cast again when having the “Miasma” buff, change to performing a mid-range Phantom Slash. The damage of Phantom Slash increases based on the stack of “Miasma” buff
Fool’s Punch	Max Vitality and Plague	Gain Super Armor when casting the next Predator’s Claw	Give the enemy 1 stack of “Bleeding’ debuff when landed, which keeps leaving wounds on the enemy	Gain 1 stack of “Fool’s Punch” buff. Enhance the next Predator’s Claw	Press RB right after the Predator’s Claw lands to perform a Fool’s Punch. Can break enemy Super Armor and knock the enemy back
Mutated Tentacles	Max Vitality and Plague	Reduce damage intake by 25% when casting	Increase damage whenever cast again, up to 3 times	Grow tentacles, and perform a 3 combo attack and followed by a smash attack	Press X before the smash attack to cast again. Can cast repeatedly
Blood Storm	Max Vitality and Plague	Reduce damage intake by 50% when casting	Gain 3 stacks of “Defensive” buff when casting	Turn plague energy into health	Press X twice to perform a Roar Attack, knck nearby enemies back, and gain 3 stacks of “Offensive” buff
Vile Blood Shield	Max Vitality and Plague	Gain 2 stacks of “Defensive” buff when casting	Deal damage to nearby enemies when Vile Blood Shield goes off	Consume health and gain 1 stack of “Vile Blood Shield” buff	Gain 3 stacks of “Defensive” and “Revitalizing” buff when Vile Blood Shield breaks
Giant Sword	Max Vitality and Strength	Reduce damage intake by 50% when casting	Every attack breaks enemy Super Armor when having 5 stacks of “Offensive” buff	Perform a horizontal slash then jump attack. Reduce damage intake when casting	Press X twice to perform a frenzied 5 combo attack
Javelin Sword	Max Vitality and Strength	Can cast during any On-Hit animation	The explosion can break enemy Super Armor	Dodge backwards and throw a javelin sword forward. When landed, it stays on the enemy and explodes in a few seconds	Can cast when in the air. Fall to the ground immediately and stick the javelin sword into the ground. It explodes in a few seconds

Now that you have an idea on how the weapons work, what they do, and what you need to do in order to unlock both buffs, you are one step closer to beating the game. Just make sure to build your character right.

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