Weapon Classes (SF2)

In Shadow Fight 2, there are dozens of weapons that are merely visually-different variants of previous weapons (mostly the difference between them is simply their manner of attack frenzy (AF), also known as their Super Slash, and therefore most weapons in Shadow Fight 2 can be classified into classes, based on their attack styles.

The weapons will be classed based on the most prominent/distinguished weapon of the type.

For reference, a list of all the unlockable/purchasable weapons in Shadow Fight 2 is available below:

Act I Act II Act III Act IV Act V Act VI Interlude Act VII Boss Weapons
 * Knives
 * Knuckles
 * Sais
 * Batons
 * Ninja Sword
 * The Sting
 * Nunchacku (won from Trickster, the Act I Challenger)
 * Machetes
 * Blood Reaper
 * Daggers
 * Rabid Tonfas (only obtainable through in-app purchase)
 * Crescent Knives
 * Tonfas
 * Naginata (won from Hawk, the Act II Challenger)
 * Staff
 * Imhotep Pounders
 * Harrier Hooks
 * Krises
 * Swords
 * Shuang Gou
 * Steel Nunchacku
 * Grim Scythe
 * Stilettos
 * Heavy Staff
 * Devastator
 * Axes
 * Katana (won from Rose, the Act III Challenger)
 * Steel Claws
 * Big Swords
 * Oriental Sabres
 * Sapphire Fang
 * Yari
 * Butterfly Swords
 * Labryses
 * Golden Katana
 * Wanderer's Staff (won from Fisher, the Act IV Challenger)
 * Maces
 * Pharaoh's Khopeshes
 * Two-handed Cudgel
 * Glaive
 * Coral Prickles
 * Kusarigama
 * Sickles
 * Moon Sabres
 * Two-handed Mace
 * Staff of Night
 * Magari Yari
 * Heavy Kusarigama (won from Outcast, the Act V Challenger)
 * Silver Glaive
 * Dadao
 * Harbinger Sais
 * Battle Hammers
 * Northern Hammer
 * Ornamental Sabres
 * Silver Spear
 * Heavy Nunchacku
 * Meteorite Knives
 * Katars
 * Ronin's Dadao (won from Ronin, the Act VI Challenger)
 * Trident
 * Emerald Cutters
 * Blade Tonfa
 * Ceremonial Shuang Gou
 * Leeches
 * Morning Stars
 * Frayer Claws
 * Elegant Staff
 * Spiny Knuckles (won from Nova, the Interlude Challenger)
 * Dragon Teeth
 * Barbed Glaive
 * Kukris
 * Quenched Sai
 * Daisho
 * Keen Katana
 * Techno Knives
 * Servo Scythe
 * Mowers
 * Blaster Tonfas
 * Fretsaw

These can be won by defeating the demons again after Interlude in eclipse state. Christmas Special Non In-stock Weapons
 * Lynx's Claws
 * Hermit's Swords
 * Butcher's Cleavers
 * Wasp's Naginata
 * Widow's Fans
 * Shogun's Daisho
 * Candy Canes (won from Christmas Special Challenger Festivus)

Though clones of these weapons can sometimes be obtained in-game, these weapons are unique and unobtainable as yet: In the classification below these weapons are italicised.
 * Puma's Kusarigama
 * All melee weapons used by Shogun's Bodyguards
 * Two-handed Spiked Cudgel
 * Titan's Giant Sword
 * Cypher's, Looter's and Cygnus's Staff

Knives
Knives can be categorised into two sub-classes based on their AF

Type 1 Type 2
 * Knives
 * Daggers
 * Butterfly Knives
 * Meteorite Knives
 * Krises

Knuckles
Knuckle can be categorised into two sub-classes based on their AF:

Type 1 Type 2
 * Knuckles
 * Coral Prickles
 * Katars
 * Nova's Spiny Knuckles
 * Crescent Knives

Sais
Sais can be categorised into two sub-classes based on their AF:

