Weapon Types Additional Effects

Weapon types convey additional stats - bleed, debuff and stagger rank.
Bleed rank determines bleeding damage on unblocked hits.
Debuff rank determines an armor and resistance debuff on unblocked hits.
Stagger rank determines how often unblocked hits stagger the target.

##Light Weapons

Bleed

Rank 1

Pickaxe
Hatchet
Waraxe
Spiked Club
Shortsword
Hunting Knife
Claw
Knuckles

Rank 2

Broadsword
Armingsword
Shortspear
Spiked Mace
Morning Star
Longsword
Wakizashi
Sabre
Scimitar
Tanto
Dagger
Katar

Rank 3

Katana
Shiv

Debuff

Rank 1

Hatchet
Broadsword
Armingsword
Waraxe
Shortspear
Spiked Mace
Spiked Club
Longsword
Sabre
Scimitar
Claw
Katar
Knuckles

Rank 2

Mace
Morning Star
Club
Shortsword

Rank 3

Maul

Stagger

Rank 1

Hatchet
Broadsword
Armingsword
Shortspear
Katana
Longsword
Wakizashi
Sabre
Scimitar
Shortsword
Knuckles

Rank 2

Pickaxe
Waraxe
Mace
Spiked Mace
Morning Star
Club
Spiked Club
Maul

##Heavy Weapons ###Bleed

Rank 1

Longmace

Rank 2

Battleaxe
Halberd
Volendrung
Death (Giant weapons only)
Greatsword

Rank 3

Partisan
Bastard Sword
Nodachi

###Debuff

Rank 1

Partisan
Nodachi

Rank 2

Battleaxe
Battlestaff
Bastard Sword

Rank 3

Halberd
Warhammer
Volendrung
Longmace
Death (Giant weapons only)
Greatsword

###Stagger

Rank 1

Nodachi

Rank 2

Battleaxe
Partisan
Battlestaff
Bastard Sword

Rank 3

Halberd
Warhammer
Volendrung
Longmace
Greatsword
Death (Giant weapons only)

##Ranged Weapons ###Bleed ####Rank 1 Shortbow
####Rank 2 Longbow
Crossbow

###Debuff ####Rank 1 Shortbow
####Rank 2 Longbow
####Rank 3 Crossbow

###Stagger ####Rank 1 Shortbow
####Rank 2 Longbow
Crossbow