Description
- The Mace Fighting skill (also known as 'Macing') determines the player's chance to attack or avoid attacks while using a Macing-skill weapon. Macing weapons are typically slower than average but have higher than average damage. The Mace Fighting special attack against creatures is Pierce, which reduces the target’s armor temporarily. Against other players, Macing-weapon attacks will also reduce the target's Stamina.
Summary
The Mace Fighting skill allows the use of slow hitting blunt weapons.
- Mace class weapons cannot be Poisoned.
- The chance to hit with a mace class weapon is equal to (attacker's mace fighting skill + 50) / ((defender's weapon or wrestling skill + 50) * 2) plus any relevant accuracy bonuses
- Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) as a secondary weapon skill (when using another weapon skill) in PvM.
- Increases Base Weapon Damage by (10% * Skill / 100) as a secondary weapon skill (when using another weapon skill) in PvP. (PvP Melee Supplemental Damage Cap 20%)
PvM Bonuses
- Increases PvM Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) as a secondary weapon skill (when using another weapon skill)
PvM Special Attack
- Only works against creatures, not other players
- Players have a 10% base chance of inflicting a Special Attack against creatures
- This chance can be further increased via the Arms Lore, Water Aspect Armor, or Mastery Chain Links
- Increases Damage by 100% and applies 25 Pierce to target lasting 8-16 seconds.
- Target's Armor Rating is reduced by its current Pierce effect amount.
- Damage is increased by 50% if target is at 0 Armor Rating or its Armor Minimum
- Effect duration scales based on weapon speed (slower macing weapons have longer effect duration) and creature difficulty
Weapon Setup Bonus
- Players will receive bonuses against creatures based on what "setup" they have for weapons/shields occupying their hands
- These bonuses will be listed as (Setup) in the [stats page
- These bonuses only apply to non blessed weapons/spell books
PvP
- Hits from a Macing-skill weapon against another player have a (100% * (Damage / 50)) chance to cause the player to lose 5 Stamina
- The Damage value used to calculate Stamina Loss in PvP is based the Damage value of the hit after bonuses for Equipment and Skills are applied but before any reductions for Armor or Parry are resolved
Mace Fighting Weapons
Main article: Armor & Weapons
Mace class weapons can be crafted with blacksmithy or carpentry depending on their material or bought from NPCs.
Codex
Main article: Weapon and Parry Codex
- Mace fighting weapons benefit from Stances and Finishers provided by a Codex of Macing.
- Requires 80 Macing and 80 Tactics to use
Beneficial Skills
Having these skills benefit Mace Fighting.