List of Clue weapons (2025)

The following is a list of all weapons in the Clue franchise. Weapons are several items that are believed to be used in the murder.

Mainstay[]

The following are the mainstay weapons that could be found in all standard editions of the Clue board game:

• Candlestick
• Dagger (referred as Knife in North American versions until 2011)
• Lead Pipe (referred as Lead Piping in British editions until 2011)
• Revolver (also referred as the Pistol or the Gun)
• Rope
• Wrench (Spanner in British editions)

Secondary[]

The following are weapons that have been commonly featured in several spin-off games and special editions:

• Poison - first appeared in Clue VCR Mystery Game (1985)
• Axe - first appeared in Super Cluedo Challenge (1986)
• Blunderbuss - first appeared in Super Cluedo Challenge (1986)
• Horseshoe - first appeared in Clue Master Detective (1988)

Additional[]

The 2003 spin-off board game Clue FX replaced the original six weapons with six new ones, fitting the new outdoor, garden party setting:

• Horseshoe
• Tennis Racquet
• Lawn Gnome
• Water Bucket
• Hammer
• Garden Shears

When Clue: Discover the Secrets was released in 2008, a new set of weapons were introduced. Instead of six, Discover the Secrets has a total of nine potential weapons. While classic weapons from the original board game remained (Candlestick, Knife, and Rope), some weapons were either renamed, reintroduced from pervious games, or completely original to the game:

• Candlestick
• Knife
• Rope
• Pistol
• Poison
• Axe
• Trophy
• Dumbbell
• Baseball Bat

These weapons also made in an appearance in Clue: Secrets in Paris, but are now possible props that could've been used in the thief of a famous painting.

In 2023's Clue Conspiracy, there are six possible weapons that members of the conspiracy could use to kill Mr. Coral:

• Knife
• Hatchet
• Flare Gun
• Poison
• Fishing Line
• Hammer

Originally, there were nine weapons in Clue Conspiracy, which were removed. The scrapped weapons were:

• Oar
• Harpoon
• Campfire spit

Patent[]

The following are weapons that were featured in the original concept of the game, Murder!. While not used in the final game, most of them have made appearances in several spin-off games and themed editions, as well other official media (such as the game shows):

• Axe
• Shillelagh
• Bomb
• Rope
• Dagger
• Pistol
• Hypodermic Syringe
• Poison
• Fire Poker

In other media[]

Computer and video games[]

Foul Play: Mystery at Awkward Manor[]

In the 1995 computer game Foul Play: Mystery at Awkward Manor (which is based on Clue), there are eight possible weapons that could've been used in the murder of Sir John Stiffing:

• Poison
• Dagger
• Pistol
• Scissor
• Blowpipe
• Dog Leash
• Icepick
• Hammer

Clue (2009 mobile game)[]

In the 2009 mobile game, a total of eight weapons were present. While the mobile game was based on Discover the Secrets, the weapons are not the same, with some of them removed.

• Candlestick
• Razor
• Rope
• Pistol
• Trophy
• Gloves
• Axe
• Crowbar

The amount and type of weapons changes in each episodes, with the maximum being six in the latter episodes.

Cluedo (2016 video game)[]

Originally, all themes from the 2016 video game adaptation only had the original six weapons featured. In 2018, shortly after the release of the Murder Express theme, the developers implemented new weapons unique to each theme (with some of the pre-existing ones getting new designs).

Television[]

In the 1990s, the British version of the board game was adapted into a game show. In each episode, new weapons were introduced as one of the possible weapons used in the murder of that episode's victim. The only time the original six weapons were present together was in the 1990 Christmas special.