Weapon and Parry Codex

Summary

• Weapon and Parry Codices are a weapon focused player progression system in Outlands, allowing players to enhance their weapon skills by leveling Codex Stances as well as unlocking Finishers and Abilities for their weapon skill.
• Players are able to craft Codices with the Inscription skill
  • All Codices are Blessed and cannot be stolen
• A complete list of in-game Codex commands can be found on the Commands page
• In order to use a Weapon Codex, players must have at least 80 Tactics and 80 in their weapon skill
  • An exception to this is the Arcane codex which requires 80 Wrestling and 80 Magery along with Arcane skill
  • In order to use a Parry Codex, players must have at least 80 Tactics or 80 Wrestling and 80 in their Parrying skill
  • Codices don't gain XP on Shelter Island
• All skill requirements are based on the player's printed skill, i.e. Tactics bonus from crafted or magical weapons will not count towards the 80 Tactics requirement.
• Each character's codex profile is stored per character and not in the item itself, i.e. two characters can look at the same codex and each see their own progress.
  • Players must still have the codex in their backpack to level and use it.
• Weapon abilities and finishers cannot be trigger on backstabs

Weapon Codices
Arcane	Archery	Dual Wielding	Fencing	Fishing	Macing	Swords	Throwing	Wrestling	Parrying

Experience and Upgrade Points

• Players gain experience towards Codices by killing creatures with a weapon type matching a codex they meet the skill requirements for.
  • Players can level multiple codices at once, so long as their weapon matches one of them and they have the skills required for all of them
  • The parry codex will gain experience so long as the player has a 2-handed weapon or shield equipped.
• Each upgrade point takes 5,000 gold earned worth of experience

Rank	Upgrade Points	XP Needed
1	4	20,000
2	8	40,000
3	12	60,000
4	16	80,000
5	20	100,000
6	40	200,000
7	60	300,000
Weapon Abilities	50	250,000

Stances

• By Double-Clicking a Codex, players can open their character's Codex Profile menu for that skill
• On the top half of the codex gump, are the skill's 5 Stances
• Players can click the Large Button next to each Stance to activate or deactivate that stance
• Players can Single-Click their Codex in their backpack to see which Stance and Finisher they currently have Activated for that skill
• Player's can only have one stance active for each codex, although stances only provide their bonus if the player has the required skills and weapon and/or shield equipped.

Stance Ranks

• Each Stance can be upgraded with upgrade points up to Rank 7, each rank costing increasingly more points.
• The Rank of a Stance will impact how powerful the effect it provides to the player is

Stance Auto Renewal

• Removed 05-30-2026 patch https://forums.uooutlands.com/index.php?threads/patch-notes-for-may-30-2026-mini-expansion-and-ossuary-4.6235/

Finishers

• Weapon Finishers have a 10% chance to occur (further scaled by weapon speed), when a creature is reduced to thier Finisher Threshold.
  • The chance for a Weapon Finisher to occur is also increased by a player's Anatomy skill: (10%) + (10% * (Anatomy Skill/100))
• When a player reaches Rank 5 in any Stance for a skill, they will unlock their first tier finisher and gain the ability to select a Finisher
  • For each additional stance a player reaches Rank 5 in, they will unlock an additional tier of their finisher
• If a player has a Finisher activated, Single-Clicking a Codex will display their selected Stance as well as their selected Finisher
• Finishers are large-scale weapon hits, often with special effects (Such as finishing DOTs or restoring hp or mana), that players can randomly trigger
• Each codex has two Finishers the player can chose from, which they can toggle by clicking the Large Button next to each finisher.
  • Players can switch between Finishers as often as they want, at no cost.
• Players can only trigger a single Finisher on each mob (i.e. an infinite cooldown), but can trigger a Finisher every 60s on a Boss-Type Creature.
• When a Weapon Finisher triggers, it will resolve the "original" hit as normal, and then afterwards will take that hit's damage and then use that amount as the baseline "Damage" for how much the Weapon Finisher will inflict
  • Example: A melee hit of 50 damage triggers a finisher, will first resolve 50 damage to the initial target, after which it will also inflict the finisher using 50 as the "damage"
• Damage for Weapon Finishers are scaled from +0% (Heavy Crossbow) upwards to +250% (Kryss) based on the weapon's printed Average Damage

Finisher Health Thresholds

• The Health Percent Threshold needed to trigger a Weapon Finisher or Parry Finisher will now be scaled by the player's Finisher Tier
• Weapon Finisher Threshold: 25% * (Finisher Tier / 5)
• Parry Finisher Threshold: 33% * (Finisher Tier / 5)

