Weapons and magic

Weapon types and equipment requirements#

Equipping a weapon requires both class permission and sufficient proficiency. A powerful weapon may be heavier and lower Attack Speed when equipped. Damage also depends on character stats, skills, equipment, and forging tier.

There is no sword-axe-spear weapon triangle here; each type has its own role. Swords deal 1.2× follow-up damage; spears have 2× effectiveness against cavalry; axes have a minimum of 5 damage; gauntlets gain an Avoid advantage against non-gauntlet weapons; bows usually have Range 2 and flying effectiveness (weapon Might ×3); magic mainly targets Resistance. Individual weapons may have special effective targets and Range. These multipliers have different calculation bases, so check target defenses and the combat forecast.

Read the two damage values from the same sword separately. In one battle, Leda's Royal Sword dealt 11 on the first hit and 13 on the follow-up, illustrating the sword follow-up bonus. Equipment has two requirements: class weapon permissions and the character's skill rank. At Bow C+, she still could not equip a bow requiring A. Meet both requirements before comparing the two forecast hits. The extra 2 follow-up damage comes from the multiplier in this fight and may change with another target; weapon training still needs current-class permission.

Weight affects Attack Speed and Avoid; include shields and orbs too. An appealing orb on a mage may lower Attack Speed enough to be a poor trade. One-fifth of Strength offsets some Weight. In actual builds, check the in-game Build and Attack Speed fields rather than estimating total burden from weapon Weight alone. Units aiming to double should especially compare before and after changing equipment, instead of immediately switching to silver for its Might.

Base tables can undervalue low-tier weapons' forging potential. The Wooden Sword is light, can be forged further, and helps Attack Speed. Its key jump is from Might 6 at +4 to 17 at +5. At +9 it has Might 20, Weight 2, and Speed +5. With limited resources, check whether you can reach the key tier. Do not invest only a few levels and judge the weapon useless from that intermediate number.

Normal attacks do not consume weapon durability; combat arts do. Magic has separate uses. At 0 durability, a weapon loses Might and Hit and cannot use combat arts. Check durability and backups before leaving. Each route unlocks the blacksmith in Chapter 6. Gold and ore repair or forge weapons; ore comes from dungeon crystals, chests, or automatic inn exploration. Forging also restores durability. If you already intend to forge, avoid paying a repair fee first. Compare upgrade resources before deciding to repair or forge.