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Skill used in melee fighting [[:Category:Beastiary Bestiary| animals]] and other players.  ==Targeting== {{:Target}} == Skills ==The value of the main fighting skill helps determine your [[combat rating]], henceforth CR. Skill is generally only gained on the death of an opponent.

== Sub-skills ==:* [[Weaponless The best way to train fight skill is by fighting]] - Fighting without [[:Category:Weapons | weapons]] equipedopponents that are near your CR.:* [[Aggressive fighting]] - Improves damage dealt to opponentThat way, lowers defense:* [[Defensive fighting]] - Improves defense, lowers damage dealt to oppenentthe skill you gain will be far superior than training against a creature that is either too strong for you or simply a very easy match.:* [[Normal Fighting]] - Fighting Normally.:* [[Skills:Tauntinganimal conditions|TauntingGreenish, raging, angry, and champion]] - Attempting creatures are a very effective way to taunt your opponent to attack you instead of your alliestrain fighting. :* [[Shield-Bashing]] - Knocking over your opponent with your [[:Category:Shields | Shield]]

== Fighting rules/tips ==:* If you get hit, you can start "hurting". That means you move slower.:* Armour slows down the wearer.:* Bigger numbers matter. Gang up on people.:* Moving while fighting gives a penalty to the hit odds to moving people, and a big penalty to the parry odds. :* [[:Category:Tools | Tools]] and wooden items aren't good weapons.:* [[:Category:Shields| Shields]] have a percentage chance to block any melee attack, based on skillgain against non-level, up to a maximum of 75%.<br>'''''Shields should be wielded on your arm, not your hand.''''':* Use 'Spam Mode' to show missed blows.:* Try not to fight whilst climbing.:* Higher levels of strength are a factor in how much damage you can deal out.:* Primary weapon should be wielded in the right hand, as the left hand player creatures is used much less often.:* Wielding a shield and weapon on the same arm causes the weapon not to be usedslowed down at 70 skill.

== Damage Types = Fighting sub-skills ===::* [[Weaponless fighting]] - Fighting without [[:Category:Swords Weapons| Swordsweapons]] equipped (depends on weight of items being carried and type of armour); skill is gained when a kick or hit message is received.::* [[Aggressive fighting]] - Reduced defense, but increased offense. Damage is enhanced. Two-handed weapons swing faster.::* [[Defensive fighting]] deal cutting - Reduced offense, but increased defense. Moving CR penalties are reduced. Parry and stabbing damage <br>dodge rate is increased.::* [[Normal fighting]] - Defenses and offenses are weapons' defaults, scaled with skills and body stats.:Category:Axes | Axes* [[Taunting]] deal cutting damage <br>- Attempting to taunt your opponent to attack you instead of your allies. ::* [[Shield bashing]] - Knocking over your opponent with your [[:Category:Mauls Shields| Maulsshield]] deal . Higher skill in shield bash results in a longer time the opponent is disabled on ground. A combination of shield skill and shield bash skill calculate hit chance. Shield bashing does some damage <br>to the opponent. This results in a [[Stuns|stun]]. Beware that this might take the attention of the enemy to the person doing the shield bashing.

== Armour Effectiveness =Weapon skills ===Weapon skill affects the following::* Damage dealt'''[[:Category* Swing timer:Plate Armour | Plate Armour]] is in general the best armour, followed by [[* Stance availability and/or chance:Category* Chance to parry:Chain Armour | Chain Armour]], then * [[:Category:Leather Armour Special move| Leather ArmourSpecial moves]].''' available

:* Plate Armour protects the user extra good vs cutting, and the equipment itself also gets extra damage from bashingSwing timer is decreased by 1% for every 10 skill levels. <br>:* Chain Armour protects the user extra good vs stabbing, and the equipment itself Weapon [[QL]] also gets extra damage from stabbing. <br>:* Leather Armour protects the user extra good vs bashing, affects everything listed except swing timer and the equipment itself also gets extra damage from cuttingchance to parry. <br>

== Stances ==While in combat, the player has the option to shift the focus of their blows to different parts of the opponent's body using 'stances'Extensive Cleanup/Integration Required!'''. Blows to different parts of the body may have different effects. For example, aiming for the head of the opponent yields significantly more damage as well as a temporary decrease in [[mind logic]]. Aiming for the feet or legs may also slow your opponent, etc.

