# 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 |