# Melee Weapons
Melee weapons are used by 
Warriors and 
Rogues.
**Melee Weapon Types**
* Polearm (Restricted to Warriors)
* Great Sword (Restricted to Warriors)
* Great Axe (Restricted to Warriors)
* Great Mace (Restricted to Warriors)
* Sword
* Axe
* Mace
* Whip
* Dagger
* Fist
Melee weapons are further broken down into subtypes:
| Melee Weapon Subtypes | Included Weapons | Restrictions |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Great Weapons** | Polearms, Great Swords, Great Axes**,** Great Maces | Only 1 may be equipped at a time.
Restricted to Warriors.
|
| **Fast Weapons** | Swords, Daggers, Whips, Fists, Axes | |
| **Blunt Weapons** | Maces | |
### Melee Damage Types
Melee weapons have three basic damage types: Slash, Pierce, and Bash. While they often align with a weapon type, there are sometimes exceptions. For example, most swords do Slash damage, but rapiers inflict Pierce damage.
| Melee Damage Type | Aspect Alignment | Mechanics |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| 
**Slash** | 
Chaos, 
Order | Less effective against Medium, Heavy armor |
| 
**Pierce** | 
Life, 
Death | Absorb is less effective against Pierce |
| 
**Bash** | 
Artifice, 
Nature | Absorb is more effective against Bash |
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