Polearms

Polearms are slashing or blunt two-handed weapons in Outward. As opposed to Spears, Polearms have wide, powerful attacks, providing high Impact over greater area.

Polearms can also be used in a Spike Trap.

Polearm Skills

See also: Melee Weapon Skills

• Moon Swipe
• Splitter

List of Polearms

Halberds

Halberds are excellent choice of weapon for beginners, due to ease they deal with multiple Enemies and high Impact.

Icon	Name	Damage				Speed	Damage Bonus%		Durability	Weight	Effects
	Astral Halberd	32.8  8.2	–	–	15	1.2	7  7	–	400	4.0	Curse Haunted
	Beast Golem Halberd	34	–	–	41	0.9	–	–	425	8.0	Bleeding
	Chalcedony Halberd	16  16	–	–	37	1.0	–	–	325	6.0	Slow Down
	Cleaver Halberd	28	–	–	41	0.9	–	–	350	8.0	–
	Crescent Scythe	23.25  7.75	–	–	41	1.2	–	–	250	4.0	Elemental Vulnerability
	Damascene Halberd	43	–	–	47	1.0	–	–	400	6.0	Increases the damage of weapon skills
	Dreamer Halberd	22.5  22.5	–	–	48	1.1	–	–	525	6.0	–
	Duty	40  5  5	–	–	44	1.0	–	–	777	8.0	Burning Holy Blaze
	Fang Halberd	25	–	–	31	1.1	–	–	250	4.0	Bleeding
	Forged Glass Halberd	48	–	2	41	1.0	–	–	400	6.0	–
	Galvanic Halberd	37	–	–	44	1.0	–	–	325	6.0	Pain
	Ghost Reaper	24  24	–	–	50	0.9	–	-15%	450	7.0	Haunted
	Giantkind Halberd	15.5  15.5	–	–	37	1.0	–	–	425	7.0	–
	Gold Guisarme	29	–	–	34	1.0	–	–	350	7.0	–
	Hailfrost Halberd	23  23	–	–	51	1.0	15	–	450	6.0	–
	Horror Halberd	34.5  11.5	–	–	49	1.0	–	–	300	6.0	Extreme Poison
	Iron Halberd	21	–	–	27	1.0	–	–	325	6.0	–
	Kazite Partizan	31	–	–	31	1.0	–	–	325	6.0	Weaken
	Marble Halberd	41	–	–	49	0.9	–	–	400	8.0	–
	Masterpiece Halberd	51	–	–	55	1.0	–	–	430	6.0	Increases the damage of weapon skills
	Meteoric Halberd	21  21	–	–	52	1.0	–	–	345	6.0	Holy Blaze
	Militia Halberd	30	3	–	47	0.9	–	–	400	6.0	–
	Mushroom Halberd	23	–	–	27	1.0	–	–	175	7.0	Poison
	Obsidian Halberd	14  14	–	–	37	1.0	–	–	325	6.0	Burning
	Palladium Halberd	25.5  8.5	–	–	41	1.0	–	–	525	8.0	–
	Sanguine Cleaver	30	–	–	40	1.0	–	–	400	8.0	Extreme Bleeding
	Savage Halberd	29	–	–	37	1.1	–	–	350	4.0	Bleeding
	Smoke Halberd	41	–	–	49	1.0	–	–	400	6.0	Blaze
	Spore Halberd	35	–	–	41	1.0	–	–	125	6.0	Poisoned
	Thrice-Wrought Halberd	18  18	–	–	43	1.1	–	–	425	7.0	–
	Troglodyte Pole Mace	25	–	–	17	1.0	–	–	100	6.0	Confusion
	Tsar Halberd	67	–	–	62	0.8	–	–	∞	10.0	–
	Vampiric Halberd	44	–	–	41	0.9	–	–	325	6.0	Leeches health on hit
	Vigilante Halberd	46	4	–	49	0.9	–	–	400	6.0	–
	Virgin Halberd	32	–	–	40	1.0	–	–	325	5.0	–
	Withering Pole Mace	41	–	–	42	0.9	–	–	75	6.0	Confusion
	Wolf Halberd	38	–	–	36	1.0	–	–	400	7.0	–
	Worn Guisarme	16	–	–	14	1.0	–	–	200	4.0	–

Staves

Staves are a form of polearm that gives a huge boost to spellcasting at expense of a shorter range and lower damage.

Icon	Name	Damage		Speed	Damage Bonus%		Durability	Weight	Effects
	Ancient Calygrey Staff	30  5	45	1.0	20  20	-20%	300	5.0	–
	Astral Staff	20  20	15	1.2	14	-20%	250	4.0	Doomed
	Calygrey Staff	27  3	40	1.0	20	-15%	200	6.0	–
	Compasswood Staff	12  12	41	1.0	20	-20%	225	5.0	–
	Cracked Red Moon	25	40	1.0	15	–	200	5.0	Blaze
	Crystal Staff	15  15	31	1.0	–	-10%	125	6.0	–
	Frostburn Staff	40	40	1.1	20  20	-15%	250	6.0	–
	Gold Quarterstaff	28	30	1.2	–	–	325	6.0	–
	Ivory Master's Staff	33	43	1.2	–	-20%	350	5.0	–
	Jade-Lich Staff	12  12	41	1.0	20	-20%	225	6.0	–
	Mage's Poking Stick	13	37	1.0	–	–	125	5.0	–
	Master's Staff	29	41	1.0	–	-20%	225	5.0	–
	Quarterstaff	16	14	1.2	–	–	150	3.0	–
	Revenant Moon	30	40	1.0	35	20%	300	5.0	Blaze
	Rotwood Staff	15.5  15.5	48	1.0	20	-25%	225	5.0	–
	Scholar's Staff	20	34	1.0	20	-15%	225	5.0	–
	Troglodyte Staff	5.5  5.5	22	1.0	–	-10%	175	6.0	–

Animations

Standard Combo

Attack Pattern	Standard > Standard
Description	Two wide-sweeping strikes, left to right
Full Length	1.590 seconds (1.0 speed)
Multipliers	1.0x DMG	1.0x	1.0x
Animation

Special Attack

Attack Pattern	Special
Description	Forward-thrusting strike
Full Length	1.589 seconds (1.0 speed)
Multipliers	1.3x DMG	1.3x	1.25x
Animation

Combo 1

Attack Pattern	Standard > Special
Description	Wide-sweeping strike from left
Full Length	2.584 seconds (1.0 speed)
Multipliers	1.3x DMG	1.3x	1.25x
Animation

Combo 2

Attack Pattern	Standard > Standard > Special
Description	Slow but powerful sweeping strike
Full Length	4.234 seconds (1.0 speed)
Multipliers	1.7x DMG	1.7x	1.75x
Animation

Other combo patterns include:

• Sprint attack: Performs a unique side-striking animation, but with no multipliers (1.0x)

Notes

• Quarterstaff uses slightly different multipliers, but otherwise has the same animation set. See the Quarterstaff page for more details.

See Also

• Equipment
• Magic