Examples

• A player with Tier 2 Finishers will be able to trigger Weapon Finishers on creatures that have (25% * (2 / 5)) = 10% Health or less
• A player with Tier 5 Finishers will be able to trigger Weapon Finishers on creatures that have (25% * (5 / 5)) = 25% Health or less

Boss Finisher Cooldowns

Weapon Finishers against boss-type creature's will now have a Cooldown of (120 - (12 * Finisher Tier)) seconds

Examples

• A player with Tier 2 Finishers will have a Finisher Cooldown of (120 - (12 * 2)) = 96 seconds against Bosses
• A player with Tier 5 Finishers will have a Finisher Cooldown of (120 - (12 * 5)) = 60 seconds against Bosses

Weapon Abilities

• Each Weapon Codex has 3 unique Weapon Abilities players can unlock and activate
• Each weapon ability takes 50 points to unlock
• Weapon abilities do not require any stances or finishers to unlock
• Once Unlocked, the Lock symbol for the Weapon Ability will be replaced with a large orb-shaped Weapon Ability button

Weapon Ability Meter

• In order for players to perform Weapon Abilities, their weapon ability meter must be full
• All Weapon Abilities for the player share the same weapon ability cooldown.
• Every 6 seconds the player's Weapon Ability Meter will fill by 10%, and by an additional (10% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100))
  • Meaning by default the weapon ability cooldown is 60s, but can be decreased all the way down to 24s
• Once toggled, the weapon ability will trigger on the next melee hit a player lands and their weapon meter will be reset

• Players will now receive a "Weapon ability ready" system message when they have a full weapon ability meter

Codex Hotbar

• The codex hotbar allows players to quickly change and view their stances, finishers and weapon abilities in one place, as well as set their stances to auto-renew and monitor their weapon ability meter
• The codex hotbar can be accessed via the hotbar button at the bottom of any codex gump or with the [CodexHotbar command.

Weapon Ability Hotbar

• Players can also launch a dedicated Weapon Abilities Hotbar by typing [AbilityHotbar or [AbilitiesHotbar

Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities

Arcane

Arcane Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Leech	Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 1.5% chance per rank
Stance	Shield	Weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance by 3% per rank and Arcane Mana Recovery chance by 1% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Scatter	Deals an additional 1% of Damage per rank to 2 additional random targets within 3 tiles, with Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 1.25% per rank for each additional target hit
Stance	Fracture	For every 25 Armor Rating target has (to a max of 100 Armor Rating), Damage is increased by 2% per rank and Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 0.75% per rank
Stance	Surge	If player has triggered an Aspect Special in the last 15 seconds, then Damage is increased by 8% per rank and Arcane Mana Recovery chance increased by 2.5% per rank
Finisher	Clarity	Inflicts 300% of Damage to target and for next 15 seconds increases chance of all Aspect Melee Specials occuring by 20% of normal (will not stack) and increases Arcane Mana Recovery chance by 10% (will not stack)
Finisher	Catalyst	Inflicts 300% of Damage to target and consumes all Arcane Buildup, increasing Damage by (7% * Arcane Buildup Consumed) and recovers (30 * Arcane Buildup Consumed) Mana
Weapon Ability	Seeking	For next 15 seconds accuracy increased by 25% and attack speed increased by 15%
Weapon Ability	Leyline	For next 15 seconds player recovers 5 mana every 3 seconds
Weapon Ability	Soulfire	For next 15 seconds bonuses from Arcane Buildup to Spell Damage are increased by 50% of normal but Arcane Buildup bonuses to Damage Resistance are reduced by 100%

Archery

Archery Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Arcane	Accuracy and Damage increased by 3% per rank
Stance	Fowling	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Incendiary	Deals 10% of Damage per rank towards a random enemy within 2 tiles
Stance	Longshot	Increases Range by (Rank / 2) rounded up, and Damage by 3% per rank
Stance	Maiming	Hinder effects last 10% longer per rank and Overpowered Hinder effects deal 10% more Damage per rank
Finisher	Ricochet	Deals 350% of Damage towards target and up to 2 additional random enemies within 6 tiles of target
Finisher	Pincushion	Makes 6 attacks against the target, each inflicting 100% Damage
Weapon Ability	Skirmish	For next 15 seconds damage increased by 35% and can fire while moving
Weapon Ability	Full Draw	For next 15 seconds damage increased by 50%, but must be stationary for 3 seconds to fire
Weapon Ability	Repeater	If not currently stealthed, immediately makes 3 hits, each inflicting 75% weapon damage (scaled by weapon speed)

