Weapons

Weapons equipped by a player.

Weapons are items that player characters use to inflict damage in combat.

They may be obtained as a reward from quests, as a drop from monsters or crafted through various professions. Much like other equipment, weapons come in four tiers of rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare and Epic. One of each of the three types of weapons - 1h melee, 2h melee, and ranged - may be equipped by a player. One-handed weaponry can be used alongside a shield, which acts as a piece of armor.

All ranged weaponry require level 15 Combat to be unlocked. Players must have a conversation with Robyn Nockright once that level is reached in order to use them, awarding the player with a level 15 Common Guard's Bow. All ranged weapons have 5 tiles of range, represented by the purple bow icon. Rare and Epic ranged weaponry will have four ammunition per battle, while Common and Uncommon weapons will only have three. After firing all ammunition, the ranged weapon is automatically switched to a melee one. Ranged weapons will not run out of ammo when fighting passive monsters.

Weapon strength

Weapon damage is primarily determined by the weapon's strength stat, which is determined by the formula:

$\text{Strength}=L+15R+H+E$

Where

• $L$ is the item Level
• $R$ is the rarity, expressed as number of stars
• $H$ is the bonus of 20 strength which is given to two-handed weapons
• $E$ is the elemental strength bonus, a variable number (see section below)

What can be seen from this is that each star of rarity is equivalent to 15 additional levels, when calculating weapon strength.

The speed at which weapons attack is also determined by the weapon's type. Faster weapons appear to do less damage per hit for the same weapon strength, such that damage per second remains constant.

Two handed bonus

The two handed bonus applied to two handed melee weapons, but not ranged weapons. It is a flat increase of +20 to the strength stat of the weapon. There may be additional effects of 2 handed weapons on the damage calculations.

Weapon element

Most weapon types have a chance to convert the damage dealt to an elemental damage type: Cryonae, Arborae, Tempestae, Necromae, or Infernae. The chance to convert damage to the element falls within a range of values:

• Most elemental weapons have an elemental chance between 30% and 49%.
• Faction weapons with elements aligned to that faction, such as Tempestae weapons for the Hammermage class, have an elemental chance between 70% and 89%.

The elemental strength bonus values above and the exact number rolled for the chance are linked, according to this table:

Weapon element strength bonus for different chance values

Elemental chance	Elemental strength bonus	Weapon type
0%	+5	Non-elemental weapons
30% – 36%	+1	Non faction-aligned element weapons
37% – 45%	+0	Non faction-aligned element weapons
46% – 49%	-1	Non faction-aligned element weapons
70%	+1	Faction element weapons only
71% – 78%	+0	Faction-aligned element weapons only
79% – 87%	-1	Faction-aligned element weapons only
88% – 89%	-2	Faction-aligned element weapons only

NOTE: the validity of this formula is still under investigation, as outliers have been observed at 37% and 87% chance which may or may not be bugs.

As can be seen, a higher elemental chance results in a lower strength bonus for the same weapon type. The extreme of this is non-elemental weapons that only deal Impact damage, where the elemental strength bonus is always 5. As such, these weapons will always have the exact same strength with no random variation, and non-elemental weapons typically have higher strength than elemental weapons. However, elements allow for more damage to be done when weaknesses and/or potions are taken into account.

When an elemental weapon triggers its damage conversion against a target that is vulnerable to that element, based on their specific characteristics the bonus damage appears to be +20% to +25% [more data needed].

Faction weapons

Certain weaponry, like those with the Guard's prefix, can be equipped regardless of player faction. They can be obtained from monster drops and chests prior to choosing a faction. Since players cannot progress beyond level 100 combat without chosing a faction, these items are limited to levels 0 to 100.

Cryoknight weaponry, Guardian weaponry and Hammermage weaponry can be created through the Blacksmith, Bonewright and Stonemason professions respectively.

Weapon Table

Weapon	Faction	Melee/Range	1H/2H	Element	Attack Speed
Guard's Kanabo	N/A	Melee	1H	Tempestae	1.875s
Guard's Sword	N/A	Melee	1H	N/A	2.25s
Guard's Halberd	N/A	Melee	2H	Cryonae	2.25s
Guard's Longsword	N/A	Melee	2H	N/A	1.875s
Guard's Pike	N/A	Melee	2H	Arborae	1.50s
Guard's Plumbatae	N/A	Ranged	1H	Any	1.875s
Guard's Bow	N/A	Ranged	2H	N/A	1.875s
Flanged Mace	Cryoknight	Melee	1H	Tempestae	1.875s
Shortsword	Cryoknight	Melee	1H	Infernae	2.25s
Rapier	Cryoknight	Melee	1H	Cryonae	1.50s
Battleaxe	Cryoknight	Melee	2H	Necromae	2.25s
Broadsword	Cryoknight	Melee	2H	Cryonae	1.875s
Longsword	Cryoknight	Melee	2H	N/A	1.50s
Throwing Twinblades	Cryoknight	Ranged	1H	N/A	1.75s
Throwing Rings	Cryoknight	Ranged	1H	Cryonae	1.35s
Metal Javelins	Cryoknight	Ranged	1H	Necromae	2.30s
Throwing Knives	Cryoknight	Ranged	2H	Infernae	1.75s
Throwing Axes	Cryoknight	Ranged	2H	Tempestae	2.25s
Metal Bow	Cryoknight	Ranged	2H	Arborae	1.35s
Club	Guardian	Melee	1H	Necromae	2.25s
Cudgel	Guardian	Melee	1H	N/A	1.875s
Truncheon	Guardian	Melee	1H	Arborae	1.50s
Poleaxe	Guardian	Melee	2H	Infernae	2.25s
Quarterstaff	Guardian	Melee	2H	Arborae	1.50s
Spear	Guardian	Melee	2H	Cryonae	1.875s
Blowpipe	Guardian	Ranged	1H	Tempestae	2.25s
Javelins	Guardian	Ranged	1H	N/A	1.875s
Light Crossbow	Guardian	Ranged	1H	Cryonae	1.50s
Heavy Crossbow	Guardian	Ranged	2H	Necromae	1.50s
Longbow	Guardian	Ranged	2H	Arborae	2.25s
Recurve Bow	Guardian	Ranged	2H	Infernae	1.875s
Hammerfist	Hammermage	Melee	1H	N/A	1.50s
Stone Mace	Hammermage	Melee	1H	Arborae	1.875s
War Hammer	Hammermage	Melee	1H	Tempestae	2.25s
Double Headed Hammer	Hammermage	Melee	2H	Infernae	2.25s
Great Hammer	Hammermage	Melee	2H	Tempestae	1.875s
Great Stone Mace	Hammermage	Melee	2H	Necromae	1.50s
Bolas	Hammermage	Ranged	1H	N/A	1.875s
Throwing Stones	Hammermage	Ranged	1H	Necromae	2.25s
Stone Discs	Hammermage	Ranged	1H	Cryonae	1.35s
Sling	Hammermage	Ranged	2H	Arborae	2.25s
Throwing Clubs	Hammermage	Ranged	2H	Infernae	1.50s
Throwing Hammers	Hammermage	Ranged	2H	Tempestae	1.875s