Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts/Weapons

Regular
The weapon with which you start the game. Reasonably powerful and with a straight horizontal flight. Two may be on-screen at once.

Enchanted
Your lances become sheathed in holy fire and are thus more powerful. However, only one may be on-screen at once.

Magic
Lightning strikes your head vertically from the top of the screen and then flies horizontally out of either side of you body. You rarely find yourself in situations where this is useful.

Regular
Two arrows are fired at an upwards angle. As the firing rate is quick, this is an ideal weapon for killing airborne enemies and is decent against enemies on the ground. The downside is that the arrows are weak and even weaker if you attack enemies at a distance since only a single arrow will likely hit the target.

Enchanted
Three powerful fireballs are fired that follow enemies and hit them. You don’t have to aim but you still have to face the enemy for the fireballs to track them properly. The one downside is that only two of the fireballs will likely hit a target unless you’re close and you won’t be able to use the weapon again until the last fireball hits something or disappears.

Magic
You are frozen in place for a second as the screen turns grey and hidden chests are forced to appear. This magic is not very useful unless you are playing the game through for the first time and still do not know where the chests are. However, a slight plus is that you are invincible for a few seconds when the screen goes grey. Enemies may then pass through you.

Regular
While slightly weaker than most of the other weapons, the dagger is very quick. Three may be on-screen at once and their flight is a straight horizontal line.

Enchanted
As each dagger leaves your hand it transforms into a powerful laserbeam that flies across the screen and through scenery. Very useful in most situations.

Magic
A blue dragon forms above your head before circling the screen and destroying enemies. Quite powerful and useful.

Regular
Only found on later levels, this boomerang-style weapon flies a short distance vertically above your head, returns, flies a short distance horizontally in the direction that you are facing and then returns. Two may be on-screen at once. This is a tricky weapon to use reliably though it can prove handy on levels where enemies appear on platforms above you.

Enchanted
Resembles a shuriken, though the flight remains the same as the regular blade. More powerful but with the same problems of accurate usage.

Magic
An explosion forms above you.

Bracelet
Only available after completing Stage 7 for the first time, this may be dropped by treasure chests whilst you are wearing the gold armour. What looks like a glowing ball of goo flies a medium distance from your hand. Damage is governed by distance—up close the bracelet is extremely powerful but this drops off to being weak at the limit of its range. There is no enchanted version of or magic associated with the bracelet.

Axe
When thrown is acts as an upward force. Useful in all scenarios.Much life the Fire weapon on Contra, it will go in a circle quite slowly. This can handicapt you as it is not very accurate in hitting smaller enemies

Enchanted
Creates a double edged blade that flies above and/or infront of you. Extremely powerful, but can only be used in some situations. The rand is not s good, but goes much faster. You can only have one on screen at a time

Magic
The Axe allows Aurther to shoot out small lazers in the 8 compass rose directions. This is a great spell, as it is powerful, makes it easy to hit airborn enemies, and invisability lasts long enough to be useful.

Scythe
Your milage may vary with this weapon. The Sythe will fly in a dynamic pattern left or right all the way across the screen, and it hits enemies twice on contact. However, you can only have one on screen, and this weapons is very slow, and if it is not succeseful in landind two hits, is is increadibly weak.

Enchanted
The Sythe becomes a powerful green boomerang like attack that can move downward by use of the D-pad. The Syhte is much more powerful, but and so much faster, if you don't like the Sythe, then the upgraded version might sway your opinion. however, you can't have more than one on screen

Magic
The Sythe creates two tornadoes that fly in a figure 8 like pattern that tearf through enemies. INSANLY powerful!

Torch
The Torch is much like the Holy water in Castlevania. It creates a fiery explosion on the ground that stun locks enemies. You can have two on screen.

Enchanted
The Torch is almost identical to it's original version, but creates a faster explosion that goes higher, allowing for a better range. You cna only have on on screen, but since it's powerful, and moves fast, that makes this weapon much more worth your while

Magic
The Torch becomes a powerful rotating shield around Aurtherr. This can be very helpful, as there is almost no toughing you while the shield is in use, and when it fades, Aurther still gets some invisability from it. Probably one of the best spells in the game