Claidhmore
A claidhmore is an especially massive variant of the two-handed sword. Its enormous bulk provides natural critical weighting to the weapon, making the claidhmore the weapon of choice of many warriors.
Other Names
There are no other acceptable nouns for this specific weapon.
Game Mechanics
Claidhmores are on the high end of the damaging weapons in the Two-Handed Weapons skill. In addition, they provide a decent amount of critical damage to those who are on the receiving end of the weapon.
| Weapon | AG | Cloth | Leather | Scale | Chain | Plate | RT | Min RT | Damage Type | STR/DU | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsG | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||
| Claidhmore, new-style | DF | .625 | .475 | .500 | .350 | .225 | 8 | 4 | Slash/Crush | 75/200 | ||||||||||||
| AvD | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 19 | |||||
| Claidhmore, old-style | DF | .625 | .500 | .500 | .350 | .275 | 8 | 4 | Slash/Crush | 75/200 | ||||||||||||
| AvD | 41 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 29 | |||||
The main differences between old-style and new-style claidhmores are that old-style has a -10 AS (thus a laen claidhmore would be 3x - 2x = 1x or +5 AS) and a +10 AvD (versus new-style.) These factors essentially even out. Additionally new-style claidhmores lend a higher DS to many stances, but has a lower damage factor against plate armors.
Inspecting a new-style claidhmore:
After a careful inspection you determine that a dark claidhmore requires skill in twohanded weapons to use effectively.
Inspecting an old-style claidhmore:
After a careful inspection you determine that a laen claidhmore requires skill in twohanded weapons to use effectively. It appears to be a modified twohanded sword.
Related Articles
- Two-Handed Weapons - This skill is required to wield a claidhmore.
- Legendary Claidhmores