⚔️ Swordsmanship

Type	Damage	Move 1	Move 2	Speed
Bladed Whip	13 - 17	Bleed Attack	Whirlwind Attack	3.25s
Bokuto	10 - 12	Feint	Nerve Strike	2s
Bone Harvesters	12 - 16	Paralyzing Blow	Mortal Strike	3s
Broadswords	13 - 17	Crushing Blow	Armor Ignore	3.25s
Butcher Knives	10 - 13	Infectious Strike	Disarm	2.25s
Cleavers	11 - 14	Bleed Attack	Infectious Strike	2.5s
Cutlasses	10 - 14	Bleed Attack	Shadowstrike	2.5s
Elven Machetes	11 - 15	Defense Mastery	Bladeweave	2.75s
Katana	10 - 14	Double Strike	Armor Ignore	2.5s
Longswords	14 - 18	Armor Ignore	Concussion Blow	3.5s
Pickaxes	12 - 16	Double Strike	Disarm	3s
Radiant Scimitars	10 - 14	Whirlwind Attack	Bladeweave	2.5s
Scimitars	12 - 16	Double Strike	Paralyzing Blow	3s
Skinning Knives	10 - 13	Shadowstrike	Bleed	2.25s
Viking Swords	15 - 19	Crushing Blow	Paralyzing Blow	3.75s
Wakizashi	10 - 14	Frenzied Whirlwind	Double Strike	2.5s

"Fear me! I am a master swordsman! I dance with my finely polished blade! I swing grand arcs above my head! I twirl my sword with grace and... ouch!"

The fine art of Swordsmanship is a skill to be admired. Employing neither the wallop-on-the-head approach of the mace fighter, nor the pinging, poking thrust of the fencer, the swordsman knows the near-silent whistle of polished metal slicing the air — and other, less vaporous things...

The benefit from increased levels of swordsmanship is a greater chance to hit your target. Other melee factors, like damage and swing speed, are governed by other statistics, in this instance strength and dexterity, respectively. This skill also counts towards your ability to perform Special Moves.

Swordsmanship also benefits from a Mastery: Warrior's gifts, Onslaught and Focused Eye.

Training

From 0 - 30 skill you should buy from the Warrior Guildmaster. After that you need to hold a sword in hand and hit opponents. For more details on training Swordsmanship or other melee skills visit the Melee Training Guide page.

Weapons

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 dependent 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).

Note: ANY weapon can have poison applied to it with poison mastery, and ANY weapon can use Injected Strike.

Two Handed

Type	Damage	Move 1	Move 2	Speed
Axes	14 - 17	Crushing Blow	Dismount	3s
Bardiches	17 - 20	Paralyzing Blow	Dismount	3.75s
Battle Axes	16 - 19	Bleed Attack	Concussion Blow	3.5s
Bladed Staves	14 - 17	Armor Ignore	Dismount	3s
Crescent Blades	12 - 15	Double Strike	Mortal Strike	2.5s
Daisho	13 - 16	Feint	Double Strike	2.75s
Double Axes	15 - 18	Double Strike	Whirlwind Attack	3.25s
Executioner's Axes	15 - 18	Bleed Attack	Mortal Strike	3.25s
Halberds	18 - 21	Whirlwind Attack	Concussion Blow	4s
Hatchets	13 - 16	Armor Ignore	Disarm	2.75s
Large Battle Axes	17 - 20	Whirlwind Attack	Bleed Attack	3.75s
No-Dachi	16 - 19	Crushing Blow	Riding Swipe	3.5s
Ornate Axes	17 - 20	Disarm	Crushing Blow	3.75s
Paladin Swords	20 - 24	Whirlwind Attack	Disarm	5s
Rune Blades	14 - 17	Disarm	Bladeweave	3s
Scythes	16 - 19	Bleed Attack	Paralyzing Blow	3.5s
Two Handed Axes	16 - 19	Double Strike	Shadowstrike	3.5s

⚔️ Swordsmanship

Training

Weapons

Two Handed

See Also