Melee Weapons
Melee weapons have the largest and most diverse selection. Sub-categories are broken up by damage type, which is one of the major considerations when choosing one over another. In the field, weapon choice is generally guided by the damage resistances of the enemy.
We’ve provided a list of each damage type and the weapons that fall into that category. Within each category, there are always two fast weapons, two standard one-handed weapons, and a pair of two-handed weapons. Fast weapons always do the lowest per-hit damage, while two-handed weapons always do the highest. Between categories, base statistics for the same type of weapon are largely the same. For example, the two-handed weapons (such as Great Sword, Pike, and Quarterstaff) all do comparable damage per hit and at the same speed because they are primarily differentiated by their damage type.
Slash
- Dagger -A broad-bladed short melee weapon.
- Bonus: Increased Accuracy (Fast)
- Sabre - Curved, single-edged mid-sized sword.
- Bonus: Inflicts DoT effect
- Great Sword - Broad-bladed two-handed sword.
- Bonus: Best of Slash/Pierce
- Hatchet - Small woodcutter-style axe.
- Bonus: Deflection bonus
- Battle Axe - Mid-sized traditional “bearded”-style axe.
- Bonus: Increased Critical damage.
- Pollaxe - Long pole weapon with axe blade and opposed hammer head.
- Bonus: Best of Slash/Crush
Pierce
- Stiletto - Thin-bladed stabbing melee weapon.
- Bonus: Negates DT (Fast)
- Sword - Single- or double-edged mid-sized straight sword. Bonus: Best of Slash/Pierce.
- Estoc - Narrow-bladed two-handed piercing sword.
- Bonus: Negates DT
- Rapier - Narrow-bladed mid-sized stabbing weapon.
- Bonus: Increased Accuracy (Fast)
- Spear - Single-handed stabbing pole weapon.
- Bonus: Increased Accuracy
- Pike - Two-handed stabbing pole weapon.
- Bonus: Increased Reach
Crush
- Club - Short cudgel, light enough to be (and look) fast.
- Bonus: Increased Accuracy (Fast)
- Mace - Mid-sized flange-headed crushing weapon.
- Bonus: Negates DT
- Morning Star - Two-handed spiked head on a pole.
- Bonus: Higher Interrupt
- Flail - Short-handled ball-and-chain weapon.
- Bonus: Negates Deflection bonuses (Fast)
- War Hammer - Gothic-style hammer-and-spike mid-sized weapon.
- Bonus: Best of Pierce/Crush
- Quarterstaff - Two-handed wooden shaft weapon, swung like an axe.
- Bonus: Increased Reach