Dual Wielding

Dual Wielding Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Aggressive	Weapon Special Chance increased by 4% per rank
Stance	Defensive	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Cleave	Deals 10% of Damage per rank toward a random enemy within 2 tiles
Stance	Square Off	Accuracy increased by 2% per rank and Effective Parry increased by 2 per rank. Bonuses are doubled against targets within the player's front arc
Stance	Shank	Damage increased by 2% per rank and Attack Speed increased by 1% per rank. Bonuses are doubled if player is within the side or rear arc of the target
Finisher	En Garde	Inflicts 600% Damage to target. Grants a 5‑point Damage Shield for 15 seconds (does not stack). Damage Shield increases to 15 if player is within the target's front arc. Increases player aggro for 15 seconds
Finisher	Coup de Grace	Inflicts 400% Damage to target, with Damage increased by 400% if the player is within the side or rear arc. Decreases player aggro for 15 seconds
Weapon Ability	Bladewhirl	If not stealthed, immediately makes a melee hit against up to 4 other targets within 4 tiles, inflicting 100% weapon damage (scaled by weapon speed)
Weapon Ability	Knightly	Increases player aggro and increases Accuracy and Melee Damage inflicted within the front arc of enemies by 20% for 15 seconds
Weapon Ability	Knave	Reduces player aggro and increases Melee Damage inflicted within the side or rear arc of enemies by 35% for 15 seconds

Fencing

Fencing Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Aggressive	Increases Attack Speed by 2.5% per rank
Stance	Defensive	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Cleave	Deals 10% of Damage per rank towards a random enemy within 2 tiles
Stance	Blackguard	Successful hits have a 4% chance per rank to inflict a Disease effect on target that deals 200% Damage spread out over 20 seconds (on Stealth attack will instead deal 66% Damage)
Stance	Fang	Damage increased by (3%, 3.5%, 4%) per rank while using weapon coated with (Greater, Deadly, Lethal) Poison. Bonus amount is doubled if player meets minimum Poisoning skill (printed) needed to apply Poison type
Finisher	Assassinate	Inflicts 400% Damage and immediately resolves up to an additional 500% Damage worth of Disease and Poison ticks (caused by the player) remaining on target
Finisher	Flurry	Increases Weapon Speed by 15% for 20 seconds (does not stack)
Weapon Ability	Gambit	For next 15 seconds accuracy is reduced by 25% but melee damage is increased by 75%
Weapon Ability	Swiftstrikes	For next 15 seconds each hit increases attack speed by 5% (scaled by weapon speed) up to a max of 25%
Weapon Ability	Bane	Immediately resolve 3 poison ticks if player has an active weapon-applied poison on creature

Fishing

Fishing Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Snipe	Accuracy increased by 3% per rank and Weapon Special Chance increased by 2% per rank
Stance	Pin Down	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Skewer	Deals an additional 5% of Damage per rank inflicted to a random target within 2 tiles and has a 2% chance per rank to apply a Pierce effect of 25 for 15 seconds to both targets
Stance	Strafe	Damage increased by 6% per rank if player's ship has moved within last 0.5 seconds with bonus increased to 12% per rank if target is not on same ship as player
Stance	Heave	[At Sea] Range increased by 1 per rank and Damage increased by 10% per rank, but 2% chance per rank any Hits will convert into Misses. [On Land] Increases Range by (rank / 2) rounded up and Damage by 3% per rank
Finisher	Run Through	Inflicts 600% Damage to target with Damage increased by 400% if target is on same ship as player
Finisher	Salvo	Deals 150% Damage to target, and then resolves 4 additional hits of 150% Damage randomized between target and all creatures within 4 tiles (max of 3 hits per creature)
Weapon Ability	Rouse	For next 15 seconds all damage dealt by ship crewmembers increased by 40%
Weapon Ability	Scourge	For next 15 seconds the impale weapon special will hit 2 additional targets, or apply an additional 30% damage bonus for each unused additional target
Weapon Ability	Buoy	Immediately restore 7.5% of each crewmembers health

Macing

Macefighting Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Aggressive	Increases Damage by 7% per rank
Stance	Defensive	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Cleave	Deals 10% of Damage per rank towards a random enemy within 2 tiles
Stance	Wild Swing	Reduces Accuracy by 2% per rank, but increases Damage by 10% per rank
Stance	Sunder	Increases Pierce effects by an additional 5 Armor reduction per rank, and increases Damage by 4% per rank
Finisher	Pulverize	Inflicts 600% Damage and applies a 5 second Hinder effect (duration scales with weapon speed)
Finisher	Shatter	Inflicts 500% Damage to target. If player has any Pierce Effects active on target, the effects are canceled but Damage is increased an additional 500%
Weapon Ability	Pummel	For next 15 seconds each hit increases damage by 10% (scaled by weapon speed) up to a max of 50%
Weapon Ability	Stun	For next 15 seconds weapon specials will also apply a (pierce effect / 10) second hinder to target
Weapon Ability	Smash	Melee hit that triggers ability has its damage increased by 300% (damage further scaled by weapon speed) but entangles the player for 1.5 seconds

