Zombies vs Humans Weapon Tier List

Weapons in Zombies vs Humans exist to keep you Human until 0:00 or to farm the XP that buys the next roof. This list ranks player tools for Night. Zombie kits have their own page: zombie tier list. Armor and placeable HP: armor and blocks.

Protohog’s numbers video sits in the middle of this article because it is one of the few clips that actually talks DPS, Gladiator respect, and Elytra mobility instead of screaming. Use it as the vibe check, then buy from the level unlocks wall.

S — buy these when they unlock

• Emerald Axe (level 20). Protohog’s “best weapon for me.” Reach plus structure tap. Hit-and-run: swing, leave, do not inspect the body while Gladiator footsteps approach.
• Trident (level 28). Late poke. Punishes Cannoneer plant time and Hunter landings. Durability still applies after Saving Grace — do not grind it on oak for fun.
• Bow + Arrows (level 9). First ranged answer to Cannoneer and to a Rusher on your stairs. Arrows are a shop row; buy them. A bow with zero arrows is a stick.

Zombies vs Humans numbers, Emerald Axe, and Elytra

A — honest mid-game

• Diamond Sword (15). The weapon people mean when they say they “have a sword.” Pairs with Diamond Armor. Fine until durability bites.
• Obsidian Hammer (35). Slow, ugly, deletes hope in a doorway. Bad on open grass. Good when the fort is a hallway fight.
• Grappling Gun (17). Not a damage weapon. Ranked here because it wins nights. Escape a broken floor without eating Q.
• Shield (13). Held block. Wins against one Bomber peek if you actually hold it. Does nothing in your backpack.

B — use, then replace

• Iron Sword (5). First real upgrade from Stone. Buy it. This is the getting started combat goal.
• Gold Sword (11). Looks rich, sits under Diamond. Buy if you are flush and Iron is chipped. Do not skip Iron to wait for Gold glow.
• Snowballs (0). Free poke. Chip a Rusher, then swap to melee. Not a loadout.

C — spawn toys and traps

• Stone Sword / Wooden Sword / Flint Dagger (0). You spawn with a melee. Use it until Iron. Do not spend the group 100 on a second dagger.
• Spirit Orb (50, with Elytra). Protohog shows graveyard light-orb multi-kills. That is a level 50 problem. If you are not there, ignore it.

Not weapons, still in the hotbar

Torches, Cola, Telepearl, Elytra are ranked as survival tools on armor and the loadout checklist. They win more clocks than a second dagger.

Durability and the shop

Saving Grace added weapon durability. Swinging at a wall in Build to “test” is how Diamond feels like Wood at 2:00. Replace or repair between rounds. Permanent saving means the unlock stays; the instance can still break.

Spend Money in this order: blocks that keep you off grass → Iron Sword → heal → Bow → Diamond set → Grappling Gun → Emerald Axe. Tix do not buy these. Tix buy zombies. Money guide.

Versus specific undead

• Bomber: do not trade Q in a closet. Chip from a door, Shield if you have it.
• Rusher: Bow or any reach; they are 80 HP in dangler’s sheet.
• Gladiator: Axe/Trident or leave. Dagger trades are how you convert.
• Cannoneer: Bow while they are planted. Then move off the wall they just ranged.

Human body kit: Humans. Night brain: how to survive.

If a thumbnail says OP hammer code, it is a game pass ad. This list assumes vanilla shop rows.