Weapon

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A weapon is a piece of equipment that can be equipped in a player's primary weapon or off-hand inventory slots. Weapons are visible in your character's hands when the player is outside of a town or outpost (for example in an explorable area or mission).

Although items such as shields and focus items are technically not weapons, uses of "weapon" on this wiki usually encompasses these items as well.

1 Weapon types
2 Melee weapon comparison
3 Ranged weapon comparison
4 See also

[edit] Weapon types

Weapon type	One-handed	Two-handed
Martial weapons
Melee	Axe Sword	Daggers Hammer Scythe
Ranged	Spear	Bow
Spellcasting weapons
Spellcasting	Wand	Staff
Off-hand items
Off-hand	Focus item Shield

[edit] 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