Most Used Weapons in Stygian Onslaught
When people think about clearing Stygian Onslaught, they often focus on premium 5-star weapons, signature weapons, and high-investment builds. However, the weapon usage data from Stygian.moe tells a very different story.
This shows something important: in Stygian Onslaught, consistency, team energy, and support utility often matter more than raw weapon damage.
Here are the current top 10 most-used weapons based on over 2000 real clears on Stygian.moe:
The most noticeable trend is clear immediately: Favonius weapons are everywhere.
Why Favonius Weapons are so dominant
All 5 of the Favonius weapons made it to the top 10. This makes total sense because in Stygian Onslaught, energy generation is extremely valuable because of the no energy start. A team that can burst on cool down will often perform more smoothly than a team with higher theoretical damage but with lengthened rotations.
For this exact reason, many Furina users opt to use Favonius Sword instead of her signature weapon in many cases to ensure that the team gets enough energy.
TTDS Is Still One of the Best Value Weapons
The #3 weapon is Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, with 284 clears.
This is one of the most interesting results because Thrilling Tales is a 3-star weapon. Despite that, it ranks above all of the 5 star weapons.
The reason is simple: Thrilling Tales provides a powerful 48% attack buff. It allows catalyst supports to boost the next character’s attack, making it extremely useful in hypercarry teams.
Sacrificial Weapons Also Show Strong Value
Two Sacrificial weapons appear in the top 10:
Sacrificial weapons are popular because they can reset elemental skills. This can help with energy generation, elemental application, and rotation consistency.
Like Favonius weapons, Sacrificial weapons are not just about personal damage. They are about making a team work.
This is a major theme in the data: the most-used weapons are often the ones that support the team’s engine, not necessarily the weapons with the highest personal damage ceiling.
The Only 5 Star Weapons in the Top 10
Only two 5-star weapons appear in the top 10 are A Thousand Blazing Suns and Peaked Petrol.
Mavuika has shown her consistent prowess when she was able to clear every Stygian Onslaught boss. While Xilonen is an extremely versatile character that can slot into many teams and her signature is a great benefit in case energy requirements are already satisfied.
5 star weapons in general are strong on specific characters, but the ownership rate is also much lower while Favonious weapons are accessible by everyone. That is the key difference.
A signature weapon may be powerful for one carry. A Favonius weapon can improve the entire team.
Final Thoughts
The current Stygian Onslaught weapon data makes one thing very clear: support weapons are not just filler options. They are some of the most important tools for clearing difficult content.
Favonius weapons dominate because they solve one of the biggest problems in real gameplay: keeping the team running smoothly.
For casual players, low spenders, and even experienced players, this is encouraging. You do not always need a full set of premium weapons to build strong Stygian Onslaught teams.
Sometimes, the best weapon is not the one that gives the biggest screenshot number.
Sometimes, it is the one that lets your entire team do its job.