In Vampyr, you control Jonathan Reid, a newly turned vampire who has to cross the line between giving and taking life. The choice of how you continue this path is yours, whether you wish to embrace every person you meet or cure the entire city. With each playthrough, you'll need to get your hands on some powerful weapons no matter the path taken.

RELATED: The Best Dark Fantasy Games

Creatures await you out in the night, and vampire or not, it always helps to have the extra protection. This protection comes in the form of not only the abilities you can equip but weapons like machetes, shotguns, and scythes.

9 Joe's Barbed Cudgel

vampyr jonathon reid, barbed cudgel on screen

The barbed cudgel is a large wooden stick covered in barbed wire that you get after embracing Joe Peterson. It's suitable for parrying in particular and inflicts a high amount of damage while stunning your enemy. The cudgel is quite a long weapon, so there's a decent amount of range, and when fully upgraded to level five, it does 400 damage with every hit.

Every swing costs 30 stamina, but this is evened out through the damage, attack speed, and stun ability.

8 Louise's Machete

vampyr jonathan reid standing over body, machete on screen

To obtain Louise's machete, you first have to embrace Louise Teasdale's character. Not only do you get the machete through killing Louise, but you also gain a bunch of XP, the base level being 1500 and the max being 3000. Your mesmerize level will have to be upgraded to embrace the character, but if you're playing an antagonistic run, this shouldn't prove a problem.

RELATED: The Best Games With Vampires On Nintendo Switch

The weapon itself, once fully upgraded, does 220 damage without using too much stamina. It isn't the most extended weapon out there, so you will need to be in close quarters to take full advantage of it, but since you'll have the stamina to spare, you can dodge out of the way.

7 Giselle's Dagger

vampyr jonathan reid, giselle's dagger on screen

Giselle Paxton is found in the Night Shelter's Vicinity along with her sister Lottie Paxton. Once embracing Giselle, you'll receive her dagger, which is especially good for blood absorption during battle. There are multiple ways to heal yourself while in combat, but one of the fastest is through these weapons that give you blood while using them.

The dagger is light but strong, and at the highest level, the blood absorption is a total of 18. Both the attack speed and stamina cost balance out well, so it's just the tool you need to get back some health quickly.

6 Charles' Truncheon

vampyr jonathan reid standing over body, truncheon on screen

Charles' truncheon is one of the most practical weapons in the game for stunning enemies, which is needed during battles with big groups of enemies or persistent ones that are good at blocking your attacks. Unfortunately, to unlock this weapon, you need to embrace the character Charles Jerome Albright, a shop owner located in the West End. As one of the prominent people you'll be visiting to buy items from, it's only advisable to kill this character near the game's late stages.

RELATED: The Best Games That Let You Play As A Vampire

Once obtaining the truncheon, you'll be able to stun your enemies by a total amount of 40 on the highest level. The stamina cost is equally just as high, also costing 40, but since the truncheons' primary use is to slow enemies down, it balances out well, proving to be efficient.

5 Milton's Shotgun

vampyr jonathan reid standing over a body, milton's shotgun on screen

Unlike most other unique weapons that can only be acquired once embracing a character, Milton's shotgun can also be bought from the character since he is a smuggler of guns. There's a quest linking both Milton Hooks and Pippa Hawkins, which is incredibly entertaining to play through, so make sure you complete this quest beforehand if you're looking to embrace the character.

Milton's shotgun does an incredible amount of damage at the max level, inflicting 576 points against your opponent. The fire rate and reload time stay the same no matter the level of the weapon, but since the damage is upgraded significantly, the shotgun becomes a vital weapon in your arsenal.

4 Rodney's Scythe

vampyr jonathan standing over a body, scythe on screen

Rodney Grader is initially found in the Embankment Sewers as he's hiding out, fearing for his safety after killing another gang member. While having one of the most intriguing side quests in the game, he also has one of the best weapons, and ultimately the one that is the most fun to use. The weapon is customized, with a scythe blade attached to a pole.

The scythe imposes significant amounts of damage and is especially handy for when you want to stay at arm's length of a person since the range of the weapon is exceptionally good.

3 Newton's Saber

vampyr jonathan standing over a body, newton's saber on screen

To unlock the saber, you must first embrace the character Newton Blight. After doing so, you'll be rewarded with a war medal, large key, and Newton's Saber. The weapon is a decent cavalry saber brought back from the war by Newton and proves to be sufficient in both damage and attack speed.

While not initially looking like one of the best weapons of the game, the quick attack speed and damage done to enemies move it from the throws of a deceptively weak weapon to one of the strongest in Vampyr.

2 Edwina's Double-Barrelled Shotgun

vampyr jonathan reid standing over body, shotgun on screen

Edwina Cox's double-barrelled shotgun is the best firearm weapon in the game, dealing copious amounts of damage with every round. Best used with something like a machete as your main weapon, the shotgun is great for either knocking down some of the enemies with lower health or for aiding you in formidable boss fights.

RELATED: The Best Dark Fantasy Strategy RPGs

As long as you have the ammo for the job, Edwina's shotgun works in all types of situations. The only issue is Edwina first has to be embraced before you can try out the weapon. Her mesmerize level is five, so while challenging to achieve, it is 100 percent worth it - you can even receive up to 5000 in embrace XP.

1 True Dragonbane

vampyr jonathan looking over a piece of paper, true dragonbane on screen

Located in a hidden vault near the character Usher Talltree you'll find the weapon known as the true dragonbane. This weapon is one of the last you'll find in the game and can be difficult to get your hands on, but if you do, you'll get to play with the best weapon there is in Vampyr. When upgraded to level five, the damage per hit is 235.

There's also the intrigue of Usher Talltree, who once embraced, you'll obtain a small key (which opens a chest near the character), Usher's tarot deck, and old blood, which can be analyzed. In addition, the chest unlockable with the small key contains strong blood serum, strong regeneration serum, and strong stamina serum. So not only can you find the best weapon near this character, but you can also unlock some of the most beneficial things after also embracing Usher.

NEXT: The Scariest Vampires Throughout Video Game History