⚔️ Two-Handed Weapon

An Item Property on all weapons is that they are either One-Handed Weapons or Two-Handed Weapons. Generally speaking and relative to one-handed models, two-handed weapons:
- do more damage;
- are slower.

Bushido, Parrying & Two-Handed Weapons

With the samurai skill, Bushido, a character has a greater chance at Parrying a blow if he or she is equipped with a two-handed weapon rather than a one-handed weapon and a shield. Holding a shield will actually decrease your chance for a successful parry.

The following table was presented in several posts, on several forums:
: 100 Parrying + shield = 30% chance to block
: 100 Parrying + two-handed weapon = 15% chance to block
: 100 Parrying + 100 Bushido + two-handed weapon = 30% chance to block

Weapon Macros

The recommendations related to creating macros that allow for quick weapon switches weapons are mixed. One school of thought is that it is better to experience a slight additional delay by first un-equipping both hands, and then arming, which definitively avoids the "you already have something in your hands" error. Another school of thought advocates creating macros that disarms a specific hand and then equips a specific weapon; proponent claim that the "you already have something in your hands" error is just not an issue.

Weapons

Swordsmanship

The standard sword class of weapons are primarily designed to chop and slice opponents. As it offers the largest range of weapons to choose from by far, the Power Scrolls required to become a Legendary Swordsman are considered extremely valuable.

Another exclusive bonus to Swordsmen is the Axe weapon class. These add an additional Damage Increase bonus dependant on your character's Lumberjacking skill, though this is typically considered too low to be worth pursuing.

Note that as the Tinkering skill has no Runic Tools, the items it produces are seldom used as primary weapons in combat. On the other hand, the only swords which may be used with the Poisoning skill are created by Tinkers (the Butcher Knife and the Cleaver).

Type	Damage	Move 1	Move 2	Speed
Axes	14 - 16	Crushing Blow	Dismount	3s
Bardiches	17 - 18	Paralyzing Blow	Dismount	3.75s
Battle Axes	15 - 17	Bleed Attack	Concussion Blow	3.5s
Bladed Staves	14 - 16	Armor Ignore	Dismount	3s
Crescent Blades	11 - 14	Double Strike	Mortal Strike	2.5s
Daisho	13 - 15	Feint	Double Strike	2.75s
Double Axes	15 - 17	Double Strike	Whirlwind Attack	3.25s
Executioner's Axes	15 - 17	Bleed Attack	Mortal Strike	3.25s
Halberds	18 - 19	Whirlwind Attack	Concussion Blow	4s
Hatchets	13 - 15	Armor Ignore	Disarm	2.75s
Large Battle Axes	16 - 17	Whirlwind Attack	Bleed Attack	3.75s
No-Dachi	16 - 18	Crushing Blow	Riding Swipe	3.5s
Ornate Axes	18 - 20	Disarm	Crushing Blow	3.5s
Paladin Swords	20 - 24	Whirlwind Attack	Disarm	5s
Rune Blades	15 - 17	Disarm	Bladeweave	3s
Scythes	15 - 18	Bleed Attack	Paralyzing Blow	3.5s
Two Handed Axes	16 - 17	Double Strike	Shadowstrike	3.5s

Fencing

Fencing weapons are used to stab'n'jab opponents, allowing the user to quickly attack while at the same time maintaining a defense. It is the best melee class available for use with Poisoning.

All items in this category can be made by Blacksmiths, with the exception of the Pitchfork (an uncraftable weapon).

Type	Damage	Move 1	Move 2
Double Bladed Staves	12 - 13	Double Strike	Infectious Strike
Elven Spellblades	12 - 14	Psychic Attack	Bleed Attack
Kama	9 - 11	Whirlwind Attack	Defense Mastery
Lajatang	16 - 18	Defense Mastery	Frenzied Whirlwind
Pikes	14 - 16	Paralyzing Blow	Infectious Strike
Pitchforks	13 - 14	Bleed Attack	Dismount
Sai	9 - 11	Block	Armor Pierce
Short Spears	10 - 13	Shadowstrike	Mortal Strike
Spears	13 - 15	Armor Ignore	Paralyzing Blow
Tekagi	10 - 12	Dual Wield	Talon Strike
War Cleavers	10 - 12	Disarm	Bladeweave

Mace Fighting

Simply put, mace class weapons are designed to crush (or at least bruise) your opponents. Sometimes spikes are added in order to cause additional flesh wounds.

They deal an extra hit to the stamina level of targets, while also lowering the durability of their armor at an accelerated rate.

Note that as the Tinkering skill has no Runic Tools, the items it produces are seldom used as primary weapons in combat.

Poisoning cannot be used with mace fighting.

Type	Damage	Move 1	Move 2	Speed
Black Staves	13 - 16	Whirlwind Attack	Paralyzing Blow	2.75s
Gnarled Staves	15 - 17	Concussion Blow	Paralyzing Blow	3.25s
Nunchaku	11 - 13	Block	Feint	2.5s
Quarter Staves	11 - 14	Double Strike	Concussion Blow	2.25s
Shepherd's Crooks	13 - 15	Crushing Blow	Disarm	2.75s
Tessen	10 - 12	Feint	Block	2s
Tetsubo	12 - 14	Frenzied Whirlwind	Crushing Blow	2.5s
War Hammers	17 - 18	Whirlwind Attack	Crushing Blow	3.75s

Archery

There are two main types of weapons available to practitioners of Archery, bows and crossbows. The former require a good supply of Arrows on hand, while the more technical crossbows fire smaller Bolts at enemies. All of these can be crafted by Bowyers.

Bows are typically slightly faster to fire then crossbows and also usually offer a larger attacking radius. On the other hand, crossbows often pack more punch per bolt and so might be the better choice for a lengthy battle.

The Elven Composite Longbow is the only Archery class weapon that can be used with Poisoning (via Serpent Arrow).

While not technically a weapon, it's worth mentioning that any archer worth his or her salt will be carrying a Quiver with them.

All Archery weapons are Two-Handed Weapons, unless they have the Balanced property. For this reason, when crafting with Runic Tools, you might consider the Lightweight Shortbow.

Type	Damage	Ammunition	Move 1
Bows	15 - 19	10 Arrows	Paralyzing Blow
Composite Bows	13 - 17	10 Arrows	Armor Ignore
Elven Composite Longbows	12 - 16	10 Arrows	Force Arrow
Magical Shortbows	9 - 13	10 Arrows	Lightning Arrow
Yumi	16 - 20	10 Arrows	Armor Pierce
Crossbows	18 - 22	8 Bolts	Concussion Blow
Heavy Crossbows	20 - 24	8 Bolts	Moving Shot
Repeating Crossbows	8 - 12	7 Bolts	Double Strike