Swordsmanship

This attribute reflects a Warrior's skill with using a sword.

It affects damage done when attacking with a sword. The amount of damage done by a sword is +4% damage for each point over the requirement you have.

It directly affects swordsmanship skills.

Swords have the lowest maximum damage of all warrior weapons but make up for it by having the smallest damage range. A maximum damage sword does 15-22 compared to an axe's 6-28 or a hammer's 19-35. This gives swords a higher average damage per hit than axes. Swords and axes attack at the same speed, faster than hammers.

Swordsmanship skills are quite varied, offering both extra damage and the ability to cause a variety of conditions on the enemy. However most of these condition skills require the enemy to have flesh, making enemies such as Golems more of a challenge for sword users.