Old time user, extremely surface level battler. What's your criteria for a good weapon?

I see people asking for advice, but my goal is to figure out what sets a weapon apart from the others. I know that modification slots make something particularly invaluable, and some of them will double up (like being a healer and a damage dealer.) I'd love to see your thoughts!

I think it’s custom coding for me. If it does something extra, like scaling, a second attack, a blessing and/or curse, etc, that helps it stand apart from other options.

Good weapons to me are ones the ones that have high block, attack, and some amount of heal. The addition of a blessing or curse can also make a big difference between winning and losing against rng heavy blows

how pretty it looks on the human avatar

Your avatar is a work of art, Alex.