advice one 1h weapons.

[martyrAD]

so just want to get everyones advice and opinions on 1handers with a shield obviously, but what is generally preferred stat wise? dmg type, range, speed?

[isatis]

depend: if you have high athletic you can have shorter wep like steel pick, axes... (short : under 90)
if you have less ath you would like longer wep like italian, spada, nordic champion.

my personnal advice is try the simple sword, if you like stab alot: go with a spada, if you like swingin a lot go with italian, and if you love two go with balanced sword suc as side sword.


OR just go with the sword you found more bad ass looking!

[Phazey]

Jep, the guy posting above me is right.

With 6 or better athletics the shorter range ~70 blunt and pierce weapons become viable.
With 5 or better power strike the range ~100 cut damage swords become viable.

So if you have low powerstrike, stick with light or very light armour and go for high athletics. The maces and picks are really great weapons, but they lack the range. You make up for that by moving faster. High athletics is a must and you should dress accordingly. No use wearing heavy armour if everyone keeps kiting you.

The longer swords are great, but they deal cut damage. When your power strike is below 5, you'll notice your swings will glance a lot, especially against better armour. Tincans take 9+ hits to die. Stay away from them and go after softer targets.

With higher powerstrike, swords become more effective against heavy armour.

But don't forget you can also bring both: take a nice, long sword with you and bring a pick or mace as a secondary weapon. The weight of most one hander weapons is pretty small, so it will not cripple your movement speed.

Pick a weapon that suits you. Try them all and find out what works best for you. It's all down to playstyle and build, really. If you're going to use a short weapon, compensate with high athletics and consider wearing light armour. If you're going for a nice, long sword, make sure you have enough power strike or a pierce or blunt damage side arm to fall back on.

Oh, and go for headshots to avoid glancing.

[Inkompetent]

Go for a mace, I say. Nothing like whacking down people and hit them a few times more while they try to get up.

[Mlekce]

so just want to get everyones advice and opinions on 1handers with a shield obviously, but what is generally preferred stat wise? dmg type, range, speed?

steel pick,shmitar or go for mace that nomads use in dtv.

[Fartface]

I prefer knightly arming.
It has range , right swing against backpeddlers.
Thrust against the heavier armors.
Decent cut damage.
And good speed.
and its a bit darker so if you wear dark armor your blade is harder to see.

[El_Infante]

As phazey said, the weapon you should use depends on your build. Take on consideration that 1h weapon have short reach, and you will carry the same weight as 2hander, poles because shields weight a lot unless you use a buckler.

I recommend balanced builds like 18/18, or you can go to 21/18 or 18/21 sacrificing weapon master points. You must decide if you go for:

* The way of blunt weapons:
   - High agi (18,21)
   - High shield skill (6,7)
   - Low Strength
   - Light equipment
   - Short weapons

* The way of the sword:
   - Low agi
   - High Str (21,18)
   - Larger weapons.

The best weapons, IMO after gens of shielder are:
   - Scimitar / Elite scimitar
   - Knightly arming sword / Nordic champion Sword (this is not the best option)
   - Italian Sword
   - Warhammer
   - Steel pick
   - Winged mace / Iberian Mace

Eslavonas / Side sword and another 1h options is not recommended if you are a initiate in the way of the shielder. I strongly suggest you to take the scimitar / elite scimitar because it is the easiest one handed weapon to use by far.

Here is a affordable example of equipment for a shielder:
- Head: Wear something about 2-3 weight.
- Body: Sarranid Guard Armor
- Gloves : Mail Gauntlets / Mittens
- Shield: Huscarl Round Shield
- Boots : Mail boots / Sarranid Boots
- Weapon : Elite Scimitar & One handed axe to fight another shielders. **

[CrazyCracka420]

I prefer knightly arming.
It has range , right swing against backpeddlers.
Thrust against the heavier armors.
Decent cut damage.
And good speed.
and its a bit darker so if you wear dark armor your blade is harder to see.

My favorite utility sword is the knightly arming sword.  31 cut, 24 pierce (good numbers) and I believe like 97 speed, and 101'ish length.  But when I only have 5 power strike for my build I would glance too often.  Now I switched to the 1h broad battle axe which has 98 speed, 73 length, but has 35 cut and 25 pierce (when you pierce it's 99 speed). I cut through people like butter, and for tin cans it's nice being able to switch to pierce and hit from the sides or overhead (instead of only stabbing pierce with swords).

Also when it comes to shields you're better off only going with 2 or 4 shield skill (more is always good, but saying as a base minimum).  A big thing to remember is the shield's speed rating.  I'm pretty sure that your melee only swings as fast as your shield (but not faster than your melee weapon).  On foot the elite cavalry shield is my favorite shield, on horseback I prefer the knightly heater shield (both have 100 speed, and very high resistance, which I think is better than overall damage that a shield can take).  If I wasn't in the norse horde I'd probably always use the knightly heater shield.

[Xant]

What Phazh said, but just because you have high athletics doesn't mean you should go for a low reach weapon. It's better to have high athletics AND a sword with a long reach.

[ArchonAlarion]

I love the little black flanged mace: fastest mace - 99 speed, 2 weight for knockdown (more than the winged, knobbed, and spiked, but less than iberian and iron - 2.5), 70 length, which is good for maces (only iberian is longer - 71), and it's cheap. I love smacking around guys in light gear with it or whoever really.

[Dezilagel]

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