Short answer: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 doesn’t use traditional weapon damage tiers. The strongest equipment ranking is built around QQ Bangs, Super Souls, clothing bonuses, and weapon-style accessories. For most custom characters, a six-star QQ Bang with high basic attack and stamina, plus a Super Soul that supports your transformation or ki loop, is dramatically more valuable than any cosmetic sword or staff. Here’s the practical tier list veteran players can use for PvE, Expert Missions, raids, and competitive play.
That distinction matters because Xenoverse 2’s “weapons” are mostly visual accessories or combat skills. A sword accessory doesn’t suddenly give your Earthling extra sword damage, and Power Pole Pro is an Awoken Skill rather than a conventional weapon. Your real performance comes from attributes, skill damage, stamina management, and the equipment bonuses attached to clothing and QQ Bangs. For the official reference point, check the official Steam page and Bandai Namco’s Xenoverse 2 game hub.
Weapon and Equipment Tier List at a Glance
This ranking evaluates practical combat value, not fashion. S-Tier picks either improve a complete build or unlock a reliable playstyle. A-Tier options are excellent but more specialized, while B-Tier choices can work perfectly well when the rest of the character is built around them.
| Item or Equipment Type | Tier | Best Use | Why It Ranks Here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six-star QQ Bang | S | Every serious build | Combines large stat bonuses without relying on a clothing set |
| Super Soul: “I’m Finally Going to Pay You Back!” | S | Ki and stamina recovery builds | Excellent sustain after taking damage and strong for long missions |
| Super Soul: “Before Creation Comes Ruin…” | S | Strike or hybrid PvE | Supports repeated skill use and aggressive rotations |
| Power Pole Pro | A | Utility-focused Earthling builds | Offers mobility and a distinct weapon-style moveset |
| Future Trunks’ Sword accessory | B | Roleplay and sword-themed fighters | Looks great but does not provide a universal combat stat advantage |
| Generic clothing set with poor QQ Bang | B | Early story progression | Useful before optimization, but quickly outclassed |
The biggest trap is ranking accessories by appearance and assuming they alter your normal-light-attack strings. They don’t. Future Trunks’ Sword, Tapion’s Sword, the Power Pole accessory, and similar items are primarily visual. They’re worth collecting, but they shouldn’t determine your attribute spread or skill loadout.
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Six-star QQ Bangs
A high-quality QQ Bang is the closest thing Xenoverse 2 has to a universal best weapon. It replaces the stat bonuses from your clothing, meaning you can wear outfits for appearance without sacrificing performance. A strong six-star roll commonly gives large boosts to three or four useful stats while cutting stats you don’t need.
For a basic-strike Saiyan, prioritize basic attacks, stamina, health, and either ki or strike supers. For a male Earthling, basic attack and stamina are similarly valuable, with ki supers added if your rotation uses Consecutive Energy Blast or x10 Kamehameha. A female Saiyan usually wants ki supers, ki, stamina, and basic attack. Don’t chase a perfect screenshot roll forever; a QQ Bang with +5 in your primary damage stat and useful stamina is already excellent.
The recipe system is intentionally random, but mixing two high-level clothing pieces with a rare mixing item gives you the best chance of a strong result. The exact recipe varies by version and event availability, so confirm current combinations through the community QQ Bang database before burning your rare materials.
Super Souls
Super Souls are the passive engine behind top-tier equipment setups. “Before Creation Comes Ruin…” is especially useful for aggressive PvE characters because its bonuses reward continued combat and skill usage. “I’m Finally Going to Pay You Back!” is a strong sustain choice when you regularly take damage in Parallel Quests or Expert Missions. For a defensive character, “You’re Just Pieces in a Game” can support a safer, more controlled approach.
Read the trigger conditions carefully. Some Super Souls activate below a health threshold, some require a particular transformation, and others only work after using a specific skill. A theoretically larger bonus is worthless if it never activates during your actual rotation. Test the effect in the Training Room, then run a difficult Parallel Quest rather than judging it from the description alone.
A-Tier Weapon-Style Options and Clothing Sets
Power Pole Pro
Power Pole Pro deserves the highest weapon-style ranking because it changes how your custom character moves and attacks. The Awoken Skill gives an Earthling a pole-based moveset with extended reach, aerial mobility, and a more unusual neutral game. It’s fun, readable, and genuinely useful for players who struggle to stay close to evasive targets.
Its drawback is opportunity cost. You can’t pair it with Super Saiyan 3, Potential Unleashed, Beast, or other transformations. That makes it less explosive than a dedicated Saiyan setup, particularly in raids where burst damage matters. Still, a Power Pole Pro Earthling with high basic attack, stamina, and a defensive Super Soul can clear story content comfortably.
Gi and martial-arts clothing
Goku’s Gi, King Kai’s Gi, and similar martial-arts outfits are practical early-game gear because they often provide balanced bonuses. Their real value fades once you obtain a strong QQ Bang. At that point, use the clothing for its appearance and let the QQ Bang handle your stats.
