Best Nightingale weapons

What are the best Nightingale weapons? Survival isn't just about building a shelter and cooking over a campfire; it's also about grabbing a powerful weapon to fend off any threats that come your way. The dense forests, arid deserts, and diseased swamps of the Realm Network are teeming with all manner of creatures that won't take kindly to you tramping through their natural habitat, and you need to defend yourself if you want to stay alive.
Thankfully, the best weapons in Nightingale can ensure you survive the most dangerous encounters in the open-world game - whether that's hunting down Nightingale Apex Creatures or taking on powerful Nightingale bosses. We've collected the cream of the crop across a wide variety of weapon types, so you can kit yourself out with the best guns and melee weapons regardless of your preferred playstyle.
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