General
Maces is another one of the 4 basic fighting
skills in Ultima Online (Swords,
Fencing, Maces, and Archery). Maces are the
slowest of all weapons, however they have two special abilities that no other
weapons have: they drain the target's stamina and destroy armor.
Unlike some other weapon types (fencing), the
damage maces do is very consistent. It is said that on average I'd say the one-handed maces does
less damage than swords or fencing, but over time the stamina and armor damage
will mess up your opponents. The two-handed warhammer can do powerful crushing
blows, and of course also destroys armor.
Staves have had their stamina draining ability restored in the Publish 16 patch. With the quarterstaff being one of the fastest weapons around, it is a powerful (and cheap!) stamina destroyer and killer. Wands and smith hammers do not damage armor.
Weapons List
Underlined-only available in magic; Bold-recommended weapons to use:
| 1 / 2 Handed |
Weapon |
Damage` |
Speed |
Primary Move | Mana Cost |
Secondary Move | Mana Cost |
| 1 |
Smith's Hammer |
6d3 (6-18) |
30 |
Crushing Blow | 36 |
Shadow Strike | 24 |
| 1 |
Wand |
2d3 (2-6) |
35 |
Dismount | 18 |
Disarm | 18 |
| 1 |
Club |
4d5+4 (8-24) |
40 |
Shadow Strike | 24 |
Dismount | 18 |
| 1 |
Hammer Pick |
3d10+3 (6-33) |
30 |
Armor Ignore | 36 |
Mortal Strike | 36 |
| 1 |
Maul |
5d5+5 (10-30) |
30 |
Crushing Blow | 36 |
Concusion Blow | 30 |
| 1 |
Mace* |
6d5+2 (8-32) |
30 |
Concussion Blow | 30 |
Disarm | 18 |
| 1 |
War Mace* |
5d5+5 (10-30) |
32 |
Crushing Blow | 36 |
Bleed Attack | 36 |
| 1 |
War axe |
6d4+3 (9-27) |
40 |
Armor Ignore | 36 |
Bleed Attack | 36 |
| 2 |
Shepherds crook |
3d4 (3-12) |
30 |
Crushing Blow | 36 |
Disarm | 18 |
| 2 |
Black staff |
5d6+3 (8-33) |
35 |
Whirlwind Attack | 24 |
Paralyzing Blow | 36 |
| 2 |
Gnarled staff |
5d5+5 (10-30) |
33 |
Concussion Blow | 30 |
Whirlwind Attack | 24 |
| 2 |
Quarter staff |
5d5+3 (8-28) |
48 |
Double Strike | 36 |
Concussion Blow | 30 |
| 2 |
Warhammer |
7d5+1 (8-36) |
31 |
Whirlwind Attack | 24 |
Crushing Blow | 36 |
| 2 |
Scepter |
(17-19) |
Unknown |
Crushing Blow | 36 |
Moral Strike | 36 |
*-Cannot be stolen by a thief.
^-Damage and Speed gathered from UOStratics
Special Attacks
As with Swords, Fencing, and Archery, macing weapons have a primary and secondary attack. These attacks are described fully in the Special Moves
page.
Skill Training
The Melee Training Guide will help you Grandmaster your macing skill.
Note: The best weapon to train macing with is a magic wand, which is the fastest macing weapon and also does the least amount of damage.
Tips & Tricks
- Magic gnarled staves can be quite a surprise
in PvP. You can charge a mage with the staff while using the charges of
harming, fireball, lightning (etc..) to disrupt his spells, or use one with
charges of healing to keep yourself alive ;)
Note: Realize that there is a delay in using charges off the staff. The gnarled staff is good for disruption but not for a lot of damage.
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Version 1.0: 09/12/02 -Initial Draft.
Version 1.1: 09/14/02 -Added Regular Maces can't be stolen. Thanks to Sabo for the information.
Version 2.0: 02/27/03 -AoS Updates.
Information Gathered from: Old UOPG Guide, Old Phazer Skills Guides, personal experience,
UOStratics, UOPG Readers, and other sources. |
