The other two are known as PvE weapons and offer less of a boost to your damage output. One of these is the raid weapon and considered the best in slot (BiS). You will notice that your weapon can be one of three different types for any particular tier. It is usually better to upgrade to stage 9 of your current weapon tier before progressing to the next tier. 7 of tier 1 will go to 1 of tier 2, 9 of tier 1 will go to 3 of tier 2). At stages 7, 8, and 9 you will unlock the option to skip to the next weapon tier in the stages 1, 2, and 3 respectively (i.e. At each stage, your attributes get higher. Weapon Evolution Screen Breakthrough/Evolution From here, you can use the upgrade materials you have gathered to upgrade your weapon to the next stage. Open the Manage Equipment window either by clicking the 'Manage Equipment' icon at the bottom of the Inventory screen, or by Left-clicking the weapon icon and selecting the Manage Equipment Icon. Left-click on the icon to open the Manage Equipment icon Congratulations! You have now reached the beginning of the game that involves playing with other players. This is done by gathering the required upgrade materials.

However, you are required to level up your weapon as you progress. From here on, you will keep this weapon all through your progress in the game as there is no better weapon. You will receive your main weapon when you reach the raid questline (Orange Quests) named Temple of Succession.

Blade and soul weapon skin list