Pliers

A rare melee weapon that deals only 1 damage per hit but applies Weakness 3 on contact, a strong debuff that reduces an enemy's effectiveness. The bonus mechanic is notable: each successful hit has a chance to drop a Molars item, giving you a potential resource drip during combat. Low damage ceiling, but strong debuff application and a useful side effect for builds that can leverage the Molars.

Weakness 3 is a significant debuff that lowers an enemy's damage output or resistances, meaning the Pliers effectively neutralizes threats even when it isn't killing them quickly. The Molars drop chance gives extra value if your team has any abilities or passives that interact with teeth or bite attacks. This makes each hit a minor economy generator on top of its debuffing role.

Best suited as a support weapon on a cat whose primary role is debuffing rather than dealing damage. Classes like the Tinkerer or Psychic that can manipulate status effects or exploit Weakness-ed enemies will get the most mileage. If your lineup already has strong damage dealers, equipping Pliers on a secondary cat lets you stack Weakness turns while fishing for Molars without wasting a damage slot.