Polearms

Polearms "Polearms provide the luxury of distance and reach in combat, this skill will allow you to wield one" Requirements: Skill(s) required: Backalley Pugilism Proficiencies required: 6500 Cloak & Dagger 4200 Mines & Mountains 3800 Sparks & Embers Skills Unlocked: None Crafts Unlocked: None Builds Unlocked: None Others Unlocked: Cleave

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"The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."

– Sun Tzu

Polearms provide the luxury of distance and reach in combat. A lone pilgrim against a gang of vandals is far better equipped with a polearm as his side than any other weapon.

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With the Skill Polearms learned and a Polearm Equipped in both your hands, a pilgrim can use the Cleave combat move. Cleave is an Impact Attack which is best used when fighting more than one opponent, as this move has good damage a large radius that will hit anything around you.

By selecting a Whetstone from your inventory and right-clicking on a Polearm , you can Sharpen it, transferring the Purity from the Whetstone onto the Polearm and permanently increasing its damage. This will consume the Whetstone. Purity increases the amount of damage done by the Polearm by up to 10% for 100% Purity.

Artifacts which increase Impact Defense will reduce the damage you take from a Cleave. Artifacts which increase Impact Power increase the amount of damage Cleave does.

Polearm	Notes
Executioner's Axe	One-handed.
Halberd	Can be crafted.
Golden Halberd