Swordsmanship

Summary

Swordsmanship allows the use of bladed weapons with a swing speed between the faster Fencing weapons and slower Macing weapons.

• All one-handed swords can be poisoned using the Poisoning skill.
  • But no two-handed swords weapons can be poisoned.
• The chance to hit with a swords class weapon is equal to (Player's Swordsmanship skill + 50) / ((Defender's Weapon or Wrestling skill + 50) * 2), plus any relevant accuracy bonuses

PvM Special Attack

• Only works against creatures, not other players
• Players have a 10% base chance of inflicting a special attack.
  • This chance can be further increased via the Arms Lore Skill, Water Aspect Armor, or Mastery Chain Links
• Causes the target to take "bleed" damage every 3 seconds for the next 15 seconds
  • On a normal attack; bleed damage tick is 20% of the total weapon damage caused by the initial attack except as part of a backstab.
  • On a backstab; Each bleed damage tick is 20% of (33% * the total weapon damage caused by a successful backstab with a sword weapon.
• Also applies a "Lacerate" effect
  • Lacerate increases the chance for players to inflict weapon special attacks against that creature by 5% for the next 8-16 seconds (scaled based on weapon speed)
  • A creature can only have up to 5 Lacerate effects, but there is no cap on bleeds.

Weapons

Main article: Armor & Weapons

Sword class weapons are crafted with Blacksmithy or bought from NPCs.

Weapon	Wielded with	Poisonable
Katana	1 Hand	Yes
Cutlass	1 Hand	Yes
Scimitar	1 Hand	Yes
Longsword	1 Hand	Yes
Viking Sword	1 Hand	Yes
Broad Sword	1 Hand	Yes
Axe	2 Hand	No
Two-Handed Axe	2 Hand	No
Battle Axe	2 Hand	No
War Axe	2 Hand	No
Double Axe	2 Hand	No
Executioner's Axe	2 Hand	No
Large Battle Axe	2 Hand	No
Halberd	2 Hand	No
Bardiche	2 Hand	No

Beneficial Skills

Having these skills benefit Swordsmanship.

Skill	Benefit
Anatomy	Increases Base Weapon Damage * (20% * (Anatomy Skill / 100)) Increases codex finisher chance by (10% * (Anatomy Skill / 100))
Chivalry	Increases Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Chivalry Skill / 100)) Supplemental PvP Melee Damage
Tactics	From 0 to 100, Increases Base Weapon Damage * (-50% + (Tactics Skill / 200)) Any additional skill increases Base Weapon Damage * (1% * (Tactics Skill - 100))
Arms Lore	Increases Special Attack Chance by (10% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100))
Lumberjacking	When using an axe increases Base Weapon Damage * (25% * (Lumberjacking Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Lumberjacking Skill / 100)) in PvP.
Blacksmithy	When using a smithed weapon increases Base Weapon Damage * (15% * (Blacksmithing Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (6% * (Blacksmithing Skill / 100)).
Camping Tracking Forensic Evaluation	Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage by (10% * Skill / 100) in PvP.

Codex

Main article: Weapon and Shield Codex#Swordsmanship Stances and Finishers

Sword class weapons benefit from Stances and Finishers provided by a Codex of Swords.

Swordsmanship Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Aggressive	Increases Accuracy and Damage by 3.5% per rank but player takes 1% more Damage per rank from all sources
Stance	Defensive	Weapon Swings increase your Damage Resistance by 4% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Cleave	Deals an additional 8% of Damage per rank inflicted to a random target within 2 tiles
Stance	Warrior	Increases Accuracy, Defense, and Damage by 2% per rank
Stance	Flaying	Increases non-Aspect Bleed Damage by 10% per rank
Finisher	Bleed Out	Applies a Bleed effect equal to 500% of Damage (only receives 50% of the bonuses from Flaying stance)
Finisher	Execute	Inflicts 350% of Damage to target and then immediately resolves all remaining Bleed tick damage on the target that has been inflicted by the player
Weapon Ability	Spinslash	For next 15 seconds accuracy, damage, and weapon special chance increased by 15%
Weapon Ability	Rend	Immediately resolve all remaining bleed ticks player has on target and for next 15 seconds new weapon special bleed effects are increased by 25% damage
Weapon Ability	Chop	Melee hit that triggers ability damage is increased by 200% (damage further scaled by weapon speed)

Training

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-75	Passively in melee combat using a sword in the New Player Dungeon
75-100	Passively in melee combat using a sword