Swordsmanship

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

It affects the damage done when attacking with a sword: the damage is increased by 4% for each point over the minimum requirement for the weapon.

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 damage, 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 (most importantly: Bleeding). However, most of these condition skills require the enemy to have flesh, making enemies such as Elementals or Skeletons more of a challenge for sword users.