Beerus’ Clothes and Whis’ Symbol Clothes are worth keeping while you’re leveling, especially if their bonuses match your build. Just don’t dismantle rare clothing casually: some pieces are needed for QQ Bang mixing, and replacing an event-exclusive outfit can be annoying.
Sword accessories
Future Trunks’ Sword, Tapion’s Sword, and similar accessories land in A-Tier for style and B-Tier for performance. They’re perfect for a time-patrol swordsman using skills such as Burning Slash, Shining Slash, and Brave Sword Attack. They don’t increase those skills merely by being equipped, but they make a themed build feel complete.
Best Equipment by Custom Character Build
| Build | QQ Bang Priority | Super Soul Direction | Recommended Awoken Skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male Saiyan basic attacker | Basic attack, stamina, health, ki | Damage or recovery after combat | Super Saiyan 3 or Beast |
| Female Saiyan ki blaster | Ki supers, ki, stamina, basic attack | Ki recovery or transformation support | Super Saiyan Blue or Beast |
| Male Earthling striker | Basic attack, strike supers, stamina | Neutral damage and stamina sustain | Potential Unleashed |
| Female Earthling ki hybrid | Ki supers, basic attack, ki, stamina | Skill-use bonuses | Potential Unleashed |
| Namekian tank | Health, stamina, basic attack | Defense and health-triggered effects | Potential Unleashed |
| Frieza Race speed build | Basic attack, ki, stamina, ki supers | Mobility and sustained ki damage | Golden Form |
Male Saiyan basic attacker
Male Saiyans get excellent value from basic attacks, especially after a knockdown or stamina break. Put 125 points into basic attacks, then invest in stamina and health before filling out strike or ki supers. Super Saiyan 3 delivers strong melee pressure, while Beast gives a larger overall damage ceiling at the cost of a dangerous transformation animation.
Female Saiyan ki specialist
Female Saiyans are outstanding ki blasters. Build around 125 points in ki supers, enough ki for your preferred number of bars, and stamina that lets you vanish safely. Skills such as Bending Kamehameha, Evil Explosion, and x10 Kamehameha reward patience: force a stamina break first, then spend your ki while the opponent cannot escape.
Earthling and Namekian setups
Male Earthlings excel with basic and strike damage, while female Earthlings can pivot toward ki supers without losing strong neutral attacks. Namekians are the safest option for difficult solo content because their health and stamina profile gives them more room to survive a bad exchange. Potential Unleashed is a dependable transformation for both races and doesn’t impose the same specialized restrictions as Power Pole Pro.
If you’re still building your first character, the progression mindset in our beginner build guide applies here too: secure a reliable core before chasing perfect endgame rolls. Xenoverse 2 rewards consistency far more than a flashy setup you can’t pilot.
How to Test Your Tier List Without Guesswork
Take every candidate setup into the Training Room with the same attributes, skills, and Super Soul. Test a full light-attack string, a stamina-break combo, your main ultimate, and one defensive escape. Record damage only after repeating each test several times; critical hits and enemy stamina states can make one result look better than it really is.
Then move to a Parallel Quest with multiple enemy waves. The real test is not a single ultimate against a stationary target. It’s whether the setup maintains ki, avoids stamina lock, survives a cross-up, and still has resources when the final boss appears. Expert Missions expose different weaknesses: escort pressure, huge enemy health pools, and stamina-draining attacks make sustain more important than a slightly higher burst number.
For PC players, stable performance also matters. A dropped frame during a stamina break can cost more damage than a minor QQ Bang upgrade ever provides. Use the official Steam version support information, and compare your setup with our guides on higher-FPS settings and stutter troubleshooting if combat feels inconsistent.
Final Ranking and the Gear Mistakes to Avoid
The best overall equipment package is a six-star QQ Bang tailored to your primary damage stat, a Super Soul with a trigger you can activate reliably, and an Awoken Skill that matches your race. For raw PvE damage, Beast and Super Saiyan Blue builds sit at the top when managed well. For flexible progression, Potential Unleashed is easier to use. For a distinctive weapon-style experience, Power Pole Pro is the clear winner.
Don’t spend all your resources rerolling QQ Bangs before your attributes and skills are sorted. Don’t equip a Super Soul because its text sounds powerful without testing its trigger. Don’t mistake a sword accessory for a damage multiplier. And don’t ignore stamina: a fighter with slightly lower attack but enough stamina to vanish, block, and escape a break will outperform a glass cannon in most real missions.
That’s the useful Dragon Ball Xenoverse weapon tier list in practice. Accessories complete the fantasy, but QQ Bangs and Super Souls win the fight. Build around the stats your character actually uses, test the rotation against real mission pressure, and your equipment will stop being decoration and start doing the heavy lifting.