Combat

Macing

Macing is the crushing school, and carries Concussion: a chance to leave a monster unable to act at all for a moment. Slow, heavy, and the most satisfying of the three melee lines when it lands.

How you train it Swing a mace, hammer or club in combat.

What you need A blunt weapon equipped.

Weapons

Damage shown is the base before material tier, Tactics and any magic property.

Weapon	Damage	Speed	Hands
Club	11–15	2.3s	One
Hammer Pick	13–17	2.5s	One
Mace	13–17	2.5s	One
Maul	21–25	3.3s	Two
Smith's Hammer	13–17	2.5s	One
War Axe	13–17	2.5s	One
War Hammer	22–26	3.5s	Two
War Mace	14–18	2.8s	One
Quarter Staff	17–21	2.8s	Two
Black Staff	17–21	2.8s	Two
Gnarled Staff	17–21	2.8s	Two
Shepherd's Crook	16–20	2.8s	Two

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Concussion — A crushing blow that staggers the monster senseless. It cannot act at all for the duration, and its swing timer is reset — whatever wind-up it had in progress is wasted, and a fresh one only begins once it recovers.

Concussion, in numbers

Chance on a landed hit: 3% at 0 skill, rising to 10% at 100
Monster cannot act for: 3s
Its wind-up: Reset — a fresh swing only starts after it recovers
Re-proccing mid-stagger: Refreshes the stun rather than stacking it
Shown on the monster as: Stunned — not to be confused with the Paralyze spell

Magic properties you may find

Monster-dropped weapons arrive unidentified — Item Identification reads them.

Property	Damage bonus
Ruin	+3
Might	+6
Force	+9
Power	+12
Vanquishing	+15

Other Combat skills

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