Weapon Selection

Weapon selection is a must against many classes in Aabahran. Having the right weapon in the right situation, against the right class will keep you alive, win you that PK, or make your opponent run.

What to Use

Pick what you want to do. Here are your best options.

Your Goal	Best		Second		Third		Fourth
Breach defenses	Whip	5	Axe	4	Flail	3	Exotic, Mace	2
Be defensive	Staff	5	Polearm	3	Spear	2	Dagger, H2H, Sword	0
Disarm opponents	Whip	5	Exotic	3	Flail	2	H2H, Sword	1
Disarm shields	Flail	5	Exotic	4	Whip	3	Axe	2
Not be disarmed	Whip	5	Exotic	4	Mace	3	Flail	2

Whip dominates offense and gets you killed on defense. Staff is the opposite. Most weapons sit between. See the values table below for the full picture.

Weapon Values

Stat bars run from -5 (worst) to +5 (best). Longer bars to the right are better.

Weapon	Attack	Defense	To Disarm	To Shield Disarm	To Be Disarmed
Axe	4	-4	-2	2	1
Dagger	-2	0	0	-5	0
Exotic	2	-2	3	4	-4
Flail	3	-3	2	5	-2
Hand to Hand	0	0	1	-3	—
Instrument	-3	-1	-5	-1	5
Mace	2	-1	-3	0	-3
Polearm	1	3	-1	1	-1
Spear	-1	2	-4	-4	2
Staff	-4	5	-2	-2	4
Sword	0	0	1	-3	3
Whip	5	-5	5	3	-5

Class Proficiency

A check (✓) means the class knows that weapon at character creation. Blank means they cannot use it.

Class	Axe	Dagger	Exotic	Flail	Mace	Polearm	Spear	Staff	Sword	Whip
Bard		✓	✓		✓			✓	✓
Battlemage		✓	✓		✓			✓	✓	✓
Berserker	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Blademaster		✓	✓			✓	✓		✓
Cleric			✓	✓	✓			✓		✓
Dark-Knight	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Druid		✓	✓		✓		✓	✓	✓
Healer			✓	✓	✓			✓		✓
Invoker		✓	✓		✓			✓
Monk		✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Necromancer		✓	✓					✓		✓
Paladin			✓		✓	✓		✓	✓
Ranger	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Rogue		✓	✓		✓		✓		✓
Shaman			✓	✓	✓			✓		✓
Warrior	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