Halberd
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| Name | Halberd |
|---|---|
| Skill | Polearms |
| Damage | 13 |
| Accuracy | -3 |
| Base delay (%) | 150% |
| Min delay | ? |
| Hands | 2H |
| Size | Large |
| Ranged? | No |
| A two-handed military pole weapon consisting of an axe blade mounted on a long shaft reinforced with metal rims to block other weapons like swords. Topped with a spike and a thorn on the back side of the axe blade, this weapon can be very dangerous in trained hands.
"And Diarmid oh, Diarmid he perished in the strife; |
This weapon falls into the Polearms category. It is a two handed weapon.
The halberd is a two-handed polearm which offers mediocre speed, damage, and accuracy. You are likely better off using a trident and shield, or upgrading to a bardiche if you can find one, but it can serve as an adequate reaching weapon early on if you wind one with an exciting brand.
| Common | Orcish | |
|---|---|---|
| Mundane | File:Halberd 1.png | File:Orcish halberd 1.png |
| Magical | File:Halberd 2.png | File:Orcish halberd 2.png |
| Artifact | File:Halberd 3.png | N/A |
| Weapons | |
|---|---|
| Axes | Battleaxe • Broad axe • Executioner's axe • Hand axe • War axe |
| Maces & Flails | Club • Demon whip • Dire flail • Eveningstar • Flail • Giant club • Giant spiked club • Great mace • Mace (Hammer) • Morningstar • Sacred scourge • Whip |
| Long Blades | Demon blade • Double sword • Eudemon blade • Falchion • Great sword • Long sword • Scimitar • Triple sword |
| Polearms | Bardiche • Demon trident • Glaive • Halberd (Scythe) • Partisan • Spear • Trident • Trishula |
| Ranged Weapons | Arbalest • Hand cannon • Longbow • Orcbow • Shortbow • Sling • Triple crossbow |
| Short Blades | Dagger • Quick blade • Rapier • Short sword |
| Staves | Lajatang • Magical staff • Quarterstaff |
| Throwing | Boomerang • Dart • Javelin • Large rock • Stone • Throwing net |