Swords

Swordsmanship Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Aggressive	Increases Accuracy, Attack Speed, and Weapon Special Chance by 1.5% per rank
Stance	Defensive	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Cleave	Deals 10% of Damage per rank towards a random enemy within 2 tiles
Stance	Warrior	Increases Accuracy, Defense, and Damage by 2% per rank
Stance	Flaying	Increases Melee Special Bleed amounts by 10% per rank
Finisher	Bleed Out	Applies a Bleed effect equal to 800% Damage
Finisher	Execute	Inflicts 600% of Damage to target and then immediately resolves up to 5 Bleed ticks present on target that has been inflicted by player
Weapon Ability	Spinslash	For next 15 seconds accuracy, damage, and weapon special chance increased by 15%
Weapon Ability	Rend	Immediately resolves up to 5 Bleed ticks present on target that has been inflicted by player. For next 15 seconds new weapon special bleed effects are increased by 50% damage
Weapon Ability	Chop	Melee hit that triggers ability has its damage increased by 250% (damage further scaled by weapon speed)

Throwing

Throwing Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Torrent	Melee hits increase Attack Speed by a cumulative 1.0% per rank. Bonus resets if stance changes, 5 seconds pass without a hit, or the player lands 5 hits
Stance	Suppress	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Reaper	Deals an additional 8% Damage per rank to 2 additional random targets within 2 tiles
Stance	Rake	Damage increased by 3% per rank, with bonus doubled on Moving Throws
Stance	Kite	Accuracy increased by 1% per rank and Damage increased by 2% per rank, with bonuses doubled if the target has moved within 1 second
Finisher	Hunter	Inflicts 400% Damage to target. For 15 seconds, player’s Melee Damage is increased by 10%, doubled against targets from the same Slayer Group (does not stack)
Finisher	Hobble	Target takes 120% Damage per movement step until 20 seconds pass or 10 steps are taken (does not stack)
Weapon Ability	Clash	For 15 seconds receive +10% Accuracy, +10% Damage Resistance, and +20% Melee Damage against targets within 2 tiles
Weapon Ability	Blitz	For 15 seconds player has unlimited Moving Throws and receives +15% Swing Speed if they have not been stationary for 1 second or more
Weapon Ability	Hail Mary	For 15 seconds Attack Range is increased by 4 and Melee Damage is increased by 30% if distance to target is 9 tiles or more

Wrestling

Wrestling Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Dragon	Hits ignore 4 Armor Rating per rank on target and Weapon Special Damage increased by 10% per rank
Stance	Crab	Damage increased by 2% per rank and weapon swings increase your Damage Resistance to all enemies by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Spider	Deals an additional 8% of Damage per rank to 2 additional random targets within 2 tiles
Stance	Monkey	Combo Strikes now require 4 hits, but receive an additional Damage bonus of 30% per rank
Stance	Crane	Accuracy increased by 2% per Rank and Combo Strikes will restore 1 Health per rank
Finisher	Chi Thrust	Inflicts 600% of Damage to target and for next 15 seconds increases Accuracy by 10% and Weapon Special Chance by 10% (will not stack)
Finisher	Zen Strike	Inflicts 400% of Damage to target and for next 15 seconds any Combo Strikes will restore 10 Health and 10 Stamina (will not stack)
Weapon Ability	Brawl	For next 15 seconds each hit increases accuracy, damage, and attack speed by 2% (scaled by weapon speed) up to a max of 20%
Weapon Ability	Haymaker	For next 15 seconds player's Combo Strikes inflict +100% Damage. Weapon Finisher Health Threshold is increased by 10% and Finisher Cooldown on bosses is reduced by 15 seconds
Weapon Ability	Takedown	Melee hit that triggers ability has 100% chance of weapon special and will apply 300% of normal weapon special effect

Parrying

Parry Codex Stances and Finishers
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Shield Bash	Increases Damage Resistance against player's combatant by 3% per rank and has a 4% per rank chance when hit by melee attack from combatant to Hinder them for 3 seconds
Stance	Warding	Increases Damage Resistance by 2% per rank and reduces Poison, Bleed, and Disease tick damage by 6% per rank
Stance	Testudo	Increases Damage Resistance by 3% per rank with bonus increased to 6% per rank if player is within front arc of target
Stance	Mirror	Increases Damage Resistance by 2% per rank and reduces Spell Damage taken by 6% per rank
Stance	Bulwark	Increases Damage Resistance by 5% per rank if player has been stationary for 3 seconds or more
Finisher	Last Stand	Has a 5% chance per rank to reduce any damage taken to 1
Finisher	Barrier	Damage Reduced by 1 per Rank (to a minimum of 1)