<em>The following is taken from a forum post by Emerald:</em><div>Mind speed is raised Aiming at different body parts also affects your chances of aiming at others. For example, if you aim for the most noticeably by fighting and yo-yo'ing but right parts, then the chances of aiming for the lower right or upper right parts will normally increase. Most special moves may also in slight amounts by several different skillsonly be performed when aiming at certain body parts.

Body control seems In addition to increase better by woodcutting and carpentry than it does by mining changing offensive aim, there are also defensive stances. The player cannot have an offensive and diggingdefensive stance selected at the same time; he must choose one or the other... but smithing also increases it fairly wellDefensive stances are the last of the bunch to become available to the player - usually around 48-50 weapon skill.

Aggressive. Since we can no longer parry While in autofight (block button in-coming hitsthe event window) with axes it stands to reason that axes should be used while in aggressive mode because in aggressive mode by default , the game will choose stances for you don't defend much at all anyway. Speed is crucial in aggressive mode because if you are moving slower than your opponent and you're not blocking However, at all... low skills, no stance options will be available to you're going to get hit...It's just a matter of time and speed decreases that matter for you More stances will appear with a bithigher primary weapon skill.

NormalYou can bind stances to keys - see [[Client Key Bindings]]. == Special moves ==As your skill increases with your primary weapon, you will get the option to perform [[special moves]] in certain stances. One weapon type usually can perform about 6 special moves, most of which involve stunning the opponent or draining his stamina.  Special moves are kingdom dependent, so other kingdoms have other moves. Salt  Autofighting will try special moves when you have a high enough chance to taste here depending on use them. They use your normal to hit chance, so if you hit little it may not be worth trying a special move. You lose 1/10th of the stamina cost of the move if you fail.  You can bind special moves to keys, see [[Client Key Bindings]]. == Equipment ===== Weapons ===:* Primary weapon skillsshould be equipped in the right hand, as the left hand will attack less often. Left hand also does not parry at all. :* [[:Category:Swords | Swords]] deal cutting and piercing damage. Swords have a high parry rate and do medium damage.:* [[:Category:Axes | Axes]] deal cutting damage. Axes rarely parry, but I would choose normal if working deal the highest amount of base damage.:* [[:Category:Mauls | Mauls]] deal maul damage. Mauls have a medium parry rate and do medium-high damage. === Armour types ==='''Each armour type has a distinct advantage and disadvantage.'''  :* [[:Category:Cloth armour|Cloth armour]] - Offers minimal protection with high mobility. Cloth armour has the highest evasion rate of any armour type and can be used as an emergency bandage.:* [[:Category:Leather armour|Leather armour]] - Leather armour provides light defenses with medium-high mobility. Walking speed and evasion penalties are minimal.:* [[:Category:Studded leather armour|Studded leather armour]] - Studded leather armour provides a moderate amount of base defense with similar penalties as leather armour. Studded leather armour represents a good common ground between speed and defense. Studded leather armour has a mild evasion penalty. :* [[:Category:Chain armour|Chain armour]] - Chain armour provides good defense with maulsa medium penalty to mobility. Evasion is moderately affected by chain armour.:* [[:Category:Plate armour|Plate armour]] - Plate armour provides the largest defense bonus of any armour crafted from metals, at the largest expense of mobility. Steel plate armour has base damage reduction equal to that of [[:Category:Drake hide armour|drake hide armour]]. Adamantine plate has damage reduction equal to [[:Category:dragon scale armour|Dragon scale armour]]. Glimmersteel and seryll plate has the highest base damage reduction in game. While plate can be made from other metals they all have less damage reduction than steel plate. === Special armour types ===:* [[:Category:Drake hide armour|Drake hide armour]] - The best [[leatherworking]] based armour existing in Wurm. Made from the hide of [[dragon]] hatchlings, its protection rating is similar to plate. Drake hide armour has a small penalty to walking speed and is very lightweight.:* [[:Category:dragon scale armour|Dragon scale armour]] - Dragon scale