Martial weapon
From Guild Wars Wiki
Axes, bows, daggers, hammers, scythes, spears, and swords are martial weapons. Martial weapon damage scales with both level and attribute points spent into Mastery.Martial melee weapon comparison
| Profession | Weapon | Two-handed | Damage range | Attack interval | Standard damage type | Other properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warrior
| Axe | No | 6-28 | 1.33 seconds | Slashing1 | |
| Hammer | Yes | 19-35 | 1.75 seconds | Blunt1 | ||
| Sword | No | 15-22 | 1.33 seconds | Slashing2 | ||
 Assassin
| Daggers | Yes | 7-17 | 1.33 seconds3 | Piercing or Slashing | 2% double strike chance per rank of Dagger Mastery |
 Dervish
| Scythe | Yes | 9-41 | 1.75 seconds | Slashing | Hits up to 2 additional targets within adjacent range |
- 1Some axes and hammers do Piercing damage.
- 2The Jitte deals Blunt damage.
- 3Excluding double strikes
Martial ranged weapon comparison
| Profession | Weapon | Two-handed | Damage range1 | Attack interval (seconds) | Range2 | Flight time3 (seconds) | Arc size | Standard damage type | Other properties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ranger | Flatbow | Yes | 15-28 | 2.0 | 1.35 | 0.88 | High | Piercing | |
| Hornbow | Yes | 15-28 | 2.7 | 1.20 | 0.56 | Medium | Piercing | 10% armor penetration | |
| Longbow | Yes | 15-28 | 2.4 | 1.35 | 0.56 | Medium | Piercing | ||
| Recurve Bow | Yes | 15-28 | 2.4 | 1.20 | 0.40 | Low | Piercing | ||
| Shortbow | Yes | 15-28 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 0.56 | Medium | Piercing | ||
 Paragon | Spear | No | 14-27 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 0.60 | Medium4 | Piercing |
- 1Projectile weapons inflict more damage when fired at lower foes and less damage when fired at higher foes.
- 2Range is approximate, and is measured in aggro circle / danger zone radii.
- 3Flight time is at Shortbow range.
- 4Is slightly higher than the other Medium arcs.
