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)) in PvP. |
| Camping Tracking Forensic Evaluation |
Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage by (10% * Skill / 100) in PvP. (2 hour bonus after using the skill) |
| Mace Fighting Wrestling Archery Fencing |
Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) in PvM only. |
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 |