Combat is one of the most important aspects of Hytale: it’s how you defend yourself against nasty monsters, hunt animals for resources and explore deep caves. Even now, Hytale already offers several elements that make combat varied and exciting. From different weapons to varied attacks, you can tailor your patterns to your liking. A solid set of armour is just as vital, so you should build and upgrade both forges. Here’s everything that’s currently possible in Hytale combat.
Hytale weapon mechanics: attacks, blocking and special skills
Your first weapon, a crooked sword, can be crafted in your inventory from stones, fibres and sticks. It introduces the basic attack patterns so you can get comfortable. At first, you’ll mostly be fighting animals and the odd skeleton, maybe even those strange creepers at night.
Your weapon can perform several actions:
- Right-click: Light attack. With lighter weapons this cycles through several different swings.
- Hold right-click: Heavy attack. Varies by weapon, deals more damage but takes time.
- Q: Special attack. Landing multiple hits with a weapon fills this meter. Don’t switch slots or the charge is lost.
- Hold left-click: Block, similar to using a shield, but it doesn’t stop everything (e.g. magic).
Each weapon behaves differently, so make sure to try them out. You can of course carry multiple weapons and swap depending on the enemy. Just remember that switching resets the Q attack.
Hytale weaponsmith upgrade: materials, essences and tiers
While some weapons can be crafted at the regular workbench, you’ll want to build a weaponsmith as soon as possible from 2x copper bars, 10x wood and 5x stone. This grants access to all currently available weapons. Like several other benches, it can be upgraded. Upgrading is especially worthwhile if you need genuinely better gear, but the requirements aren’t exactly easy.
- Tier 1: Available immediately, lets you craft weapons from Copper and Iron.
- Tier 2: Requires 20x iron bars, 30x light leather, 30x linen scraps and 15x poison sacs. You can now craft Cobalt and Thorium weapons.
- Tier 3: Requires 25x thorium bars, 25x cobalt bars, 20x Fire Essences, 40x Ice Essences and 100x Void Essences. You can then craft weapons from Adamantite (and the not-yet-available Mithril).
Bars are usually straightforward to obtain, but essences are trickier. Ice Essences drop from enemies in the Whisperfrost Frontiers (recognisable by their blue eyes), and Fire Essences from enemies deep in caves or in the Devastated Lands. Learn more in our zone guide: (Hytale zones explained: biomes, ores and mobs) .
Hytale weapon types at a glance: melee and ranged
There are currently six weapon types in Hytale, each with a distinct feel. Try them and find what suits you best. Power scales simply: Copper is the weakest material, followed by Iron. Cobalt and Thorium are equally strong, while Adamantite is the best current upgrade. As direct attack values aren’t shown yet, these tiers are your best guideline.
You can craft weapons at the weaponsmith, but also find them! They’re often dropped by enemies or found in chests. Found weapons can be solid upgrades, but they don’t always follow ore progression.
Note that all weapons can break, just like tools. Repair them regularly or dismantle them at the Salvager’s Workbench.
Melee weapons
- Dagger: You attack very quickly but deal lower damage. The heavy attack is handy: you lunge at enemies and get knocked back, instantly creating distance for another strike and keeping you safer.
- Sword: The classic all-rounder with a good balance of speed and damage. Holding the mouse button performs a thrust. You can also equip a shield for defence.
- Battleaxe: Slower, but with more stopping power. Hold the button to perform a leaping overhead strike.
- Mace: Currently the slowest weapon, but with the highest damage per hit. Swings sluggishly from left to right, with an especially heavy charged blow.
Ranged weapons
- Bow: Requires arrows as ammunition. Can be drawn and held to deal more damage. The special attack fires three arrows.
- Crossbow: Loads five arrows at once and fires them rapidly.
Hytale armour and shields: effective protection in combat
Alongside the weaponsmith, you can build an armoursmith to better protect your character. It uses the same materials and initially gives access to Copper and Iron.
Your armour consists of four pieces: helmet, gloves, chestplate and greaves. All increase your health and often provide extra stats that help in combat. Some pieces can also be found or dropped by enemies. You can craft your shields here as well.
Current effects include:
- Copper: Protection against projectiles and physical damage
- Iron: Better protection against projectiles and physical damage
- Thorium: Additional poison resistance
- Cobalt: Additional special attack damage
- Adamantite: Additional light attack damage
Armoursmith upgrades: tiers and resources
You can upgrade this forge too – with two additional tiers. These unlock Cobalt/Thorium and Adamantite/Mithril (Mithril isn’t available yet).
- Tier 1: Available immediately for armour from Copper and Iron.
- Tier 2: Requires 20x copper bars, 20x bone fragments, 20x medium leather and 100x Azure logs. You can now use Cobalt and Thorium.
- Tier 3: Requires 25x thorium bars, 25x cobalt bars, 40x Shadoweave Scraps, 40x sturdy chitin and 3x Void hearts. You can now use Adamantite.
You’ll find Azure logs in the blue forests. Shadoweave Scraps are dropped by Outlanders in cold biomes, while chitin can be gathered in the beetle caves of the desert. Void hearts are much rarer and drop from Void monsters that emerge at night, most commonly from the flying tentacled creatures.
Conclusion: the best weapons for your Hytale playstyle
Hytale’s combat already offers plenty of depth, from different weapon types to varied attacks. You can also tailor your armour to how you like to fight. To secure every upgrade, you’ll need to travel and collect rare materials.
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