The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Weapons Tier Guide

This The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Weapons Tier guide will teach you how to create and find new weapons, and what different weapons are available at the different weapon tiers. 

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Weapons Tier Guide

When you first start out in Return to Moria, you can craft a simple axe-based weapon from your crafting menu. 

Craft a makeshift axe with 3 Metal Fragments, 4 Wood Scraps, and 2 Cloth Scraps. You can equip the weapon by selecting it in your hotbar. 

To create anything more impressive, you’re going to need some equipment. 

How to Craft Weapons

You’ll need at least two structures in place to be able to create something more impressive than a rock on a stick. 

Build a Furnace from 20 Stone. You’ll need to get your hands on some coal and some Iron Ore to actually get any use out of the stuff. 

Build a Forge from 5 Iron Ingots that you got from the Furnace. This is the device that will actually let you churn out some serious aggressive hardware, though you’ll probably only have an Iron Sword when you start out. 

How to Unlock More Recipes

If you want something more interesting to craft in your Forge, you’ll need to explore the dark of Moria. 

A good source of recipes in the early game is the various broken statues you’ll find all over the place. These can be put together with some stone and a hammer. 

Some recipes for powerful weapons and armor can only be found by completing scavenger quests in each area of the game, and some are found by completing the Muznakan altars which are missing statues. 

Best Weapons

The best weapon in Return to Moria is heavily dependent on your situation, but generally, the highest-tier weapon you can create is your best option. Beyond that, pay attention to what type of damage it does, as certain damage types do critical damage (yellow numbers) to certain enemies. 

For example, against the first boss Bolgakh, piercing and slashing damage will only do minor (grey) damage, but bludgeoning does critical damage.

Weapon Tiers

Here’s a list of all the different weapons that you can get at each tier, as well as the relative damage stats and other important information. Keep checking back as we’ll continue to add to these lists as we discover more stuff. 

Each new area in the game is likely to require you to move up a Tier in terms of weapons, tools, and armor, either to do decent damage to the enemies in the area or just to get you into the area in the first place. 

You also need to pay attention to the type of damage, as some enemies will take critical (yellow numbers) damage from a weapon type they're weak against (Bludgeoning/Slashing/Piercing.) 

Tier 1

• Improvised Axe 
  • One-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Field Crafting
  • Resources: 3 Metal Fragments, 4 Wood Scraps, 2 Cloth Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Iron Sword
  • One-handed, Slashing 
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 3 Iron Ingot, 4 Wood Scraps, 1 Hide Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Find all Resources for Recipe
• Iron War Axe
  • One-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 2 Iron Ingot, 4 Wood Scraps, 2 Hide Scraps
  • Unlock Requirements: Repair Destroyed Statues in The Western Halls

Tier 2

• Arrow
  • Ammo, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 15 Wood Scraps, 3 Metal Fragments
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Eregion Spear
  • One-handed, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Great Forge of Narvi, Khuzdul Forge
  • Resources: 1 Bronze Ingot, 8 Elven Wood
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Forge of Narvi
• Last Alliance Maul
  • One-handed, Bludgeon
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 2 Steel Ingot, 1 Bronze Ingot, 4 Elven Wood, 2 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: Repair Destroyed Statues in The Mines of Moria
• Steel Battleaxe
  • Two-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 3 Steel Ingot, 4 Elven Wood, 2 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Steel Sword
  • One-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 3 Steel Ingot, 4 Elven Wood, 1 Hide
  • Unlock Requirements: ?

Tier 3

• Belegost Halberd
  • Two-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Great Belegost Forge, Khuzdul Forge
  • Resources: 2 Shanor Ingot, 1 Amethyst, 4 Ubasam Wood, 1 Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Belegost Forge
• Elven Arrows
  • Ammo, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 1 Bronze Ingot, 10 Elven Wood, 2 Feathers
  • Unlock Requirements: Repair Destroyed Statues in The Elven Quarter
• First Age Bolts
  • Ammo, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 1 Silver Ingot, 10 Ubasam Wood
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• First Age Greatsword
  • Two-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Forge
  • Resources: 5 Silver Ingot, 1 Ruby, 45 Ubasam Wood, 1 Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Repair Destroyed Statues in The Lower Deeps
• First Age Sword
  • One-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Forge w/ Gem Cutter
  • Resources: 3 Silver Ingot, 1 Ruby, 4 Ubasam Wood, 1 Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: ? 

Tier 4

• Dimrill Spear
  • One-handed, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge w/ Gem Cutter
  • Resources: 1 Khazad Steel Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 1 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: 
• Khazad Bolts
  • Ammo, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 10 Ironwood, 2 Feathers, 1 Khazad Steel Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Khazad Maul
  • One-handed, Bludgeon
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge
  • Resources: 3 Khazad Steel Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 1 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Khazad War Axe
  • One-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge w/ Gem Cutter
  • Resources: 2 Khazad Steel Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 1 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: 
• Khazad War Mattock
  • Two-handed, Bludgeon
  • Crafted at: Khuzdul Forge
  • Resources: 3 Khazad Steel Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 1 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Repair Destroyed Statues in Dwarrowdelf

Tier 5

• Nogrod Bolts
  • Ammo
  • Crafted at: Workbench
  • Resources: 10 Ironwood, 3 Feathers, 1 Nogrod Steel Ingot
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Radiant Sword of Nogrod
  • One-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Great Nogrod Forge
  • Resources: 3 Nogrod Steel Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 1 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Nogrod Forge
• Red Axe of Nogrod
  • Two-handed, Slashing
  • Crafted at: Great Nogrod Forge
  • Resources: 4 Nogrod Steel Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 2 Fine Leather
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Nogrod Forge

Tier 6

• Sagrurisabun
  • Two-handed, Bludgeon
  • Crafted at: Great Mithril Forge
  • Resources: 3 MIthril Ingot, 4 Ironwood, 1 Anorin
  • Unlock Requirements: ?
• Shaz'akhnaman
  • One-handed, Piercing
  • Crafted at: Great Mithril Forge
  • Resources: 5 Mithril Ingot, 9 DIamond, 6 Ironwood, 9 Scales
  • Unlock Requirements: Unlock the Great Mithril Forge

That's the end of our The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Weapons Tier Guide. Make sure to read our other guides below!