is the best armour available. Made out of the scales of a dragon (any color), this [[plate armour smithing]] based armour suffers only a very small movement penalty. However, this armour damages faster than any other in combat. === Shields ===: Shields have a percentage chance to block any melee attack, based on skill-level and class of shield. Additionally shields are effective against arrows when you are facing the archer. Wielding a shield and weapon on the left arm causes the weapon not to be used. It's somewhere Certain weapons are two-handed and will require that any shield be unequipped. There is no difference between wielding a wooden or metal shield. Shields used to affect swing timers, but this is no longer the case. :* [[Large shield]] - Greatest base percentage to block.:* [[Small shield]] - Lower base percentage to block, but much lighter.:* [[Medium shield]] - Middle ground between def large and aggressive mode so itsmall.:<br>'''''s Shields should be equipped on your arm, not the best your hand.'''''  == Fighting characteristics ==:* [[Body control]] - Helps with accuracy, dodging, and [[stealthing]]. [[Archery]], [[shields]], [[leatherworking]], [[smithing]], [[tailoring]], [[carpentry]] and subskills of these such as [[fletching]] offer good skill gains. Some weapon skills also offer Body Control gains.:* [[Body strength]] - Helps with damage per hit, and for swords taking less damage when hit. Good methods to gain Body Strength include [[mining]], [[smithing]], [[digging]], [[woodcutting]], [[farming]], [[butchering]], [[masonry]], and their subskills. [[Papyrusmaking]], [[coal-making]], and some weapon skills also increase Body Strength.:* [[Body stamina]] - Determines how long you can fight before running out of stamina. When you run out of stamina, you can not move or axes defend yourself against incoming attacks very well. Raised by [[woodcutting]], [[milling]], [[digging]], and [[mining]]. == Miscellaneous fighting rules/tips ==:* Using sleep bonus while fighting will not benefit fighting skill itself, the main skill, but will benefit subskills under the main fighting skill (such as defensive fighting) in addition to all other skills utilized during fighting.:* When you get hit, you will start "hurting". That means you move slower (30s duration).:* Bigger numbers matter. Gang up on people. Also, if multiple people start to attack you, its best to try to get some weapon that of them off you even if you severely outclass them.:* There is a flanking bonus to hit from the side or back. If you're outnumbered, face your strongest opponent. If you outnumber them, surround them.:* Moving while fighting gives a penalty to the hit odds of the moving person, and a big penalty to the parry odds. This is ignored if moving while using [[defensive fighting]]. :* Use 'Spam Mode' to show missed blows, parries, and blows for zero damage.:* Standing above an opponent improves your chance to hit and reduces the capacity of them to target your upper components. Riding a [[Mounts|mount]] provides a similar effect. Standing beneath one reverses this effect.:* Running out of stamina during a fight reduces your capacity to defend incoming damage and will allow often make escape impossible.:* Take a look at the [[combat rating]] page for parry some tips on fighting. == Ranged attacks ==For details on ranged attacks, see [[archery]] and [[catapult]]s. * [[Throw]]ing == Damage Messages and that Strength of Attacks==When you encounter an opponent, be it a venerable greenish scorpion or just a young starving dog, a successful strike will give you can the following message: You '''<Type of Damage>''' adolescent starving wolf '''<Strength of your Blow>''' and '''<Result>''' it.  The '''''Type of Damage''''' is the kind of damage dealt by the currently equipped weapon, For example: '''''piercing''''' or '''''mauling'''''.   The '''''Strength of your Blow''''' is how hard the hit hard with would be my betitself is. The scale is: 1. Very Lightly 2. Lightly 3. Pretty Hard 4. Hard 5. Very Hard 6. Extremely Hard 7. Deadly Hard   The '''''Result''''' is the severity of the resulting wound. The scale is: slaps, irritates, hurts, harms, damages. Basically the '''''Result''''' is there to tell you what the attack you just made really did to the enemy. == Guides == *[[PvP (Combat)]] ==Skills & Characteristics==* Fighting* [[Body]] > [[Body control]]* [[Mind]] > [[Mind speed]]===Subskills===* [[Aggressive fighting]]* [[Defensive fighting]]* [[Normal fighting]]* [[Shield bashing]]* [[Taunting]]* [[Weaponless fighting]] == [[Titles]] ==* Soldier at 50 skill* Mercenary at 70 skill* Knight/Amazon at 90 skill* Swift Death at 100 skill