Queen's Domain Weapons: Evolutions, Pandora Blade & Best Weapons

Weapons: Levels, Evolutions and the Pandora Blade

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Combat

Quick answer

Each weapon has a damage type (slash, impact or pierce), and it levels up as you use it: +3% damage per level, up to +30%. Most weapons evolve at level 10 — e.g. the Rusted Short Sword becomes Sipeha's Twisted Heart and the Rusted Spear becomes Jigeki's Serpent Thrust. You can carry three melee weapons. The Pandora Blade is a joke weapon: attack 5, it levels to 100, and it's still weak at max.

Weapon tips (2:19) · Video by Gamer Guides on YouTube

How weapons work


Damage types	Slash, Impact, Pierce — bosses resist or are weak to them (bosses)
Levelling	+3% damage per level, up to +30% ✅
Evolution	Most weapons evolve at level 10 ✅
Slots	3 melee weapons at once
Throwing weapons	Separate slot, run on a cooldown, not ammo
Magic	No spell list — “magic” is a weapon’s own special, charged separately; the Magic Rate stat speeds that up

How XP is earned is disputed: one guide says per hit, players say by damage dealt ⚠️. Spirit Oil adds levels directly, so players save, use oil, see what it evolves into, and reload if they don’t like it ⚠️.

Evolutions players have confirmed

Weapon	Type	Evolves into
Rusted Short Sword	Slash	Sipeha’s Twisted Heart ✅
Rusted Spear	Pierce (back-step thrust)	Jigeki’s Serpent Thrust — poison + stun ✅
Wooden Club	Impact	A healing staff — possibly Puwema’s Blessed Orb ⚠️
Holy Sword Endu	Slash	Soul Bound Endu, then the True Holy Sword Akunra ⚠️ — see Endu
Trident	Pierce	Breaks at level 5 and drops a Trident Key ⚠️

The Pandora Blade

Hidden in a secret room of the first dungeon. Attack 5, levels up to 100 instead of 10. Players who pushed it to max agree it still isn’t worth wielding.

Weapons worth knowing

Weapon	Why
Azure Torch	Light source plus a blue fireball special; TechRaptor’s writer kept it equipped all game
Rusted Longhammer	Behind the optional Grave Guardian
Splash Hammer	Charged AOE clears the small fish at Dagoom ⚠️ (where it comes from is disputed ❌)
Skull Rod	After The Necronomicon
Blood Moon	Life-steal special
Vampiric Scimitar	Sold at the shop for 42 coins
Spiked Buckler	The only shield — equips as a weapon, right-click to block (33 coins)

One weapon isn’t like the others: the achievement Ancient Technology asks for “a very different type of main weapon” (7.0% of players) — players point to a shock rifle in the Ancient World ⚠️.

Collecting them all

The store page promises 50+ melee weapons and 20+ throwing weapons. Extensive Armaments (every main weapon) and Versatile Volley (every throwing weapon) were at 0.2% and 0.1% on Nov 2; Perfected Weaponry (upgrade every main weapon) at 0.0%. Track them on the checklist.

FAQ

What is the Pandora Blade?

A secret weapon from a hidden room in the first dungeon. It starts at attack 5 and can level all the way to 100 instead of the usual 10 — but players who maxed it say it's still not worth using. It's a curiosity, not a build.

How do weapons evolve?

Use a weapon until it hits level 10 and most evolve into a new weapon. Some confirmed ones: Rusted Short Sword → Sipeha's Twisted Heart, Rusted Spear → Jigeki's Serpent Thrust (poison + stun), Holy Sword Endu → Soul Bound Endu. Patch 1.01.01 fixed a freeze when a weapon evolved.

What's the max weapon level?

Usually 10 (+30% damage at +3% per level). The Pandora Blade is the exception at 100.

What's the best weapon?

There isn't a clear winner. Players find later weapons only 'a bit better', more a sideways swap than an upgrade, so match the damage type to the enemy (see bosses) and keep the Azure Torch for light and fireballs.

Is there armor or a shield?

No armor system — only accessories. The one shield, the Spiked Buckler, is equipped as a weapon and blocks on right-click.

My Trident broke!

Players report the Trident breaks at level 5 and drops a Trident Key — it's meant to.