Sais Swords
 * Sais
 * Stilettos
 * Harbinger Sais
 * Quenched Sais
 * Hermit's Swords

Swords
Swords can be categorised into three sub-classes based on their AF:

Ninjato Katana Daisho The ninja sword is an uncurved sword. The katanas are curved. The Daisho is a pair of a long sword and a short sword.
 * Ninja Sword
 * Rose's Katana
 * Golden Katana
 * Keen Katana
 * Daisho
 * Shogun's Daisho (named Shogun's Katana by the game)

Batons
There are two sub-classes:

True Batons Twin Hammers
 * Steel Batons
 * Maces
 * Morning Stars
 * Imhotep Pounders
 * Battle Hammers

Spears
The spears class consist of a wide range of spears with varying appearance but still can be more or less called spears perhaps with the exception of the trident. They can be split into four sub-classes based on their AF:

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
 * The Sting
 * Yari
 * Silver Spear
 * Corporal's Yari
 * Hawk's Naginata
 * Wasp's Naginata
 * Colonel's Guandao
 * Magari Yari
 * Trident

Twin Blades
Twin blades is an umbrella term for quite a number of weapons that would have functioned entirely the same if it was not for their AF. Most of them have nothing in common in their appearance. Twin blades are so named because the player must always use a pair of each of the weapons. Based on their AF they can be divided into five sub-classes:

Machetes Hook Swords Long Knives Slasher Blades Sabres Fans
 * Machetes
 * Dragon Teeth
 * Shuang Gou
 * Ceremonial Shuang Gou
 * Candy Canes (Christmas Special)
 * Swords
 * Moon Sabres
 * Kukris
 * Major's Long Knives
 * Big Swords
 * Pharaoh's Khopeshes
 * Oriental Sabres
 * Ornamental Sabres
 * Emerald Cutters
 * Widow's Fans

Nunchackus

 * Trickster's Nunchacku
 * Steel Nunchacku
 * Heavy Nunchacku

Kusarigamas

 * Blood Reaper
 * Kusarigama
 * Outcast's Heavy Kusarigama
 * Puma's Kusarigama

Tonfas
Type 1 Type 2
 * Tonfas
 * Rabid Tonfas
 * Blade Tonfas
 * Leeches

(Unsure Classification)
 * Blaster Tonfas

Staves
Staves, based on their AF, can be divided into two sub-classes:

Type 1 Type 2
 * Staff
 * Heavy Staff
 * Staff of Night
 * Elegant Staff
 * Broomstick (Halloween Special)
 * Fisher's Wanderer's Staff

Axes
Type 1 Type 2
 * Harrier Hooks
 * Axes
 * Labryses
 * Butcher's Cleavers

Heavy Weapons
Again the class of heavy weapons differ in appearance but almost all conform to the same manner of attack even in AF. There thus four sub-classes into which they can be divided by their AF:

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
 * Devastator
 * Two-handed Mace
 * Dadao
 * Northern Hammer
 * Ronin's Dadao
 * Two-handed Spiked Cudgel
 * Captain's Double Handed Sword
 * Two-handed Cudgel
 * Grim Scythe

(Unsure Classification)
 * Servo Scythe

Claws
Claws can be divided into three sub-classes considering their AF:

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Though sickles are not actually claws, they have been programmed the same moves as the actual claws leaving AF aside.
 * Steel Claws
 * Frayer Claws
 * Lynx's Claws
 * Sickles

Glaives
Glaives are a single long blade that are more like two blades connected to each other at their handles. They can be divided into two sub-classes taking their AF into account:

Type 1 Type 2
 * Sapphire Fang
 * Silver Glaive
 * General's Glaive
 * Fretsaw
 * Glaive
 * Barbed Glaive

Unique Weapons
These weapons are fully unique in all attacks and do not share any similarities.
 * Techno Knives
 * Servo Scythe (possible inclusion)
 * Mowers
 * Blaster Tonfas (possible inclusion)