User:Abs of Glue/Polearm Mastery

The Polearm Mastery attribute reflects a Pikeman's skill when using a Pike. This is not a primary attribute and may be used by secondary pikemen.

Guild Wars description
Polearm Mastery increases the damage you do with polearms and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a polearm. Many skills, especially polearm attack skills, become more effective with higher Polearm Mastery.

General description
Polearm Mastery concerns itself with the Pike type of weapons as well as skills that require the use of an pike (see Pikeman skills quick reference). Also, rank in this attribute is a requirement to meet the maximum damage of certain pikes.

The Polearm Mastery attribute increases the damage, adrenaline gain and the ability to extend the duration of a variety of conditions on a enemy through polearm mastery skills.

As well as increasing the critical rate, the polearm mastery attribute will add hidden damage by changing the Effective Damage Level (EffDL) if certain conditions are met. For further information about this, see Damage Level.