The best weapons and Aberrant Forms in Control Resonant are chosen at the very start of the game, first picking out your Primary Weapon and then choosing a Secondary after a little bit of time experimenting with the combat system. Unfortunately you're not given a huge amount of help in understanding what you're getting before you choose it, which is why I'll explain and lay out below the best choice of weapons in both decisions, allowing you to fully understand the benefits of Control Resonant's combat system.
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The best Primary and Secondary weapon choices in Control Resonant
The best weapons in Control Resonant are the following Aberrant Forms:
- Primary: Cleave (all-rounder with good stats)
- Secondary: Crush (powerful hammer with high Falter damage and shield breaking)
The reasoning for this is pretty straightforward - the Cleave form is a powerful all-rounder that comes with a good blend of damage and speed, as well as a useful damage boost for backstabs, which happen fairly frequently in Control Resonant. Meanwhile, the Crush form (aka, the hammer) does massive Falter damage and frequently stunlocks opponents, allowing you to smash them over and over with very little danger to yourself. If you can pick out a good Control Resonant Combo Finisher, you can really do some damage.
Primary weapons ranked
There are three primary forms to pick from in the whole of Control Resonant, listed below in descending order of effectiveness.
- Cleave. As mentioned, the Cleave is an all-rounder that would probably equate to an axe or longsword in a fantasy game. It's fast enough and powerful enough to never feel lacking, and the increased damage done to enemies from behind rewards the evasive playstyle that Control Resonant is usually encouraging from you.
- Strike. Dual-wield daggers that rely on speed over damage with a 30% critical hit chance, these are actually very solid options, even if Cleave is slightly better. These work well for targeting individual opponents and allowing for mobility and agility, landing quick hits and remaining agile.
- Glaive. A scythe that does wide, swinging attacks that can hit multiple enemies at a time and shove them back, the Glaive form is the most damaging of the three, but its slower movement makes it harder to use moment to moment. It's best for fighting crowds of weak enemies, but considering Dylan has plenty of powers that serve that roll after a while, the Glaive must therefore take third place.
Secondary weapons ranked
There are three secondary forms in Control Resonant, chosen after first leaving the Oldest House, within the first hour of the game. All these weapons are ranked below.
- Crush. This giant hammer is easily the best secondary: it does huge damage, massive Falter status increases, and it's not as slow to wind up as you might worry it is. Perhaps most importantly, it stunlocks many enemies, effectively allowing you to land long hammer combos with no chance that the enemy you're hitting will escape. Plus, the high Falter impact means that you can probably end the combo with an execution.
- Extend. This sweeping whip is the least damaging of the three secondary Aberrant Forms, but it can hit multiple opponents and is the most agile. It's not great (the charge attack locks you in place and you have to time it correctly), but it might suit those who like a faster playstyle.
- Drill. A drilling spear that you ram into opponents, the drill is initially fast but has to be built into slower combos to get the most out of it on later strikes. It's clumsiest of all three secondary forms, though arguably is good for precision shots on weak points, when they arise.
How to change weapons and forms in Control Resonant
You can change your weapon's Aberrant Form any time outside of combat, by simply pausing the game and going into your loadout, where you can choose to swap out your primary and secondary weapons, but only for those you've unlocked.
Control Resonant gives you one Primary and Secondary Aberrant Form for free, when you first make the choices, but the other four forms have to be purchased from the Gap hub zone, requiring rare Living Shards to do so (you can buy these from Vendors or get them as rewards for certain major quests). Otherwise, you can always use one of the Control Resonant Reset Items to respec and pick something else.
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