Bloodborne is one of the greatest video games ever made, filled to the brim with dark gothic architecture, haunting Lovecraftian elements, and some of the best lore gaming has ever conceived. The world of Bloodborne is captivating in its own bleak way, with its fast-paced combat ensuring that players either learn how to get aggressive or die trying over and over again.
The game replaces the famous Souls of FromSoftware's past games with Blood Echoes, with the functionality being pretty much identical. Players can use Blood Echoes to either level up or purchase equipment. The latter can be a really tough decision to make given how expensive some weapons are, so players should be well aware of which weapons they should acquire to make things easier for themselves.
7 Quicksilver Bullets
Quicksilver Bullets are a valuable resource for players who rely on their firearm in battle quite a bit. These bullets will be used quite a bit for players who are either aggroing enemies or staggering them for a visceral attack.
These bullets can run out if players use their gun too many times, and players may be tempted to purchase these bullets whenever this happens. However, players get enough of these bullets by exploring the game world and can use their own life force to generate some bullets too if they run out.
6 Tonitrus
For the most part, the majority of weapons in Bloodborne are worth investing in for their unique moveset and characteristics. It takes something really special for a weapon to be considered a waste of Blood Echoes, but the Tonitrus becomes infamous exactly for this reason.
The Tonitrus can augment itself with Lightning, but not a lot of enemies in the game are weak to this element in the first place. Perhaps the worst thing about this weapon is that its moveset is extremely boring, which is a crime in a brilliant game like Bloodborne where combat is its biggest strength. Players should never spend 26000 Blood Echoes on this weapon, especially when it can be obtained as treasure anyway.
5 Rope Molotov Cocktail
The Molotov Cocktail is one of the best throwables in the entire game, with many enemies in Bloodborne being really weak to fire. These weapons are present throughout the game world and players can maintain a decent stock of the same after a point.
The Rope Molotov Cocktail is a variation of this weapon that is thrown behind the player, which can be useful if the player is being chased by enemies they would rather avoid. However, using this throwable is pretty tricky on its own and it costs more than a regular Molotov Cocktail, making it a pretty useless weapon to spend Blood Echoes on.
4 Oil Urn
The Oil Urn is a great item for players to use if they want to exploit the fire weakness of most enemies in Bloodborne. After all, it only makes sense that dousing an enemy in oil makes them more flammable, increasing the damage of such moves in the process.
This throwable can be found in many places in the game world and is pretty expensive if purchased from a merchant. The damage bonus may be effective, but players don't need to spam this item — they can save these Oil Urns for the tougher encounters in the game and use their Blood Echoes for something else instead.
3 Poison Knife
Poison is a great status effect that players can use to damage enemies over time in Bloodborne. It's also a pretty annoying debuff to incur as well, so players know just how effective items like the Poison Knife can be if used effectively.
The biggest problem with this weapon is that buying it costs a whopping 2800 Blood Echoes, which is not cheap in the slightest. Players should just save up their Poison Knives for a tougher encounter instead of wasting them on normal enemies unless they have more than enough Blood Echoes to spare, that is.
2 Shining Coins
Shining Coins in Bloodborne take on the role of the Prism Stones from Dark Souls, with both items allowing players to mark certain areas so that players can map out certain environments if they're getting lost. This is especially useful in Chalice Dungeons since these areas can look pretty similar and confusing due to their random layout.
While these items are certainly pretty cheap, that doesn't justify buying them in the slightest. After all, players will have more than enough Shining Coins in their inventory through exploration alone, and that's not even mentioning the fact that Bloodborne's regular areas are designed pretty well and easy to explore.
1 Pebble
Another cheap item that players should still not purchase is Pebbles. These items are great for players who want to separate mobs and make it easier to take down groups of enemies with ease. After all, getting outnumbered in a battle will prevent players from launching a decent offensive, causing them no end of frustration as they get stun-locked by multiple enemies over and over again.
Once again, the biggest argument against buying Pebbles in the game is that players will gather a decent number of these items through regular exploration alone. There are more ways to aggro enemies, and buying Pebbles over and over again can become pretty boring after a point.
Bloodborne is available now for PS4.