Weapon Sets & Weapon Swap

Your character has two Weapon Sets that can be used independently by equipping items into both sets.

By default your Skills will use the currently active Weapon Set if possible, or automatically swap to your other Weapon Set if required to use the Skill. You can also specify the Weapon Set you want to automatically swap to for each Skill in that Skill's information panel.

In addition to changing your active items, Weapon Sets also have dedicated Passive Skill Points that can be allocated differently in each Weapon Set.

Weapon Sets can have differing amounts of available Spirit, due to weapons with Spirit (such as Sceptres), Weapon Set Passive Skills, or Persistent Skills that are active in specific Weapon Sets.

Weapon Set Passive Skill Points can be allocated differently in each of your Weapon Set Passive Trees, including your default Passive Tree.

Small Passive Skills are Passives that are not Notables, Keystones, Ascendancy Passive Skills or Passive Skills where you can select an Attribute.

Martial Weapons can be used to Attack. Axes, Bows, Claws, Crossbows, Daggers, Flails, Maces, Quarterstaves, Spears, Swords, and Talismans are Martial Weapons.

Caster Weapons are Sceptres, Staves and Wands.

One-handed weapons can be placed in the main weapon slot. Some one-handed weapon types can be dual wielded in both main and off hand weapon slots.

Two-handed weapons take up both weapon slots when equipped.

Dual Wielding refers to using two Martial Weapons, one in each hand.

You can wield Two-Handed Axes, Maces and Swords in one hand

Triple Attribute requirements of weapons

Inherent Life granted by Strength is halved

You are considered Unarmed while you have no equipped Martial or Caster Weapon.

Unarmed Attacks are Attacks which are performed while Unarmed and use your character's base Unarmed Damage where other Attacks would use the base Damage from a Martial Weapon.

Attacks which can be performed while Unarmed but draw their base damage from other sources, such as skills which use a Shield to attack, are not considered Unarmed Attacks.

Weapon, Armour, Belt, and Jewellery Items are Equipped to the character in the Inventory Panel. Flasks, Skill Gems, and Jewels are never considered to be Equipped.

Quivers are off hand items that are only usable while you have a Bow equipped. Quivers provide a variety of bonuses to Bow Attacks.

Shields are armour items that are equipped in your off hand. While holding a Shield you have a chance to passively Block. Most Shields can also be raised to Block all incoming Strikes and Projectiles from the front.

Bucklers are a special type of Shield that do not grant any Armour and can Parry enemy skills instead of being raised to Block.

Foci are armour items that are equipped in your off hand and require Intelligence to equip.

Foci can grant significant amounts of Energy Shield and powerful bonuses to your Spells.

Sceptres are One-Handed weapons that require Strength and Intelligence to equip. Sceptres can be equipped in your main hand or off hand, but you cannot Dual Wield two Sceptres.

Sceptres cannot be used to Attack and do not grant bonuses to Spellcasting. Instead, they grant additional Spirit and can provide bonuses to your Allies.