Weapon

Weapons used by adventurers to engage in the combat system are classified into separate categories depending on the skills required to be proficient in them.

WEAPON Verb

For more information, see: Weapon Technique

The WEAPON command is used for Weapon Techniques, which are learned automatically by martial professions as they train in weapon skills. New techniques are granted when a character achieves 10, 25, 50, and 75 ranks in a weapon skill. Pure spellcaster professions do not receive weapon techniques.

Base Weapon Types

The following is a list of base weapon types by the skill that a character needs to train to have proficiency in the weapon. Within a weapon skill category, the base weapon types are mainly differentiated by their Damage Factor (how hard they hit vs. different armors), AvD (how easily they hit vs. different armors), and Attack Roundtime (how long it takes to make an attack). For an in-depth explanation of these mechanics, see the Combat Guide. Unarmed combat items such as handwraps and footwraps work differently and are explained in the Unarmed Combat System article.

Each base weapon type may have multiple alternative nouns: for example, a "knife" and a "dirk" are both of the dagger type and behave the same mechanically. See the individual weapon pages for possible alternative nouns, or view the full list.

One-Handed Edged Weapons
required: edged weapons skill	Backsword Bastard sword Broadsword Dagger Estoc Falchion Handaxe Katana	Katar Longsword Main gauche Rapier Scimitar Short sword Whip-blade
One-Handed Blunt Weapons
required: blunt weapons skill	Ball and chain Crowbill Cudgel Leather whip	Mace Morning star War hammer
Polearms
required: polearms skill	Awl-pike Halberd Hammer of Kai Jeddart-axe Javelin	Lance Pilum Spear Trident
Two-Handed Weapons
required: two-handed weapons skill	Bastard sword Battle axe Claidhmore Flail Flamberge Katana	Maul Military pick Quarterstaff Two handed sword War mattock
Missile Weapons
required: ranged weapons skill	Composite bow Heavy crossbow Light crossbow	Long bow Short bow
Brawling Weapons
required: brawling skill	Closed fist Blackjack Cestus Fist-scythe Hook-knife Jackblade Paingrip Sai	Katar Knuckle-blade Knuckle-duster Razorpaw Tiger-claw Troll-claw Yierka-spur
Unarmed Combat
required: brawling skill (unarmed combat system)	Cestus Footwraps Handwraps Knuckle-blade Knuckle-duster	Paingrip Razorpaw Tiger-claw Yierka-spur
Thrown Weapons
required: thrown weapons skill	Bola Dart Discus	Throwing net Quoit
Rune Staves
required: magical skills	Runestaff

Resources

• Combat system
• Unarmed combat system
• Weapon Technique
• List of alternative weapon names
• Natural weapons
• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/weapons.asp
• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp