Heavy Weapons
Heavy weapons turn a strong character into a wrecking ball. They ask for Strength and pay back in carnage.
Class Overview
Heavy weapons are the largest melee class — enormous damage, strong armour penetration, and wide swings that strike multiple enemies at once.
Damage & Penetration
Heavy weapons combine blunt and cutting damage with the best armour penetration in the game, making them the answer to heavily-armoured foes and Skeletons.
Speed, Weight & Indoors
They are slow, heavy and require high Strength to swing at full speed. Their long arc is penalised indoors — keep them for open ground.
Best & Worst Situations
Best against armoured enemies and crowds in the open. Worst indoors, in duels against fast light fighters, and in the hands of a low-Strength character.
Quality Tiers
Heavy weapons scale through crafted grades to Meitou. A masterwork heavy weapon on a high-Strength fighter is one of the strongest melee setups available.
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- Kenshi Wiki (community, Fandom) — Cross-referenced for faction, region, item and creature details.
- Kenshi Steam Community Guides — Reference for build strategies and training methods.
Note: Kenshi mechanics, balance and mod behaviour vary by version and load order. Treat exact numbers and requirements as patch-dependent.
- Type
- Melee
- Damage
- Blunt + cutting
- Armour pen.
- Very high
- Speed
- Slow
- Indoors
- Penalised